[Qsilver7]

Originally Posted by Sxs1687

…My CEL randomly turned on last night and the iDrive says nothing. I'm at 43k miles. Gas cap is on tight! The flaps seem to be working as they should. The ODBII reader I have (bought like 10 yrs ago when I had an Infiniti) keeps saying error when trying to connect so I ordered another reader that's known to work well with BMWs off of amazon just now. Hopefully whatever is causing the light is something small and covered! (Fingers crossed).

Just an FYI…OBD II (check engine light) won’t cause any iDrive warnings 99.9% of the time. OBD II is emissions related and communicates through the OBD II port/socket.

Since you say you have an OBD II reader…make sure that you have the ignition in the correct setting. The new BMWs with the START buttons can be tricky at times in regards to the correct ignition position. In the past, I think OBD II hook up required the ignition to be in either KLR (ignition position 1) or KL 30 (ignition position 2)…but now with the START button…it may require a specific sequence pressing the START button to be able to read OBD II codes.

Good luck.