As Peter says this is a very common problem. Had it on mine a couple of times and on the worst one I had to run solder around the bulb holder and rebuild it as it had corroded so much. You often see them on ebay if you need to replace or they are £118 for Face lift models at Euro Car Parts for non ...

Big thanks to Marlin... I have just replaced the micro switches using the same parts from Maplins and solder repaired the corrosion on the pcb and now my boot release and number plate lights work just fine.....cost £2.68 compare to £100 for a new one plus painting...

What year is the car?

Hi Guys... newbie here ... although not new to X5 4.6is which I have had for over 6 years. Completely love it but the damn tyre pressure system drives me mad. Got the usual Tyre Control Inactive message all of the time.

Is there a way to identify which sensor(s) is(are) not working?

TIA

Nigel