Angel Eyes Intermittent??

[Sit]

When the car was originally delivered I noticed that whenever I unlocked the car via the fob the angel eye rings slowly lit up in stages along with rear light clusters - nice touch I thought!

However over the last few days the angel eyes have stopped doing this all together?? As for the rear clusters I haven't had chance to check as its been parked in a space at work with the rear hidden from view.

Is this lighting up of the angel eyes switchable somewhere, I don't think I have changed any car settings, or is it dependent on daylight etc??

Si

[Alan Gunn]

Could be the colder weather and the battery is slightly lower in power.
I think if that is the case then things like this stop working to save power.

[X5Sport]

Was your light switch in ‘Auto’.

My lights only come on if it in that position when unlocking.

[Sit]

I reckon cold weather could be something to do with it, this morning they didn’t come on and when I turned the ignition on I got a message ‘excess drain on battery’ or something similar?!?

Si

[PhilT]

Sounds like the battery’s on its way out.

I had the same thing on my X6 for about the last 6 months, none of my lights would come on when I unlocked the car & I would get ‘Increased Battery Drain’ alerts.

As Alan says certain systems shut down when the battery is low to save power for starting the car. Cold weather makes it worse - I got a parking brake failure alert on Saturday morning when it was really frosty.

I replaced the battery over the weekend with an Exide AGM (£176 from Eurocarparts) and all is well & back to normal now.

HTH

[Sit]

Thanks for the heads up, it’s in BMW AUC warranty so think I will give them a bell or perhaps call BMW Assist when it does it next.

Si