Newbie on the hunt for an X - Bought one!!

[Steamyrotter]

[quote="WJB"]
8 months or so in and got my first problem with the X5.

My wife casually says "I went to drive the car today and it wouldn't start"  ::)

Dead battery, not sure what drained it but got it out of the boot (grief) and recharged it, then I shut the boot and it locked (more grief) so I had to go in via the rear seats to put the freshly charged battery back in, bit awkward as I'm over 6ft but it entertained the neighbours I suppose  )

A load of warning signalson the dash when I reconnected the battery, but I had already checked the forum so a quick 'lock to lock' on the steering wheel cleared that 
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Bit late now..
But you could have temporarily connected your battery to the jumping points under the bonnet to allow you to open the boot......

Not as funny to watch though....

[M40CCA]

[quote="WJB"]
Oh and of course I printed out the BMW spec/options sheet for my car online, to go in the history folder 

Model description X5 3.0d
Market Europa
Type FA72
E-Code E53
Drive Allrad
Transmission automatisch
Body color Black Sapphire Metallic (475)
Upholstery Leder Dakota/schwarz (LCSW)
Production date 04.05.2003
Assembled in Spartanburg

Standard Equipment
Trunk room net
S853A Language version English

Optional Equipment
S205A Automatic transmission
S220A Self-levelling suspension
S226A Sports suspension settings
S249A Multifunction f steering wheel
S255A Airbag Sports leather steering wheel
S302A Alarm system
S312A BMW LA wheels with mixed tires
S321A Exterior parts in vehicle color
S328A Aluminium Footplate
P330A Sports package
S342A Titan Shadow Interior trim strip
S386A Roof railing
S428A Warning triangle and first aid kit
S431A Interior mirror with automatic-dip
S441A Smoker package
S459A Seat adjuster, electric, with memory
S473A Armrest front
S481A Sports seat
S502A Headlight cleaning system
S508A Park Distance Control (PDC)
S521A Rain sensor
S534A Automatic air conditioning
S601A TV function
S609A Professional Navigation system Professional
S692A BMW 6-CD changer I-bus
S761A Individual sunshade glazing
S775A Headlining anthracite
S785A White direction indicator lights
L812A NATIONAL VERSION GREAT BRITAIN
S818A Battery master switch
S863A Retailer Directory Europe
S877A Delete cross-pattern operation
S880A On-board vehicle literature English
S925A Transport protection package
S926A Spare wheel

Quite a list, might check and see how much a new one costs with similar options  ::)
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Where do you find this spec sheet for your car
Thanks Adam


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[WJB]

[quote author=Steamyrotter link=topic=11632.msg130321#msg130321

Bit late now..
But you could have temporarily connected your battery to the jumping points under the bonnet to allow you to open the boot......

Not as funny to watch though....
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I had no idea you could do that, every day is a school day eh? 

[X5Sport]

Spec sheet can be found from a number of on line BMW VIN decoders.  You only need the last 7 characters.

[WJB]

OK so I've had the X5 a year now (almost) and it's been great, mot today and it passed with the only advisory being the two front tyres, the tester said it was a good car which has clearly had a lot of money spent over the years 

It has developed one problem though, the speedo has stopped working. They plugged it in and it's showing a clock fault.

Any suggestions? Will it need a new cluster or is it repairable?

BMW main dealer, specialist or can I diy it?

[X5Sport]

i had this happen just once, disconnected the battery for 20 mins and it never did it again.

The speedo is digital which usually means specialist repair as it may be a circuit board fault rather than the indicator itself.  I seem to remember others on here have had it done relatively easily.

Replacement Clusters need coding to the car in some way in order to get the mileage correct and prevent the 'tamper' tell-tale pixel lighting up.  If you do look for a replacement, make sure it is the same type and part number.  There are different versions depending upon engine and year.