[m1ka]

Yesterday I got in my car and the warning came up on my idrive (also red BRAKE light came on in instrument cluster):
"Brake pads worn to minimum thickness"

The reason I find this odd is that both the front and rear warning came on at the same time. When I go into idrive service options there isn't any mileage stated by the Brake Warning indicator

2007 335i
41,500 miles

Any info would greatly help

And to my knowledge I am not sure if the brake pads have been replaced as I have only owned the car 6 months. IIRC when I had the rims off the pads looked like they had a lot of life left on them.

Thanks

[335iSSA]

Originally Posted by m1ka

Yesterday I got in my car and the warning came up on my idrive (also red BRAKE light came on in instrument cluster):
"Brake pads worn to minimum thickness"

The reason I find this odd is that both the front and rear warning came on at the same time. When I go into idrive service options there isn't any mileage stated by the Brake Warning indicator

2007 335i
41,500 miles

Any info would greatly help

And to my knowledge I am not sure if the brake pads have been replaced as I have only owned the car 6 months. IIRC when I had the rims off the pads looked like they had a lot of life left on them.

Thanks

When you look at the service intervals are there -------- for the mileage left? I get this about once a year and I have to reset it with my BT tool. If you don't have one the dealer will have to reset it if the light bothers you that much. I think they will charge about 75, unless they do it under good will since the CBS computer has shit the bed.

[oilcrankinject]

I have over 50k on my 08 335i. I replaced my rear brakes in March and the front brakes will get done soon. No warnings for me.

[pwilde]

this is most likely because the sensor that they have in the brakes is worn to the point it may need to be replaced not necessarily the brakes themselves. I am currently in the same situation and just going to order then they are about $23 a piece on ecstuning.com and should be oe

[chisss]

I have the same problem, however I got this at the begining of the year and replaced them only to find out there was still a ton of meat left on the pads and the sensors weren't even touched.

I replaced it anyway and put new sensors in and reset the warning but same warning keeps coming back after a few thousand miles, and I keep resetting...
Odd part is that it always says front AND rear are worn...

Any clues?

[David1]

There is a software update to this glitch.

[chisss]

gah I asked the dealer about it and they told me they would charge me a diagnostic fee even tho my car is under CPO...
Do you have some sort of reference to that update?

[David1]

Originally Posted by chisss

gah I asked the dealer about it and they told me they would charge me a diagnostic fee even tho my car is under CPO...
Do you have some sort of reference to that update?

Not any more, there was a tsb for it way back near the end of 07, beginning of 08. My 07 had keept doing this when I had 6000 miles on it. I had to wait a couple months until BMW provided the software fix back in the day. I don't think CPO covers software updates. But being an 07, you would think the car has had full update by now.

[Legato2057]

It's possible that the brake wear sensor is loose. That happened to me and I just had to get a new one installed. The best option is to take it to the dealer (or a trusted BMW tech) and have them check it out. We're only speculating. When it comes to the safety of your car, it's best to have it looked at by a pro so you know for sure. Then decide what to do once you have the facts.