Changed brake pads, tried deleting service notification through the menu. Car now goes crazy with error messages.
Hi there,
BMW U06 218i Active Tourer Automatic (the new one with big screen instrument cluster).
Changed only the front pads, took care not to bend any fluid line, exchange the small brackets and wear sensor. Put everything back together, torqued + successful test ride.
The service notification was still there ("Go to dealer in xx km. Driving still possible."). I knew the rough process from a different car and tried via diagnose mode (3x Start/Stopp + 15sec. settings button (center left button on the right side of the steering wheel)).
This is where it went wrong: I could locate "brake service", but no reset for the service interval. So I checked different menu options. As the navigation is one-button (tap, hold 2-seconds for ok, hold 5 seconds for back). I inadvertently activated brake fluid service thinking there is a sub-menu below.
Now the car list multiple error warnings:
- "Brake System"
- "Parking Brake inoperable"
- "Change brake pads front" (sigh)
- "Brake System: Stop careful now."
- "Parking Brake Initialisation required"
- "Driver assist unavailable."
etc.
In the dash, there is the yellow "!", the red "!" and sometimes the "Stop" warning light. The parking brakes still works, so does the regular brake.
My questions:
- Is it possible to recover using onboard tools or an odb dongle? If yes, roughly how?
- If a visit to the dealer is required, is the car still drivable? (I assume there is no hardware issue.
- What does the "brake fluid service" option in the menu actually do when selected.