How to Reset the BMW Service Light
Every vehicle is built with a dashboard that sports a number of warning and indicator lights. These lights let you know if there’s a problem with your vehicle or if a specific feature or system is in use.
However, BMW has taken this convenient feature to the next level by including a service indicator light that helps you stay on schedule with regular maintenance, known as the BMW Condition Based Servicing (CBS) system.
Unlike all the other lights on your dashboard, the service light in your BMW needs to be reset manually. On this page, we at BMW of Stratham will give you a detailed rundown about what the BMW CBS feature is, why it appears, and how you can reset the Condition Based Servicing light from the comfort of your own garage.
Drivers near Stratham, Portsmouth, and Exeter, NH, should read on to learn more and contact us with questions!
What Is the BMW Condition Based Servicing System Light?
It’s no surprise that your BMW needs regular maintenance to remain in tip-top shape. The addition of the BMW Condition Based Servicing system makes keeping your model happy and healthy easier by constantly monitoring certain components of your vehicle.
Some of components this system monitors include:
- Brake pads
- Oil levels
- Spark plugs
- Filters
- And more
When the system determines it’s time for service, you’ll receive an alert. That way, you’ll receive a more accurate service interval.
What Would Cause the BMW Service Light to Come On?
There are several reasons why the BMW CBS would come on. It could indicate it’s time for an oil change or that your vehicle’s brake pads need to be replaced.
BMW CBS Icons:
- Green “OK” symbol: The component is in good condition and needs nothing addressed at this time.
- Yellow triangle symbol: The component needs to be serviced.
Check the status of these maintenance needs at any point by clicking through the iDrive instrument cluster located behind the steering wheel.
Instructions for Resetting the BMW Service Light
Only after a service is complete can you reset the CBS system.
Typically, when you have service performed at a service center, the technician will reset this system for you. However, if you do your own oil changes, you’ll need to reset the BMW service light yourself. You can do this in less than five minutes by following these instructions:
- Sit down in the driver’s seat, place the key to position II, and wait for all dashboard lights to turn on.
- Locate the RESET button on the instrument cluster, then press and hold this button for several seconds until the components list appears.
- Click until the correct component is selected, then press and hold RESET again.
- Hold until “Reset” and “OK” appear, then release the RESET button.
- Press and hold the RESET button one last time until the yellow triangle disappears.
Once you see the green OK icon appear, the process is complete.
How Our Service Center Can Help
Whenever a dashboard light appears, it’s recommended to have your vehicle checked. The same is true about your BMW service light. As mentioned, this light turns on when your BMW needs to be serviced.
Our team of highly qualified technicians is here to help when the service light turns on. We have access to advanced tools to aid in getting your BMW back on the road in no time at all. Having access to knowledgeable technicians and the latest equipment is only a portion of the benefits to visiting our on-site service center.
Our Service Center Amenities:
- Complimentary wi-fi
- Private workstations
- Flat screen HD TVs
- Children’s play area
Quench your thirst and satisfy your hunger by enjoying our complimentary baked goods, snacks, and soft drinks.
Service on Your Terms
We’re proud to offer flexible service hours to ensure keeping your BMW in tip-top shape is always done on your terms. Use our online scheduler to reserve your service appointment during regular business hours. Need to schedule it for sometime before work? What about on the weekend? Take advantage of our early-bird or Saturday appointment times!
Can’t stay during your vehicle’s service appointment? We also offer rideshare options so you can go about your normal routine. When your vehicle’s ready, we’ll let you know and help get you back to our service center.
BMW FastService®
When your BMW’s Condition Based Service light appears, it means routine maintenance is needed. Most of the reasons this light could turn on can be handled at our BMW FastService® center. Here, you’ll receive pit crew-fast service for things like:
- Oil changes
- Wiper blade replacements
- And more
Our BMW FastService® center is just one way our team works to ensure you get back to cruising the town as soon as possible.
On-Site Parts Center
If the BMW Condition Based Servicing system indicates it’s time for a brake, filter, or spark plug service, our team is here to help. In the event that a replacement is needed for the health of your BMW, you can rest assured this replacement will be done quickly and efficiently thanks to the team in our on-site parts center.
We have a wide variety of OEM (original equipment manufacturer) parts in stock. Since they’re the same parts used by the manufacturer when creating your model, you know they’ll fit perfectly. Plus, these high-quality parts are more likely to last longer than generic parts.
Still Have Questions About the BMW Service Light?
We at BMW of Stratham are thrilled you stopped by today to learn more about the BMW CBS system. Now that you’ve read through our guide about how to reset this system, you’ll feel more confident about resetting your BMW CBS system by yourself.
However, if you’d like more information or still have questions about the reset process, our team of technicians is always happy to help.
Schedule service at our service center today to speak with one of our friendly and knowledgeable technicians. We’ll get you back to cruising around Stratham, Portsmouth, or Exeter, New Hampshire, in no time at all. Visit us today!

The politest, professional dealership you could imagine. Serviced my Tesla, if you can imagine. Great job. Highly recommend.

Great service, friendly people and the wash and vacuum is definitely a bonus.

Working with Sue was a pleasure! She was courteous and well informed. Also would like to thank Sovy and the professional close out sales process!

Top notch service department. Honest, always ready to serve you, and go out of their way.

Staff are very professional and attentive. Service is great! Could not ask for a better experience.

The dealership at Stratham is very cordial and easy to get quality service. I would recommend d to anyone

Outstanding service department. Advisors are top notch and very helpful. Highly recommend using the service department

High quality service, and service advisors who care about the customers requirements, needs and comfort.

Great experience all around. Much preferred to the dealer closer to me.

De’Marien Joseph (Client Advisor) and Andrew Morin (General Sales Manager) have been by far the most respectful and easiest people to work with when purchasing my new BMW. I have never had such quality service and respect at any other dealership. BMW of Stratham knows how to do business and treats their customers with the care and courtesy like no other. I plan on doing business here again, and hope anyone reading this will consider taking their business here. If you are unsure of your next purchase or have any questions I Highly recommend to work with De’Marien ...

Matt and Adam were great and easy to work with. Would highly recommend this dealership to anyone.


They did a good job in a reasonable time and did a good job keeping me informed of the progress.

Great service as usual. Matt is a pleasure to work with.as he communicates clearly answering any questions I have.

Great support and thorough analysis of this problem. Very good customer service experience and will certainly be back.


Expensive, helpful, quick turn around, detailed explanations. Matt in service is friendly, helpful and attentive!

Matt in service was excellent to interact with. Thank you for all the aasistance - much appreciated.

Top shelf service, good listeners, willing to go the extra mile, service area always neat and clean.

I had a terrific experience with BMW of Stratham. No pressure, easy to work with and quick process. Highly recommend

Stratham BMW is the best dealer by far, and Pawel Czyz is unquestionably the best adviser in the business, I have had the luxury of having him for ten years as my adviser and It shows by his experience with every detail he points out. There is no one any better and BMW is lucky to have a thorough employee like him .

My salesperson was so nice. My car was out in no time. They wash the car k side and out also. I enjoy this dealership

Excellent service as always! Thank you BMW OF STRATHAM and Adam Parker! Keep up the great work!

Friendly, reliable, trustworthy… I am visiting from out of state. When my BMW broke down on I-95 BMW of Stratham not only gave me the name and number of a reliable tow company, they met me with care and took care of all my needs. Thank you ☺️🚙

Simple, easy, pleasant & courteous staff, on time, reasonable business surroundings and A beautiful day to boot. Job well done! Thank you, Stuart Bauder Greenland NH

Great service on my car, came in under the estimate and was done on time

Very reliable and professional. Accommodating with a loaner car even though it was not scheduled.

The BMW Service staff was very helpful My service was completed in a timely manner.

Service came in below estimate, nice experience as usual!

My experience was with the IRA place in Exeter. Gary was able to set up an appointment for my 2010 Volvo, after I had been ghosted by two other car repair companies. The work was performed properly, and I was very pleased.


Service was efficient and on time and exactly as described. The facility is clean and well appointed and staff helpful and proactive. Very nice dealership!

I was very pleased with their service. They were very professional and friendly. Service was done fast. They also cleaned my car; they went above and beyond ! I appreciated all they did. Thank you!

Scheduled my state inspection for 7:15 am. Turns out the service Dept opens at 8am. Other than that the work was completed successfully.

They were just great. The whole process went smoothly for me. Thank you very much.

Welcoming professional courteous and competent. My car was serviced as expected, the loaner was super fun and my impossible-to-clean mats got cleaned as a courtesy.

Customer service is extremely efficient & good… flexible with all requests. Price for car inspection was reasonable

Honest folks doing good work on my car. Feel lucky I found a car repair place that I can trust!

Service crew is always the best!

Customer focused and efficient service


Great service and done reasonable amount of time

I purchased a 2014 BMW for one of my sons and the support experience from sales to service could not have been better. Terrific experience, highly recommended BMW of Stratham for any one looking for a new or pre-owned, quality car you can depend on.

Everybody knowledgeable and friendly, especially Amanda. She made it really happen. I would recommend BMW Of Stratham to anybody.

Great service. Service rep Adam is very helpful. Having a loaner car makes life easier. 😌

Great dealership. Sales , pricing and delivery were exceptional . Steven Hazard in sales was a big help. Sovy Sun got us out the door and helped on all the paperwork.

Awesome shopping experience with no loopholes and straight to business like it should be when buying a car

As always service people, especially Adam, were friendly, courteous and helpful. As always, it was expensive, but not surprising.

Had my car serviced here many times and they’re excellent!

Kind and efficient service. Always friendly and on time. My car is well cared for at this facility


Always treated very well here. I never feel rushed, knowledgeable service tech. Good advice not like other places that jut try to up-sale you on services.

BMW Stratham has great customer service and attention to detail. Their service representatives are Friendly and responsive.

Steve Hazzard is a great sales person… Very helpful and knowledgeable in steering me to the right car. The entire team works well together to get everything I need. I’ll be back for another car in the future.

I worked with Susan and the process was smooth and easy! Everyone at BMW Stratham was great to work with.

Adam kept me informed of progress on my service visit, and gave appropriate advice with a smile. He’s an asset to the dealership.


They got me right in for service and a recall on my 328i and did it quick the employees were super nice also and treated my car with respect as far as I could see which is honorable of a dealer I was not a fan of pricing of some of the recommended services but that’s nor here or there that’s the cost of fixing a bmw I guess but overall I’d say 4-5 stars for sure I recommend seeing Adam service advisor for sure also he’s great

Scot Murby is the best salesperson I have have ever dealt with. Adam in sales is great also

One of the best service centers around not just for BMWs. Fast and friendly service.

Good people good prices high end cars and service look for Eric the sales person

We went in looking for X5 and ended up getting an X6. Everyone at the dealership was most helpful and great to deal with. Looking forward to do business with them for many years to come.

Came in unannounced, got a loaner and my car got fixed within a couple of days. Great service.

Second car purchased from Stratham BMW and with Scot Murby. They’re a pleasure to work with and would recommend them to others.


Superb attention and service….Adam Webster explained everything and has a superb attitude. Great all around…..

Great service and staff

Had to have some work done on my coolant system work performed quickly and correct. Will use again.

3rd deal with this dealership - always seamless and easy. Thanks as always. Kudos to Kevin in sales.

Susan Boucher was very cordial to my wife and I as we were looking at the cars in the showroom. She was very helpful while not being overly aggressive in answering any questions that we had. Susan was very knowledgeable and helpful.

Courtious, efficient, and fair in caring for a superb automobile... .BMW. in Statham, NH goes the extra distance to please


I have what I would call my older Beemer winter beater that had a check engine light on. It’s an X 5 diesel and we needed it short order to transport family north with upcoming poor weather. My local Stratham NH dealer got the job done on time and on budget. Just returned from 350 trip in poor weather and the Beemer never skipped a beat. We will return. Capt JMcD

Always on the mark. Thank you Paul

Always an efficient service. Service agent Matt a pleasure to work with. Work always done on time.

They detailed and gave my car a wash! Couldn’t ask for better service from the best.

This is a great BMW experience. The reps make you feel like family.

Fantastic dealer. Easy to use website to make service appointment. Service rep Matt greeted me by name and explained costs for services booked. He even told me about a recall that I was unaware of and how they'd perform work during the same visit. Appreciated the complimentary safety check and updates throughout the service. Waiting area was comfortable and complimentary coffee, beverages and snacks added a nice touch.

These folks are always so accommodating. I had some last minute unexpected travel and went in for an oil change even though they were fully booked. Thankfully they found an issue I wasn't aware of and managed to fix it and get me out in a jiffy so I could head safely to my destination. MANY THANKS to Matt and Luke in Service and to the guys keeping me on the road.I appreciate you all!!!

BMW Stratham was very welcoming, knowledgeable and helpful in answering all my questions throughout the process of building and ordering my beautiful X6. I live 3 hours away but will be using them as my primary dealership for any service needs and would highly recommend them! Thank you to Dana and BMW team for a warm welcome and excellent customer service when I arrived to pick up my new vehicle. I actually ended up purchasing a different set of winter tires and rims from the showroom the day we arrived to pickup the X6 and the service team quickly put them ...

They detailed and gave my car a wash!

Binit in the service department went above and beyond trying to help me with some tech issues I’ve been having. He was knowledgeable and made sure to explain everything to me as he helped me.

Service department is efficient and thorough although a little pricey. They ended up charging me more for the parts than the parts department quoted me when I ordered then. The overall service experience itself was very good.

I went in for normal oil change and techs found nails in my 2 rear tires. Thanks to them I may have been saved from an accident

Adam Webster is the best service advisor at BMW of Stratham. I come to this BMW exclusively because of Adam. His knowledge and dedication to the job are unparalleled to others, and I know my vehicle is in safe handswhen with him. Honestly, that guy is a diamond in the rough. Thanks, Adam for helping me over the years. You are AWESOME (even without a cool accent).

Great experience from the time pulling in until departing. The service consultants are friendly and attentive. Would highly recommend this dealership.

No real queue so to speak so you just kind of have to wait for someone to see if you need help even when you have an appt. Perhaps a petty thing but coffee in styrofoam, come on guys! When picking up the car I waited quite a while (about 30 mins) but the two guys there were busy, I get it but I was just picking up, 3 initials and my keys so 30 mins was hard to justify. And they apparently wash the car and wheel wells are tricky but they missed most of it. A little disappointing overall. I’m ...

Had 40k mile service today by BMW at Stratham. Not just the service but the customer service is top notch. Thank you Binit for all the help and making it such a smooth and quick service.


I've been relying on BMW of Stratham to take care of my X3 ever since moving to New Hampshire, They have been responsive, thorough, and a pleasure to deal with.

My service experience with this dealership was a great one. Adam was great to work with and he already saved me some money. The courtesy transportation drivers were also excellent and very polite


Scheduled the appointment for 9:45 for an oil change. They said it would take 2 hrs. I called about 4 hrs after dropping it off and the car wasn't completed yet. Picked it up end of day and asked for it to be washed. That wasn't completed. The service advisor had already left and didn't refer me over to anyone so didn't know who to get my keys from. Giving a good rating so it doesn't hurt the score but the service dept needs a lot of work.

Brought a vehicle in for NH state inspection and Binit Shah was incredibly patient, professional, helpful and took the time to talk me through the process before and after. Honest with service recommendations too. Will definitely be back!

Excellent service! Friendly, competent employees that go above and beyond. Would highly recommend this dealership!

Pawel and the svc team always does a great job by us. Love our BMWs

I drive over an hour to bring my car here, they are the best when it comes to service! They make me want to always own a BMW!

Professional, polite, prompt.

Very responsive and professional service department.

Erik was very helpful and I would recommend working with him.