inspection light came on

[Blue Mountain Raider]

hi so the light came on and just wondering what kind of things will the stealer check by default? just wanted to get this info from a trusted source

by the way is it okto keep driving without going to the stealer? thanks

[Boston X5 4.4]

Stop by your local autozone or equivalent and ask them to read the fault code (they will do it for free) and post it here. It could be any number of different faults so more info is needed to diagnose.

[Zulu95]

I think it may be the oil inspection light.
The info should be on the home page.

[Blue Mountain Raider]

oh no i dont think its error lights, u know those 4 green bars. the last one gone away and now it shows an amber bar with inspection under.

[motordavid]

How many miles on your X and what warranty/maintenance prog.
do you have remaining, if any?

[Quicksilver]

This is your vehicles way of letting you know it's time for it to be serviced. And no it would not be good just to ignore it. Consider MD's question ("How many miles on your X and what warranty/maintenance prog. do you have remaining, if any?")

Originally Posted by Blue Mountain Raider

hi so the light came on and just wondering what kind of things will the stealer check by default? just wanted to get this info from a trusted source

by the way is it okto keep driving without going to the stealer? thanks

[Boston X5 4.4]

Blue - sorry, didn't see the 'inspection light' part in your post.

Here is the link to what is performed at the various service intervals.
http://www.xoutpost.com/articles/x5/e...-schedule.html
If you are under warranty I would bring it to the dealership. Unfortunately in many cases the "Inspection" involves an oil change, reset service light, a quick run through the car wash, and a bill in the high hundreds. If the warranty is done and its on your dime I would have an independant change the oil/filter and run through the check list for a lot less $ or do it yourself.

[Blue Mountain Raider]

hi, the x is out of warranty and has 57787 miles. yea only reason i'm reluctant to bring it to stealer cuz i know for sure they gonna overcharge everything.

[motordavid]

Do a Search on Inspection II, and look on Front Page for Insp II info;
you'll see it is mostly an expensive "inspection", and I suspect few of
the items are inspected...

If you are in mood for more than a cursory glance and oil/filter change,
(which those lights are calling for), look in manual or this site, print
it out and take your list to a good Indie shop that specializes in
BeamERs.

Get that oil change and have the wrench go over the obvious.

Having no idea of "what's been done to your X", over time, it's
foolish for me to make some wild azz guesses and offer up a list
of things that shoulda/coulda/might break. If the car is fairly
new to you, have your key run at any stlr for its service history,
before you make the trip to an Indie shop.

All of the above is opin only, but common sense and from knowledge
found on this forum from even casual reading.
GL,mD

[Blue Mountain Raider]

great, thanks alot