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How to Reset the Service Light on a BMW X3

Model: BMW X3 E83, MK 1 - Years: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Part: Warning light – error code

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In today's video, learn how to reset the service light on a BMW X3. Get in the car and sit in the driver's seat. While turning the ignition key, press the button on the dashboard.

After a few seconds, you will enter the submenu. Now, hold the same button, and after about ten seconds of blinking, the oil life reset will be completed.

The parameter is set to 15,500 mi or 12 months, depending on which event occurs first. Remember to perform this operation after completing the necessary maintenance.

Operation completed.


Updated on 11 May 2026 by ScegliAuto


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