fender4645

I could have sworn I was told that AudiCare included oil changes but the brouchure I have doesn't say anything about it...just talks about the 15k, 30k, and 45k tuneups. Any thoughts?

hans007

yes it includes it.

its 15,25,35,and 45 so its actually 4 service.s

i think the only thing it doesn't include is brakes and tires that you would need.

audi40

also does not include tire rotations (my dealer charges about $75 for rotation)

smurfs

I believe it includes the 1st oil change as well at 5k.

ItsDubC

Only the 5k service includes a tire rotation, but I have heard of dealerships not doing it. Be sure to remind them even tho it says it in the manual. And yes, oil change at 5k is included. I actually reached a low oil level before my 5k service, and my dealership topped it up for free.

mart242

The 1st oil change is included no matter if you get audi care or not.

fender4645

Excellent! Thanks, all!!

av_audi

That's really strange. I found a maintenance schedule online and it indeed says rotation at 5K only. What's the logic here? When you get new tires, do you have to do the same thing, namely one rotation after 5K and nothing afterwards?

Those of you have put enough miles to see some tire wear, are they wearing out evenly? Is the rotation really not needed or is this Audi's way of tweaking the cost of ownership numbers? How about the 10K oil change interval? 7.5Kmiles sounds more prudent to me, probably less if doing a lot of stop and go city driving.

snagitseven

Tire rotation should be done front to back periodically on all cars. Fronts wear differently from the rears due to the cornering dynamics. By rotating, you increase the wear life of all four. Otherwise, the fronts will wear out faster than the rears.

I believe the reason Audi only covers the cost for all owners at the 5K service and not at other intervals with Audicare has to do with wearable items not being covered under warranty, i.e. brakes, tires, wiper blades, etc. They decided that when a car is new, they would rotate as needed for the first free service as a customer concession.

av_audi

But this is independent of Audicare. I found online what seems like an official document for scheduled maintenance and it spells out tire rotation for the 5K service only. This is regardless of whether the service is done through Audicare or not.

I agree with you that rotation should be done. I just don't understand why Audi doesn't recommend it.