njc851 Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 Despite having repeatedly told VW Oldham that I wanted to confirm that my car was on the clever servicing (IE not fixed) and they kept saying it was, yet at 8300 miles it's telling me to get to a garage for a service in the next 1000miles. Is this the car being sensitive? Or human error? I drive on motorways 95% of the time, so do I just get them to reset it or is it not that simple? All knowledge much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billy2shots Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 Some people say the sensors play up so get it reset, but i think the sensors are there for a reason and its their job to tell me when the oil needs changing. How old is the car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edition30 Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 sounds like its still actually set on fixed servicing and not variable............ checking the oil quality on vag-com - channel 17 (dash insert) channel 10 (adaption) channel 45 (oil quality) should show it to be set on 2 or 4 for longlife or 1 for time & distance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKLooney Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 i'm confused sounds like it's set to variable to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oli Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 I would say that is on fixed, as variable would be at approx 15,000 miles, especially as all your driving is motorway, unless it is different on the R32's. On all the previous VW's I have had the first service on 'variable' has been anywhere from 14k to 24k, dependant on how the vehicle was driven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeatshome Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 Yes...this one got me beat... I payed for extended service intervals and has only done 8.5k and need serviced again. I driuve is hardish but not crazy all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc851 Posted August 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 car was born on the 1st of March 06, and I don't rag it all that much, so I would like to think it is still on fixed servicing and can be reset, but we shall see. Especially as I have a free first service for all the bother I had in the ealry days of its arrival, would rather have a costly variable service, than waste the freebie on a fixed one. May get the oil changed though, as have read on here that it can cause long term good for the car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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