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Originally Posted by airmarc
Greetings all,
I was just about to post something on this. I just got my car back from the shop after 31 days at BMW. Same model and year as OP. My top also stopped midway during retraction and then did not move and gave me a red error light and message: "Convertible top movement impaired". Took it to BMW (extended warranty in hand) and they initially diagnosed it to a bad hall sensor. Turns out that was a mis diagnosis and after more labor hours, they found a broken ground wire in the top overhead panel. After fighting with my extended warranty company for 2 weeks the repair (replacement and re positioning of the entire ground wire wire) was approved. I hope this helps! Seems our cars are prone to chaffing in these wires, so we should do our best to inspect them as much as possible. Also one final note. Apparently there is an "emergency mode" so you can operate the roof manually. I had no idea, and still dont, how this mode works. If anyone knows, it would be helpful in situations like this, as I had to have my car towed in.
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Who told you about this emergency mode? I have never heard about this. If it was the dealership, please find out how to access it and share.
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2016 340i XDrive, EBII/black, 6 MT, M Sport, Track Handling, Cold Weather, Tech, Lighting, Driver Assistance Plus.
2012 Z4 35i, ED 2/24/2012, Melbourne Red Metallic, Black Leather, Carbon Trim, 6MT, M Sport, CW, PP, PS, NAV, CA.