re: <all> Service light reset tool operation

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Chad,

I had the same problem with my '97 M3. I called Peake and they said that
the problem is that the car computer is counting down for Inspection I or
II. You have to clear the Inspection. I just changed the oil again and the
following worked:

1. Reset the oil change lights (This did not reset anything...)
2. Reset the Inspection light (Everything is reset).

I am not sure if you can skip step 1 but that's what worked for me...

Take care,
Theo.

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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 11:03:05 -0600
From: "Chad Klingbeil" <cklingbeil@domain.elided>
Subject: <all> Service light reset tool operation
List,
I went back to doing my own oil changes this spring after paying the
dealer to do it for me for three years.  Got my filters from Steve D'G, and
got my Lubro-Moly and a Peake reset tool from BMP.  Here's my question:
The first time I used the reset tool, the lights went back to normal, just
as
they should.  However, on the two subsequent uses, the lights have not
come back on.
The instruction sheet that comes with the reset tool suggests that when
you have this problem, it is an indication that the cause may be "a dying
or dead backup battery on your S.I. (Service Interval) computer circuit
board."  (The car was manufactured in 1/95.)  In your experience, is this
the most likely explanation?  Or is it simple operator error?  Any other
explanation that I may be overlooking?
TIA for your assistance.
Chad Klingbeil
BMW CCA 127,596
Minneapolis, MN
95 M3
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