error message!!

LalV eVo · 06-01-2009, 11:23 PM

on my uncle's e92 w/out navi, there's this error message with an icon of a light bulb with an ! in it. I tried looking through the whole manual but can;t find anything. checked all the lights and theyre working fine. is it even a light message? it's been on for 3 days straight. anybody knows what it is?

Aurora Bearialis · 06-01-2009, 11:36 PM

I got that when my drivers side angel eye went out. check that...

bsamoul · 06-01-2009, 11:45 PM

check licence plate lights, reverse lights, all tail lights, could be a blinker, anything.

wj4 · 06-01-2009, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by bsamoul

check licence plate lights, reverse lights, all tail lights, could be a blinker, anything.

Yep. It can be any bulb on the car.

I had that popped up when I put in LED license plate lights.

GregL · 06-02-2009, 12:03 AM

Also keep in mind that the car is programmed to substitute a burnt out bulb with another one possibly close-by, so it may be hard to tell.

vadim · 06-02-2009, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by LalV eVo

on my uncle's e92 w/out navi, there's this error message with an icon of a light bulb with an ! in it. I tried looking through the whole manual but can;t find anything. checked all the lights and theyre working fine. is it even a light message? it's been on for 3 days straight. anybody knows what it is?

Could be anything, indeed. The BMW's "bulb-out" message is not very informative.

My previous car, '02 MB C-Class, would tell you exactly which bulb was out.

If you do not see any burnt bulbs when they are "on" (like blinkers, headlamps, side markers, etc.), have someone stand behind your car and watch while you tap on the brake pedal - easy to tell if one of the four brake lights is out. I had the same error and it turned out that both rear light clusters needed to be replaced (brake lights were the culprit). No error codes since.

JayKay335i · 06-02-2009, 12:39 AM

Screw it. Take it to the dealer, drink their coffee, and make them figure it out and change them under warranty. Even the 03' Benz in the garage tells me which light is out.

E92-Lighting · 06-02-2009, 10:26 AM

angel eyes maybe?

LalV eVo · 06-02-2009, 12:35 PM

i've checked:
anygel eyes
low beams
cornering lamps
all blinkers
reverse
brakes including 3rd high mount
parking lights
license plates
led door handles
puddle lamps
all interior/glove compartment/visors/trunk
all the ambler leds
NO LUCK!

now if i bring it back to dealer, do i need to change the gp thunders back to oem? or they dont care?

Aurora Bearialis · 06-02-2009, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by LalV eVo

i've checked:
anygel eyes
low beams
cornering lamps
all blinkers
reverse
brakes
parking lights
license plates
led door handles
puddle lamps
all interior/glove compartment/visors/trunk
all the ambler leds
NO LUCK!

now if i bring it back to dealer, do i need to change the gp thunders back to oem? or they dont care?

They don't care.

Cyrax91 · 06-02-2009, 12:42 PM

Dude im having this fixed on thursday. I checked all my lights and everything looked fine. Took it to the dealer and they told me it was just a type of misfire and they had to replace the part giving off the error message. Its an easy fix under warranty. My dealership had to order the part though so ive had to wait a week. Not a big deal at all

LalV eVo · 06-02-2009, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by rameal999

They don't care.

thanks

Quote:

Originally Posted by dpavlakos91

Dude im having this fixed on thursday. I checked all my lights and everything looked fine. Took it to the dealer and they told me it was just a type of misfire and they had to replace the part giving off the error message. Its an easy fix under warranty. My dealership had to order the part though so ive had to wait a week. Not a big deal at all

wow i didn't lights can misfire too lol. then i guess time to have a drink at the dealer haha. thanks

Cyrax91 · 06-02-2009, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by LalV eVo

thanks

wow i didn't lights can misfire too lol. then i guess time to have a drink at the dealer haha. thanks

Not sure its exactly a misfire, but it is the sensor that is broken creating the false error code

that is if all your lights are working correctly

If not then its probably just a bulb that needs replacing!

PTinVT · 06-03-2009, 01:08 AM

Did you check your blinker fluid level?

pony_trekker · 06-03-2009, 05:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LalV eVo

i've checked:
anygel eyes
low beams
cornering lamps
all blinkers
reverse
brakes including 3rd high mount
parking lights
license plates
led door handles
puddle lamps
all interior/glove compartment/visors/trunk
all the ambler leds
NO LUCK!

now if i bring it back to dealer, do i need to change the gp thunders back to oem? or they dont care?

It could be a bad sensor. On my 03 E46 I was back and forth to the dealer about a dozen times. I had a light out warning but no light out. They changed bulbs, sockets, eventually the whole effing assembly.

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