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BMW 525D Xdrive 2011–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin 660313 · NHTSA communication 10149614 · issued May 1, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2011–2014
model years
28
vehicle entries

Official summary

Parking Assistant Inoperative After Programming. The parking assistant system does not function correctly. One or more of the following scenarios may occur: * Unable to activate the parking assistant via the iDrive * When activated, the vehicle does not locate a parking spot * Does not assist with parking the vehicle CAUSE Software error in ISTA/P 2.49.0 programming data

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.