Picked up my new 59 plate 35i on Thursday night and driving home it had a yellow parking brake warning light on all the way home and every since. I have disconnected battery for 1 hour but still there. Electronic brake still works and releases, anyopne have any idea what is the cause? Here is the code that is shown -
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The code is parking brake malfunction think it needs a dealer or independent to diagnose. Do a search here for "help park brake stuck " lots of info in it
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Many people with handbrake problems have needed a software update from BMW could it be this
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I don't use the handbrake very often as the car is stored in my garage sometimes for a few weeks at a time and don't want the pads glueing on. I realise that mechanical mechs are generally best used frequently so I'm wondering if I'm storing up future problems with the mechanism?
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Yes, likely to just be a software update required. A software update done by the dealer fixed mine the other week.metal licker wrote: ↑Mon Mar 27, 2017 8:16 am Many people with handbrake problems have needed a software update from BMW could it be this
Really, BMW should be recalling the Z4 for this update as I would argue it's a safety issue, especially considering the number of Z4's with the issue - my handbrake would not activate at all when the fault appeared.
One bonus, my Idrive now has 7 digit postcodes working after the update. When BMW updated the software they also updated the Idrive operating system.
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My iDrive will only allow 4 digits, almost making it useless.
My business partner traded in at Mercedes her Zed when the ebrake failed, it was the final straw of problems.
My business partner traded in at Mercedes her Zed when the ebrake failed, it was the final straw of problems.