Greetings all,Thank you for a very very informative site. This is my 1st post but i have been reading the forum for 2 weeks or so.I am in Jamaica and got a jap spec 2006 525. This is the only place that I have seen any real information that deals with some of the problems owners of these cars face.My first issue is a noise that sounds comes from the rear left of the car when i have parked and turned off the engine.it sounds like it is coming from the nav system or that area almost like a computer fan running.this happens for as long as 15 mins sometimes, and sometimes not at all.i dont use the nav system for obvious reasons. does anyone else have this problem?Can anything be done to stop the noise ? is it a fault with my car or is this what happens in all cases?i think when my car came the disk for the nav system was stolen. does this have any impact on the noise? can i just disconnect the thing?could it be anything else in the rear causing the noise?manners and respect to all. thanks for your help.
Jap Spec E60 Issue
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Sounds really funky.
Usually Mercs/BMWs would have a short (4sec) whirring sound after you switch off the engine. Some sort of diagnostic and shutdown sequence.
15mins of noise means a component is trying to do something but unable to. It could very well be the nav. Don't manually disconnect anything since the computer may start complaining.
Usually Mercs/BMWs would have a short (4sec) whirring sound after you switch off the engine. Some sort of diagnostic and shutdown sequence.
15mins of noise means a component is trying to do something but unable to. It could very well be the nav. Don't manually disconnect anything since the computer may start complaining.
showa;349529 said:
It's not a problem. This is normal!...Even if it was an EU Spec, the cooling fan will operate for at least 15 mins. BMW designed it this way...The car goes to "sleep mode" after this process and if you unlock the car it wakes up again and the fan will start operating until the electronic components (TV module, NAV module, Telematics Module etc...) cools down.
As a confirmation, check out your gear shift knob, when it's still awake, the "P" will light up + the cooling fan sound will be present. But, when the "P" stops iluminating, the sound will also go away! Which will take around 15 mins.
As for the NAV DVD Disc, even if it was passed/given to you, it would of been useless as the disc is meant for maps in Japan. You don't need it! It has nothing to do with the fan sound...
Thanks for the concern.
Me and my family are cool. but like 10 people died , mostly in the countryside.
it was not as bad as it could have been. it was a tropical storm when it hit us.
now its a category 4 hurricane. I feel sorry for Cuba and New Orleans where it appears to be headed.
cant drive the bimmer till the roads get fixed up a bit. and luckily my daily car is a pickup. :top::top:
Me and my family are cool. but like 10 people died , mostly in the countryside.
it was not as bad as it could have been. it was a tropical storm when it hit us.
now its a category 4 hurricane. I feel sorry for Cuba and New Orleans where it appears to be headed.
cant drive the bimmer till the roads get fixed up a bit. and luckily my daily car is a pickup. :top::top:
