daz3883

All sorted now, it had switched itself into transport mode, reset on a computer and its all back working again, thanks for the advice guys

Thanks for replies guys, the batterys holding charge, i mean still the same as in remote locking/unlocking but boot works, lock button on centre console doesnt work and no interior lights, ive tried the reprogramming the key to the car but nothing happens, its just strange as it was perfectly fine before the battery went flat, the local autoelectrician is a very hard man to get hold of so was just thinking of maybe trying to get one to take with me wen i eventually get hold of him, 2 birds with one stone etc lol

Ive put a new battery on it but its still the same, where is the body control module located and do they have the same part numbers??

Nice one grey dog, have you got a link you could put up so i know what im looking for, done a trickle charge on the battery over 24hrs, its still the same, next step will be getting an auto electrician to have a look, its not being a good experience upto now lol

Nice one mate, thanks for replies guys, and for that info greydog, this is my 1st bmw so just a tad confusing lol, was an impreza man before coming to the darkside lol.

Strange thing is that since it going flat it still starts fine, not struggling, and evsrything else works as it should, if i was to put it on charge, would it make a difference?? and i take it im disconnecting the battery to charge it, and if so how would the boot operate then

Right then guys,after looking for a while for an e53 X5, i finally picked one up yesterday, its a 4.6is in estoril blue, bmw service history with 74k, was happy with it untill this morning. I drove the 3hr trip yesterday to go pick it up, the guy selling came to pick me up from the station in his work van so the car could be started from cold, when i got to his house the car hadnt been started for a few days and was covered in frost so obviously hadnt been driven or anything in the last 24hrs, but i pressed unlock, car opened, started and drove fine, everything working as it should, finally settled on price so came home with it. However my lil one was having a play last night and pressing buttons etc (i wasnt in the car, the wife was letting her), ive come to it this morning and was completely dead, central locking not working and very faint dash lights, my dad popped over and jumpstarted it using the points recommended by the manual in the engine bay, fired up straight away and drives fine, however ive lost my central locking on the key and the button inside, have no interior lights, not even when doors are open, i have the orange glow from the downlights but nothing else, could it have blown a fuse or does it need plugging in?? The central locking works when locking/unlocking manually but not on the button, Any help would be much appreciated Thanks Daz

Hi peeps, thought id say a quick hello and introduce myself, the names daz from anglesey, north wales. After owning 2 subaru impreza sti's Ive decided the next motor is going to be a bmw X5 (think its the E53 model), but not sure which one is going to be the one to go for tbh, any advice would be much appreciated and if anyone knows of a good one with decent spec for sale let me know, preferably a facelift with under 70k (give or take a few k), the engine size or running costs dont bother me as it will only be used at weekends mainly (I have a work van) but will listen to any pros/cons on any of them. Thanks in advance Daz