R56 Car won't start after rear brakes replacement
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Car won't start after rear brakes replacement
I'm at a loss on this one. Wife said she needed to have her rear brake pads replaced on her 08' S. Everything seemed pretty straight forward thanks to the threads on here. Put everything back together and went to start the car and it won't turn over. Thought maybe I didn't connect the rear pad sensor correctly and I goofed on putting the sensor on the pad correctly. Snapped it into place, still won't start. A couple swear words later and I rechecked the sensor connection to the car and it seemed fine but I reterminated it just in case. Still won't start. Grabbed the old sensor, still won't start! Arrrrrrrrrrrrggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh! Checked fuses and didn't find anything blown. Any ideas?!?!
*edit: When I hit start, it's almost sounds like the battery is dead. Accessory functions are normal. I didn't have the key in the ignition while I was working on it.
*edit: When I hit start, it's almost sounds like the battery is dead. Accessory functions are normal. I didn't have the key in the ignition while I was working on it.
Last edited by aem; 11-25-2011 at 04:26 PM. Reason: details
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I've run down batteries leaving the radio on while washing the car. Amps and big speakers have quite a power draw. I'm surprised that a little dome light would kill your battery. I left my parking brakes (VW) on all day a few weeks ago and the car started right up. I guess your battery was on its last leg anyhow.
On many cars I've owned, the dome lights will time out after a period of time, but I believe these were SUVs where you might be (literally) tailgating and want to leave the hatch open. One was a BMW X5, so I'm a little surprised MINI doesn't time-out their interior lights too.
On many cars I've owned, the dome lights will time out after a period of time, but I believe these were SUVs where you might be (literally) tailgating and want to leave the hatch open. One was a BMW X5, so I'm a little surprised MINI doesn't time-out their interior lights too.
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