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Old 04-17-2012, 10:35 PM
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You are correcting a post that is almost two years old. Given that the poster doesn't know that there isn't one wear sensor per wheel, I wouldn't worry about correcting the procedure to turn the brake pad warning light off.
I'd call it a contra correction, but whatever. And yes, it’s a two year old post that I found helpful as I needed to reset the front and rear brake service intervals today after replacing my brakes. The post from ZheHbKa about a “correction”, which didn’t reference the step number to be corrected, caused me to spend time unnecessarily scrutinizing the original post in its entirety. Since I had to spend the time doing so, I figured I would clarify the matter for others that might also see the call for correction and try to find what is amiss (nothing).

In this thread, the poster that didn’t know there was a sensor per wheel, Penguin, is separate from the poster talking about a correction in the reset process. If you are suggesting that the initial post from ZheHbKa (which was stated to be a repost from another thread) should have mentioned the wear sensor replacement (per wheel) in the interval reset process, I don’t see a need. They are two separate things, as the wear sensors trigger a different check control message from the brake service interval items. After having done all the proper physical brake work, including replacing the sensors (4 or 2, depending on what you find), the physical brake warning will clear itself. But the brake service interval counters don’t reset automatically, and that is what the initial post is focusing on. Nothing less, nothing more. Frankly, I find all this talk of the wear sensors distracting.

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This doesn't seem to be working for me. The front brake pads are giving the yellow triangle "replace soon" and shows "900" for 900 miles. When I perform the above and hold the button down after it shows "Reset", the "900" becomes "---", but then reverts back to 900!!! Why is this the case?

I tried to see if the steps would work for the rear brake pads and it does. It reset it to something like 35k miles or something like that.

Does anyone know why the front brake pads won't reset?
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Did you replace the one-time-use wear sensor on the left front wheel?

There is some confusion in the posts above about whether there are four sensors, but most of us have found that our BMWs have two wear sensors, one on the left front and one on the right rear. I can't speak for forum1 and zhehbka, who apparently have one sensor per wheel, as I haven't seen their vehicles, but check the left front first.
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Love this forum! Thanks guys, changed my pads and couldn't figure out how to remove the warning. This worked as advertised.
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It worked!

The process outlined earlier in this thread worked for my 2010 BMW X5 3.0i. I just had my rear brakes done by an independent shop where they replaced the pads, rotors, and the one (and only) rear sensor. They tried resetting the brake service warning light but wasn't successful. Since I was in a bit of a hurry, I left knowing I would probably find the procedure in this forum. And I did.

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The process outlined earlier in this thread worked for my 2010 BMW X5 3.0i. I just had my rear brakes done by an independent shop where they replaced the pads, rotors, and the one (and only) rear sensor. They tried resetting the brake service warning light but wasn't successful. Since I was in a bit of a hurry, I left knowing I would probably find the procedure in this forum. And I did.

Thanks, folks!!
I'm glad this worked for you as well. One thing I found is that with a software update my dealer performed (not sure of version or date) the process changed slightly, enough that someone strictly following the old instructions and who is quick to react to the display might not be successful. For example, where Step 3 states "Release the odometer button briefly and press again straight away which brings up a picture of the Brake Fluid symbol (same as the one that the i-drive shows when you look at the Service menu)." you should NOT release the button as this will kick you out of the service menu and you'll have to go back to Step 2. Instead, keep holding the button from Step 2, through the service icon (triangle with an exclamation mark), until the first service item appears shortly after. Also, and not that this is critical as someone should see the service item they are on, but the first service item to appear will be whatever is next due, with the order ascending from there.
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there is one per wheel
No, there's 1 ABS sensor per wheel

There's only 2 brake pad wear sensors in the car, front drivers side and rear passenger side.
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Appreciate this thread. With the help here I was able to reset my brake sensor light after replacing discs and pads at all 4 corners.
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