Reset the Oil Service Indicatior Change?
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Since you have tried the procedure numerous times without success, and your indicator is RED, I tend to believe the theory that once RED it is not user resettable. Good thing to remember for DIY-ers.
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i think you are correct. i read that somewhere else also. i have emailed the dealer, waiting to hear back.
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the dealer just responded to my email. he said it should reset regardless of if it's red (over due) or not. but i swear my mechanic can't get it reset and neither can i. we have both did it before and it actually was a piece of cake. i don't get what the problem is now.
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This is strange, and I've never heard of it. Make sure you post up what the final result is.
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well instead of the interval resetting, it goes to "----" instead, and then back to "-320". some other guy on the internet had the same happen, but i can't find his thread. argh.
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Yeah that's completely new to me... Honestly, if I was you I wouldn't mess around much with it and bring it to BMW so it doesn't affect something else (which I really doubt it will but u never know). Don't forget to keep us posted on whatever the result is.
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per this video, i get exactly to where the ---- is displayed, but it goes back to my initial reading of -360 instead of resetting to the next interval. i have contacted the dealership and they said it should reset the way i am doing it. i also have an indy mechanic and he tried to do it also and got the same results as i did.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZHeDh_hXLo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZHeDh_hXLo
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How's the health of the battery? Maybe a weak battery could be the cause.
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