F36 drivers window stopped working.

RiceRocketier · 07-22-2021, 10:03 AM

So I noticed today that the auto up/down was not happening when opening and closing the door. Welp when pushing the window button nothing happens. The window does not move. All the other windows seems to be working fine via the switch. Any suggestions?

tturedraider · 07-22-2021, 10:16 AM

Bad regulator. They are a weak spot with BMW.

QuikSilver_ · 07-22-2021, 11:09 AM

Have you tried holding the window switch down for a few seconds? May be worth a shot. One time when I disconnected and reconnected the battery, I had to reset one of my front windows cause it wasn't doing the auto indexing. I forgot the instructions, but it's something along the lines of either holding the switch down for a few seconds and/or rolling the window completely down and then completely back up a couple of times.

RiceRocketier · 07-22-2021, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by QuikSilver_

Have you tried holding the window switch down for a few seconds? May be worth a shot. One time when I disconnected and reconnected the battery, I had to reset one of my front windows cause it wasn't doing the auto indexing. I forgot the instructions, but it's something along the lines of either holding the switch down for a few seconds and/or rolling the window completely down and then completely back up a couple of times.

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Originally Posted by QuikSilver_

Have you tried holding the window switch down for a few seconds? May be worth a shot. One time when I disconnected and reconnected the battery, I had to reset one of my front windows cause it wasn't doing the auto indexing. I forgot the instructions, but it's something along the lines of either holding the switch down for a few seconds and/or rolling the window completely down and then completely back up a couple of times.

So the window just doesn't function. Like holding the switch does nothing only in the drivers window.

RiceRocketier · 07-24-2021, 07:08 PM

Yup. Window did nothing. I held the window switch up for 20sec. Seems to have worked and reset whatever got tripped. Window works fine again. Thank the Germans for some weird engineering.

tturedraider · 07-24-2021, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by RiceRocketier

Yup. Window did nothing. I held the window switch up for 20sec. Seems to have worked and reset whatever got tripped. Window works fine again. Thank the Germans for some weird engineering.

That’s great! Glad to hear it wasn’t the regulator.

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QuikSilver_ Captain 175 Rep 614 Posts Drives: 2016 F36 M Sport Join Date: May 2015 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (2) Garage List 2016 BMW 428i Gran ... [0.00]	Have you tried holding the window switch down for a few seconds? May be worth a shot. One time when I disconnected and reconnected the battery, I had to reset one of my front windows cause it wasn't doing the auto indexing. I forgot the instructions, but it's something along the lines of either holding the switch down for a few seconds and/or rolling the window completely down and then completely back up a couple of times. __________________ *2016 BMW 428i Gran Coupe, M Sport, Glacier Silver Metallic*
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RiceRocketier New Member 0 Rep 17 Posts Drives: BMW 435i GC x drive M Sport Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: VA iTrader: (0)	Yup. Window did nothing. I held the window switch up for 20sec. Seems to have worked and reset whatever got tripped. Window works fine again. Thank the Germans for some weird engineering.
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