strugglinauthor
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I've had the old 'red car on a ramp' come up on the dashboard and having checked the code in the owner's manual, it appears to be telling me that the brake pads are worn. A visual inspection shows me that this is probaby correct: the rear ones are considerably slimmer than the fronts!
The thing is, when I bring up the Service Info option and step through the items, it shows my rear brake pads as needing attention in 12,000 miles. I'm trying to understand how the Condition Based Service algorithm updates this info to make it reflect the real world? It would have made a lot more sense if, when I stepped through, it was showing 500 or 1000 miles.
I asked this of the BMW garage and the answer was not to pay too much attention to it and to bring the car in for an inspection. I guess that's what I'll do, but I'm trying to understand the purpose of the service info option if it seems so out of date.
Just idle curiosity but does anyone understand/use it? :?
The thing is, when I bring up the Service Info option and step through the items, it shows my rear brake pads as needing attention in 12,000 miles. I'm trying to understand how the Condition Based Service algorithm updates this info to make it reflect the real world? It would have made a lot more sense if, when I stepped through, it was showing 500 or 1000 miles.
I asked this of the BMW garage and the answer was not to pay too much attention to it and to bring the car in for an inspection. I guess that's what I'll do, but I'm trying to understand the purpose of the service info option if it seems so out of date.
Just idle curiosity but does anyone understand/use it? :?