Tailight problem?
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I have an 05 530i and for some reason when I park and turn the car off one of the tailights stays on. Last night it was the right today is the left and its just 1 light. Has anyone exerienced this? Its going to drain my battery! Your help is appreciated once again.
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Originally Posted by Sam the BMW man' post='566078' date='Apr 22 2008, 06:02 PM
I have an 05 530i and for some reason when I park and turn the car off one of the tailights stays on. Last night it was the right today is the left and its just 1 light. Has anyone exerienced this? Its going to drain my battery! Your help is appreciated once again.
Check that your turn signal lever is centered and turn signals are not activated when you turn off the car. Otherwise one side lamps will remain lit. It's a "safety" feature to use when parking on unlit roads/streets.
If not, it could be a fault in the light module.
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Originally Posted by luigi524td' post='566135' date='Apr 22 2008, 08:44 PM
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Check that your turn signal lever is centered and turn signals are not activated when you turn off the car. Otherwise one side lamps will remain lit. It's a "safety" feature to use when parking on unlit roads/streets.
If not, it could be a fault in the light module.
Check that your turn signal lever is centered and turn signals are not activated when you turn off the car. Otherwise one side lamps will remain lit. It's a "safety" feature to use when parking on unlit roads/streets.
If not, it could be a fault in the light module.
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