Resetting service indicator
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Hi all. Recently had our brake fluid, pads and discs changed after the service indicator flashed up. Had the front discs changed at the same time. This was done at Kwik Fit rather than BMW as it was about half the price.
Anyway. While they reset the indicator for the pads, the car's still saying the brake fluid needs doing.
Normally, you can just go into the service menu and reset, but I don't seem able to this time. Is it possible to reset this yourself, or does the dealer need to do it?
Anyway. While they reset the indicator for the pads, the car's still saying the brake fluid needs doing.
Normally, you can just go into the service menu and reset, but I don't seem able to this time. Is it possible to reset this yourself, or does the dealer need to do it?
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You can reset it yourself.
- Turn key to on position
- press and hold reset on gauge cluster
- when you see the brake fluid logo press and hold the reset button
- it'll say rest? let go of the button and press and hold the reset button again
- it should reset
- Turn key to on position
- press and hold reset on gauge cluster
- when you see the brake fluid logo press and hold the reset button
- it'll say rest? let go of the button and press and hold the reset button again
- it should reset
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THanks for that.
I'll give it a go later on. If I remember.
I'll give it a go later on. If I remember.
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Nice one. Took a couple of attempts as I went into some weird and wonderful text. But got there in the end.
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The gauge at the RPM meter is sufficient to me as it give an OK indication of the engine temperatur with repect to normal working temeprature which is 8 lines left on my 530D.
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Before you get service menu in screen you have to reset your tripmeter. 00000.
-Then you press about 5sek trip and got triangle symbol in screen.
-Then click trip so many times, you see Brakefluid symbol.
-Hold down trip some times trip and yuo get message "RESET"
-Hold trip down and you see KM got 00000
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Secret "hidden" OBC here
http://www.scoopz.com/m5board/E60_Hi...structions.pdf
(sorry my english)
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Before you get service menu in screen you have to reset your tripmeter. 00000.
-Then you press about 5sek trip and got triangle symbol in screen.
-Then click trip so many times, you see Brakefluid symbol.
-Hold down trip some times trip and yuo get message "RESET"
-Hold trip down and you see KM got 00000
----------------------------------------------------------------
Secret "hidden" OBC here
http://www.scoopz.co...nstructions.pdf
(sorry my english)
-Then you press about 5sek trip and got triangle symbol in screen.
-Then click trip so many times, you see Brakefluid symbol.
-Hold down trip some times trip and yuo get message "RESET"
-Hold trip down and you see KM got 00000
----------------------------------------------------------------
Secret "hidden" OBC here
http://www.scoopz.co...nstructions.pdf
(sorry my english)
Make sure you do this with the drivers door closed
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I use the hidden menus in the OBC.
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Make sure you do this with the drivers door closed
A friend called me and I went through it with him at least 10 times and then I made him get out of the car, and lock the car wait 20 mins and start again..its only when I said get in the car, and now close the door..and I heard "ah i didnt do that before" ![Fcuk](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/fcuk.gif)
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