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Electric windows only operate with doors open

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 12:11 pm
by andreia
320i 2 door h reg auto. Windows and sunroof only work with doors open. Read the wiki regarding the problem and few other forums.
Things already checked:
Fuse 17 ok.
Relay k5 ok.
12v on fuse 17 present.12v on pin 87, k5 relay present.
Bridged pin 87 and 30 on k5 nothing hapens.
Any help much apreciated

Re: Electric windows only operate with doors open

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 1:39 pm
by Brianmoooore
Check behind the glovebox area, that a white/black wire, from a blue relay, is properly plugged into the accessories socket.

Re: Electric windows only operate with doors open

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 5:56 pm
by andreia
Brianmoooore wrote:Check behind the glovebox area, that a white/black wire, from a blue relay, is properly plugged into the accessories socket.
Will do thank you

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 10:33 am
by andreia
So checked the relays and theres no blk/white wire coming from the blue relay. Oh but thers one coming from the orange relay. Hmmm winkeye . Swaped the relays and voila. All works how it should. No idea why they were swaped in the first place. Thank you Brian your a star.