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Outside temperature display
The outside temperature appears in the display from ignition key position 1 and higher.
You can change the units of measurement from ºC to ºF or vice versa by pressing and holding down the dash reset button with the ignition key in position 1 and then turning t 
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Posted by UCrewX5
- Last Activity 01-20-2006 02:53 AM
by UCrewX5 
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Final Stage Resistor Replacement
Symptom: You lose the ability to control the fan on your heating/AC control panel and the system fan randomly fluxuates in speed.
Cause: Final Stage Resistor is defective
Solution: Replace the Final Stage Resistor -
Original Part Number 64 11 8 3
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Posted by UCrewX5
- Last Activity 01-20-2006 01:06 AM
by UCrewX5
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Contributed by: Steve Maguire
BMW Maintenance Plan Upgrade Program & Pricing
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Posted by X5world
- Last Activity 01-09-2006 02:05 PM
by X5world
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How to change the temp readings from ºC to ºF
Turn ignition to 1st position (ACC). Press and hold left instrument panel button while turning ignition back off to position 0
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Posted by X5world
- Last Activity 01-09-2006 02:05 PM
by X5world
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Sunroof gasket repair guide-wind noise/sunroof rattle
NOTE: THIS WAS WRITTEN FOR AN e38 BUT THE PROCEDURE SHOULD BE VERY MUCH THE SAME FOR AN e53
The job is very easy and it requires "the same skill" that you would use to wrap a birthday...
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Posted by X5world
- Last Activity 01-09-2006 02:05 PM
by X5world
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Step by step instructions
You may want to disconnect the battery – I did not
Inside the X5
Disassembly
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Posted by X5world
- Last Activity 01-09-2006 02:05 PM
by X5world
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A few months ago I posted a message asking anyone if they had installed a retrofitable load floor in an X5 that did not originally come equipped with one. I didn't get any response from anyone who did. Many dealers will tell you that it is not...
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Posted by X5world
- Last Activity 01-09-2006 02:05 PM
by X5world
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This started out innocently enough as a way to spruce up the original steering wheel which had become quite worn and shiny after six years and 100,000 miles ('97 740iL). The wheel looks better
than some others I've seen, but after successfully...
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Posted by X5world
- Last Activity 01-09-2006 02:05 PM
by X5world
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I've seen a lot of posts about "dead wipers", with no resolution or folowup so I thought the following info might be helpful for some folks out there. If your wipers stopped working while driving in the middle of the rain (like mine did...
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Posted by X5world
- Last Activity 01-09-2006 02:05 PM
by X5world
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I am an ex lubrication engineer with Texaco Lubricants Company (now ChevronTexaco). I’ve shamelessly plagiarized myself from my posts from X5world and other forums (updating where applicable) and offer the following composite of my posts for those...
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Posted by X5world
- Last Activity 01-09-2006 02:05 PM
by X5world
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