IDrive Miles to Service
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I've had my car (05 530i 48k miles) for 1,500 miles and my iDrive still sais "12,000 miles" until my next oil change is due, just like the day I bought it. All the other numbers are exactly even as well with all zero's at the end. Common sense tells me it is not counting down miles to next service date. The dealer tells me the iDrive in these cars doesn't "count down" miles like other cars, but is based on driving style and other factors. This seems questionable to me...considering I've drove over 1500 miles and the 'miles to service' indicators haven't budged. Is this accurate or is the dealer giving me false information?
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Originally Posted by txphi592' post='665817' date='Sep 9 2008, 10:13 PM
I've had my car (05 530i 48k miles) for 1,500 miles and my iDrive still sais "12,000 miles" until my next oil change is due, just like the day I bought it. All the other numbers are exactly even as well with all zero's at the end. Common sense tells me it is not counting down miles to next service date. The dealer tells me the iDrive in these cars doesn't "count down" miles like other cars, but is based on driving style and other factors. This seems questionable to me...considering I've drove over 1500 miles and the 'miles to service' indicators haven't budged. Is this accurate or is the dealer giving me false information?
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Originally Posted by txphi592' post='665817' date='Sep 9 2008, 10:13 PM
I've had my car (05 530i 48k miles) for 1,500 miles and my iDrive still sais "12,000 miles" until my next oil change is due, just like the day I bought it. All the other numbers are exactly even as well with all zero's at the end. Common sense tells me it is not counting down miles to next service date. The dealer tells me the iDrive in these cars doesn't "count down" miles like other cars, but is based on driving style and other factors. This seems questionable to me...considering I've drove over 1500 miles and the 'miles to service' indicators haven't budged. Is this accurate or is the dealer giving me false information?
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My Ride: 545iSMGSilver GrayAuburn Dakota LeatherLogic 7 Premium SoundSports Package
Ya it sounds normal for now still. Just for comparison after my last oil change my counter said 12,000 till the next oil change and after over 2,000 miles of driving it STILL said 12,000 miles to the next oil change and then it finally showed 11,000 to the next oil change like after 2,500 miles of driving... Its based on how you drive the car... the more highway and cruising the slower it counts down. THe harder you drive it the faster it counts down.
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