My battery is only about four months old
And I live in California so too far for the Gentleman's help.
Really this is a defect but in my experience BMW loathes stepping up and taking responsibility for defects.
My battery is only about four months old
Thanks, but I've downloaded images of the fuse panel layout. I don't see a card in my fusebox. that's a real wanky way for BMW to do it. Problem is I can't really get to the top of the fuse panel. There's a plastic sort of bar that runs across the top of the panel and the panel itself only rotates part of the way open. Also, not really sure why there are at least 3 or 4 different types of fuses. Not fuse ratings, but actual physical fuse sizes.tintoverano wrote: ↑Tue Jul 14, 2020 7:36 am there's an insert with a diagram, not hard to miss when you open the box
you need to check the ones in the top-left corner
hold them against light, it is easy to miss a burnt fuse
They are a good outfit, better technically than BMW Derby. £152 is fair, it'll take them a couple of hours for a full update with ISTA/P.Rory35i wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 8:22 pm E89 park brake issue.
Hi had a problem with battery for a few weeks then park brake issue appeared, have replaced battery, not bad as it was original battery and 10 years old. Mechanic checked everything and said there were no issues and it needed a software update.
Went to Stratstone Derby, wanted £120 to do diagnostics and then extra to fix any issues.
Went to German Automative in Derby and they took VIN and ran a check have come back with £152 which includes VAT.
Anyone know anywhere near Derby that can beat this, or does it sound reasonable?
Without diagnostic tests they’d just be making an educated guess Ron, if most customers paid hundreds of pounds and it didn’t cure the issue because it was just based on a hunch most would be pretty hacked off i guess
I think there will be times when diagnostic tools are invaluable but they have generally seen faults / failures before.