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      10-17-2018, 04:59 PM   #1
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M2 Competition - Yellow "engine icon" warning light at startup, then goes away

My wife and I bought an M2 Competition for European Delivery. At some point during the driving, we noticed the yellow engine icon warning light coming on at startup, staying on briefly but longer than the other lights that flash on then go away. Then, before or when we put the car in gear, the light went away. It never came back on during driving, and iDrive never said anything about it. Car didn't behave any differently. Wife is paranoid that we exceeded the break-in limits and caused a problem. I say we did not, since they aren't hard limits, just suggestions. We briefly had the car over 106 mph (170 kmh given by our delivery specialist), but came back within 106 within a second or two. Did not exceed the 5500 rpms (also given by delivery specialist), though we did get right up to it a couple times. The more I read about it, the more I think it's a gas cap issue, perhaps something needing to be unplugged and plugged back in, or at worst a faulty sensor. Honestly, we didn't spend any time trying to resolve this. We had lots of places to go and had to get driving. When I saw the light, I believed it was a non-issue, since it went away immediately, so I didn't dwell on it. My wife is now dwelling on it and wondering what the issue is.

It's the light at the bottom left in the picture below. I know the car is not on in the picture, but the light did come on at startup as described above.

Thanks in advance for your help, guys.
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      11-07-2018, 05:21 PM   #2
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You tell me, is it staying on too long?






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      11-09-2018, 11:33 AM   #3
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Please read the owners information book. Educate yourself about the start procedure and timing of it. You have factory information at your disposal. Do this before you ask basic data on a forum.
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Totally normal. As long as it doesn't stay on this is normal operation. Enjoy the drive!
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