September 12, 2005:

The return of SES

Soon after I got GBMINI#3, it threw the Service Engine Soon light a couple of times - apparently a bug with the automatic transmission interacting with the fault detection software.
At my first service, I refused a software update, having read of some negative side-effects (like “limp home”!); also GBMINI had not thrown any more faults.
Until today, that is …

Everything seems to be running correctly, so this is probably another spurious fault code - but of course I can’t be sure. Hopefully it will clear itself tomorrow; if not a trip to MINI Peabody will be needed, and I will probably have to get the software update.

Posted by GBMINI at 09:09 pm | GBMINI#3
Comments: 8 (post new comment)

  1. MDSBrain (2005/09/13 @ 8:54 am)

    Oh goody…Mine did it repeatly for the first 2 months and I have now gone 1 month free of this problem.*knock on wood*

  2. drew (2005/09/13 @ 10:48 am)

    like you ian, i was shying away from the update. i never had the ses problem so i didn’t want to fix what wasn’t broken.

    but i gave in a few weeks ago and have since driven 600+ miles with the update and my car is flawless.

    i suggest taking the update. they know what they’re doing!

    cheers - drew

  3. Ian C. (2005/09/13 @ 7:37 pm)

    Thanks Drew - think I might have to …
    The light cleared when I left work this evening, then came back on again 200yds later when I stopped :(

  4. Ian C. (2005/09/15 @ 7:37 pm)

    Took GBMINI in to MINI Peabody today and they updated the software, among other things …

  5. TramadoL94855 (2006/08/28 @ 9:44 am)

    Not much on my mind these days, but what can I say? It’s not important. I just don’t have much to say lately. I’ve just been letting everything pass me by recently, but eh.

  6. TramadoL67667 (2006/09/15 @ 9:58 pm)

    I haven’t been up to anything these days. So it goes. I can’t be bothered with anything these days.

  7. TramadoL75955 (2006/10/11 @ 10:12 pm)

    retty much nothing seems worth thinking about. My life’s been completely dull , not that it matters. I’ve just been staying at home waiting for something to happen.

  8. TramadoL4507 (2006/11/29 @ 2:37 am)

    I’ve just been staying at home waiting for something to happen. Whatever. Not much on my mind lately. I guess it doesn’t bother me.

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