20 Most Recent 2009 BMW X5 Questions & Answers

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They are usually near the fan in the fan housing under the bottom right of the dashboard. (Sometimes they are put in the ductwork near the center of the dashboard.) Just disconnect the wiring connector, and remove the blend door motor/actuator.

Disconnect the battery for a minimum 24 hours, giving the computer time to reset when reconnected.

read the code to see what caused the failsafe to engage.

sound like throttle position sensor.have it check out.also check air duct connected to mass air flow sensor and throttle body.if air duct is loose or off.it will cause severe hesitation.

There isn't one. The gauge is controlled by the ECU, the ECU reads the temperature sensor.

what is the message?

You just have to be forceful when pushing the seat back and down at same time. It WILL latch in position when you do this.

If the lever isn't latching the spring that holds the pawl to the latch gear is off. If it is coming full out and not holding the brake to keep car from moving, the brake shoes need adjusted up.

Check http://www.nadaguides.com/Cars

get a scanner and find out what the code is , goto autozone they ck it for free

Throttle body or sensor or both possibly as others has recommended

First thing to do is check all your fuses and look for anything that's blown. Replace any that are bad, and recheck when you switch the lights back on. If the fuse blows again then you have a short circuit. Tracking down a short requires a voltmeter and a lot of time.

The battery is most likely just getting very old and needs replaced, if not, there could be a short in a wire somewhere that is causing the battery to drain quickly.