Matthew Ashton

BMW used the silicone remover on my G32 sunroof seal to stop the slight creak there too. That was over a year ago and no reoccurrence of the creak but I still use Autoglym shampoo though.

Difficult to say why Dave, but I'd suggest sensor.

Or the sensor is faulty. For the sensor I always use genuine BMW parts to avoid any issues.

Good diagnostic post Andrew. But more importantly, congratulations on the pending addition to your family!

On the Footwell Module (FRM) there are 2 larger plugs to the rear - (Note: you aren't connecting these wires to the ZGW (Central Gateway) - That is where you connecting the twisted Green and Orange/Green K-CAN wires) The top plug is A58*3B The lower plug is A58*2B The Terminal-15 (ignition) wire is on A58*3B - wire colour: Green with White stripe. Pin: 12 = Connect the ORANGE Westfalia wire here. The Brake light wire is on A58*2B - wire colour: (for right brake light): Green with Grey stripe. Pin: 9 / wire colour: (for left brake light): Green with Blue stripe. Pin: 43 - Choose either and connect the BLACK/YELLOW Westfalia wire here. I'll PM you the documents rather than here as they have your VIN on display.

PM me your full VIN number and I'll get the details from ISTA for you.

One thing to note, I remember having this conundrum when doing mine until I double checked against the wiring diagram in ISTA and deduced that the picture you show above is for a left hand drive car and the connections are upside down on right hand drive cars so when i looked at the correct plug, being the bottom plug in your picture, I found the wire to tap into.

The rear rim is wider than the front (9j vs 8.5j) and while the 245/40R19 will fit on the rear rim it isn't recommended and goes against manufacturer specification so your insurance company will need to know as it is a modification.

You shouldn’t have to programme anything with the Westfalia wiring kit. I fitted the same to my car and had no issues with parking sensors and reverse camera that showed the tow bar sign when the bike carrier was attached.

500ml 1 litre from min to max. Add oil in smaller increments checking regularly so you don’t overfill.

Cold engine is when all oil is in the sump so it’ll give a clear reading.

I doubt another similar site will be made available. The only options are to pay BMW for a subscription or find yourself a copy of ISTA.

No, it should be at the max mark.

How old is the car? If coming to the end of its warranty, let BMW give it a once over - their end of warranty check - all it costs you is the petrol/diesel to take the car there and if BMW find anything they'll fix it. MOT you'll need to pay for of course.

https://www.bmw.co.uk/en/topics/owners/service-workshop/servicing/service-online-booking.html Put in your car details and select the dealer and over on the right side it will give your vehicle details and tell you if there's a service pack.