BMW X5 brake pads

[alanis35]

I have recently changed the front pads on my 57 plate x5 I thought the warning lights would go off but they have not.

Is there anyway of reseting these?

I would rather not go to the main dealer.

Any help would be appreciated.

[thegreatdogwood]

Yes - if you spend a little time googling against BMW secret menu you will find there is a system that uses pressing the odometer rest counter that gets you into a menu and allows you to reset things.

I used it a few cars back with no problems when I changes the microfilters (5 minute job £30 part vs BMW £110) but do take a while to read the instructions and have a dry run through so you don't reset the wrong thing, remembering that if you are not sure then don't press it again as it will go back to the start if you don't press the button for a few seconds

[MMT]

http://www.scoopz.com/m5board/E60_Hidden_OBC_Instr...

[Kudos]

Did you replace the sensor when replacing pads? If so, just a case of resetting the indicator as indicated - a bit fiddly, but works

[alanis35]

Yes I did replace the sensor.

And cheers guys for the answer it's now sorted to be honest I should have taken it in as it took a while as I was worried about buggering up everything lol.

Thanks again.