If the indicator is mileage-based, you need to disconnect and reconnect the pad wear sensor to see if that will fool the computer into thinking you have replaced the sensor. For the rear one, it is a pain. You need to remove the wheel and also the wheel-well plastic liner to get at the connector. Not hard, just a pain. The fronts are much easier - no need to remove the wheel, just jack the car and turn the steering all the way to the right or left. That should give you enough room to reach the connector. Let us all know what happens, so we have confirmation if this works. Then we have grouds to officially blast BMW for this scam.
