BMW X5 2014–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 610814 · NHTSA communication 10148329 · issued May 1, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2014–2015
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Erroneous Check Control Message "Remote control missing. Unable to start" Is Displayed. With the engine running, the Start/Stop button is pressed and the engine stops. If the Start/Stop button is pressed again (without opening the door), and the customer has his/her foot on the brake pedal, the engine starts. An erroneous check control message "Remote control missing. Unable to start" is then displayed in the instrument cluster and Central Information Display (CID). Software error in the Body Domain Controller (BDC)
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.