No more 15K?

batlin · 04-06-2007, 03:22 PM

I just got my car a week and a half ago, and when i first got it when i got into it and pushed the start button the message on my display shows 15K maintenance..
now i have 700 miles on her and now when i get in it shows 24K... what happened?

DFW_M · 04-06-2007, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by batlin

I just got my car a week and a half ago, and when i first got it when i got into it and pushed the start button the message on my display shows 15K maintenance..
now i have 700 miles on her and now when i get in it shows 24K... what happened?

you drive like a grandma...

termigni · 04-06-2007, 03:28 PM

learn how to press the pedal properly.

HyperM3 · 04-06-2007, 03:33 PM

Did it switch to Kilometers???

teknochild · 04-06-2007, 03:34 PM

^- +1

LEDZEP · 04-06-2007, 03:47 PM

It will never go above 15,000 miles. It has been switched to kilometers.

DFW_M · 04-06-2007, 04:48 PM

used two different keys (miles vs. kms)?

batlin · 04-07-2007, 04:34 PM

Nope, I just checked it and it is MLS not KMS
What is going on?

E90330iS · 04-07-2007, 04:36 PM

Same here! I have driven about 12000 miles right now and the computer still shows 10000 miles to go!

teknochild · 04-07-2007, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by E90330iS

Same here! I have driven about 12000 miles right now and the computer still shows 10000 miles to go!

is everyone sure it really is the miles left and not the miles to go in on, theres far to many people with things like the above

LEDZEP · 04-07-2007, 05:00 PM

The number is "this many more miles until service". Depending on your driving habits, it can be a long time. But the number displayed will never exceed 15,000.

Ascension · 04-07-2007, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by dr325i

you drive like a grandma...

RiXst3r · 04-07-2007, 05:50 PM

they do this now, the 2007 models do not have 15k set as a hard interval... its based on your driving style, and some dealers wont even service your car until after the car says so... even if its been a year!

batlin · 04-07-2007, 06:09 PM

So I guess what you guys are saying is.. drive it like i stole it?

STE92VE · 04-07-2007, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by batlin

now i have 700 miles on her and now when i get in it shows 24K... what happened?

Congratulations! You now are entitled to the gold trim package a la Lexus and Acura.

teknochild · 04-07-2007, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by LEDZEP

The number is "this many more miles until service". Depending on your driving habits, it can be a long time. But the number displayed will never exceed 15,000.

yea fine, but if it just stays at 15k miles forever... that seems like what its doing for them, mines counting down much faster than the miles are counting up so im not worried about it personally because im getting the long end of the stick

but i feel kinda bad for them, i wouldnt wait 24k before i chenged my oil no way

danimal · 04-07-2007, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by STE92VE

Congratulations! You now are entitled to the gold trim package a la Lexus and Acura.

If he's not careful, he'll qualify for the landau roof a la Chrysler New Yorker circa 1985

-Dan

mikepinkerton · 04-08-2007, 01:01 PM

I'm pretty sure mine displays 16k or 18k.

-Mike

theroyalwe · 04-08-2007, 02:03 PM

it's entirely about how you drive it... the more time at higher rpm's the quicker the counter will go down. it also seems to go down by 250mi increments or something. try to forget about fuel mileage for a while and run it harder for a few weeks to see how quick it goes down.

LEDZEP · 04-08-2007, 04:30 PM

The calculation is an algorithm of the number of gallons of fuel the vehicle has consumed. It's fun to think it's highly sophisticated and taking many things into consideration, but it's not.

Poorer gas mileage = shorter service intervals

Ultimately, MPG is probably the best long term way to determine how the car has been driven, so that's how it's done.

teknochild · 04-08-2007, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by LEDZEP

The calculation is an algorithm of the number of gallons of fuel the vehicle has consumed. It's fun to think it's highly sophisticated and taking many things into consideration, but it's not.

Poorer gas mileage = shorter service intervals

Ultimately, MPG is probably the best long term way to determine how the car has been driven, so that's how it's done.

as someone already mentioned, thats been changed, it includes other factors, including RPMs and trip distance

E90Fleet · 04-08-2007, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by LEDZEP

The calculation is an algorithm of the number of gallons of fuel the vehicle has consumed. It's fun to think it's highly sophisticated and taking many things into consideration, but it's not.

Poorer gas mileage = shorter service intervals

Ultimately, MPG is probably the best long term way to determine how the car has been driven, so that's how it's done.

It also has a oil condition sensor

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