Positive Battery Cable Replacement
03-16-2012, 02:36 PM
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Replacing first piece of positive cabke with terminal did the trick. No more passenger restraint message and no more airbag light on the dash. The reason for those lights to appear was high resistance from this cable.
03-16-2012, 04:54 PM
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You're definitely one of the Go To guys around here lol. Had that dreaded passenger restraint system malfunction warning on my iDrive for 2 years already. John at Motorcepts tried to clear it and it cleared but came back after a few days. You mind sharing where you went to that indy to get it fixed? Need to get mine checked out ASAP
03-16-2012, 05:24 PM
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You're definitely one of the Go To guys around here lol. Had that dreaded passenger restraint system malfunction warning on my iDrive for 2 years already. John at Motorcepts tried to clear it and it cleared but came back after a few days. You mind sharing where you went to that indy to get it fixed? Need to get mine checked out ASAP
From what I heard this can be confirmed with INPA as well. It would throw a high resistance code. So it's best to confirm. Otherwise you would be paying $300 for a new cable on a wild goose chase.
03-16-2012, 05:33 PM
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03-16-2012, 06:33 PM
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that damn error is to broad and general
03-22-2012, 04:31 PM
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Holy crap...Seriously, do what or_550i says and go to the dealership unannounced and get your car! Taking a wild guess but I wouldn't doubt you would be seeing funky dash errors only because they took some fuses out before handing the car over to you! Happened here on another thread. Go to the main E60 Discussion Forum and start a thread asking for reputable independent BMW shops in your area. I've seen a lot of members here that are from Texas. I'm sure you'll get at least 2 or 3 recommendations.
I'm curious...Is the car at the shop for body work only? Is something else wrong with the car aside from that and the alleged bad positive cable?
I'm curious...Is the car at the shop for body work only? Is something else wrong with the car aside from that and the alleged bad positive cable?
I took in the car because there was several errors on my dashboard (Service Engine, Airbags, Restraint System). I just spoke again with the SA and apparently I need the positive battery cable replaced ($3.020), the thermometer replaced ($457), and the seat mat sensor replaced as well($1,400). I picked up my car because I'm looking for a reputable independent BMW shop as I was advised here and now my car says "increased emissions" and low coolant level. I looked underneath the car and it's dripping anti coolant (which it wasn't before). I Opened the engine and it is dripping out of what looks to be a connection at the bottom of the anti coolant black box. What a mess!
03-22-2012, 04:51 PM
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After of 3 days of the car being there the SA tells me my car needs the positive battery cable replaced ($3,020), the thermostat replaced ($430), and the seat mat sensor replaced ($1,400). I picked up my car because that sounded a little sketchy to me specially since i only have 80,000 miles on my 2005 BMW 545i. After a couple of hours of driving it the service engine light came back on and it said "Increased Emissions" this time. I turned my car off and once I came back to my car and turned it on it said low coolant level, so I checked underneath my car and sure enough the car was dripping coolant (which it hadn't done before). I opened my hood and sure enough there is coolant dripping out of what seems to be a connection at the very bottom on the coolant container. Any help? Could any of these problems be related? I had never had problems with my car until today.
03-23-2012, 08:19 AM
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That Totally SUCKS! Again. Create a new thread in E60 Discussions with the heading "NEED REPUTABLE Independent in San Antonio, TEXAS!!!".
03-23-2012, 01:34 PM
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HI,
I have a Positive Battery Cable (PART# 61129176949) thats brand new. It was purchased due to the same prob that you have but I purchased the wrong cable. If thats the right cable part number and youre interested in buying it, please email me at Mattpht331@gmail.com
Thanks
I have a Positive Battery Cable (PART# 61129176949) thats brand new. It was purchased due to the same prob that you have but I purchased the wrong cable. If thats the right cable part number and youre interested in buying it, please email me at Mattpht331@gmail.com
Thanks
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