Cant reset oil service lights

[markus]

you ground pins 19 and 7 together right? anyway i changed my oil today and tried with a metal coat hanger and a pieces of copper wire. still doesnt want to reset.

[gale]

This method works on mine:

http://www.homeofsbc.com/Hints/Reset_The_SIL/reset_the_sil.html

[Felixdacat]

This is the setup I use all the time. It works perfect for me. I tried the 7-19 combo, and it didn't work. Grounding it to the car body did.

Check this site........

http://www.unofficialbmw.com/e36/electrical/e36_reset_service_lights.html

[bigtisas]

The ground pin didn't work for me. I used the body for ground.