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Subject: Reset the oil & inspection lights Author: mwong as M.Wong (moderator) : member since December, 2003 : 5037 posts Posted on: 2004-02-01 00:13:22

Open the cap.
With the ignition off, put a wire between pins 7 and 19.
Turn the ignition to position 2, "run."
(Do not start the engine.)
After just a couple seconds, remove the jumper wire.
(If you wait eight to ten seconds, it will do an Inspection reset.)

On my E30 the lights reset without removing the wire, but on the E38 the wire has to come out.

Close the cap when you're done.



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