20 Most Recent 2006 BMW 5 Series - Page 3 Questions & Answers

Turn on bluetooth on phone. - settings-bluetooth > onTurn on bluetooth in car stereo- Turn on radio, press Menu.- Scroll with knob to Phone. - Press knob to Select.- Turn knob to select Pair.Back to Phone- Hit the Scan button to search for BMW bluetooth- Find BMW Bluetooth name on phone and select Pair. - If should ask for a passcode, enter identical pass codes on stereo and phone.

This is normal for the shift indicator lift to stay on while the car is being exited. If you come back later, peek inside without opening the door and see if it is still glowing.

Connect red jumper cable to "jump start point"; located on passenger side of the engine, covered with a red cap marked with a +. Connect the black jumper cable to the engine block; At the most convenient point.

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The starter is tucked beneath the intake manifold back near the firewall. It is not easy to replace, but I would be shocked if you have a failed starter already on a 2006. Bosch starters usually last 12-15 years and a quarter-million miles.
Describe exactly what the car does and how it sounds when you attempt to start it. Just saying that the car will not start gives me nothing to go on.

If you can catch it failing again, test for power on the small wire going to the starter solenoid while someone tries to crank it. If you have no power, check for power at starter relay and trace backwards. If you have power, you have a bad starter. They can have intermittent failures. Hopefully your starter is easy to access, some 3 series and 5 series have the starter mounted under the intake manifold and it is necessary to removed the maifold to replace or test the starter. Good luck, hope this helps.

look near the hood i believe it is in firewall area you will see a painted over window for the antenna.

sometimes they are placed in the trunk. on the 99 or 00 dodge intrepid it was behind the passenger tire. you can try the driver side to. it you take off the wheel there is a plastic pannel that you take off and there it is. (not that thatll help you much) but those are places you can look. hope this helps.

The generic code means the cam sensor signal is not reaching the computer. It may mean something else for a BMW but I would check to see if the cam sensor got unplugged or damaged.

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Check the battery and see if voltage is dropping while you are trying to start it. Most likely the issue

you must renew the battery without any delay.Otherwise there is a risk to blow the ecu,or the alternator as is working hard to cover all the needs of the car electronics.