What happened with my car?!

AlexW

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Hey Everyone...

I posted the same topic on another BMW-forum, but unfortunely without any response, I hope there's someone here that have an answer.

So it was just like any other day, I parked my car outside work and when I pushed the lock-button on my key I heard that sound you hear when the cylinders "pushes down" the "lock-poles"... But the doors never locked....
So I tried to lock and unlock for several time by pressing my keys buttons but I didn't work.
So I jumped in my car and pushed in my key into that level before the car starts in the ignition.
And suddenly I heard this very strange sound from my frontpanel where I can read my "drive computer's info" (have no idea what it's called in english, but it's where you can read info about the clock, temperature, how much gas you're using á 100KM e.t.c).
It was like a sound of something resting or some knobbs getting stuck, but I didn't thought about that more and just jumped out of the car and now it worked to lock.
So when I got back to my car after work, I unlocked the door, jumped in and I was happy to be going home... But now I realised what happened with that sound, my info in the "drive computer" was erased. Like the clock and the gas consumption.

Now to my question, is this some stuff I should be scared of?
Have some of ya'll ever had something like this happening to you?

I really hope that I'm not getting some serious electronic problems, I've heard that EXPENSIVE to fix.

My car is a 2001 BMW 325CI...

Just a little off-topic question, what does CP stand for (no not celebral pares [8)] )

Best Regards
Alexander
 
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It sounds like the battery may have lost connection or something, causing the electronics to be reset. I wouldn't worry about it unless it happens again, although it seems like it probably will.
 


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