Driver Visor Light

Evool · 10-19-2017, 06:07 PM

My driver side sun visor light stopped working so I took it into my nearby BMW dealership to have it looked at. The service advisor told me that I needed to schedule an appointment to have a day where I could drop off the car and pick up a loaner because the car had some recalls that needed to be taken care of.

He said it had to do with something with my ECM. Has this happened to anyone else?

I've checked various places online and didn't find any noticeable recalls for the X1. For what it's worth I have 2016 BMW X1.

808X1 · 10-19-2017, 06:35 PM

It's not a recall, but more of a TSB, I guess, in relation to updating the ECM. There are a few discussions on this topic in this forum and another BMW forum. If you have any eSys or Bimmercode codings done, you will have to redo them again after the ECM update.

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Originally Posted by Evool

He said it had to do with something with my ECM. Has this happened to anyone else?

I've checked various places online and didn't find any noticeable recalls for the X1. For what it's worth I have 2016 BMW X1.

Evool · 10-19-2017, 07:19 PM

Oh cool, that's not a big deal.

Now I'm trying to figure out why my driver visor light isn't working.. I swapped the lights from the passenger and the driver side and found that the driver LED lights work on the passenger side. So it can't be an issue with the LEDs themselves. I also checked the fuses in the glovebox and both fuses were okay.

I'm at loss at what could be the issue.

gnx · 10-21-2017, 01:24 AM

It happened to our passenger side visor light. It would blink while opening the flap and stay off. After a week it started working again. What is that ECM you guys mentioned?

Heathwood · 10-21-2017, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by gnx

What is that ECM you guys mentioned?

I think the acronym is Electronically Commutated Motor, although I've no idea why this should relate to the mirror light.

I hope this helps.

dudezi · 10-26-2017, 11:55 AM

the visor has 2 contact points to the roof, one is fixed, the other is a clip-in which allows you to pull the visor out and move it to the side window, i think the metal clip at this point(the base on the roof) controls the signal to the visor light(the light will not turn on if the visor is pulled out). This was problem on my car, I pushed the visor with some force at this contact point few times and light has been working fine since.

spitpilot · 11-02-2017, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by gnx

It happened to our passenger side visor light. It would blink while opening the flap and stay off. After a week it started working again. What is that ECM you guys mentioned?

ECM is the engine control module...aka "main computer" that replaces the old distributor ignition and carb with electronic spark timing and fuel injection control...the ECM has evolved over time to control many other functions in the vehicle...software upgrades to correct driveability issues and improve performance are common and require you to visit the dealer for installation..maybe in the future we'll just get WIFI downloads while in Starbucks....

kote4ka777 · 07-11-2021, 08:54 PM

Had similar problem with my wife's 2017 x1. Your driver side visor (unlike the passenger one) can slide toward passenger side when opened, pretty common for all types of cars. But the problem is that if you will not retract your visor back all the way to the default position (and it literally takes just couple of millimeters to lose contact), you will not have contact between the switch and your light bulb. So in order to make it work, push your visor from passenger side toward driver door and you should get your visor light back. I wish I knew that before I tore my visor apart in a search of a missing contact ))

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Evool New Member 4 Rep 13 Posts Drives: 2023 BMW M240i Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Socal iTrader: (0)	Driver Visor Light My driver side sun visor light stopped working so I took it into my nearby BMW dealership to have it looked at. The service advisor told me that I needed to schedule an appointment to have a day where I could drop off the car and pick up a loaner because the car had some recalls that needed to be taken care of. He said it had to do with something with my ECM. Has this happened to anyone else? I've checked various places online and didn't find any noticeable recalls for the X1. For what it's worth I have 2016 BMW X1.
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Evool New Member 4 Rep 13 Posts Drives: 2023 BMW M240i Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Socal iTrader: (0)	Oh cool, that's not a big deal. Now I'm trying to figure out why my driver visor light isn't working.. I swapped the lights from the passenger and the driver side and found that the driver LED lights work on the passenger side. So it can't be an issue with the LEDs themselves. I also checked the fuses in the glovebox and both fuses were okay. I'm at loss at what could be the issue.
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dudezi Private 7 Rep 66 Posts Drives: X5 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: NY iTrader: (0)	the visor has 2 contact points to the roof, one is fixed, the other is a clip-in which allows you to pull the visor out and move it to the side window, i think the metal clip at this point(the base on the roof) controls the signal to the visor light(the light will not turn on if the visor is pulled out). This was problem on my car, I pushed the visor with some force at this contact point few times and light has been working fine since.
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kote4ka777 Registered 0 Rep 4 Posts Drives: 2017 BMW X1 Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	Had similar problem with my wife's 2017 x1. Your driver side visor (unlike the passenger one) can slide toward passenger side when opened, pretty common for all types of cars. But the problem is that if you will not retract your visor back all the way to the default position (and it literally takes just couple of millimeters to lose contact), you will not have contact between the switch and your light bulb. So in order to make it work, push your visor from passenger side toward driver door and you should get your visor light back. I wish I knew that before I tore my visor apart in a search of a missing contact ))
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