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Is this normal ???

Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 7:39 am
by MSPORTBMW
Morning guys.....I've had me 2009 x5 MSPORT for about 3 weeks now and absolutely love the car.

Basically I'd like to know if this is normal.....

When I stop the car, I put the car into Park, then apply the handbrake. But when I press the button to stop the car, the car seems to jolt forward a fraction.......is this normal??

The reason it's worrying me is that maybe once in every 5 times that I start the car, I get the gear cog sign appear on the instrument cluster near the speedometer along with a message on the idrive screen saying something like " transmission failure P may not be available....take to your BMW garage to get it checked........or words to that effect".  Although, the message and symbol does disappear after a few seconds.
Now I must point out that the car drives perfectly with no apparent problems.....never had problems putting the car into any of the gears......no weird noises or anything.
I just thought with the car jolting forward a fraction when I press stop and getting the transmission message now and again when I start the car, it could be related in some way.
I just hope I'm worrying about nothing.

Re: Is this normal ???

Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 9:07 am
by X5Sport
Handbrake action = Normal.  I always stop the engine and then apply the handbrake.  No jerk.

Gear tooth symbol is very much not normal.  That needs investigation.

Richard