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abs not working / hill decent not working / dsc not working

Discuss the problems with your X5 (E53).
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abs not working / hill decent not working / dsc not working

Post by bc1987 » Sat Feb 07, 2015 11:27 am

Did a bit of googling  on this and could only find American threads with terms I couldn't translate.
anyone able to help me ouT?
how do I check the speed probes are working ok?
cheers
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Re: abs not working / hill decent not working / dsc not working

Post by davesavage257 » Sat Feb 07, 2015 12:57 pm

Normally associted with an abs sensor failure. A plug in diagnostic tool such as scanner 1.4.0 will tell you which one.

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Re: abs not working / hill decent not working / dsc not working

Post by bc1987 » Sun Feb 08, 2015 10:46 am

anyone in derby got one of these tools i can borrow?

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Re: abs not working / hill decent not working / dsc not working

Post by 535dboy » Sun Feb 08, 2015 4:37 pm

I know a few tools in Derby !
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Re: abs not working / hill decent not working / dsc not working

Post by bc1987 » Tue Feb 10, 2015 5:28 pm

That was helpful

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Re: abs not working / hill decent not working / dsc not working

Post by ChrisLux » Wed Feb 11, 2015 3:28 pm

I also had this problem with a knackered battery, check that as well.
As soon as I replaced mine I stopped getting the Gremlins.
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