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schuey
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Sat Jan 12, 2008 2:46 pm

Went out in my car today as I havent used it for ages,not surprisingly the battery was flat. Now the obc is displaying PPPP in the window,although the clock still works as it should.
The owners manual suggests you take it to the main dealer,however I would rather eat my dog than give them any money1
Any ideas? Ta :cool:
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Sat Jan 12, 2008 3:05 pm

Press the reset button bottom righ corner and reset the time etc...
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schuey
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Sat Jan 12, 2008 3:16 pm

I tried that,got the same message.
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schuey
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Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:05 pm

anyone?
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Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:22 pm

schuey wrote:I tried that,got the same message.
Hmmm that worked for me in a similar situation some tome ago :?
Try disconnecting/connecting the battery it might right itself.
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Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:23 pm

Also check the fuses as i suspect this may have been the solution to the problem i had.
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schuey
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Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:39 pm

Will have a nosey when daylight returns,cheers :cool:
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abelai
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Sat Jan 12, 2008 6:39 pm

If I can't fix it I'll f**k it up so bad nobody can!!
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rj
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Sat Jan 12, 2008 6:40 pm

You might find this link helpful:

http://www.unofficialbmw.com/repair_faqs/obc.html
schuey
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Sat Jan 12, 2008 7:18 pm

Cool,will try that one lads. :cool:
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Sat Jan 12, 2008 8:19 pm

That worked,pressed code and reset! :cool:
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Sat Jan 12, 2008 11:12 pm

got a spare one in our beema schuey if you want it..... no good to us. :wink:
schuey
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Sun Jan 13, 2008 6:36 pm

Got it working now steve,cheers though! Must have been jump starting it off my van that spiked it :roll:
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