Yes you are correct I for to mention comfort access.
Thanks X5sport.

If you have an E70 2012 the key does not recharge. They are no rechargeable battery.

An update as to my key problem . I contacted they local key guy who tried too get a key for us but failed, just to see if the old key was give a signal he said it was very weak. After a few month of unlocking the car with key and the alarm going off, which was annoying in public. I got a text from ...

Hi X Sport, this is a 2012 lci jap import wish we had never bought it with the money we paid for it and the cost of repairs. I wish we had kept our old e53 and spent the money on that. Apparently the land of the rising sun had ablue from 2011 on x5s .what you are saying the car shouldn't run with ...

Hi what change would have to do the engine to disconnect adbule system. Engine is N57 3.0D E70 lci. Just bought a diagnostic reader main tank sensor not working , I understand that you have buy a new tank as the sensor can not be changed. The new tank is over a grand to buy.

X5sport
The jap cars are on a different frequency to EU and the US . Had key guy try to code another key for us , the frequency is 315 as eu is 433.92 and 826mz . The local BMW dealer tried for 4 months to get a key fro Germany and they would help out. The dealer even wrote BMW head man in UK and he ...

You are correct in what you are saying Leslie. My car does have comfort access. Putting your thumb on handle gives you access only if you have the key on your person. We have laid the key on top of the handle and pulled the handle and it does not respond.
Like I said earlier the car won't start ...

Thanks for the reply, if only I could when bought the car the guy showed us two keys. I asked to try the second key. He gave us the second key car started same as the first one . It wasn't until a couple months the wife was out and I needed to move the car so got the spare key out the car wouldn't ...

Hi guys
Hope some of you can help .
All of a sudden the car won't , open the doors with the key fob. Changed the battery in the fob still won't open the doors. Open the car with the key manually , tried starting the car with out putting fob in the ignition car started drove the car for a while, got ...

Can anyone tell me what the card slot in rear view mirror ,on 2012 x5x E70 lci . What card would go in it
What is it for.

Thanks for the reply.
The same problem as I have on our E70 Lci . I was told the slip was due too having general grabber tyres.
When I sent a photo of them they said I hadn't got the usalay big tread tryes which cause the problem.
I recently went out in the car sitting in the back seats and it ...

Hi Bill,
Can I ask what symptoms did you have with you transfer box as I have problems with our E70.
You say you are in the south of UK. I got talking to a mechanic in bmw dealership. He told me that there is a
Place in Dover that does gear box and transfer box repairs. He gave me some of his cards ...

Hi, have a noise coming from the rear suspension on the near side . I jack the car up took the wheel off, put jack under rear arm and slowly lifted the suspension.
If you put your had on any part of the suspension while lifting you can feel the noise resinate through the whole suspension even the ...

Hi sid10
Very sorry only just seen your post. Thanks for the reply
that sounds a solid idea about trying other tyres and wheels. I would have taken you up on your kind offer if only I lived closer to you I am in kent . Just trying to not do any full lock maneuvers. It her indoors that forgets, she ...

Yes you are right about the rim size . Our old E53 had equal sizes all round, and the one before that had the same set up as this one . Bought the first E53 off a friend, and gave us a spare couple of back tyres. Didn't have that one for long , bought the second E53 needed new back tyres feeling ...