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    Save money on your brake fluid, air filters and oil change by doing it yourself!

    There are also bleed kits that work the other way around, by connecting to the bleed valve, generating a partial vacuum beyond the collection vessel and pulling the brake fluid down from the reservoir.
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    Save money on your brake fluid, air filters and oil change by doing it yourself!

    Sorry I meant specifically in relation to the i3 but I understand what you’re saying. I do test the ABS as a matter of course after working on the brakes. That “actuates” them. Good enough for me (especially on a 3 year-old car).
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    Save money on your brake fluid, air filters and oil change by doing it yourself!

    No I’ve not heard of that. Have you got a link that adds weight to that concern we can look at?
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    Save money on your brake fluid, air filters and oil change by doing it yourself!

    You hold the trip reset button on the left of the instrument cluster for several seconds and navigate through the “Reset?” options it presents. (Quick press for next, long press for select.)
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    Save money on your brake fluid, air filters and oil change by doing it yourself!

    Thank you. Yes, I’m planning to keep mine for a long time rather than sell it. It’s worth considering though, you’re right.
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    Save money on your brake fluid, air filters and oil change by doing it yourself!

    My 2016 BMW i3 REx was recently due for its “big” service. I bought it here in the UK in the summer of 2019 when it had just turned three years old; almost certainly after finishing a lease. So this year (2020), it’s supposed to have its brake fluid and oil changed, as those are due every two...
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    Report on DIY 2014 i3 Wireless CarPlay retrofit

    Good to see it worked out and I'm interested to hear an update from you once you've settled on a Bluetooth / mic setup that works well. I think I've read others saying the answer is to not use the native Bluetooth at all and just move wholesale the the CarPlay box. I've just ordered the...
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