How do you reset the oil change light on a 2005 BMW X3?

Answer 1

All BMW's require a special tool to reset the Oil & Service (Inspection) indicators. The best one out there is the Peake R5 from www.peakeresearch.com. They are a bit pricey, but if your a do-it-your-selfer like me, it's a worthwhile investment!

Some may tell you that it can be done by pressing and holding buttons while turning the key to position 1, but it won't work!

Answer

The way to do it is to switch the ignition off and hold down the left button on the left side of the instrument cluster. Switch the key on but don't start the engine. Keep holding the button down tell reset pops up. It should be less than ten seconds. Release the button and instantly press and hold it down again tell reset starts to flash. Release press and release quickly again and the indicator will reset. This will work from model year 2001 to 2006.