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Conditional Based Service (CBS) Reset – 2012-2019 BMW 3 Series (F30)

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Conditional Based Service (CBS) Reset – 2012-2019 BMW 3 Series (F30)

The following procedure gives step by step instructions on manually resetting the CBS (Conditional Based Service) messages that appear in the instrument cluster and infotainment screen.
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Possible Symptoms: Not applicable for this repair.
This repair can be used on the following BMW models:
Beginner level repair.

Step 1 - Purchase Parts

You will need the following parts and supplies to perform this repair.

Step 2 - Repair Procedure

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Technical Information

A manual reset can only be done at the instrument panel if the following conditions are met:

- There are no "Check Control" messages.

- The service you are resetting has less than 90% of its lifecycle left. For example, if your still have 95% of your engine oil life left since the last service, you won't be able to reset yet.

- The current date must be correctly set in your vehicle.

1. Reset a Conditonal Based Service Message
press trip distance button for 10 seconds
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Note: If you are reseting the oil service and vehicle check at the same time, always reset the oil service first.

- Switch the ignition on.

- Press the trip distance reset button (1) for approximately 10 seconds until the first service job appears in the display (2).

- Bring up the next item by briefly pushing the button again. Continue until you find the service job you wish to reset.

push trip distance button again for 3 seconds
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- If a reset is allowed, "Reset executable" will be displayed (1).

- To start the reset process, push the trip distance button again for approximately 3 seconds.

Conditional Based Service (CBS) Reset – 2012-2019 BMW 3 Series (F30)
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Confirm the text message "Execute reset?" (1) by depressing the trip distance button again for 3 seconds.

text should display that the reset is running
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- The text will now display "Reset running" (1) as the vehicle resets the service.

text should display that the reset is successful
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- When the text displays "Reset successful", you are finished. The service has been reset.

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