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05-10-2012, 07:58 PM | #1 |
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Bovine Scatology or what?
I brought the car to the dealer expecting the usual process of making an appointment for service
This time SA takes the key to a reader that was not on his desk. Comes back in a few moments and tells me the service indicator is displaying because the car is in need of a “state inspection”. Sounds like BS to me, he says it’s set at the factory. I bought the car from a used car dealer in my state, previously the car was registered in Connecticut. I put a Massachusetts sticker on it in July of 2011. Sticker expires in July 2012 and this dealer did not do the inspection. Whatdyathink? |
05-10-2012, 08:28 PM | #2 |
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I'm pretty sure you can set that date to anything you want with the BC button on the turn signal stalk. Its just a reminder to get your yearly state inspection. Go to the service info screen then hold the BC button for a few seconds and I think you can change the date from there.
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05-11-2012, 11:26 AM | #4 |
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Yep, it's a common issue when buying a used BMW that was registered in another state. Apparently the selling dealer rarely re-programs the state/local inspection dates for the new state.
In my case, my E91 called for a VA periodic safety inspection which is required in MD only at initial registration. I simply reset the date to 2040. Tom |
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05-11-2012, 02:22 PM | #5 |
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Yeah, the car doesn't know what state it's in. If you're in a state that requires inspection and it's current, you should have the BC updated accordingly. I'm actually surprised that your dealer wouldn't put 2 and 2 together...
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I'm actually surprised that the car itself keeps track of that sort of thing. What about people like me who bought their overseas and brought them here? |
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05-11-2012, 03:51 PM | #7 |
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If you have iDrive, you can just set the date to like 2031 and forget it.
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05-11-2012, 04:45 PM | #8 |
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It does if you have NAV...
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05-11-2012, 05:11 PM | #9 |
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I bought my car when I was stationed in Spain, and then had it shipped back to the US when I PCS'ed to TX. When I titled and registered the car here, I had to have the state inspection done so I just took it to the dealer (the state sets the price at $14.95 no matter where you go, so I'd rather get it done by the dealer than JiffyLube). Anyway, I guess they programmed the date into the BC because it's counting down until July when I need to get it renewed.
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05-11-2012, 08:22 PM | #10 |
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I don't have iDrive, but this is what I did.
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