Instrument Cluster - `Check Oil' Message Displayed

GROUP 11
Engine

Bulletin Number
11 15 00

Woodcliff Lake, NJ
April 2000
Service Engineering

This bulletin is also issued in Group 62 (Instruments), S.I. 62 50 00, the content of which is identical

This Service Information bulletin supersedes S.I. 11 51 00 dated March 2000.

SUBJECT:
Check Oil" Message in Check Control

MODEL:
E53 (X5), vehicles produced before February 2000

Situation:
When switching off the engine, the Check Oil" message shows in the instrument cluster Check Control. The engine oil level on the dipstick is satisfactory.

Cause:
Error in LCM coding data

Correction:
On a customer complaint basis only, recode the LCM using DIS V21.0, or higher.

Procedure:

1. Using DIS, or MoDiC, select Coding/Programming

-- Select "Car Memory"

-- Select "Print List"

-- Follow the on-screen instructions to print the list of programmed Car and Key memory features.

Use this list to identify any "Lighting" features (Daytime driving lights, home lights, soft ON/OFF)that are not at factory (default) setting.

2. At the Coding/Programming main screen, select "ZCS Coding"

3. Select "E53 Series"

4. Select "Recoding"

5. Select "LCM"

6. Follow the on-screen instructions to rigidly assign the LCM to the vehicle, and to recode the LCM.

7. Reprogram Car and Key Memory to restore any "Lighting" features not at factory (default) setting (Refer to the list printed in step 1).

For information on programming Car and Key Memory, refer to S.I. 09 03 98 dated March 1999.





WARRANTY INFORMATION
Covered under the terms of the BMW New Vehicle Limited Warranty.