"Dano58" wrote
> Well, my 2004 car has a 'service due' indicator that flashes on the
> DID at start-up... But it won't tell me miles left etc.

You need to press one of the buttons on the dashboard (can't recall which
one) during startup or when the engine is off to see the number of miles
left before service is due. At least that's how my '01 A4 1.8Tq behaved.

> Just counts
> down from about 1500 miles (i.e., Service Due in 1500 miles, Service
> Due in 1000 miles, etc). I always assumed it was just a rote count-
> down. My Honda Odyssey has an 'oil life' indicator 0 right now, it
> says 'Oil Life 30%'.

It's a matter of unit display. Instead of 30%, Honda could have displayed
"3000 miles", and instead of 1500 miles, Audi could have chosen to display
"15%". I don't see a big difference, but I think the "miles" is more
useful. My current 530i can display "liters" of fuel consumed since last
reset. When a specified amount of fuel is consumed (2375 liters in my
case), the service is due.

Pete

 

Pete wrote:
> "Dano58" wrote
>> Well, my 2004 car has a 'service due' indicator that flashes on the
>> DID at start-up... But it won't tell me miles left etc.
>
> You need to press one of the buttons on the dashboard (can't recall which
> one) during startup or when the engine is off to see the number of miles
> left before service is due. At least that's how my '01 A4 1.8Tq behaved.

They changed it to having to pull the left hand stalk next to the rev
counter.

Gives days and miles left to next service, whichever comes first. You
usually get a warning when 1000 miles are left.

 

On Mar 13, 2:57 pm, G-man uk <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
> Pete wrote:
> > "Dano58" wrote
> >> Well, my 2004 car has a 'service due' indicator that flashes on the
> >> DID at start-up... But it won't tell me miles left etc.
>
> > You need to press one of the buttons on the dashboard (can't recall which
> > one) during startup or when the engine is off to see the number of miles
> > left before service is due. At least that's how my '01 A4 1.8Tq behaved.
>
> They changed it to having to pull the left hand stalk next to the rev
> counter.
>
> Gives days and miles left to next service, whichever comes first. You
> usually get a warning when 1000 miles are left.

It's all really a moot point for me, as I change the oil every 5k
miles. But I do need to whip out the OM so I can reset the service
indicator.

Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA