Phil

My 1.8T says "SERVICE" @ 8350 miles..why not 10K miles ?

JJsLegacy

had it for a year?

ILMA_Revo_Stage_2+

has it been a year? its 1 yr or 10K miles. or there could be an issue with your car. check it out soon.

docjan_uk

so it gives you miles left to service... so if it came up after a few hundred miles, it wont say 10K obviously.

ex-quattro PETE

how many miles on the car right now?

Phil

Car has 8350..service counted down 1500M or x days left

ex-quattro PETE

Is it saying service NOW or service in 1500 miles or X days?

In either case, the little service reminder is not just a plain 10K mile countdown. It also takes into account time and RPMS (i.e. how hard you drive the car). So, based on this, the computer can tell you to change oil sooner or later than 10K miles.

For basic warranty/maintenance purposes, I'd stick to the 10K mile/1 year schedule, whichever comes first.

Of course, there are those of us who change their oil every 5K miles, but that's not "mandatory".

Phil

When starting says "SERVICE"..I did Mobil 1@ 5K miles..computer does not know that.

ex-quattro PETE

in for your 10K maintenance.