LouCyffer

Pretty sure I read a thread on here with an almost identical presentation to yours. The OP eventually found the wheel sensor to be the culprit. Good luck 🤞🏻

@Growmac

Have you tried Pets At Home Simple enzyme spray? I’ve used it to get rid of various odours, including vomit of offspring, and dog. It might just rescue your seat, and save you the cost of replacing….

Because I had VCDS, I’d already done this on my previous car, but most importantly, having the seatbelt clipped in just triggered my OCD 😁

Move to Benidorm? I suspect that you’ll need to change the coding in order to do so. I disabled the seat belt tones as I often have a bag on the passenger seat which triggered the sound. I used VCDS.

Given that the OP posted his question two and a half years ago, I suspect that he sorted his fitting a while back! 😂

I’d look to check the battery and charge state first of all. These cars throw all sorts of errors when the battery charge is poor. If you have a good charger, I’d hook it up while you wait for the specialist to attend. Fingers crossed it’s a simple solution for you.

I’d love to see the BMW Subscription figures for how many owners enable their indicators. I bet it isn’t a lot…….

It’s 30 seconds after unlocking that it locks again if you don’t open a door. It’s caught me out several times as well 🤣

I had my DSG done at 4 years. I didn’t fancy an 80k interval as it would take me forever to get there.

Take it up with them again. I had mine (swiftly) fixed under extended warranty. I was due to take a trip & needed to fill up before I did. The dealership got the car in and fixed it as a matter of urgency.

Start by looking through this pinned thread

Showing my age, now. But my first thought was “Carlos Fandango super-wide wheels!” My second thought was this is mighty close to a Barry Boys Shed of the Week. £14.5k for that 😂😂😂

If you opt to go to court with a matter such as this, and you have no plausible defense (note the word plausible here. Ignorance of the law is no defence), your fine will likely be larger. Generally, magistrates take a dim view of having to sit on cases such as this which can be seen to waste the court’s time and cost money. Usually your penalty will reflect this. It will probably be a good bit more than £100. Of course, it is your right to opt for a court hearing. If you fail to attend, you are likely to be found guilty in your absence. Forgive my bluntness here, but if you’re stopped for having an illegal number plate (which you freely admit to), pay your fine and move on. There’s no mileage in digging yourself deeper and wasting time.

https://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/advice/the-car-i-bought-has-a-problem-what-are-my-rights-aAnMC5b0ZzJb

Approach the dealer anyway. Under consumer law, any fault arising within six months of the date of sale is held to have been present at the time of sale unless the vendor can prove it was not. These are your rights under the Consumer Rights act 2015. I recommend you do a little web based research around this law, then contact your dealer and see what they say. You may find that they will deal with this without a struggle. Hopefully, you may be entitled to have this dealt with, without footing the bill. This quote is lifted from the What Car website on your consumer rights: If a problem is found after 30 days, but within six months of purchase, you can request a repair or a replacement vehicle. The onus is on the seller of the car to prove the fault wasn’t present when it was sold; if they can, and you’re likely to have known about it, you won’t get a refund. When it comes to repairs, the dealer has one chance to fix the fault. If the fix doesn’t work, you are entitled to a refund. You won’t get the full purchase price back, though. Any usage of the car will be taken into account and the refund will be adjusted accordingly.

Treated the car to four new Michelin PS4S tyres. The old PS3s did well for five years, rears still with 5mm on, but the sidewalls were looking tired. Roll on springtime. The snow fell an hour after I got home. Couldn’t help but wonder if I should have gone for Crossclimate 🤣

The usual culprits are the rear speaker seals, and the wiring gaskets at the top of the hatch/tailgate. The latter are prone to leaking if disturbed (for example by fitting a rear dashcam or similar) and not sealed properly afterwards.

Use a good quality class 10 SD card, and follow @TweedsideR instructions. It can be very hit and miss on a Mac, so keep trying if it fails first time.

Before you go as far as replacement shocks, I’d suggest you read these links. The R is stiff, and commonly creaks at low speeds. Particularly at full lock and slow speed, it’s well known. Mine was quite noisy (also DCC) until dealt with by the dealer. There’s some info in the links below.

There you go @v11boy this was a while ago but should tell you all you need to know

Glad it’s sorted, but a shame that the dealer service team are apparently buttock-clenchingly piss poor. I expect that you’ll vote with your feet now!