Door Handle LEDs won't turn off

JMSimmons1 · 08-26-2018, 01:29 PM

Hello All,

I have been searching for an answer to this for several days and thus far, I have been unsuccessful in finding any real information out. For some inexplicable reason, the lights right underneath the door handle of my e92 M3 refuse to turn off. I have done the following:

1) Started and turned off the car.
2) Used the Key FOB to lock and unlock the car
3) Opened and shut both doors, the hood, and the trunk
4) Checked and changed the iDrive settings
5) Reset my Evolve tune back to factory settings
6) Re-installed the Evolve tune
7) Disconnected and reconnected the battery
8) Disconnected the battery over night
9) Removed the battery and had the voltage checked, which came back at 12.27V and 765CCA out of 900CA. Within tolerances, but I am still having the battery charged.

I have not re-installed the battery yet, but at this point, I am COMPLETELY at a loss. Usually electrical issues result in something not turning on or working, so this is rather bizarre to me.

Has anybody had or heard of this issue before? This is my daily driver, so you can guess why this would be a rather big issue.

SDPLV · 08-26-2018, 02:06 PM

Sounds like a coding issue.

JMSimmons1 · 08-26-2018, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by SDPLV

Sounds like a coding issue.

Like...out of the blue?

If this is the case, what are my options for rectifying the issue?

Thank you for the response.

JMSimmons1 · 08-26-2018, 08:47 PM

Sooooo...I somehow fixed the issue.

I reinstalled the battery (OMG, BMW makes that process soooooo painful compared to the e46), but the lights didn't turn off. I then went about pulling fuses. I wanted at least turn off the lights until I could find a solution instead of having to disconnect the battery every time I got out of the car. I looked at the amazingly bad fuse diagram that was inspired by Egyptian hieroglyphics and started using trial and error.

Finally, I saw that fuse 61 turned off the lights on the door handles. It also turned off the Comfort Access too. If I touched the door handles, nothing happened. I put the fuse back in which reactivated the Comfort Access, but the lights now dimmed after a few moments as they should have.

08-26-2018, 01:29 PM	#1
JMSimmons1 New Member 3 Rep 10 Posts Drives: E46 M3 Join Date: May 2017 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	Door Handle LEDs won't turn off Hello All, I have been searching for an answer to this for several days and thus far, I have been unsuccessful in finding any real information out. For some inexplicable reason, the lights right underneath the door handle of my e92 M3 refuse to turn off. I have done the following: 1) Started and turned off the car. 2) Used the Key FOB to lock and unlock the car 3) Opened and shut both doors, the hood, and the trunk 4) Checked and changed the iDrive settings 5) Reset my Evolve tune back to factory settings 6) Re-installed the Evolve tune 7) Disconnected and reconnected the battery 8) Disconnected the battery over night 9) Removed the battery and had the voltage checked, which came back at 12.27V and 765CCA out of 900CA. Within tolerances, but I am still having the battery charged. I have not re-installed the battery yet, but at this point, I am COMPLETELY at a loss. Usually electrical issues result in something not turning on or working, so this is rather bizarre to me. Has anybody had or heard of this issue before? This is my daily driver, so you can guess why this would be a rather big issue.
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JMSimmons1 New Member 3 Rep 10 Posts Drives: E46 M3 Join Date: May 2017 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	Sooooo...I somehow fixed the issue. I reinstalled the battery (OMG, BMW makes that process soooooo painful compared to the e46), but the lights didn't turn off. I then went about pulling fuses. I wanted at least turn off the lights until I could find a solution instead of having to disconnect the battery every time I got out of the car. I looked at the amazingly bad fuse diagram that was inspired by Egyptian hieroglyphics and started using trial and error. Finally, I saw that fuse 61 turned off the lights on the door handles. It also turned off the Comfort Access too. If I touched the door handles, nothing happened. I put the fuse back in which reactivated the Comfort Access, but the lights now dimmed after a few moments as they should have. Last edited by JMSimmons1; 08-27-2018 at 08:46 AM..
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