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      05-29-2017, 09:09 PM   #1
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Sulfur smell after starting up

I have a 2013 S Drive. I've noticed in the last couple months, if the car has been sitting a while (overnight) when I start it up, the AC comes on (I have it on Auto) and there is a distinct sulfur smell for a couple minutes. After that it dissipates.

Anyone else smelled this?
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      05-30-2017, 01:49 PM   #2
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      05-30-2017, 04:44 PM   #3
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Turn the AC off, does it still happen?
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      06-10-2017, 06:43 AM   #4
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check the battery
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      06-13-2017, 11:41 AM   #5
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      06-13-2017, 01:51 PM   #6
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Something has been stinking up my car as well. I did a search, and it looks like it's common for BMWs to get a moldy smell from the A/C? And apparently it's hard to reach the parts that matter.

One solution I read about: I tried running a few min. with "heat" on (and windows down!) to see if I could cook it out before I got cooked. Maybe it helped a little, hard to tell.
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      06-21-2017, 11:22 AM   #7
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If it smells like bandaids/dirty socks/plastic, its the a part in your HVAC system that has glue on it that has a distinct BMW smell. Spray a little Lysol or febreeze in your system on re-circulation every once in a while and it goes away. Other wise its usually gone after a few minutes.
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      06-21-2017, 07:13 PM   #8
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I ended up doing the Lysol trick a couple of times, and the car smells great now. Pshew!
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