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      11-04-2019, 01:21 AM   #23
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Took our June build 2019 in today for this issue—the second time in 2 weeks we have had it in—and the SA told us that the culprit is actually a heater in the windshield that keeps one of the cameras from fogging, that is malfunctioning, and that the entire windshield would need to be replaced! 😳

This is second-hand information from missus, and it doesn’t entirely make sense to me that the windshield needs to be replaced when I would think that it would be a rear camera that would be affected, but whatevs.
Did you get this resolved and was it truly due to the windshield?
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      11-21-2019, 08:59 AM   #24
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Got a message about recall : software update for for rear camera displays for my 2019 x 7

Anyone else got this ?
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      11-22-2019, 07:38 PM   #25
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So I took mine in for oil service and the fact that my camera errors out intermittently.

They said since it didn’t store a code and couldn’t replicate it, they said that if debris is blocking the camera in the front windshield, it would cause this error.

I call BS, but I’ll continue to monitor it and keep it bug free as possible.
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      11-25-2019, 10:02 AM   #26
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Camera Malfunction

Has anyone found a solution to the camera malfunction? I Have a new X7 40i. I got the car in September. I want to love it but it has been in the service department more than I have driven it. A few days after getting it I got the camera malfunction when put in reverse. No cameras work when this occurs. It resets itself after getting out but occurs again. It has been to service 3 times now. Software update, then Replaced Camera modules, last time replaced some wiring. Backed out of garage the next day. Camera malfunction.
I bought a new X7 with many add on options & I have been driving a loner X5. Really regretting this purchase.
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      12-07-2019, 07:54 PM   #27
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Did you get this resolved and was it truly due to the windshield?
I apologize for missing this awhile back now, but yes if anyone is still having issues with this, it does appear that—at least in our case—the windshield replacement fixed the problem. Haven’t had it happen since.
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X7 Camera failure

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Took the car to a car wash - next thing cameras no longer working ! Any advice ?? I’ve switched car on off a few times but no luck
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Mate I’ve got same issue - how do I do this windshield replacement?
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      10-26-2020, 11:03 AM   #30
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2021 x7 40i.Had the car only for a week, Camera malfunction popup, after reset the idrive now it becomes parking assistance malfunction.
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      10-26-2020, 11:50 AM   #31
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I’ve had this issue pop up a couple of times now. Both times were going to be a hassle to go out of my way to go to the dealer to show proof.

For me, very sporadic. Only way to reset has been to shut off the vehicle and let it reset itself with a power cycle.
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      02-14-2023, 11:35 AM   #32
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ah, I got this this morning. 2022 vehicle. quick "turn off, start again" didn't help. now waiting for ~10 min before restarting the car again. the same as are clean, and the vehicle has parking assistance package.
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I have a mid-'22 build. In September I got a camera malfunction error when I was about to back out of my garage one morning. PDC and all parking cameras were unavailable. Coincidentally, I was actually heading out to the dealer to get some other warranty work done, so they also looked a this issue. The tech's notes were:

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Performed vehicle test finding temporary blindness fault for KFAS camera. Checked control messages finding temporary blindness warning. Inspected windshield and camera finding no damage.
KAFAS = the self driving camera array at the top of the windshield. No idea why an issue with that would impact the parking cameras / PDC.

iDrive wasn't showing me any user-visible check control messages, it seems this error code is only visible thru a scan tool.

The service advisor said that they did a software reset of the KAFAS system to fix the issue, but the tech's notes don't say that was performed.

What's interesting is that even though the parking cameras & PDC were unavailable due to this KAFAS fault, the actual self driving tech was working perfectly on the way to the dealer. Weird situation.

The error hasn't recurred since then.

Edit: 18 months later and it's still working great, the issue did not reoccur.

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      02-29-2024, 06:20 PM   #34
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Crapola, my turn, we have a late 22 build; just happened now backing out of garage going to soccer practice. Going to stealership tomorrow morning to have it checked out & reset hopefully.
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