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Discuss the problems with your X5 (E53).
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Post by Lincssailer » Fri Nov 06, 2020 3:21 pm

Always used the lights on automatic and worked fine but today they arent working, lights come on on normal light switch but nothing on auto, any ideas please

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Re: Lights

Post by X5Sport » Fri Nov 06, 2020 4:34 pm

Check the sensor on the windscreen in front of the mirror mount against the windscreen itself (best viewed from outside). It may have failed and isn’t sending a low light signal to the car light control module. It could also be that if the ‘sensor window’ fogs up that may have confused the system.
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Re: Lights

Post by Alan Gunn » Sat Nov 07, 2020 6:32 am

Is the battery ok could be a battery saving thing and it's getting that time of the year for batteries to start to fail.
That's my best thought.

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Re: Lights

Post by Lincssailer » Sat Nov 07, 2020 10:04 am

Thanks, gave the windscreen a good clean and it seems fine so hopefully alls ok

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Re: Lights

Post by Raj » Sat Nov 07, 2020 11:54 pm

Can be very sensitive to the dust/dirt on the screen (as you’ve appeared to have seen) bit otherwise as Richard states could the sensor itself playing up.

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