05-15-2015, 03:56 PM | #1 |
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Hey guys I have a m4 and wondering how you guys know what maintenance needs to be done besides what it tells you on the idrive? I see people talking about 12k service and such and I can't find any information about it. My car has 11,3xx miles and don't want to miss any crucial maintenances... Also if anyone can post up a schedule of all the maintenance that is recommended for the car and when? I plan on keeping her for a while and I feel like there is supposed to be more done than what the idrive lists... Thanks!
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05-15-2015, 04:11 PM | #2 |
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My understanding is the car will tell you when servicing is needed... I don't think I have ever seen a maintenance schedule.
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I think you mean 1.2k not , not 12k. That's a run in service, for new cars. Otherwise the car will tell you when it's due, there's nothing else you need to worry about.
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I've had the same thoughts too. Probably from years of having cars with scheduled oil changes every 5k and 15k/30k/60k maintenance schedules.
I'm somewhere around 9k miles right now, and some time back the car started giving me reminders with a countdown of mileage and what seems like a suggested month for maintenance service. Do our cars actually try to measure something to determine that service needs to be done, or it is a straight interval time since last service..? I too, would've preferred to have a maintenance interval schedule, at least a guidelines... |
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05-15-2015, 04:59 PM | #6 |
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When you bring your BMW to the dealer your SA will put the key in a reader and that tells all you need to know.
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also this probably should go in the Mechanical Maintenance board, this topic may also be of interest:
http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1050549 I think "free" maintenance from BMW seems to be every 10k. If you go through iDrive to check on car status and go to service required.. it should tell you at least when your car thinks its next maintenance should be. |
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BMW had usage based maintenance schedule (or whatever it's called) for decades now. The car usually give you plenty of notice. You can always see how many miles or months are left until service. It's suppose to be better than fixed schedule, because it takes into account how you use the car.
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