I recently replaced the rear brakes and rotors on my 2012 528i. Your parking brake light is a powerful indicator that informs you about the condition of your parking brake.

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Electronic parking brake malfunction.

Bmw electronic parking brake malfunction. A lever or electronic switch in the vehicle is pulled or pressed and this will either pull the parking brake cable or signal the parking brake motor to set the brake. A replacement for the electric parking brake unit is 1150 plus 2 hours labor. The actuator fails to send a proper signal on where the parking brake is positioned.

Whether or not the vehicle uses a park brake cable or park brake motor using the lever or button will cause the park brake to secure the brakes normally at the rear wheels. Bmw x5 e70 parking brake resetthis is a procedure on how to manually release the parking brake then get the computer to in sync that it s been released. In addition they also say i need new brake pads and a new battery for another 2k.

A common problem on bmw with electronic brakes that triggers the yellow park light to stay on. The button is marked with the same symbol as the parking brake light on the instrument cluster. What can usually cause this type of fault is an issue with the park brake actuator itself.

What is causing the parking brake malfunction. To reactivate after you manually released the brake you step on the brake pedal and press the parking brake switch when the lamp on the instument panel goes out the parking brake are in operation again give at least 2 minutes in letting it reset itself please log inor registerto add a comment. This sounds ludacris to me.

There are other components like the control module ecu that can also fail and causes this issue. The parking brake actuator can fail and is one of the most common failures. If you just need an adjustment or new parking brake shoes assume 2 horus labor and a few hundreds in parts.

And is it an easy fix. One mechanic says it s the parking brake module which they want to charge 2000 to replace. The gear inside the parking brake actuator that engages and disengages the parking brakes can break.

Your problem is likely to be a faiulre of the electric parking brake unit or possibly the need for recalibration of the unit or the brakes themselves. Bmw 740i parking brake actuator youtube.