I recently had a problem with my BMW 320D where it is refusing to start so here is what happened.
About 4 days ago i went to the shop no problems driving atall everything sounds and felt okay however when i went into the shop when it came to paying i saw that i left my headlights and my halo lights on in the car park, so i get back to my car and try to switch it on but the car isnt even tryin gto turn over i ask a few friends to jump me and to check if the battery and the alternator are both fine (which they are) but the car still doesnt try to turn over at all. any advice is appreciated thanks!.
ahh i remember it is 12. something but shouldnt it try and turn over? there was no movement atall.
would you say a new battery mate? thanks for the quick reply
sorry mate i must of misstyped i was saying jumpstarting isnt working was jumped by 3 different cars and the car didnt even try to turn over but the ignition came on all lights and icons on the dashboard were on . thankyou!
Could be loose or corroded connections to the battery. I’d remove the battery, have it charged and tested, clean the clamps, put it back in, try it out.
Not sure what year this vehicle is but BMW’s in general do not like to need to be jump started for many reasons I wont go into.
However one of those reasons is the “Power Distribution Panel” that they have… It is usually located in the trunk or on top of the battery and it consists of a rack of flat fuses that protect many circuits in the vehicle. When one of those fuses blow for whatever reason… you have to replace the entire power block … Its an ABSURD design and boggles the mind how or why they used such a thing… when a fuse blows you should be able to replace it…and it alone… not replace all the fuses in the panel just because someone decided that was what they were going to force you to do.
Not certain if you have this panel (which in this case mounts on top of the battery in the trunk), but if it looks like this one I have here next to my computer desk, then when one fuse blows… you are stuck replacing all the others along with it…whether they are blown or not… and thus wasting a lot of money in the process. There was also a similar unit in the passenger side fender well in the trunk that handles other circuits. My point being… look to see if you have this style of fuse block in your vehicle.
Look at your distribution panel… see if its conventional or like this one for an 11’ BMW 530
Not really , many vehicles have that battery location . I suspect you are not in the US and I did not see what year this BMW is. All I know is that multiple jumps to a complex BMW is just asking for expensive repairs . While I like do it yourself problem solving I feel this might be better left to BMW specialists.
It’s not common, but it actually makes some sense. Heat is one of the primary killer of batteries, and putting it in the trunk exposes it to less heat than under the hood by the engine
Still don’t know the year, but if it has a bluetooth cell phone module, those can sometimes go crazy and not power down after you turn the car off like they’re supposed to. That will drain your battery overnight even if it’s new.
What I would do would be to disconnect the battery from the car, then put it on a battery charger until it’s charged up, then hook it back up to the car and see if it will start.
hi thanks for the reply i will try everything i can i knew it couldnt be anything ridiculous the thing was fine before i went into the shop i lefy my halo lights on and side lights and the things wouldnt start. and sorry the year is 2007 and does have a bluetooth system which allows me to turn my underglows on. thanks again
