530e threw a CEL Yesterday

jwong77 · 08-21-2018, 04:45 PM

My 6000 mile 530e decided to throw a CEL yesterday. I brought it into the dealer today. Hopefully it's nothing major, here is a picture of the error from my iDrive screen. Doesn't say anything helpful much, I'm sure it's just generic message.

j121man · 08-21-2018, 06:27 PM

Good Luck Hey I just bought a 530e so electric is new to me.
I have a question theres 2 gauges on the dash see pic below which on actually tells me the battery level

drivethemachine · 08-21-2018, 10:26 PM

Ouch...sorry to hear. Any update?

jwong77 · 08-21-2018, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by drivethemachine

Ouch...sorry to hear. Any update?

None yet, I assume they won't even get to it for a day or two. Meanwhile I get to enjoy driving a loaner car, which is the 530i variant. Relative to the 530e, it feels agile and willing to be tossed around. That battery out back really does make a big difference.

SteveinArizona · 08-22-2018, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by j121man

Good Luck Hey I just bought a 530e so electric is new to me.
I have a question theres 2 gauges on the dash see pic below which on actually tells me the battery level

The one on the right. It is in percentage terms.

m3rxn · 08-22-2018, 10:48 AM

- Is your gas cap tightened?
-possibly module malfunction for adaptive grills ( mine had that at 5K miles )- replaced under warranty of course

jwong77 · 08-22-2018, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by m3rxn

- Is your gas cap tightened?
-possibly module malfunction for adaptive grills ( mine had that at 5K miles )- replaced under warranty of course

It's been about 6 weeks since I put gas in the car, and I've already had my active grilles replaced under warranty. I wonder if it's due to not replacing the gas regularly enough?

vanilepuding · 08-22-2018, 12:22 PM

Keeping gas in the car for a long time should be no problem. 530e has the vacuüm gas tank especially for that issue.

j121man · 08-22-2018, 06:28 PM

Thanks Jwong77

jwong77 · 08-22-2018, 06:48 PM

Just a quick update, I'll be getting the car back tomorrow. From the sound of the message, this appears to be software glitch and they reprogrammed the car. Thats all I know, I'll be sure to get a more detailed explanation tomorrow.

j121man · 08-24-2018, 04:54 PM

Thanks

jwong77 · 08-24-2018, 06:16 PM

Still haven't been able to pick up my car. I found out that they had to replace the wastegate module, but are not able to reprogram the car to accept it. My SA explained to me that only BMW corporate can code it in this case.

j121man · 08-25-2018, 10:50 AM

jwong77 hang in there thanks for the updates

j121man · 08-25-2018, 10:53 AM

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jwong77 · 08-28-2018, 11:33 PM

I'm getting the car back tomorrow. The SA said that they had a really hard time with the software. It required BMW corporate to connect to the car via satellite. Not sure to what extent the software has been changed, but the SA claimed that the car now has the latest software on it as well as a new wastegate module. I think the car will drive better now since it was able to modulate the boost again.

jwong77 · 08-30-2018, 12:11 AM

Picked up the car today, seems to drive the same as before. I didn't really have any complaints on that front, so this is good news. They had to reprogram my car which was nice since I finally got some map updates that I never received before.

drivethemachine · 08-30-2018, 10:13 PM

Thanks for keeping us posted. I hope everything will work as it should going forward. I know how frustrating it is when you buy a new car in order to not have issues - and then have issues.

jwong77 · 08-31-2018, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by drivethemachine

Thanks for keeping us posted. I hope everything will work as it should going forward. I know how frustrating it is when you buy a new car in order to not have issues - and then have issues.

I'm over it, as long as BMW is paying to fix it. I got to put on a bunch of miles on the loaner in the meantime.

j121man · 09-15-2018, 06:38 AM

Hey has anyone ever used thee parking assist function...I have it on my 530e ....first of all I cant figure it out . 2nd I'm not sure if I can trust it to park the car. I only had it for about 4 weeks

SteveinArizona · 09-15-2018, 07:31 AM

JWong77: This is the first I have heard of replacing the waste gate in a 530e. Mine was built in November 2017; when was yours built?

jwong77 · 09-15-2018, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by SteveinArizona

JWong77: This is the first I have heard of replacing the waste gate in a 530e. Mine was built in November 2017; when was yours built?

October 2017, I have roughly 6500 miles on it if that helps.

SteveinArizona · 09-15-2018, 03:33 PM

I have about the same number of miles as you do. Holding my breath.

08-21-2018, 04:45 PM	#1
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vanilepuding Enlisted Member 15 Rep 40 Posts Drives: bmw 530e Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: belgium iTrader: (0)	Keeping gas in the car for a long time should be no problem. 530e has the vacuüm gas tank especially for that issue.
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drivethemachine Lieutenant 193 Rep 404 Posts Drives: 2018 BMW 530e Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (1)	Thanks for keeping us posted. I hope everything will work as it should going forward. I know how frustrating it is when you buy a new car in order to not have issues - and then have issues.
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j121man New Member 2 Rep 12 Posts Drives: 2018 530e Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Albany NY iTrader: (0) Garage List 2018 530e [0.00]	Parking Assits Hey has anyone ever used thee parking assist function...I have it on my 530e ....first of all I cant figure it out . 2nd I'm not sure if I can trust it to park the car. I only had it for about 4 weeks Attached Images
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SteveinArizona Brigadier General 3086 Rep 4,210 Posts Drives: BMW 530e Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Greater Phoenix iTrader: (0)	I have about the same number of miles as you do. Holding my breath.
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