BMW 530d M Sport - Service schedule

[sumo69]

Hi Guys

I have just acquired a March 2005 car with 45k mileage - can someone list the services/maintenance that the car should have had , will need soon and anything else of importance.

Thanks very much

D

[richterswil]

A BMW dealer should be able to give you a breakdown of any service/warranty work undertaken within the dealer network - obviously that won't help if it has been serviced by a non franchised garage and you don't have the documentation.

iDrive will give you details of miles until the next oil change/brakes/filters etc etc.

My E60 has now done around 60k and other than routine servicing has only had rear pads replaced.

Edited by richterswil on Sunday 24th January 14:25

[daemon]

sumo69 said:

Hi Guys

I have just acquired a March 2005 car with 45k mileage - can someone list the services/maintenance that the car should have had , will need soon and anything else of importance.

Thanks very much

D

The car will tell you when it needs serviced, so probably every 15K to 20K

[christer]

sumo69 said:

Hi Guys

I have just acquired a March 2005 car with 45k mileage - can someone list the services/maintenance that the car should have had , will need soon and anything else of importance.

Thanks very much

D

read the manual...

[sumo69]

christer said:

sumo69 said:

Hi Guys

I have just acquired a March 2005 car with 45k mileage - can someone list the services/maintenance that the car should have had , will need soon and anything else of importance.

Thanks very much

D

read the manual...

Wow..now why didn't I think of that..perhaps because the manual is missing so I thought I would ask here for a factual reply.

Thanks to the other guys for their feedback.

D

[Mr E Driver]

My first service was at 19k miles and it will be another similar mileage to the next one.

[fluffnik]

daemon said:

The car will tell you when it needs serviced, so probably every 15K to 20K

It may tell you, or at least a suitably equipped person, when it was previously serviced too...

My car's too old but I've been shown a key reader which reported any faults and IIRC the service history - drop the key in the slot, up comes the info - though the history may have been on the dealers computer, not the key.

[mike325112]

fluffnik said:

daemon said:

The car will tell you when it needs serviced, so probably every 15K to 20K

It may tell you, or at least a suitably equipped person, when it was previously serviced too...

My car's too old but I've been shown a key reader which reported any faults and IIRC the service history - drop the key in the slot, up comes the info - though the history may have been on the dealers computer, not the key.

If its an E60 a dealer can download all of the service history and predicted service dates/mileages from the key.

[christer]

sumo69 said:

christer said:

sumo69 said:

Hi Guys

I have just acquired a March 2005 car with 45k mileage - can someone list the services/maintenance that the car should have had , will need soon and anything else of importance.

Thanks very much

D

read the manual...

Wow..now why didn't I think of that..perhaps because the manual is missing so I thought I would ask here for a factual reply.

Thanks to the other guys for their feedback.

D

Hi

What you may not have thought of is that the manual is available free on the internet as far as I know.

Basically, the car will tell you via Idrive when and what needs servicing - but the history will be available with BMW dealers (assuming it was serviced at the dealers).

Hope that helps!