E60 turn light issue.

Django x2 · 2 Nov 2012 at 11:29

I wouldn't know how to explain this to Google so thought I'd ask here

My E60 has adaptive lights, they turn with the wheel. Nice. That works fine, but, what I have notices has stopped working is this:

Before, when I either indicated left or right or turned the wheel past a certain degree of turn, the inner bulb would light up depending on which way I was turning. This has stopped working. No check messages and no bulb warnings.

Anyone got any ideas?

Django x2 · 2 Nov 2012 at 12:43

Ahh, found this. This is what I'm talking about. Glad I found it, I was starting to think I was going mad!

Now just to find how to turn them on off (of fix them, because they appear to be off!)

http://www.bmw.com/com/en/insights/technology/technology_guide/articles/cornering_lights.html

Django x2 · 2 Nov 2012 at 13:03

Yeah, will do. Seems odd that they've both gone pop. I'll have a check later. Was hoping you might reply

Django x2 · 2 Nov 2012 at 13:14

Actually, now that I think about it, there's lots of comments on various forums which suggests that they are monitored and throw a Cornering Light Failure if something goes wrong. Hmmmm......

Django x2 · 2 Nov 2012 at 16:41

Checked the bulbs, they are both fine

Perhaps the recent visit to the dealer they uncoded it or something gay like that. Their dam probes!

Django x2 · 2 Nov 2012 at 18:37

Yeah, the eyebrows do work, at least, they do when you unlock the car.

@Maccapacca: Only if you have folding mirrors, in which case, they'd work anyway

Django x2 · 2 Nov 2012 at 18:43

as a retrofit sure, but surely if they fold from the factory they'll always fold (and you'll have the switch to fold them on the mirror module).