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Tech found that the EME is no longer communicating. Apparently it had failed 2 miles before my wife turned off the car in the garage. This probably killed the old 12v battery since it no longer charged. Ok, so the root cause now shifted to the EME module. Before I order a wrecker to bring the...

Thanks for your comment. Yes, I disconnected and the (orange) plug showed OFF - the hole for a padlock was complete. Then back to ON after the replacement. The plug itself is a little strange, I agree. You have to depress the small tab on the bottom to switch. It feels odd. In the meantime I...

Unfortunately BimmerLink is unable to clear the faults. There are so many codes, especially in accumulator and motor electronics. I still have the drivetrain error (Rex) which prevents the car from starting… I think I have no choice at this point but to figure out a way to move and load the car...

No luck! Car was plugged in with a full 12V battery for 30+ hours. The yellow transmission malfunction is displayed when I get in the car with the ignition off. Then pushing the ignition button, the red "drivetrain: stop carefully" comes on. Plus all the other warnings and reminders. The car...

Thanks for the tip. I may not have done this long enough before. I just plugged it in with full 12v battery, the white charging light came on for a few minutes (car is fully charged) and then turned off. Keeping fingers crossed….

Hello everybody! My wife has been driving her 2015 Rex since 2017 and absolutely loves the car. It has a bit over 50k miles now and worked flawlessly until last week when we experienced the 12V battery drama. Had I only read the forums before! The car shut down, I replaced the battery, bought...