I HAVE A 04 BMW 525I AND WENT INTO MY CAR TODAY AND MY STEERING WHEEL TILT GOING UP AND DOWN OR IN AND OUT ISNT WORKING.. I CHECKED ALL FUSES AND THERE ALL GOOD... HAS ANY1 EVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE OR EVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM??? I WAS THINKING THE SWITCH OR THE MOTOR IS NO GOOD BUT BEFORE I REPLACE WANTED TO KNOW IF ANY1 RAN INTO THIS PROBLEM BEFORE???

 

Is your vehicle equipped with comfort access??

 

what exactly is comfort access??

 

if that means does it go up and down everytime i shut my car off them yes..and now it doesnt move at all

 

Do you have a ammeter handy?

 

whats an ammeter??? i just went outside and tested the motor and i could manually tilt the wheel up and down and in and out so do you think it's the switch?? or maybe i have to do a reset procedure b.c this all happend after this morning when my car wouldn't start and i looked and the neg terminal was loose so i tightend that up and it started right up but then the steering wheel issue happend...

 

Is your vehicle equipped with active steering?

 

yes i have that i believe...

 

Anytime the battery has been disconnected, you need to reset active steering.. you can do that by:

insert key to key-on-engine-off position
turn you steering wheel all the way to the left
then turn your steering wheel all the way to the right
then center the steering wheel
then take the key out for about 45 second before starting your car again.

That is the reset procedure for the active steering. Try that out and report back.

 

ok i just went outsdie to try this and with the key on engine off it is reallly hard to turn the wheel with the car not running... does this mean i dont have active steering?? or do i have to use alot of force and turn the wheels??