I've got an 06 MCS and I just passed an oil inspection on the computer but I didn't want to pay the dealer to do an oil change so I did it myself. My question is how do I reset this countdown? I'm sure I have another inspection like Inspection 2 coming up after this one and I don't want to mess up the countdown to that.

 

-- procedure removed as I accidentally put in the ECU reset procedure here --

 

I think they mean the service light.

Pat

 

Yeah the service light and mileage countdown.

 

You may find this useful if you do your own oil changes. Keep in mind you should wait until your factory service expires, since resetting the indicator may lead the dealer to deny oil changes since the indicator does not indicate an oil change is due.
Press and hold the trip odometer button.
Insert car key and turn it to the first position.
Watch for the word "RESET" to appear on the Odometer indicator.
Release the trip odometer button, then press & hold it again.
Wait for the "RESET" message to flash.
Release the button, and then press & release (once only)
The Service interval is now reset

 

that's it - but watch out cuz the car can be very finiky about the timing on the assorted press - release - press sequences. I always end up trying 3 or 4 times b4 it works.

AND do not be surprized if a number of miles to go appears that's not what you expected ..... it DOES change .....

 

Haha, yeah I posted the wrong procedure - never mind. I always have to reset my oil thing too because Jiffy Lube doesn't know how.

 

Follow up question: does the above procedure reset both the oil and service inspection intervals? My service warranty period has expired, but the vehicle warranty has a year to go and I'm, 2,500 miles from the next inspection. I was thinking about chaning the oil myself, but I could wait until after the next dealer inspection.

Thanks

 

the GEN1 just has one counter and it just toggles between oil service and maintenance . . . so if you are changing the oil yourself b4 the counter says to, but still are entitled to any pre-paid service you probably want the counter to run as MINI expects. But they are going to look at the warranty, or the maintenance expiration, on the total miles. Therefore the maint reminder is not going to matter to the dealer anymore and they will do what ever maintenance you want to pay for

 

but I found a really cool feature of of the Bavarian Tecnic software. You can adjust the interval and service counter at will.

When you click on "adjust values", you can change the interval or the counter independantly.

Admittedly, this software isn't free. But if you want to use the internal oil and service counters and do your own changes and the like, it can't be beat.

Check it out here at the FES-Auto web site.

Matt

 

Great guys! I just reset mine!

 

Good instructions !

One question about all the resetting; what is this Mini Specific Scan Tool used for ??? It is sold by Moss Motors.

It says that you need this tool to reset Lights if they come on and after an oil change is done to reset the counter.

Can anyone explain ?

Thanks

 

There are dozens of threads on different OBD readers, what they do, what they don't do, etc. Here are some links.

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...i-scanner.html

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ses-light.html

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...s-scanner.html

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...-r56-help.html

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...d-scanner.html

Try the search - you'll find many more.

 

I tried the reset procedure above more than a dozen times and apparently did not get the timing right as I was never able to get RESET to flash as described above. Can anyone share any hints on this procedure?
Thanks!

 

I replaced oil and filter the other day at about 75,000 miles. I usually don't reset the countdown clock and let it run negative. However, this time I attempted to reset it. When I was done pressing buttons according to many posts here and my shop manual, the countdown clock read 15,150 miles or something like this. Thing is, I've driven about 600 miles and it has not changed. Can anyone tell me what I did wrong or whether it'll change when it feels like it? All mileage is high speed highway at about 270 miles per week accumulated in a round trip.

 

I've heard that it uses values from your Miles Per Gallon counter to speed up or slow down the count down to your next service. If you drive it hard, burning through lots of gas quickly, then you would need your next service sooner than if you were gently putting lots of highway miles on it.

Keep an eye on it,... even if its stretching it because of your highway miles, it should begin to count backwards soon. It reminds me of when I fill the tank, it shows 300 miles till next fill up. After I get on the highway it goes up to 380, but by that time I've already traveled 20 miles. Some of this stuff seems illogical....

 

So how many miles did you drive between oil & filter changes ?

I can only hope you did not wait 15,000 miles for this service . . . . . . .

 

When I bought the car at 72k, CARFAX showed a service record of inspection and oil change being done at MINI dealership at 68k Miles. At that time the OBC showed that I had 12k miles until oil change. Now at 78k miles it shows I have 6k miles till oil change. -I'll do it this weekend or next. I check it very often, and I also put a lot of highway miles on. For me I feel comfortable changing oil every 6 or 9 thousand.... I'm just past that. I know a guy on here with over 300k on his clock, says he uses the manufacturer suggested intervals (15k) for oil change.