Camera Failure! But Surround View works??!!

SpokenHands · 05-09-2020, 01:38 PM

Hi

I wonder if you can help me with an odd one!

Dashboard alert on ignition advising camera failure
But surround view works in all directions
Side view mirror does not work when i press the camera button on centre console

Do you have any suggestions as to whats going on here?
Is there some way of resetting this?

Or is this potentially a wiring fault - something unclipped?
Front bumper was re-painted 3 weeks ago, there were no issues after this.
The car was pressure washed yesterdayand its likely there was an issue after this.

Thanks in advance

arucano · 05-09-2020, 02:47 PM

Are both front cameras not working? I have hit the cameras by accident with the pressure washer and have not suffered any negative consequences. The easiest thing is to check if connectors are properly seated.

Qsilver7 · 05-09-2020, 06:02 PM

Did you lose both side view cams...or just one of them? If you have a warning and one or both of the side cams aren’t working...then that’s where the issue is. The surround view uses the cams in the bottom of the side view mirrors and the rear view cam.

DRock3d · 05-09-2020, 08:44 PM

What usually happens is one or both side view cams have been blasted by water from the wheel well and water gets into the harness and causes a short/corrosion. Luckily the cameras are cheap on Ebay or you can diy fix the harness/pins. I know my bumper is pretty fucked from whatever moron tried to fix it before I owned the car and the wheel well doesn't perfectly seal on the left side so I've lost my left cam. It doesn't fail instantly but it detects a short and shuts down.

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arucano Captain 251 Rep 631 Posts Drives: 2014 M6 Grand Coupe CP Join Date: May 2017 Location: Kingwood TX iTrader: (0) Garage List 2014 BMW M6 GC [10.00]	Are both front cameras not working? I have hit the cameras by accident with the pressure washer and have not suffered any negative consequences. The easiest thing is to check if connectors are properly seated. __________________ F06 M6 Grand Coupe CP Sapphire Black Metallic The drive is the destination
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Qsilver7 Major General 4430 Rep 7,475 Posts Drives: F06 650ix GC / F15 X5 50i Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Indiana, USA iTrader: (0)	Did you lose both side view cams...or just one of them? If you have a warning and one or both of the side cams aren’t working...then that’s where the issue is. The surround view uses the cams in the bottom of the side view mirrors and the rear view cam. __________________ 2015 F06 650ix Gran Coupe`(Moonstone/Cohiba Brown)\| 2014 F15 X5 50i MSport (Space Gray/Mocha) Become a BMW CCA member! Click HERE to join and feel free to use my BMW CCA member #191509 as a referral.
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