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- Thread starter AznVaLLi
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What year/model is your car?
Do you have an owners manual? I looked in both an 03 & 06 manual (thanks to Shipkiller's website) and saw that the lights indicate a malfunction of the abs or dsc/dtc systems.
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If the yellow indicator lamps for the
Antilock Brake System ABS come
on together with the brake warning
lamp and the indicator lamp for the
Dynamic Stability Control DSC:
The entire ABS and DSC control
system has failed. Continue driving
cautiously and defensively. Avoid
hard brake applications. Please have the
system checked by your BMW center as
soon as possible
Do you have an owners manual? I looked in both an 03 & 06 manual (thanks to Shipkiller's website) and saw that the lights indicate a malfunction of the abs or dsc/dtc systems.
snip
If the yellow indicator lamps for the
Antilock Brake System ABS come
on together with the brake warning
lamp and the indicator lamp for the
Dynamic Stability Control DSC:
The entire ABS and DSC control
system has failed. Continue driving
cautiously and defensively. Avoid
hard brake applications. Please have the
system checked by your BMW center as
soon as possible
Bear in mind that the tyre pressure (at least on the earlier UK models) is judged using rotational speed of the wheels and these same sensors will be feeding into the ABS and traction control. The fact that they've all come on together isn't all that surprising when you think of it like that.
If you're lucky it will just be a rotation sensor out on one of the wheels. On other cars I've seen this triggered by dirt build up and the sensor is fine after a good clean, however I've no idea if thats likely or even possible on the Z.
If you're lucky it will just be a rotation sensor out on one of the wheels. On other cars I've seen this triggered by dirt build up and the sensor is fine after a good clean, however I've no idea if thats likely or even possible on the Z.
I've heard of bad steering angle sensors throwing the ABS and TC out... Not sure what it has to do with the tyre pressure monitor but I guess they're all connected, so maybe.
That being said, I thought the steering angle sensor was on the steering column (at least, it is on the 5 and 6 series). If thats the case for the Z, how does a dodgy suspension install affect it? Are you sure they're not just trying to blame you for a part that failed for no reason?
That being said, I thought the steering angle sensor was on the steering column (at least, it is on the 5 and 6 series). If thats the case for the Z, how does a dodgy suspension install affect it? Are you sure they're not just trying to blame you for a part that failed for no reason?