Which exterior bulb is causing the "exterior bulb error"

MrZippy · 08-22-2008, 09:12 AM

Is there a way to determine which exterior bulb is causing my "exterior bulb error" ? I did not see this answered when I searched the forum. Thanks guys.

rubber_ducky · 08-22-2008, 09:38 AM

My guess is right tail light.

Pretty sure iDrive tell you the bulb. Non-iDrive doesn't. I may be wrong though.

MrZippy · 08-22-2008, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by rubber_ducky

My guess is right tail light.

Pretty sure iDrive tell you the bulb. Non-iDrive doesn't. I may be wrong though.

Why do you think that? I dont have i-drive. All of the bulbs are illuminating. The rear lights are the LED Tail Light Set with LED reverse from JLeviSW and they have been installed without errors for 3 weeks. Also did the mycarICE angel eyes and GP Thunder fogs and high beams at the same time w/o error.

Any suggestions?

1clean335i · 08-22-2008, 10:59 AM

If you look in the manual, it tells you how to read the check control message and will give you the code for which light is out. It's been a while since i've done it that way since I have i drive so I dont remember off the top of my head but I know you check it through the turn signal stalk.

simp0man · 08-22-2008, 12:40 PM

How do you check the code, when I look into it the thing just gives me an icon. Where do you make it give you a code?

MrZippy · 08-23-2008, 06:03 AM

In the owners manual I dont see anything other than the icon (page 153) either. Perhaps you are referring to a way to get error codes like "P2541" for example, like I've done on other cars. I just dont know how to do this on this car. Someone have a service manual?

I did find this
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...eck+error+code
but there are none for exterior lamps and I still cant find how to recover the code (without using an ODB reader).

Help?

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rubber_ducky Colonel 389 Rep 2,993 Posts Drives: roach coach Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: boston-ish iTrader: (21)	My guess is right tail light. Pretty sure iDrive tell you the bulb. Non-iDrive doesn't. I may be wrong though.
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MrZippy Private First Class 17 Rep 185 Posts Drives: :sevirD Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: USA iTrader: (2)	In the owners manual I dont see anything other than the icon (page 153) either. Perhaps you are referring to a way to get error codes like "P2541" for example, like I've done on other cars. I just dont know how to do this on this car. Someone have a service manual? I did find this http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...eck+error+code but there are none for exterior lamps and I still cant find how to recover the code (without using an ODB reader). Help? __________________ had an '08 335i e90 Last edited by MrZippy; 08-23-2008 at 07:35 AM..
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