General topics » Service reminder !!

Hi Guys
My bike was serviced by a non BMW dealer 6 months ago and the service message has come up on the TFT
I spoke to BMW and they will not reset the message unless I have the bike serviced by them again !! I have only just bought the bike 2 weeks ago and seems silly having this done again, the dealer who serviced it used genuine BMW parts, I can see the Oil filter is a BMW one and I have the receipt from BMW for the parts !!

Is there any way of resetting the service message without having it re serviced ? im sure theres a lot of home service guys in this parish

Cheers Guys

Rob

You need the right tool. A GS-911 or similar tool. Frankly, you don’t use a non-BMW shop unless they have the tool to reset the maintenance alert. BMW doesn’t have an obligation to do work for free. They will reset the alert…for a fee ($50 in my neck of the woods).

A GS-911 was a necessary evil for owning a BMW. Why they can’t give you a reset button like auto makers is beyond me, but that’s how BMW rolls.

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Yes,
Ideally, you can get yourself a GS-911 diagnostics tool (https://www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/re...cle-diagnostics) but they are pretty expensive.
Alternatively, if all you want to do is reset the service indicator, buy a cheap and cheerful OBD2 reader which you can use with MotoLink via Bluetooth on an Android phone (https://play.google.com/store/apps/detai...can&hl=en&gl=US).

I have what was a cheap OBD2 reader myself but is now pretty expensive, so not recommending mine. I'm sure others here will be able to come up with something appropriate

EDIT: alternatively, there are a lot of BMW owners who own these devices who offer service resets for a fee on eBay, like this one for example: Werbung: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184643124761? I'm sure if you look you'd find someone local to you.

Thanks guys
Very helpful ill look at the Devices and get one sorted

if anyone is near Romford Essex that has such a device I dont mind paying to do it ill come to them

Rob

Cheers Wessie
just put a post there as well

Rob