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5/6/2020
BMWDoc, Independent BMW shop owner
Category: BMW
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Experience: 30 years of experience working with BMW's. Independent European shop owner and technician.
VerifiedHello, my name is ***** ***** I will be helping you with your question today. I've been working on BMWs for over 30 years now, so I should be able to help you through this. Please understand that some of my suggestions may require special diagnostic tools and equipment that many home mechanics may not have, but are often required. So, my first question is whether you're planning on performing your own repairs, or are you wanting to be armed with information before bringing it into your mechanic?
Also, the site automatically prompts for a phone call. It's very rare that I'm available by phone, so let's hold off on that for now. If needed after we exchange some information, I will do my best to take the time for the call.
I did respond to this question when you posted it yesterday. I will need to see a fault code scan in order to help you diagnose why the light is on
So what I can say is that just because the ABS light came on does not mean that there is a problem with the hydraulic parts of your braking system. That will still function as normal. But if you find yourself in a low-traction situation, the electronic anti-skid overrides will not function. So the car is perfectly safe to drive until you're able to get it into a shop to have the ABS fault codes retrieved and the system diagnosed. Often times, this can come on due to a failed wheel speed sensor or similar.
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