Hi I had very similar symptoms in my E39 back in the days. It was like that when I bought it from my friends. At the time I knew very little about E39 and they were told by the mechanic that it's because they only drive it once in a long while. They told me the same when I could not start the car st...

Perhaps I misunderstood - correct me if I'm wrong - but from what I have read, ELR is the one where you are allowed to pull any length of the belt at any time and retractor only blocks when the belt is pulled with sudden excessive force (i.e accident or user trying to pull it too quickly). Whereas A...

Hello all Till last week I was using my VW to transport the kids and I was very happy user of ALR/ELR seat belts mounted in the back seats. Can you imagine my disappointment when I discovered that I only have standard ELR belts in my brand new used X5 that replaces the good old VW? Hence my question...

Hi there I recently (last month) got X5 3.0D from a chap that claimed to have spent circa 900 quid on the rear air suspension fix and replacing some sensors and some modules. It still seems dodgy as the left side sits about 3cm lower than the right side. Luckily it only has it in the rear. After rea...