Bit of a random one, but I want to get rid of the tracker system installed with the car when it was new.
I'm never going to subscribe to it plus the system is pretty archaic now compared to new one's and it has a side effect of draining the battery like no ones business, at least I presume it's part of the issue. Having looked around the web at 10 years old it's on board battery will almost certainly be dead so will be using the main battery power when the car is off.
So does anyone know where BMW installed these things, or even better if there is just a fuse somewhere that can be pulled, rather than taking it to BMW to get rid of it and no doubt having my pants pulled down for the pleasure?
Also, on a similar note, I get the feeling my alternator / voltage regulator might be goosed. Getting all sorts of random behaviour sporadically. Few under voltage - overvoltage errors on DIS for various systems, heated seats, HVAC blowers, car randomly cut out for a second then back to life while driving off from home. Then yesterday when starting from cold after a few seconds the oil temp needle went mental going from stone cold to max and triggering the engine fans and then back down to normal again. When holding down both elec window buttons the revs dip v slightly as well, as does when using the air con. Also a few sporadic K-BUS - GM5 errors on DIS for undervoltage / over voltage.
Battery is about 2 years old, Bosch, so I'm thinking it's not that but does this sound like alternator issues to anyone else?
Ta!
I'm never going to subscribe to it plus the system is pretty archaic now compared to new one's and it has a side effect of draining the battery like no ones business, at least I presume it's part of the issue. Having looked around the web at 10 years old it's on board battery will almost certainly be dead so will be using the main battery power when the car is off.
So does anyone know where BMW installed these things, or even better if there is just a fuse somewhere that can be pulled, rather than taking it to BMW to get rid of it and no doubt having my pants pulled down for the pleasure?
Also, on a similar note, I get the feeling my alternator / voltage regulator might be goosed. Getting all sorts of random behaviour sporadically. Few under voltage - overvoltage errors on DIS for various systems, heated seats, HVAC blowers, car randomly cut out for a second then back to life while driving off from home. Then yesterday when starting from cold after a few seconds the oil temp needle went mental going from stone cold to max and triggering the engine fans and then back down to normal again. When holding down both elec window buttons the revs dip v slightly as well, as does when using the air con. Also a few sporadic K-BUS - GM5 errors on DIS for undervoltage / over voltage.
Battery is about 2 years old, Bosch, so I'm thinking it's not that but does this sound like alternator issues to anyone else?
Ta!
Liverpool