X5 has been draining its battery over a 4-5hour period. Using a multimeter and method of elimination, i have been monitoring the drainage. unfortunatly, i dont have and technical data on the x5 to refer to. is there anything that can assist to make my diagnosis a little bit easier?
Watch the video on Parasitic Current Drain Tests
You not going to have specs
Just need to leave the doors closed, so all
modules can go to sleep
You will need a wiring diagram, if your over 50
to 70 Milliamps
Have to be in series with either battery cable &
on the milliamp scale
Testimonial: "so basically, my ideal current consumption should be between 50mA to 70mA? anything above that means there is a current consumer when the doors are shut?"
SOURCE: Location of Oilf Filter on BMW X5 4.4i V8 Engine
Depends on the engine, if its a M62, its under the hood, torwards the front drivers side. 
If it a N62, it is on the underside of the vehicle, next to the oil drain plug. Its the black plastic housing with a 6mm allen bolt in it(thats used to drain the oil out before removal)
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hello theringbar, I would recommend checking the a/c blower resistor. it is an electronic final stage and can kill the battery overnight. the final stage is located on the passenger side at the back of the a/c heater box.
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Hi,
You can reset your service indicator, as follows:
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This link decribes how to change the Fog Lamp at Xoutpost.com. ( It is a forum for the X BMW's ). Good luck.
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right i had this ***** of a problem 2nd week in jan 2010. a bmw mechanic told to jack car up at front and hook a jumper pack up to live on starter motor terminal and then earth, was quite hard to put croc clip on to starter but did manage it. this was supposed to back charge to battery to get enough power to open car with remote, in theory it should of worked but i gave up after 3 hours-no power. so i got my key put it in drivers door and mechanically turned to open position, then i got a cutlery knife from kitchen and wrapped some insulation tape around tip up 2-3 inches. then i pushed this down glass directly above door handle key end to pry a gap between glass and rubber just enough to slide coat hanger wire in with small hook on end then i manouvered wire hook until i hooked latch arm which i did within 1 minute pulled coathanger wire up and pulled door handle the door opened much to my delight. this was a major sigh of relief after trying for 2 days to get in, and many hours searching the net for a solution which i couldnt find. THIS WORKS 100 percent WITH ABSOLUTELY NO DAMAGE!!!!!!! any questions email me- [email protected]
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