General information

The voltage supply of the vehicle was interrupted by disconnecting the battery or deactivating the battery master switch. Procedure for activating the active steering without the BMW diagnosis system.

• Connect the battery or activate the battery master switch
• Start the engine. The following Check Control message appears: active steering inactive
• Move the steering wheel once to the left-hand limit position and once to the right-hand limit position (alternatively, the vehicle can be driven at approx. 30 - 40 kph)
• Switch off the engine, switch off terminal 15
• Start the engine; the active steering is now once again fully functional

The fault memory of the active steering control unit must be deleted, as at least one fault entry is still present. This fault entry is caused by the invalid message regarding the steering angle sensor after the first engine start.