Originally Posted by Jose V

Hi,
I recently drove my BMW X5 3.0 to the mountains(6,000ft) with temperatures at 13degrees Farenheit. All of a sudden, after parking my X5 for half a day in the cold, the "low oil" warning came out. The next morning it showed up again and disappeared in the afternoon. I manually checked the oil level but it seemed to have enough oil. I also had an oil change 10,000miles ago. Does the cold weather affect the oil reading??? I hope someone can help me out.

Thank You!