Cars been sitting 2 weeks while I've been bouncing around Germany on bizniz.
Went to take it out for a blast around the Groenehart (countryside) by me today and the lightbulb indicator came on.
Was only running sidelights and fogs at the time so was relieved that it wasn't going to be one of the xenons going plop.
Got home and explored.
My front indicators are now staying on all the time when I'm running only the sidelights, like American-style side running lights which use the indicators.
The indicators work properly and all 4 bulbs are ok. Rear indicators do not stay on all the time.
When I kick on the xenons the indicators go out and it looks normal and indicators work as they should too.
Thought it might be the LED bulbs I use for sidelights causing a voltage imbalance so swapped them out for new ones, same problem.
Swapped in some old-fashioned halogen sidelights and same again; indicators on all the time. Strange.
Found a few threads here but only about people wanting to code their indicators to NOT run as sidelights - Amurrcuns I presume. Like this one.
https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=73371&p=1078312&hilit=sidemarkers#p1078312
Scanned for codes but nadda.
Any ideas?
If I can't solve the issue it just means I'll have to run with the xenons on all the time. No biggie.
Might stick the battery on the CTEK for a refresh and see if that helps.
Went to take it out for a blast around the Groenehart (countryside) by me today and the lightbulb indicator came on.
Was only running sidelights and fogs at the time so was relieved that it wasn't going to be one of the xenons going plop.
Got home and explored.
My front indicators are now staying on all the time when I'm running only the sidelights, like American-style side running lights which use the indicators.
The indicators work properly and all 4 bulbs are ok. Rear indicators do not stay on all the time.
When I kick on the xenons the indicators go out and it looks normal and indicators work as they should too.
Thought it might be the LED bulbs I use for sidelights causing a voltage imbalance so swapped them out for new ones, same problem.
Swapped in some old-fashioned halogen sidelights and same again; indicators on all the time. Strange.
Found a few threads here but only about people wanting to code their indicators to NOT run as sidelights - Amurrcuns I presume. Like this one.
https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=73371&p=1078312&hilit=sidemarkers#p1078312
Scanned for codes but nadda.
Any ideas?
If I can't solve the issue it just means I'll have to run with the xenons on all the time. No biggie.
Might stick the battery on the CTEK for a refresh and see if that helps.