inspection light

[ericmh]

what does the inspection light maintinance issues consist of i just bought a 1994 325i and after driving about 1000 mi. the inspection lihgt came on. the car runs great, but i read int he manual that it suggest not to drive it after it is in the red zone. i have changed the oil and the rear diff. fluid, is there any other pointers you can help me with? will let light turn off after the right maintenance has been taken care of or do i have to turn it off? if so how do i?

thanks!!!!

 

[echothreezero]

It is simply a "countdown timer" telling you when your next service is due. If it has not been reset last time it was serviced it will continue to tell you the car needs a service even though it doesn't.

Quoted from a member of my "home" forum:

each green light represents 2,000km's.

So when 2000km has been travelled one light will go out. untill all have gone and an orange light will show. After 500km travelled, this light will turn to red. Saying that your service is now over due.
This replace's those fugly sticker's in the top right hand corner of the windscreen, which the writing fades over time and you cant read it.
These lights can be reset by you or by your bimmer mechanic.

The other lights usually come on after a set amount of time or if the inspection light stays on after resetting this usually means that your intrument cluster battery's are gone or the join has gone dry.

 

[ericmh]

thanks for the response. how do i reset the light with out taking it to a bimmer shop.

 

[echothreezero]

You read this and follow the instructions for your model - it's easy as one, two, three.

 

[ericmh]

i went there and my connector is not exactly the same as the early or late it looks similar to the newer connector but its a little differant i tried what it said and the inspection light didnt go off and no lights illuminated

 

[ericmh]

is that for a 1994 325i or just in general bimmers what are 325i are they e30 what motor is that

 

[echothreezero]

Sorry I didn't read your post properly - yours is a 1994 which is an e36 model. Since you posted in the e21/e30 forum I didn't even look at the model year - I just assumed you were in the right forum.

Instructions for e36 service light reset are here

Sorry for the confusion.

 

[ericmh]

thanx that did it