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Service Warning Light

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Grasshopper said:
How does one cancel the Service Warning Light? I just had all the oils done and the light stays on. It wasn't done at a dealer.
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The only way to reset the service indicator is to have the dealer do it or purchase a GS911 tuner or a Motoscan app (Android Only) for your phone with an OBDII bluetooth adaptor and reset it yourself.
 
Repost of something I posted in a similar thread:

"I bought one of these to reset my MX light: https://www.cgsulitstore.com/produc...-tool-motorrad-obd2-scanner-cgsulit-sc530-pro

Relatively cheap ($139), easy to use, doesn’t require Bluetooth or internet. Plug it in to the OBD port and the bike battery powers the unit. No licenses to buy. Does everything a garage mechanic could want. Reads codes, resets codes, etc. No limit to the number of times you can use it per VIN. It also didn’t interfere with my Bren Tune. I looked at the GS911 about a year ago and it seemed ridiculously cumbersome to set up and use and expensive for what it is. The Motoscan solution seemed equally cumbersome. Because of the cost and the hassle I’ve just been riding the bike with the idiot light on. When I discovered this unit I figured it was worth $139 to give it a try. So far so good. This CGSULIT unit I bought was a 1/3 the price and much simpler to use. Just plug it in to use it. Highly recommend. It is a BMW specific reader. Won’t work on other bikes but they have models specific to other brands."
 
Caveman said:
Repost of something I posted in a similar thread:

"I bought one of these to reset my MX light: https://www.cgsulitstore.com/produc...-tool-motorrad-obd2-scanner-cgsulit-sc530-pro

Relatively cheap ($139), easy to use, doesn’t require Bluetooth or internet. Plug it in to the OBD port and the bike battery powers the unit. No licenses to buy. Does everything a garage mechanic could want. Reads codes, resets codes, etc. No limit to the number of times you can use it per VIN. It also didn’t interfere with my Bren Tune. I looked at the GS911 about a year ago and it seemed ridiculously cumbersome to set up and use and expensive for what it is. The Motoscan solution seemed equally cumbersome. Because of the cost and the hassle I’ve just been riding the bike with the idiot light on. When I discovered this unit I figured it was worth $139 to give it a try. So far so good. This CGSULIT unit I bought was a 1/3 the price and much simpler to use. Just plug it in to use it. Highly recommend. It is a BMW specific reader. Won’t work on other bikes but they have models specific to other brands."
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That does look really handy ... no phone and /or tablet needed ... can it do additional things like enable/disable cruising lights ... enable/disable additional driving lights ... maintenance reset ... speed limiter/rev limiter? ... just curious, I own a GS-911 and am very happy with it ... but a hand held unit would be nice to keep in the bags on trips ...
 
I don't know about enabling/disabling lights or speed limiters. It may or may not do those things but they're not something I'm interested in. I bought it to reset the mx interval and get rid of the idiot light. It does read codes though and if I do get an idiot light I can at least look and see what's going on. IMO it was worth $139 to save me from a dealer visit to reset the light/service interval. It only took one time to pay for itself.
 
I bought the Unicarscan UCSI-2100 Bluetooth OBD2 Adapter and used the BikerTune app (I'm an Android user but I believe it works on Apple IOS too), the adapter was about £58 and the app was either £12 or £14 to unlock the full license. Took longer to remove the side panel and get to the OBD port than it did to do the reset. Worked a treat!
 
I use the OBDlink MX+ and Motoscan. Motoscan app requires that you buy the license to be able to reset the indicator. The OBDlink MX+ has come in handy for other vehicles as well as the bike. Just had to use different software like FORscan with them.
 
jamesjackson said:
The point about the OBDLink MX+ doing double duty on other vehicles is what stands out to me, since buying a single adapter that also handles code reading on a car makes more sense than a bike-only tool. Pairing it with Motoscan for the service reset seems like a reasonable combo, even with the license cost. The Unicarscan plus BikerTune route sounds cheaper up front, but I'd want to confirm the full-license unlock covers the interval reset before committing. Either way, avoiding a dealer trip for a simple light reset adds up quickly.
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I've got various OBD adapters, bluetooth and wifi, I used them on both my Triumph Bonneville and Tiger 800, using either TuneECU or Torque but none of them worked on my R18, the Unicarscan adapter seemed to be well reviewed and recommended so that was an easy buy, if you've got a couple of BMW's including the GS models with the all singing TFT screen and all the tech then I suppose MotoScan is the way to go. The R18 classic is a basic bike so I took a punt on the cheaper app and it worked, there are a load of features in it that I'll hopefully never need to use so for now it looks okay.
 
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emilywhite said:
That detail about TuneECU and Torque not working on the R18 is what I was wondering about, so thanks for spelling it out. It makes sense that a simpler bike pairs fine with a cheaper app, while the GS crowd with the TFT screen gets more value out of MotoScan. I'm curious whether the cheaper app's license is a one-time purchase or tied to a subscription, since that changes the long-term math. Also good to know the Unicarscan adapter was well reviewed enough to take a punt on. Did the reset itself go smoothly on the first try?
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Hi, yes the Unicarscan adapter paired to my phone instantly. The BikeTune app is as far as I know a one time payment, it has loads of features, I had a quick look at both Motoscan and this app then I watched a YouTube video posted by YouTuber Mustache Moto and I thought I'd give it a try.

As I said I paired the adapter to my phone, then inside the app selected the correct adapter, you set up a 'garage' in the app and add what type of bike you have, then click on 'connect', within a second or two it had connected and started scanning the ECU, a quick search through the menu and selected 'service reset' and voila ... done. No errors, no drop outs. The service reset gives you options to either change the next service mileage (6124 miles .. I think) or date (one year).or a blanket option to 'reset all' which basically just resets both. Very straight forward.

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The app can be found on the app store or android play store, there's a free version that gives an element of usage so you could install it and have a look, I think the service reset is actually in the free version but I mistakenly thought I had to purchase the license to get that function although in hindsight I think it was the incompatible OBD adapters that were causing the issue, and by the time I got the Unicarscan I had already purchased the app.
 
Stoogman666 said:
Hi, yes the Unicarscan adapter paired to my phone instantly. The BikeTune app is as far as I know a one time payment, it has loads of features, I had a quick look at both Motoscan and this app then I watched a YouTube video posted by YouTuber Mustache Moto and I thought I'd give it a try.

As I said I paired the adapter to my phone, then inside the app selected the correct adapter, you set up a 'garage' in the app and add what type of bike you have, then click on 'connect', within a second or two it had connected and started scanning the ECU, a quick search through the menu and selected 'service reset' and voila ... done. No errors, no drop outs. The service reset gives you options to either change the next service mileage (6124 miles .. I think) or date (one year).or a blanket option to 'reset all' which basically just resets both. Very straight forward.

Here's a link to the YouTube video;

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The app can be found on the app store or android play store, there's a free version that gives an element of usage so you could install it and have a look, I think the service reset is actually in the free version but I mistakenly thought I had to purchase the license to get that function although in hindsight I think it was the incompatible OBD adapters that were causing the issue, and by the time I got the Unicarscan I had already purchased the app.
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Sorry, I forgot to say, within the app there's a section that lists what OBD adapters are compatible ranked from most compatible to least and the Unicarscan was either top of the list or certainly in the top three.

Edit - I just checked the app when you pay for the full app it shows Biketune Pro enabled - Lifetime. So definitely looks like a one time payment.
 
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