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Go to Genie's website. You may have the roving type of transmitter and you may find a solution or at least a customer service section.
After your first oil change the mileage that appears can be a representative of several different service requirements below (its the next based ot the lowest mileage to go on any one of the required services). Your Electronic key is inserted in a key reader at the dealer and it displays and prints the mileage remaining to service the following items.
1. Vehicle Check
2. Micro Filter
3. Engine oil
4. Brake Fluid (Date)
5. Rear brakes
6. Front brakes
7. Spark Plugs
8. Statutory vehicle Inspection (Date)
9. Statutory Emissions Test (Date)
10. Intake Silencer
After my first oil change the SI display read 9,000 miles and the print out showed Vehicle Check due at 9,000 miles. My SA didn't know what a Vehicle Check is and neither do I. I guess when its due the SA gives the car to the Technicians with the tools and they know what needs to be done. Scary?
Give your dealer the key you last drove your Vehicle with and ask him/her to do service data SAM report, and print you out a copy.
Owner6
-Paul
Making it work is kinda simple.
First, make sure you pair your garage remote to your rearview mirror. Clear any codes by holding the outer buttons until the led blinks. Next, hold the garage remote really close to the mirror while holding down anyone of the numbers. I used 1. This is key, the led has to blink rapidly to show that it connected with the garage remote. If this does not happen, no dice! I held my remote literally right under the mirror, about half inch away. It linked immediately at this distance. I tried other distances and they just would not work. Had to be right under the mirror.
Next, on page 22 of the Genie manual (top left corner), it gives you the rest of the puzzle. You must go into the garage and open the the light panel on the garage opener. Towards the back there is a button and a led. The button is labeled the Learn Button. Press it once, it starts blinking. 30 seconds to complete this part. Once it starts blinking, go back to your car and press the button you used when linking to the remote. And by press, I mean hold it down until it blinks several times. If you did this right (within 30 seconds) you can quickly go back and check the LED on the garage opener as it should be solid and not blinking. Now for the finish. Go back and press the number in your car again and hold it down until it blinks rapidly. That is it. If you only push the button and don't hold it down, then this will not work. Must hold the button down in the car until it blinks! Now to operate it, you hold it DOWN and the door should operate. My mistake was I kept pressing the buttons and not holding them down. I hope this helps.
Does doing this still enable the remote device that came with the Genie to work?
I had followed the directions in the BMW owner manual to no avail -- but I'll give this a whirl. Thanks again.
The Email offewring me the date above stated that SC has a first use (or in service) tax for vehicles delivered in SC to residents of other states. This tax is 5%, up to $300. The letter stated that to their knowledge, no one had actually been sent a bill yet, but that it was a possibility at some point. Anyone heard of this? Anyone been billed by SC for this?
If this is the case, is the PC Delivery that worth it? $300 tax, a day off work, and mileage on my car from SC to NC. Not to mention having to wait two additional weeks to take delivery. Your thoughts would be of great help in making my decision. Thanks!
I allways have had an intermediate oil change done even when under warranty. I had to pay for it and the SI indicator was not reset.
Owner6
I have Lift-Master brand garage door openers. I have a three car garage with two overhead doors so I had to program them both. They have a learn button and require a sequence of coordinated button activations similar to what carter described to program. In trying to program my 2006 330xi I managed to wipe out the code in my wife's Acura, a spare remote and a wireless keypad mounted outside the garage for keyless entry. I had my BMW capable of opening both doors and everything else was disabled.
I had to take about 90 minutes to go through the sequences several times to re-program the remote, keyless entry pad and my wife's car for each door. A bit of advice, get someone to help you. I finally got the work done by standing on a ladder where I could reach the learn button while my wife pushed buttons in the car and outside the garage at my command.
I have to thank everyone here for the help, esp. carter98nc -- between the directions you provided and what I found in my 330 owner's manual, I did get it to work. Woo Hoo! Thank you again.
I envy your Xi choice, although this past winter I did not have much issue with the RWD. I put winter tires on a spare set of rims -- between that an the relatively light snow-fall we had, I made it through the season without issue. I'd love to hear how your xi performs this year, though, since I am contemplating a trade-in.
Tim,
Hey buddy. Long time no chat. Why are you contemplating a trade-in? 2006 330i for 2007 330xi? Is that the idea? I did the snow tire thing with my 330i and couldn't be happier. We had a fair bit of snow in northern Westchester, undoubtedly more than you got in southern Westchester. No problems whatsoever. Even went up snow-covered steep hills in a staight shot. I have no regrets not getting the xi. The i costs less, has better acceleration and gets better gas mileage.
Almost 15k miles now. Getting better than 25mpg overall.
On the reliability front, no problems to report since the first month - a malfunction of the adaptive headlight feature which took about a week to properly diagnosis and correct. The OBC is calling for the first oil change in another 4k miles. Being a lessee rather than an owner, I didn't come out of pocket for any interim oil changes.
Regards,
David
Trade in -- depends on what happens this coming winter. Like you, I didn't have problems this past winter, but with bambino (#1) en route, I may be a little more nervous about sliding around. Previously I've driven (test) other AWD -- e.g., Infiniti's G35x -- and thought some were sloppy, perhaps poorly weighted. The xi I hear handles very well. So perhaps it wouldn't be a compromise. We'll see ...
Mileage -- I've been getting 22.4 lately (since the fat rear summer tires went back on); over the winter on winter tires I was getting 24.5 (quite decent I thought!).
I have opted to interim oil changes out of pocket, but am not sure whether there's any point -- most contributors here (even the ones who like me believe in 3k oil changes) seem to agree that the prescribed SI changes are just fine.
I'm not knocking the xi. I'm just questioning whether us NYers really need the xi. My own personal feeling is that an i with snows is up to the tasks of a NY winter. Not only is it a cheaper way to go, but such a setup also has better acceleration and better gas mileage.
Your mpg variance depending on tires is interesting to me. I hadn't considered lower mpg to be a drawback to the sports package, but it sounds as though that is what you are experiencing. I didn't notice any difference in mpg between my snows and my all-seasons. Either way I'm getting about 25.2 to 25.5 overall.
in other words..how does the i drive on wet freeways with the all seasons
Trying to decide between 330xi and 330i in next week or so.
thanks
The i with all-seasons will do fine in the wet. If you are going to drive on snow/ice, i'd suggest snows. But, i'd suggest that for any car. AWD won't help you turn or stop.
Remember, snow tires are not much of a cost in the long run, because by switching tires, you make them last longer.
One dealer suggested that cost increase will be major on '07s, that the 330 will be re typed to 338 and will have twin turbo. Any truth to this? Or is he/she confusing M3 specs with this response?
Maybe now they do, but I've seen 3 series without the shark fin.
1. Wait a few more months and drive 5k more miles. If the indicator never changes, go to BMW.
2. Go to BMW now and they can check the indicator and possibly tell you to do option 1.
My guess is will only be RWD. I don't know of ANY BMW convertibles with AWD.
-Paul
Best Regards,
Shipo
Note: I did schedule an intermediate Oil change at 7,000 and 14,000 miles which I paid $64.95 for each service. They replaced the Oil and Filter.
In summation i had three oil services in 19,000 miles.
Owner6
What? My tin foil hat? I made it myself - why do you ask?
When I purchased the car they briefed me on the maintenance plan along with other topics. I was informed the oil change interval would be when the SI indicated or 1 year which ever came first. Than the Service Advisor attended a BMW meeting March 06 in Orlando. As a result of the meeting my SA informed me that the one year oil service was resented and they would only go by the SI. He also was given the OK to replace my Run Flats, Free of charge, at the Orlando meeting.
Owner6
Slight correction. The 335 will have 300 HP, at least in the Coupe.
http://www.bmwusa.com/vehicles/futurevehicles/new3coupe/default
Enjoy!
- Ray
Hoping a 335 Sedan will also be available – by next Spring . .
This is the first car we have ever had that has the miles to service INCREASE by nearly 20% over an 11 month period.
We did have to add a pint of oil during that time, however, when the "oil light" (yellow) came on -- when we checked the dip stick it was as low as possible on the "normal" range.
My 2005 Audi 3.2 V6 counts backwards from 10,000 miles -- although the "days" counter counts backwards from 1 year regardless of miles.
The BMW indicator, on first blush, would appear to actually be calculating something, where as the Audi indicator is more like an hour glass, just letting the sand run through it.
Both dealerships claim the innards and sensors ARE calculating not just keeping track of the passage of time. Both cars keep getting better in terms of mileage and power. Both cars use full syn oil.
Why BMW feels 15,000 mile intervals are OK would make us uncomfortable were we not leasing. 10,000 seems more rationale -- but at this point, there is no evidence suggesting that all is NOT well with either approach.
Someone at the Bimmer dealership told us that there is a Mercedes engine oil change interval on one or two of the Mercedes car engines of 100,000 miles. I have not vetted this claim, but I do admit to being more than a tad skeptical.
My last 2003 330xi changed about 15k miles.
My BMW service department uses Mobil 1 Syn bulk oil. I checked the Mobile 1 oil container at Autozone. The oil is advertised as 15,000 Mile oil. So i suggest you insist the BMW service it at no longer than 15K miles intervals.
Owner6
FWIW, the BMW labeled oil is actually a German made Castrol Syntec 0W-30, and like the Mobil-1 0W-40, it too is available (usually) at AutoZone.
Best Regards,
Shipo