I won't even try to weigh in on the engineering aspects of modern engines, oils, etc. and whether they should be changed early. But....

Even if you completely buy into the conditions based oil changes and plan to only change the oil when your X5 tells you to. What about the filters? This is where the baddest of the bad boys of engine breakin should be in residence. Is it a good idea to change the oil filter early?

Funf Dreisig