Oil level indicator

[philt83]

Hello to all, i am new to this forum, and also new to csl ownership. I've had mine a couple of weeks now, and absolutely love it. Having previously owned a M3 evo, it is a world apart!

One thing is playing on my mind, the electronic oil level indicator and my local bmw dealer was not a great deal of help. (they tried to tell me i didnt have one!). When i 1st got the car it was showing +1.0L and all of a sudden it is showing -:-L.

all ive heard from other bmw owners i know who have this stupid feature fitted, is that they are notoriously unreliable, and since i dont fancy taking the airbox out every 2weeks to check the emergency dipstick, i was hoping someone can give me some pointers as to how to get the most reliable reading out of this thing, and what the best level to keep it at is.

Many thanks