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Hello guys.

First post so apologies if I ramble, had my 2005 x5 for a couple of weeks, very very happy with the car.. But I have a couple of niggles.. 1st, got 1 pdc not working in both front and rear, had the rear one out no problem, ordering soon, need to know if I can get to front one ( left of number plate) withou taking bumper off.. 2nd, my folding mirrors when pressed, make the noise but don't fold.. Any help would be greatly appreciated

check out auto folding mirrors  in the how to section ..

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Hello guys.

First post so apologies if I ramble, had my 2005 x5 for a couple of weeks, very very happy with the car.. But I have a couple of niggles.. 1st, got 1 pdc not working in both front and rear, had the rear one out no problem, ordering soon, need to know if I can get to front one ( left of number plate) withou taking bumper off.. 2nd, my folding mirrors when pressed, make the noise but don't fold.. Any help would be greatly appreciated
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Yes, bumper off on facelift s to access parking sensors.
http://xdrivers.co.uk/forum/https://xdr ... ic.php?t=2

Colin, horizon, thank u for the replies, I will take a look.. Could I also ask, if I change the rear one will it still not work with me not changing the front one.. Or will the rears work ...

If one has gone, the system defaults to the continuos buzzing. How did you know which ones were duff, if you have access to a BMW scanner 1.4.0 you can disable front or rear.
All the sensors are the straight type, except for the front outers, which are the angled ones

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-PARKING-S ... 2a2b4d2195

Hi horizon, 
I just did the ear to each one and and listened for the clicking.. All clicked apart from the 2 I mentioned  .. Where would I get a scanner from, and how do u use them.. Are they straight forward... Sorry to bombard with so many questions

http://xdrivers.co.uk/forum/https://xdr ... ic.php?t=7

Where are you based ?, a lot of members have scanners, they may be able to recode your sensors to ignore the front

Hi ,  if you take a read through the posts on any of these sites youll probably find it on here  and in great depth, X DRIVERS has a world of information , good luck..

Cheers to u both.. I'm in Nottingham btw.. Thanks for ur advice.. I will take a look

Hi Pete / horizon , I have a continues tone and I suspect it's a rear sensor I replaced last year but when I check it with my scanner it's showing no faults ,
Now and again it all work fine, very strange !! Will investigate more tomorrow, Pete let me know when you fancy a coffee at Mc Dees


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How did you get on?


Diagnosed with my ear and feeling for the clicking with my finger.  Verified suspected dud with INPA,

I just changed my Front Left Corner one tonight - all done in 40 mins following this guide

http://xdrivers.co.uk/forum/https://xdr ... ic.php?t=2

Sensor only cost £19 of ebay