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      10-31-2012, 09:35 PM   #23
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Could be you have a bad footwell module (FRM) or loose connector.

Have you guys ever had any work done at the bottom of your A-pillars. ? That is where the footwell module is located.
i did take off the pass side a-pillar awhile ago for the remotekey+ install. ill check that out, thanks.
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      11-01-2012, 03:36 AM   #24
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Yes... It is currently and mostly set at auto. LED bars do not light up upon key unlock.

What I have noticed was that on auto during the day while day time running lights are activated, the rear led bars do not light up.

I think this has something to do with not lighting up on unlock?

As I said before the BC configuration are all set golden for the led bars to light up.

CONFUSED! lol..... I wonder if another visit to the bmw dealership will be a good idea.

After all they try to send me back with BS excuses such as "oh its because 1 series is different from 3 series"

I started this thread only because after searching for 1~2 hours, I did not find any useful information regarding this topic. Maybe it is just me?

My rears did not light up during the day either.. However, they would light up when I unlock my car even during the day. I always have it in the auto light setting.

I wanted my rear lights to be on all the time when I drive, even during the day, so I got a local person to code that in for me.

For me, I got the car with the rears not lighting up during the day.. I would find it weird if they used to but stopped doing it.

Maybe the computer had a glitch in the system when you were pulling out the connections on the old tails and plugging the new tails in.

Might want to see if someone can code that in for you.
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      11-02-2012, 12:39 AM   #25
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My rears did not light up during the day either.. However, they would light up when I unlock my car even during the day. I always have it in the auto light setting.

I wanted my rear lights to be on all the time when I drive, even during the day, so I got a local person to code that in for me.

For me, I got the car with the rears not lighting up during the day.. I would find it weird if they used to but stopped doing it.

Maybe the computer had a glitch in the system when you were pulling out the connections on the old tails and plugging the new tails in.

Might want to see if someone can code that in for you.
Hmmm... Maybe a local bmw shop will code that in for me????

When I went to the actual bmw dealership and asked everything regarding

this they really refrained from wanting to code anything into the vehicle. I

dont know why, but i guess its much of a hassle.


It is a small thing but I just want those pretty led bars greet me everytime

I unlock I just hope the local shop has better news for me when I pay

them a visit
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      11-02-2012, 03:06 AM   #26
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Hmmm... Maybe a local bmw shop will code that in for me????

When I went to the actual bmw dealership and asked everything regarding

this they really refrained from wanting to code anything into the vehicle. I

dont know why, but i guess its much of a hassle.


It is a small thing but I just want those pretty led bars greet me everytime

I unlock I just hope the local shop has better news for me when I pay

them a visit
You should not need coding to do that. I would look in your BC or iDrive menu under lights. I know after a SW update at my dealer my original tails did not light up when I unlocked the car. They did before my SW update. ALL I had to do was reset my light preferences in the BC.

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      11-02-2012, 12:19 PM   #27
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You should not need coding to do that. I would look in your BC or iDrive menu under lights. I know after a SW update at my dealer my original tails did not light up when I unlocked the car. They did before my SW update. ALL I had to do was reset my light preferences in the BC.

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I wish that was the same for my situation.

I tried everything possible I can with the BC configuration.

Even the mechanic at the BMW dealership told me that the configuration is correct.(At this point I dont know if I should believe him or not. I feel as if they dont know anything)

Far as I know the configurations in the car are all set to light up, and it does not.

I also tried to do a 30min reset procedure that I saw on another thread. Pulling out the negative of the car battery for 30 minutes resetting the car.

Did not work.

I think that the only options left for me now is to ask local shop guys to look into the coding of the vehicle.
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      11-05-2012, 01:25 PM   #28
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My LCI tail lights used to light up when I unlock the car. However, it stopped working since this morning. When I turn on the car it turns on (and any other driving mode). Just that when I unlock the car from outside, it no longer slowly light up like before.

Weird..
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I actually was having the same problem, but then all of a sudden they started working last night. I have no clue what the change was, wish I could help. Sorry mate.
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      11-10-2012, 10:18 PM   #30
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mine is the same way. when i first got the car the lights would always come on, but now it does it at random times.
Same here
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      11-14-2012, 01:03 AM   #31
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ahaha!

drove nearly 50 miles to pay a visit to a shop that was recommended by

someone in this forum. Was told that nothing can be done to fix this!!

I guess im out of ideas now lol
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Epic bump. I'm having same issue. When I have one old and one lci the remote unlock lights them up. But with both lci it doesn't work.
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      10-15-2015, 05:00 AM   #33
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well the solution happened to be a simple code of the module that controlled the taillights. The previous owner of my car coded out the daytime running lights for the tail lights.
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Koluka, do you know which code was changed? I want to get this done.
Thank you.
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      10-15-2015, 02:38 PM   #35
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1 . DRL_TFL_MIT_RL_BL_2
2. DRL_TFL_MIT_SL_2
3. RL_BL_2_MIT_TFL

It's going to be either one of these three from the FRM module. Which you might or might not have any idea but your friendly local code guy might. Easier way might be buying an OBD bluetooth or wifi adapter and downloading an app on your smartphone and coding it yourself; which you can do by yourself.

Look for BMWHAT app for ios or android.
Their OBD adapter is on for sale but it is pricey.

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