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E39 bmw 530d with a few lights on the dash?

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  • 23-01-2014 3:58pm
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    crossy
    Registered Users Posts: 194 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I have an 530d and there is a few lights up on the dash I can figure out why.

    There is a light showing up for the brake lights gone and they are not gone.
    There is a light saying the boot is open and its not.
    There is a red and an orange inspection light up also.

    Any idea what could be up?

    Cheers
    Thanks
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    jimgoose
    Registered Users Posts: 20,177 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    Battery on the way out? What year is it?


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    crossy
    Registered Users Posts: 194 ✭✭crossy


    jimgoose wrote: »
    Battery on the way out? What year is it?

    Nah the battery is still good. Tested it.
    Its a 2002 model


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    jimgoose
    Registered Users Posts: 20,177 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    crossy wrote: »
    Nah the battery is still good. Tested it.
    Its a 2002 model

    Good. That means it supports OBD-II. Get the diagnostic fault codes read.


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    Andrew_Doran
    Registered Users Posts: 227 ✭✭Andrew_Doran


    crossy wrote: »
    There is a light showing up for the brake lights gone and they are not gone.

    Is the center brake lamp OK? If it goes the dash will show the right hand side one as having gone.
    crossy wrote: »
    There is a light saying the boot is open and its not.

    The cables between the body and the boot lid are known to chafe and wear through over time with the boot being opened and closed. I'm sure there are other causes too but that's a common one I've heard of.
    crossy wrote: »
    There is a red and an orange inspection light up also.

    The service interval has not been reset (that is to say nothing about whether the car was actually serviced or not). You can reset it yourself, see here, scroll down to the bottom of the page for 2001+ models:

    http://www.bmwtips.com/tipsntricks/reset-plug/reset.htm


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    88manta
    Registered Users Posts: 203 ✭✭88manta


    A diagnostic check would be a good idea.

    Post what county your in and someone here might look after you


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