How To Manually Retract Electronic Parking Brake Into Service Mode! 2015 BMW X3 Rear Brakes (F25)

[@EPICSTAXIS]

Thank you and thank God for this video!!! I knew had something to do with the electronic ebrake but had no idea how to do this! Thank you!!!

[@slkristensen5756]

I was scraching my hair after taking the parking brake motor of my G21 320D. You saved my day. Much appreciated.

[@justincremdf]

Whew! you saved my bacon, buddy! Thanks I inadvertently actuated the parking brake with the brake caliper off!

[@Engineerboy100]

Excellent! Short and to the point! Clear and complete. Thank you just what I needed to see to finish this rear brake job on my 2020 X3MC. Gonna make a video of it too. Thanks again.

[@nsolano01]

Much appreciated. I used the same procedure on our 2019 BMW X3 (G01) and it worked exactly as shown.

[@k3rmydrog0v49]

Doing one rn lol

[@RFM-]

I did this on a 2015 Tiguan VW with a 9 volt battery and two wire leads. When doing it watch the piston to see if it moves forward. If so STOP switch the contact points and you’ll hear the small motor retract but won’t see it, you have to push the piston back in and you are done. This way you don’t remove the cap only disconnect the plug.

[@jordanwelk7178]

Thanks man, yours was the only video I could find with instructions on how to compress the caliper 👏👏👏

[@StitcherMan1220]

Those screwdrivers are made to put a deep socket on the end instead of visgrips. Took me a couple yrs to realize that neat feature most over look.

[@DavidCSmith-op9pm]

WOW! Thank you for that. NEVER knew that..... A-Freaking-Mazing.....

[@nathansmalley8433]

Thank you for the vid. One thing to note, when I went to reattach the ebrake actuator to the caliper, it cracked and actually separated a little bit at the plastic seam. Turned out to be that the male/female didn't quite seat correctly so I needed to play with it and rotate the female part counter clockwise ever so slightly so it would seat right. After that it went on nice and flush. Ebrake still works as normal, my only concern is some dust/particles getting into the tiny crack in the plastic housing. Too lazy to buy a new one and replace, guess we'll find out how long it lasts.

[@haroldgaudinier4213]

Saved my A$$!!!! Thx Man, This was GOLD!!!!!!

[@JSarmiento.]

BMW TIS states that the ebrake piston should not be retracted all the way. If it does, it will throw an error code. For those without a way to clear it, you will have problems. It has to be retracted enough to accommodate need pads and discs only...

[@hogasreluflorentin2105]

exactly...... the problem is knowing when to stop, i like the know that solution!!!!

[@JSarmiento.]

@@hogasreluflorentin2105 yeap... Just performed this service with ISTA and it turned out way easier than i thought using the right service triggers....

[@trealwilliams1563]

All because of this one vehicle is why I subscribe... Simply awsum!!!

[@quemoniwaldon9561]

Man you saved me a bunch was about to drop it off that the dealership 😂😂

[@TheRafalblog]

Hi, You have done a great tutorial let me ask if this operation is needed when the parking brake is on only?

[@bridgetrobertson7134]

Same procedure for E89 Z4. I just needed to be sure of what Torx bit to retract it with. T45 seems to be the same everywhere. Entire back end of my car is dead due to flood. Had to do this just to roll it off the trailer. Now I need to figure out how to get into the trunk so I can start replacing modules.

[@joez800]

Thanks much for the video. Wonder if the same procedure will work for 2020 G05 (standard non-M brakes). Some bimmerpost users reported software is required to retract the piston. Otherwise, EPB error will pop up. Try to gather as much information as I can for this rear brake pad/rotor replacement DIY project. But unfortunately, not G05 youtube instruction found yet.

[@sebastianreams7239]

Note for the creator that screwdriver your using is made to put a 1/2 inch drive socket over

[@dnnich]

BMW shut your torque spec links down. Could you update in description? Thanks

[@ericliddle7556]

Great video! Do you by chance know if this works on a 2022 X3?

[@SmartProjectsABC]

Great video! Do you need to calibrate the brakes once the pads are installed? My P is not holding the car with parking brakes ON and car switched off and Neutral gear. The only thing that holds my car is the P gear and I am afraid that might be damaged if breaks are not holding as well. My car is F07 2013 530dx

[@TheRaiderCritique]

yo worked like a charm. thank you so much. will def sub. you kick ass!

[@dumpsterfire6351]

Yessir thanks Doing ours today 🙏👍

[@billys4446]

question please if you are able to answer thanks, I have a 2021 ram 1500 crew cab truck and recently the electric parking brake stopped working with a flashing yellow P symbol along with a flashing Brake light, I have a code scanner and it sad bad left rear electric parking brake module, also took it to the local parts store and they used their scanner on it and said the same thing, I bought a new electric parking brake module, am going to attempt to change it, only 2 Torque screws holding it on, the brakes would not retract for service as long as this error is present, I just want to replace the electric parking brake module, the parking brakes are not stuck, or engaged, they are working freely, vehicle is driving freely no problems there, just the parking brake will not work as long as this error. I have a brake hose though that is in front of the screw on the left side of the module that I would need to disconnect and pull to the side to get access to the screw, if I disconnect the brake line I am assuming fluid will leak out, will I need to retract these brakes like you are showing if I only want to change the electric parking brake module ? how much fluid do you think would be lost if I have to disconnect the brake line? it is in the way of the screw on the left side of the parking brake module, thanks for your help or anyone else who wants to comment

[@bernard-francoistaylor4205]

Going to try this on my 24 G06 X6

[@Kflight2517]

Watch my buddy apply 12 votes to the parking brake at the electric connector itself. Don’t know if it works on all car, but sure works on mine

[@RFM-]

Can use 9 volt battery too

[@lawrencesallee8375]

screwdrivers are usually designed to be able to use a wrench on them, either a hex around the shank or something built into the handle like these. No need to use vice grips

[@DjCBlaq]

Clearly not all screw drivers.

[@michaelritchie8953]

This would have been nice to know before I started working..... FYI do not do this after you have taken your caliber off.... The Piston comes all the way out

[@stevenhall9398]

Did this happen to you? If so, how did you get the piston back in? The piston came out to the point where my service tool won't fit in to be able to retract the piston. Thank you.

[@michaelritchie8953]

@@stevenhall9398 no I got to move caliper.. honestly I didn't even try

[@michaelritchie8953]

@@stevenhall9398 I'm sorry... I got a new caliper

[@stevenhall9398]

@@michaelritchie8953 Thank you for your response.. Unfortunately, I made things worse, and now I have to get a new one too.

[@geoffreytodd]

@@stevenhall9398 this also happened to me. the piston came all the way out. do you know if you can rebuild it with a new seal?

[@2doorsne829]

Does this work on x3 2018 model ? Thank you!

[@nathansmalley8433]

Yes this worked for my 18 X3

[@delta-theoryarizona4256]

I went to brake service mode in my car it said not programmed yet lmao what!? Anyways i found out how to do it myself now this helpfull video is recommended smh

[@jessejaviangel]

Following this method only when I go back to put the ebrake housing it doesn't sit flush. Do I need to force it or should it sit in rather easy?

[@geoffreytodd]

Hey thanks for making this video. a couple questions from when I was working on a 2018 X3 and ran into a couple issues. When retracting the parking brake, I got it all the way to the end stop, but the piston wouldnt retract in when using a c-clamp. I thought it might have been due to the parking brake not fully retracted so i tried rotating it fully counterclockwise, then clockwise again. When that happened, the torx bit on the caliper side was able to spin more and now doesnt hit an end stop. The piston also came out of the dust boot and I was leaking brake fluid ( I messed up somehow, trying to figure out exactly where or how). I ordered a new dust boot and plan to rebuild and bleed the system. My questions are, is the park brake destroyed to where I need to buy a new one or can i somehow tighten the nut on the threaded portion behind the piston to repair it? How can I get the piston to fully retract afterwards so I can get the pads in? Should I open up the bleeder valve to release some pressure in the system? This is the first BMW i've worked on. Other cars i've replaced pads and rotors for didnt have this kind of system.

[@performanceod1043]

I’m in the same situation what did you do?

[@geoffreytodd]

@@performanceod1043 had it towed to the dealer lol. That system sucks and I’ve worked on plenty of cars.

[@elliottstanaway2]

I need to know the exact tool and spline size for this

[@tugrulbey3095]

Do we need to change oring ?

[@seshachary5580]

very educative.thx

[@BMWGUYF10]

I accidentally pull my brake and my piston came out how do I put it back in ? And brake fluid came out

[@geoffreytodd]

same here. what did you do to fix it?

[@Alexagnick]

​@@geoffreytodd my Dad is going to kill me

[@davidnorfolk]

I did this and changed my brake pads. Now my electronic parking brake won’t do anything. What did I do wrong?

[@outbook]

hey man I tried going clockwise and it keeps going and won't stop is there something wrong that I'm doing???

[@geoffreytodd]

same thing happened to me and the piston came out too. were you able to fix it?

[@ciusesnal4335]

Thanks teacher!

[@TaIsKing-bm8zr]

Does this work on the 2016 f150 ebs? Lol

[@roberthoyland94]

And didn't this bring up any fault lights after?

[@ModernEngineer]

No faults.

[@frankf.jr_navajoartist5836]

You can push it back in with your hands

[@Quoctienz5678]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤

[@tyler450f]

The vehicle doesn't have a maintenance mode?

[@DjCBlaq]

Definitely should.

[@yogurt837]

Requires a scan tool to activate service mode

[@dickothomas5863]

It does, I used the Bimmergeeks Protool, but it wouldn't place the brake into service mode, so I had to do it manually. This tutorial worked perfectly. Luckily the Protool did reset the worn brake sensor, so that was good.