Red Car on Lift icon

dsold335i · 04-21-2015, 09:51 PM

Hi everyone. So my instrument cluster is showing the red car on lift icon with a -200 miles underneath. The brake light is NOT lighting up. Car is a 2011 335xi an is now at about 62,000. Read my manual and says for the red lift icon:

Starter failed or
Ignition malfunctioning or
Lighting system failed.

I haven't had any issues and none of my lights or lamps are out. Am I missing something? Car is out of warranty and try to avoid going to dealer anytime I can now. I will bring it to my local BMW independent mechanic I just want to get some idea of what this might be first. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks for the replies in advance .

Needbmwpartzz · 04-21-2015, 10:01 PM

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Efthreeoh · 04-22-2015, 06:05 AM

Well this is the first time this ever came up...

dsold335i · 04-22-2015, 10:46 AM

Did a more thorough search and found the answer.

04-21-2015, 09:51 PM	#1
dsold335i New Member 0 Rep 6 Posts Drives: 2011 335ix Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Michigan iTrader: (0)	Red Car on Lift icon Hi everyone. So my instrument cluster is showing the red car on lift icon with a -200 miles underneath. The brake light is NOT lighting up. Car is a 2011 335xi an is now at about 62,000. Read my manual and says for the red lift icon: Starter failed or Ignition malfunctioning or Lighting system failed. I haven't had any issues and none of my lights or lamps are out. Am I missing something? Car is out of warranty and try to avoid going to dealer anytime I can now. I will bring it to my local BMW independent mechanic I just want to get some idea of what this might be first. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks for the replies in advance .
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04-22-2015, 06:05 AM	#3
Efthreeoh General 19098 Rep 19,686 Posts Drives: The E90 + Z4 Coupe & Z3 R'ster Join Date: May 2012 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	Well this is the first time this ever came up... __________________ A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
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04-22-2015, 10:46 AM	#4
dsold335i New Member 0 Rep 6 Posts Drives: 2011 335ix Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Michigan iTrader: (0)	Did a more thorough search and found the answer.
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