Help!

I have a 2006 mini cooper s and we had the oil changed but the did not have the reminder reset. Is there a way that I can do that myself?

Thanks for your help.

April

 

Post #3 of this thread has the directions for resetting the service interval indicator.

 

thanks

 

the system can be very quirky wrt the timing of the button pushes here so don't be surprized if it does not 'take' the first time (or 5 times) you try it.

It DOES work . . . eventually

Also you may see the system reset to 15,000 or 12,000 or ... the system toggles 'tween an oil service, a service one and a service two but not in that order!

 

Just reset mine today. Thanks for the link, and to everyone who posts DIYs. What did we do before internet message boards? (Struggled, or took it to a mechanic, that's what!)

Note: position 1 is the very first notch you feel when you turn your key. I passed it up a few times before I figured out what I was doing wrong. Also, my interval shows 15,500 so don't be alarmed if it's not exactly 15K.

 

Glad it worked for you. Mine always resets to 15,500 as well, so I think it varies from year to year. And of course, the actual distance between services is adjusted by the computer depending on your driving habits. I've gone as far as 21-22k miles between OBC-recommended services.

 

I don't mean to hijack this thread, but I have a related question and need a little advice.

I only drive 7,000-9,000 miles/year, so I change my oil once yearly. Last year, my service indicator was counting down for my "second" oil service, but had a lot of miles left, so I did not reset it after my first non-dealer oil change.

It is now time for my yearly oil change, and my service indicator is down to about 2,500 miles until my "second" oil service. I don't want to get another oil change in 2,500 miles, assuming that the indicator will tick down on par with the miles I drive if I don't reset it. However, those 2,500 miles might take a while to run out, since the indicator seems to have been hovering around that number for a few hundred miles now.

Should I ignore the indicator for my oil changes and just use it as a guide for addressing the other maintenance items associated with the oil services and inspections? Or should I reset it after this oil change and forget about those 2,500 miles? What would you do?

 

I'd reset it and forget about the 2,500 miles. The computer can be a useful tool, but it is not the last word in maintenance schedules. The other inspections consist mainly of 'checks' of the car's mechanicals.

 

Some don't reset the service interval after intermediate oil changes; they just record the oil change in the service booklet.

We have an '06 also, and reset only after complete scheduled services; otherwise we'd soon be confused as to when the next complete service was actually due.