Check Engine Light (CEL) and Night Vision False Alarms

ted8715 · 01-24-2020, 02:12 PM

Had our first below zero cold spell since getting my car. Check Engine light drivetrain malfunction showed up on startup. Took it in to the dealer, they are replacing the turbo wastegate. I've seen a few other posts about wastegate replacements, what is causing this issue on such new cars? Mine is less than 9 months old and < 9,000 miles.

While there, I mentioned that the Night Vision throws up pedestrian warnings while on the interstate, while there are clearly no people around. There was a software update for that.

SteveinArizona · 01-24-2020, 06:08 PM

We may be the only two 530e owners with nightvision!

Mine is 25 months old and I haven't had the wastegate issue (yet).

ted8715 · 01-24-2020, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveinArizona

We may be the only two 530e owners with nightvision!

Mine is 25 months old and I haven't had the wastegate issue (yet).

It's so cool, here is a cool pic of it on in Arches National Park over Christmas. This was at around 10pm after some star gazing. The sun had been out all day warming the rocks.

Mach550 · 01-25-2020, 04:59 AM

I get random night vision alerts from time to time, bad part is you start to ignore them. Need to ask about the software next time I'm at the dealer.

Pictor · 01-28-2020, 07:44 PM

I don't get many false alerts. When I do it's because I'm driving behind a transit bus and the vertical exhaust, which is partially shielded, tricks the system into thinking it's a person on the road. The first time it happened to me was on a bridge going over a lake with driving wind and rain. It scared the $h!T out of me.

01-24-2020, 02:12 PM	#1
ted8715 Private First Class 91 Rep 140 Posts Drives: 2019 BMW 530e xDrive Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Des Moines, IA iTrader: (0)	Check Engine Light (CEL) and Night Vision False Alarms Had our first below zero cold spell since getting my car. Check Engine light drivetrain malfunction showed up on startup. Took it in to the dealer, they are replacing the turbo wastegate. I've seen a few other posts about wastegate replacements, what is causing this issue on such new cars? Mine is less than 9 months old and < 9,000 miles. While there, I mentioned that the Night Vision throws up pedestrian warnings while on the interstate, while there are clearly no people around. There was a software update for that.
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SteveinArizona Brigadier General 3086 Rep 4,210 Posts Drives: BMW 530e Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Greater Phoenix iTrader: (0)	We may be the only two 530e owners with nightvision! Mine is 25 months old and I haven't had the wastegate issue (yet).
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Mach550 Captain 472 Rep 888 Posts Drives: 2019 M550i Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Tampa Bay iTrader: (0) Garage List 2019 BMW M550i [8.00]	I get random night vision alerts from time to time, bad part is you start to ignore them. Need to ask about the software next time I'm at the dealer.
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Pictor Major 1647 Rep 1,454 Posts Drives: 2023 iX xDrive50 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Seattle iTrader: (0) Garage List 2023 BMW iX xDrive50 [0.00] 2020 BMW M850i [0.00]	I don't get many false alerts. When I do it's because I'm driving behind a transit bus and the vertical exhaust, which is partially shielded, tricks the system into thinking it's a person on the road. The first time it happened to me was on a bridge going over a lake with driving wind and rain. It scared the $h!T out of me.
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