[banky]

Had my car coded tonight for 3 things: windows up with fob, seatbelt noise delete, and digital speedo. Right after we finished my service engine light came on and we put every thing back to stock and the light was still on. After a 20 minute hwy drive home, still on.

Coincidence?

[banky]

i also want to add the guy who did the coding has done multiple cars with no errors or lights...

Car info: 07 335i e92

[banky]

also, the car the car was driving perfectly normal (wasnt doing anything i noticed) on the way home.

[nguyen]

mines came on too, have you tried doing the service engine soon reset?

RESET

Step 1
Insert key into slot
Step 2
Press start/stop button without depressing clutch/brake and wait for the service reminder to disappear.
Step 3
Immediately after service reminder goes out, press and hold the odometer reset. After 3 secs a warning triangle will appear, keep the odo. button pressed and after another 2-3 secs the Oil can will appear. I f you hold it too long (10 secs in total) you will overshoot the runway and some German writing will appear giving the software level/ can bus etc. of the car. Go back to the beginning and start again.
Step 4
You are now in the service menu, use the toggle switch on indicator stalk to scroll up/down through the various service items.
Step 5
When you have the item you want to reset showing, press the BC button on end of indicator stalk. Reset should now appear in the display. Press in and hold the BC button for 2-3 secs and a clock will start whirling around and hey presto, its done
Step 6
You can now either scroll up/down to select another item (as in step 4) or you can press the start/stop button to exit.

let me know how it goes, i think its the digital speedometer that caused this

[rexsevn]

Have the coder make sure he has up-to-date daten fles (v41) and recode. This happened to me recently.

[pwrdbynel]

Also make sure he used your .TRC file. When I first coded my car I used the TRC file from an 06 325i and it made my car throw a Engine code, code said I had to change a filter. It was an error on my part, but I managed to rewrite my stock TRC file and everything went back to normal, I then changed the settings on my TRC file and everything work as intended.

[banky]

Originally Posted by nguyen

mines came on too, have you tried doing the service engine soon reset?

RESET

Step 1
Insert key into slot
Step 2
Press start/stop button without depressing clutch/brake and wait for the service reminder to disappear.
Step 3
Immediately after service reminder goes out, press and hold the odometer reset. After 3 secs a warning triangle will appear, keep the odo. button pressed and after another 2-3 secs the Oil can will appear. I f you hold it too long (10 secs in total) you will overshoot the runway and some German writing will appear giving the software level/ can bus etc. of the car. Go back to the beginning and start again.
Step 4
You are now in the service menu, use the toggle switch on indicator stalk to scroll up/down through the various service items.
Step 5
When you have the item you want to reset showing, press the BC button on end of indicator stalk. Reset should now appear in the display. Press in and hold the BC button for 2-3 secs and a clock will start whirling around and hey presto, its done
Step 6
You can now either scroll up/down to select another item (as in step 4) or you can press the start/stop button to exit.

let me know how it goes, i think its the digital speedometer that caused this

going to try this right now before going into work.

as far as the coder, hes literally done our whole group and no one else had a light come on. im not the only 335 there either... its weird. but thank you for all your suggestions and input.

keep em coming if theres anything else you can think of!

[nguyen]

Originally Posted by banky

going to try this right now before going into work.

as far as the coder, hes literally done our whole group and no one else had a light come on. im not the only 335 there either... its weird. but thank you for all your suggestions and input.

keep em coming if theres anything else you can think of!

my car has the check engine soon light too, i did corner delete and digital speedometer so im assuming thats whats causing it

[banky]

Originally Posted by nguyen

my car has the check engine soon light too, i did corner delete and digital speedometer so im assuming thats whats causing it

tried your method you listed above, but its the service engine soon light, so there was no option for me to reset that. it wasnt just a service reminder. there was also no "reset" option. following your directions brought me to the menu with the "road worthiness test" and "next oil change date" "tire pressure check" etc. etc.

so, service engine soon light is still on

;(

[nguyen]

Originally Posted by banky

tried your method you listed above, but its the service engine soon light, so there was no option for me to reset that. it wasnt just a service reminder. there was also no "reset" option. following your directions brought me to the menu with the "road worthiness test" and "next oil change date" "tire pressure check" etc. etc.

so, service engine soon light is still on

;(

yeah sucks hopefully michele can figure it out, do you know if he has all updated items tmentioned above?

can you forward to him?

[banky]

Originally Posted by nguyen

yeah sucks hopefully michele can figure it out, do you know if he has all updated items tmentioned above?

can you forward to him?

No clue. He did mention something about versions last night so I'm assuming he does. Worse part is I went back to stock after the light came on so I don't even have anything cool to show for the light being on lol.

[banky]

I do have an appointment on Monday anyway for an unrelated problem so I'll jut have them check it/clear it I guess.

[nguyen]

Originally Posted by banky

No clue. He did mention something about versions last night so I'm assuming he does. Worse part is I went back to stock after the light came on so I don't even have anything cool to show for the light being on lol.

lol yeah hopefully michele can figure mines out this weekend

[Elliott@DetailAddict]

After coding especially the Kombi, it is common for service intervals to fall about 1,000 miles. So if you were on the verge or needing an oil change it may be telling you that you need one now. Pretty simple, and common.

[fdriller9]

First of all, you cannot reset a SES light through the turn signal stalk.

Second of all, you should scan you car and see what code is being thrown. Asking if it is a coincidence or not without providing any info about the code tripping the SES light will not get you an answer.

The guy who coded your car should be able to pull the code through INPA.

[banky]

Just had AutoZone read the code and its "P1515" and a search here on the board produced 2 different definitions for the code.

[niteman1001]

Originally Posted by banky

tried your method you listed above, but its the service engine soon light, so there was no option for me to reset that. it wasnt just a service reminder. there was also no "reset" option. following your directions brought me to the menu with the "road worthiness test" and "next oil change date" "tire pressure check" etc. etc.

so, service engine soon light is still on

;(

Were you able to figure out how to reset the "service engine soon" light? I'm having the same issue with my 07 328xi. I had a complete service done a week ago but not at the dealership and the tech did not reset the SES light. I would love to be able to reset myself instead of having to take it to the dealer just to have the light reset. Any help??

[banky]

I think unless you have a reader you can't do it on your own ;(

[nguyen]

interesting, my light went away

woke up, started the car to go to work and it went away..

[carlos916]

googled ur code and someone said "P1515 it is Electronic Throttle System Throttle Position"

http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=23628

[banky]

Originally Posted by carlos916

googled ur code and someone said "P1515 it is Electronic Throttle System Throttle Position"

http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=23628

yeah and somewhere else said it was faulty electronic circuit or something like that.

couldnt find anything definitive.

[carlos916]

sucks man hope u can figure it out