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There is a list in this document - basically a bunch of visual inspection - new brake fluid every 2 years (which is nor really needed) - and an oil change for the REX...

They are trying to rip you off! It may need a top up, but 600.- is ridiculous!

Get some dental floss. Tie it to another socket. Drop it where you lost the first one!

Is any of the sensors ticking when you put your ear to it, or all they all dead?

To find out which of the sensors is broken: - switch the system on - put your ear right next to each sensor (apparently you can also use a drinking straw - one end in your ear, the other end on the sensor) - never tried that though. - the sensors that are working will emit a faint...

This is the part: https://www.ebay.de/itm/174079107167 As you can see on one of the pictures, there is an electrical connector on the back. Possible it got disconnected?

A new and unused FOB battery (CR2032) should show approx. 3.3 Volts when you test it with a voltmeter (outside the FOB - with nothing connected other than the voltmeter). At 2.85V the battery is considered completely empty - that would explain your message that the battery is low (at 2.95V) ...

My 2017 I3 is also equipped with comfort access and the batteries in both my fobs are now 3 years old. The car gets used frequently (approx. 52k Km now) and no sign that the batteries need to be replaced. Same result with a similar I3 of a friend of mine. The life you are getting out of your...

The car wants to go back to Europe :-)

To make sure the car is in sleep state (and stays there), you have to: - open the frunk (that is where the HV safety connector is, but this will also wake up the car) - wait until it goes back to sleep - but how do you know it has gone back to sleep? The German Manual states to wait at least...

Did you try to disconnect and then re-connect the HV system? This could also trigger a reset of the ECU's! https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/i01-i3-hat/repair-manuals/61-general-vehicle-electrical-system/61-21-battery-with-holder/1VnXXU4nRR

Very smooth move by the dealership :-) In order to justify the pump replacement (which didn't solve the problem and was probably comletely unecessary) , they diagnose that the "faulty" pump damaged the relais. What a load of BS :-) :-) :-) But I guess there is no way to prove that they are...

I drive a 2017 before facelift and I did mine with Bimmercode. Here are the settings to enable Enhanced Bluetooth : HU_NBT > AUDIO_TUNER_TRAFFIC 3002 > AUDIO_OFFSET = aktiv HU_NBT > AUDIO_TUNER_TRAFFIC 3002 > MICROPHONE_NUMBER = wert_2 HU_NBT > EXBOX 3001 > USB_AVAILABLE = aktiv HU_NBT >...

When you mention they refuse to replace the "fuel pump sensor" - I hope you are not referring to the fuel pump relay that sits next to the fuses (under the glove box)? To change that sucker is step numero uno whenever you have any REX issues. People have swaped out complete engines to find the...

Aloha Art, by charging the car to only 90% you don't allow the Battery Management System to perform the cell balancing that normally occurs when the battery is full. This is essential, because not all cells are absolutely the same. This could explain your very high degradation rate at...