Convertible top status lights out

2WheelDave · 08-01-2019, 09:03 AM

Hmmmmm…..

Car is a 2011 135i convertible.

Yesterday the LEDs that come on when the top is going up or down, stopped working. They provide confirmation that the open or close operation is complete. Given that both LEDs stopped working, I doubt that the LEDs themselves failed. Could this indicate that the top isn't completing the open/close operations fully?

..Rush.. · 08-01-2019, 10:03 AM

Is the top going up or down?

2WheelDave · 08-01-2019, 12:11 PM

Yes the top operates normally. My wife just let me know about this last night, she's away in the car visiting our daughter down in Vancouver. The return trip is over the Coquihalla Highway (ever seen "Highway Through Hell" on TV?) which invites "brisk" driving this time of year. I don't want the top blowing off on her at 140km/hr!

..Rush.. · 08-01-2019, 12:52 PM

I'm glad to hear that the top is functional.
I've got a convertible myself. Let me ask my buddy who works at a dealership.

2WheelDave · 08-01-2019, 04:52 PM

Thanks!

Edrift · 08-02-2019, 06:05 AM

I wonder if a fuse has blown and all dash button lights are not working?

08-01-2019, 09:03 AM	#1
2WheelDave Private 24 Rep 62 Posts Drives: 2011 135i, 2005 BMW R1200GS Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Salmon Arm, B.C. Canada iTrader: (0)	Convertible top status lights out Hmmmmm….. Car is a 2011 135i convertible. Yesterday the LEDs that come on when the top is going up or down, stopped working. They provide confirmation that the open or close operation is complete. Given that both LEDs stopped working, I doubt that the LEDs themselves failed. Could this indicate that the top isn't completing the open/close operations fully?
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..Rush.. Captain 974 Rep 928 Posts Drives: AW E88 Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Is the top going up or down?
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08-01-2019, 12:11 PM	#3
2WheelDave Private 24 Rep 62 Posts Drives: 2011 135i, 2005 BMW R1200GS Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Salmon Arm, B.C. Canada iTrader: (0)	Yes the top operates normally. My wife just let me know about this last night, she's away in the car visiting our daughter down in Vancouver. The return trip is over the Coquihalla Highway (ever seen "Highway Through Hell" on TV?) which invites "brisk" driving this time of year. I don't want the top blowing off on her at 140km/hr!
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08-01-2019, 12:52 PM	#4
..Rush.. Captain 974 Rep 928 Posts Drives: AW E88 Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	I'm glad to hear that the top is functional. I've got a convertible myself. Let me ask my buddy who works at a dealership.
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08-01-2019, 04:52 PM	#5
2WheelDave Private 24 Rep 62 Posts Drives: 2011 135i, 2005 BMW R1200GS Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Salmon Arm, B.C. Canada iTrader: (0)	Thanks!
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08-02-2019, 06:05 AM	#6
Edrift Private First Class 75 Rep 187 Posts Drives: BMW 135i E88 Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Melbourne Australia iTrader: (0)	I wonder if a fuse has blown and all dash button lights are not working?
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