"Gear box error" message

[Wing1]

We just picked up our Grenadier yesterday, drove home and wanted to go out for an icecream. Gear won’t shift, error message: Gear box error. Car won’ t budge.
While we are waiting for the service car to stop by, anyone has had the same experience??

 

[MarkH]

So it just wont shift into D, or R? Try locking/unlocking/locking it and leaving for 10mins then have another go. I need to do this when my Jeep has a hissy fit. Failing that you may need to disconnect the battery to reboot the systems.

 

[Wilaspira]

We just picked up our Grenadier yesterday, drove home and wanted to go out for an icecream. Gear won’t shift, error message: Gear box error. Car won’ t budge.
While we are waiting for the service car to stop by, anyone has had the same experience??

I am sure you are doing all this but I was not used to the BMW auto box and initially did not follow correct procedure eg do you have foot on brake as you attempt to engage gear plus are you pressing side button on the gear knob as you attempt to change gear. Also what gear setting does the display suggest you are in? Good luck

 

[Wing1]

It remains in P

 

[Wing1]

So it just wont shift into D, or R? Try locking/unlocking/locking it and leaving for 10mins then have another go. I need to do this when my Jeep has a hissy fit. Failing that you may need to disconnect the battery to reboot the systems.

Yeah we did

 

[Wing1]

I am sure you are doing all this but I was not used to the BMW auto box and initially did not follow correct procedure eg do you have foot on brake as you attempt to engage gear plus are you pressing side button on the gear knob as you attempt to change gear. Also what gear setting does the display suggest you are in? Good luck

P

 

[DenisM]

We just picked up our Grenadier yesterday, drove home and wanted to go out for an icecream. Gear won’t shift, error message: Gear box error. Car won’ t budge.
While we are waiting for the service car to stop by, anyone has had the same experience??

when you turn on the ignition, wait until the lights extinguish on the panel in front of the steering wheel, except for engine and handbrake. Then foot on brake and start engine....
Are the doors shut "properly"? They need to be shut VERY firmly otherwise the vehicle will not move out of park!

 

[Wing1]

Are the doors shut "properly"? They need to be shut VERY firmly otherwise the vehicle will not move out of park!

 

[Wing1]

Thanks for the tip…unfortunately that s not it!

 

[MattA]

Check the fuses, I had the same issue with another 4wd a few years ago, a mate stuck on a hill, very steep, very rocky, needing to winch. Car wouldn’t come out of park, after over an hour of mucking around and dragging the car back down the hill to a safer location and thinking a very expensive recovery was going to be needed I had the brain wave idea to check all the fuses, 10 minutes later he was driving back up the hill

 

[CountyV8]

Check the bonnet / hood it also needs to be closed it can look closed but still not be latched a good drop from at least a foot (30cm) should do it.

 

[Wing1]

Check the fuses, I had the same issue with another 4wd a few years ago, a mate stuck on a hill, very steep, very rocky, needing to winch. Car wouldn’t come out of park, after over an hour of mucking around and dragging the car back down the hill to a safer location and thinking a very expensive recovery was going to be needed I had the brain wave idea to check all the fuses, 10 minutes later he was driving back up the hill

It was indeed parked in P w/o handbrake on a slight incline. The service guy mentioned that it might be “stuck “ due to the gravity and he managed to manually shift it into Neutral via the underside of the car. However still no possibility to shift. Finally towtruck has towed him away back to the dealer. Still a mystery

 

[emax]

If bonnet is closed properly and the doors are as well: Did you push the side release button on the shifter when trying to shift?

Might sound like a dumb question - but you never know ...

 

[Wing1]

If bonnet is closed properly and the doors are as well: Did you push the side release button on the shifter when trying to shift?

Might sound like a dumb question - but you never know ...

We did!

 

[beg]

Please keep us updated as we might find ourselves in a similar situation and need a solution . hope all turns out good for you.

 

[Wing1]

Please keep us updated as we might find ourselves in a similar situation and need a solution . hope all turns out good for you.

Will do!!! We have the 8 th Grenadier delivered in The Netherlands so asume it is still unfamiliar and new for the road assistance and cardealer

 

[ADVAW8S]

Sorry @Wing1 for the issues, please do keep us informed. Here is a video of what you have to do to release the zf8 transmission. The grenadier manual may superceded this but incase of a emergency.

View: https://youtu.be/k3TJiHuc0ag

 

[Wing1]

Sorry @Wing1 for the issues, please do keep us informed. Here is a video of what you have to do to release the zf8 transmission. The grenadier manual may superceded this but incase of a emergency.

View: https://youtu.be/k3TJiHuc0ag

Great! Will do

 

[anand]

Sorry @Wing1 for the issues, please do keep us informed. Here is a video of what you have to do to release the zf8 transmission. The grenadier manual may superceded this but incase of a emergency.

View: https://youtu.be/k3TJiHuc0ag

Can someone with a Grenadier confirm that this bolt exists on the transmission?

I ask because included with the factory tool kit is an offset wrench specifically to place the vehicle into a roll-able neutral state, and the method in the video is much easier to get to

 

[ADVAW8S]

I think each car might be different. When it was mention the AA driver need to get underneath, I figured he went this route. My L663 that uses thr same transmission has a lever under the hood that you pull but that's because the skid plate is covering the transmission. It takes something like 25 bolts to get to the transmission