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Thanks for the reply and the videos. Alohart mentioned in reply number 2 that any new gear lever would require ista coding to the vehicle. You could buy a faulty gear lever to take parts to fix your original one if available. Not sure if those tabs you show in your video hold the airbag if I...

After fixing my rear parking brake actuator and my floppy/loose gear lever issues I moved onto the blower heater problem. As my car is a RHD 2013 UK rex I was able to get access to the blower motor via the passenger footwell by removing the plastic trim panel below the dashboard but just above...

Too far to the centre unfortunately and covered by the steering wheel airbag surround collar. The video attached to reply 10 in this thread shows the original steering wheel configuration quite clearly in the middle of the video.

Bit the bullet and fixed my loose/floppy gear selector lever last night. The guidance provided in this thread, and wider forum proved invaluable. My biggest issue was removing the steering wheel airbag. Took me a couple of hours at least. After that things improvement dramatically. I followed...

Good idea but I want a longer term fix as it is annoying me now it has returned.

Ok so after a long time working my gear selector has become loose and floppy again. So no choice but to dismantle it and try to figure out the issue. I will of course as advised in this thread regrease the pin at the same time. Great feedback to this thread from everyone, thanks to you all.

Ok so after some further investigation I found that on my UK right hand drive i3 I can see the blower motor through the trim panel above the passenger side footwell. I haven't had the time to remove the trim panel to see if I can access the blower motor via this route to remove it yet. I want...

Is there any way to access parts of the heater matrix without removing it from the dashboard?

I had to modify the negative terminal attachment post to allow correct seating on the new battery by taking about 3mm off one side of the terminal connection attachment post allowing clearance to the top battery casing. The positive terminal attachment post seated correctly on both old and new...

Ok replaced my 12v battery with an equivalent motorcycle/leisure one and following the procedure found on this site all went well. No issues with restarting car and even managed to clear some error codes that would not clear beforehand. Just as I was feeling pleased with myself for a job well...

I think my 12v battery might need replacing as I am getting some error messages esp when HV battery is very low such as parking brake errors. So I wondered what battery to buy and from where in the UK. Although I am a bit concerned about a few cars being bricked after a 12v battery change! Many...

Any further details on the warranty coverage ie bev or rex,age, countries covered etc?

Apologies my bad the item in shadow behind part 4 looks like the one you need.

Part 4 in your image looks the same just orientated differently.

Gear knob is no longer loose sorry as it reset itself back to normal operation after being left overnight. I didn't try a washer or jiggling the screw as at that stage I didn't know what I was working with inside the unit. I still have my spare gear lever to be fitted but the issue has not...

I took the screw that sits under the plastic cover off and retightened it but made no difference to my loose lever. The screw seems to bottom out.

Maybe not a long term fix but when my window started doing this I took a can of wd40 with a long spray nozzle and sprayed it between the window rubber and the window inside and out at various intervals. It's a tight fit but with some care and a piece of thin flexible metal possible to get the...

Thanks to all for the help and guidance on this issue. Hopefully we will trace the fault once and for all.

No fix update but I have bought a newer replacement gear lever to be fitted once I locate a competent BMW i3 specialist to fit and reprogram as I can't find a reasonably priced method of getting my own ista. I note in another thread this week suggesting a fix by dismantling the switch and...

Left the car for a few hours and the gear selector is back working as normal.