Controls and features -> Service interval display for your BMW 3 Series 1997-2006

82 Service interval display  
Check Control  
A flashing message and a "–" in front of  
the number mean that the service inter-  
val has already been exceeded by the  
distance shown on the display. Please  
contact your BMW center for an  
appointment.  
Remaining distance to next  
service  
Display  
When the ignition key is in position 2 or  
higher, the following information or  
conditions are displayed until the cause  
has been corrected:  
The displays shown in the illustration  
appear for a few seconds when the  
ignition key is in position 1 or higher or  
after the engine is started.  
1 Inspect the low-beam and high-beam  
headlamps, as well as the parking  
lamps  
The next service due appears with the  
message OIL SERVICE or  
INSPECTION, together with the dis-  
tance remaining in miles – in kilometers  
in Canada – before the next scheduled  
service.  
2 Door open  
3 Luggage compartment lid open  
4 Check brake and tail lamps  
When you open the driver's door after  
completing a journey, an acoustic  
warning signal will sound if you have  
forgotten to turn off the headlamps.  
The computer bases its calculations of  
the remaining distance on the preced-  
ing driving style.