HELP? unknown light showing

Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:28 pm

a light has lit - up next to the inspection light. it is in a shape of a round circle with a line in it. looks kind of like a picture of a analouge clock. does any1 no what it is?

Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:30 pm

Your car needs a service at a guess?

Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:32 pm

Hi mate. This is the signal that means your "Annual Check" service is due. Refer to your manual or have a look online somewhere. Its not a big service compared to Inspection I or II.

Its nothing that major and does not mean your car has something wrong.

Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:33 pm

maxfield wrote:Your car needs a service at a guess?

cant be just got it serviced 2 months ago. my clutch has gone tho im getting it replaced wednesday could it be something to do with the clutch. i dont want 2 spend all this money geting a new clutch the finding out something else is wrong.

Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:46 pm

was the service lights reset?
ie all lights lit?

Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:56 pm

bmwowner wrote:was the service lights reset?
ie all lights lit?

yer it was rerset all lights were green. now only 3 lights green

Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:44 pm

If the car was serviced only 2 months ago you have nothing to worry about,the service lights need to be reset.
bridge a piece of wire between pin 7 & 19 on the diagnostic plug under the bonnet,turn the ignition on for so many seconds and it resets it,theres a guide in the wiki on how to do this step by step,
if you get stuck put a post in the tech help section.

by the way this isnt related to your clutch problem.

Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:45 pm

It is set from the date of registration and comes on to indicate it's annual inspection, be that MOT or whatever.

My 320 anologue clock appears every November as it was registered Nov 90. On my reset tool I use the Inspection mode to knocjk it out. It can come on when all 5 greens are showing or any other amount and combination of service lights.