Electronic gremiln 2000 miles from home
Posted: Thu May 21, 2026 7:39 pm
So, here we are in the very north of Italy about to cross into Austria. Up to now we've done about 2400 miles, and we're still 10 days from home.
Yesterday the service indicator dropped from 16000 miles to 500. This morning the iDrive is telling me to get the front brake pads replaced immediately. Well, the pads and discs were done the week before we left, and I reset all the service lights myself at that time.
I've tried resetting again, and the indicator in the dash said "Reset possible", but after it counted-down it said "Reset not performed" or something similar. That was after we had spent half an hour in an Autostrada service area. I'm going to try it again tomorrow morning, but I don't hold-out much hope of it resetting.
Yesterday the service indicator dropped from 16000 miles to 500. This morning the iDrive is telling me to get the front brake pads replaced immediately. Well, the pads and discs were done the week before we left, and I reset all the service lights myself at that time.
I've tried resetting again, and the indicator in the dash said "Reset possible", but after it counted-down it said "Reset not performed" or something similar. That was after we had spent half an hour in an Autostrada service area. I'm going to try it again tomorrow morning, but I don't hold-out much hope of it resetting.
