Reply With QuoteAFAIK only North American cars require the CEL. In fact OBD and OBDII are also only North American requirements.
Check your owner's manual.
disabled check engine light?
Hi
just curious. Can the check engine light on the dashboard be disabled/disconnected? Does the light comes on for a while when key is inserted and engine started? If this light can be disabled than the mechanics can have easy time convincing owners that the engine is ok. Mine does not light up when engine is started. 2000 523i e39
Thanks in advance
halim
AFAIK only North American cars require the CEL. In fact OBD and OBDII are also only North American requirements.
Check your owner's manual.
Shayne
525iTA
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You could probably just take out the light bulb behind the Check Engine light. It would probably still chime at you but the light would not light up.
Ryan
1994 525iT
Major Contributor
There was a case a few years ago of someone who bought a car then realized it had some problems and the person that sold it to them took out the CEL bulb to fool prospective buyers....
Turning the key to position 2 w/o starting it should illuminate the bulb
Current
2008 M5 6 Spd
2000 Z3 2.8 5 Spd MSport
2012 X5 35d Sport
1995 540i 6 Spd
1992 535i 5 Spd
Former
1995 530iA
1986 635CSI 5 Spd
2011 X3 2.8 MSport
He's in Malaysia so he doesn't have a functioning CEL.
Shayne
525iTA
Reality is frequently inaccurate.
The car was imported from the UK (used)
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