If the evap monitor still has not passed or set a pending or present code then take your vehicle to a shop that employs technicians who are familiar.
Bmw e46 evap system not ready.
This makes the car not ready for a smog check.
In order for your car to pass the smog check you need to do a drive cycle to get the obc ready.
I drove about 200 miles took it back to answered by a verified bmw mechanic.
Also the car will not even attempt to run an evaluation of the evap system if you have more than 3 4 or less than 1 4 tank of gas or if it s too hot or too cold out.
Thus the catalyst monitor has not tested the catalytic converter.
You need to complete a drive cycle for the car to evaluate the evap system and mark it ready.
So in order to make the status of catalyst monitor ready.
If all the other monitors are ready then do a couple more cold starts.
It signifies that the requisite drive cycle has not run completely.
If you have recently changed the battery on your bmw or done a major repair for the engine or emission system the on board computer has mostly been reset.
See page 2 of the link.