Have to have the transmission problem diagnosed
Best not to use it or you may ruin the trans in as little
a ten miles & may have already, using it in failsafe
Fail Safe is there to protect the trans, but only if you stop
using it almost when the light comes on.
It will cut injector pulse,ignition spark & such, to let you
know your have a problem & lock the trans in a specific
gear,BUT folks still continue to cycle the ignition key &
drive on, to the tune of $5.000 leaving their bank account
SOURCE: BMW X5 Trans Fail Safe Program,
IT'S VERY EASY TO RESET THE TRANSMISION'S COMPUTER. HOLD GAS PEDAL DOWN. TURN THE KEY TO THE NUMBER TWO. CONTINUE TO HOLD THE GAS PEDAL DOWN FOR THIRTY SECONDS.RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL AND PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR TEN SECONDS. NOW YOU CAN TURN THE VEHICLE ON. THAT SHOULD TAKE IT OUT OF SAFE MODE
SOURCE: BMW X5 Trans Fail Safe Program,
sometimes it will clear if you turn the X5 off and restart it. however, it could be an early indication that the tranny is about to expire. i have had it happen and it cleared with a power cycle, but also had friends where it cleared for a few weeks/months and returned. this time it was really the transmission that went bad. if you can't get it to clear, then i'd suggest taking it to the dealer and have them plug into it to have a better look.
SOURCE: trans will not shift its on fail safe mode what causes that to happen
the only solution to the many problems with volkswagens is to just blow them up.....or make a yard ornament out of them as i had to do with mine at 89,000 mi. when the tranny finally went!! they were great vehicles back in the day...not anymore! from the auto tranny problems/failures to the crayon smell with so so many probs in between, you will get the life sucked out of you and your money sucked out of your wallet and the problems will keep occuring over and over. AND volkswagen will be of absolutely NO HELP! Get rid of it while/if you can!!!!!
SOURCE: i need to no where fuel filter is on my bmw x5 3
I need also,told by main agent filter is adjacent to passenger ns
sill,there is a cover there,looks like the big one over the underside?
will post after I do the job KJ
SOURCE: Solution for the message "engine fail safe mode" in explorer 2005
I have hearing a lot of this lately with Fords. Most of the time this dash board light comes on due to problems with the Throttle Body (TB)not just your coolant,etc.. If it is sticking,dirty,causing misfires,etc. then this can cause an engine fail safe mode.You might first try putting in some injector cleaner and a higher grade of gas.Many people I know who have had this problem have had to have their TB cleaned and/or replaced. This is something Ford dealerships now about,but hasn't been made a recall or anything.There are service bulletins though.Mainly keeping cleaner in your gas and performing ritual tune-ups/oil changes may be the only thing you can do.Hope this helps
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