Service indicator
 

I've just had my car serviced (Audi A4 2.8 Quattro - 2000 Model) which is on
a variable service setting. The service intervals are up 19,000/2 years yet
the car is indicating the next service is due in 9300 miles. I would have
thought this should be 19,000 as the car has just been serviced.

Is this normal or do I have to speak to the dealer about it ?

Thanks in advance

Richard

Re: Service indicator
 

Hi Richard,

my guess....the interval 9300 miles equals roughly 15000 kilometers which is
standard service interval here in Germany for Audi.....

Jeroen

Re: Service indicator
 

In message <NeKcnT6a5Z6ooqjdSa8jmw@karoo.co.uk>
"Richard Goulding" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote:

> I've just had my car serviced (Audi A4 2.8 Quattro - 2000 Model) which
> is on a variable service setting. The service intervals are up
> 19,000/2 years yet the car is indicating the next service is due in
> 9300 miles. I would have thought this should be 19,000 as the car has
> just been serviced.
>
> Is this normal or do I have to speak to the dealer about it ?

IIRC (from my A6 2.7T - my RS6 is not eligible for VSI), that is the
starting point for determining the next service interval. It should
adapt as you use the car. If it says 5300 miles in 4000 miles time,
then you should start to worry. It may be that the garage has set it
for fixed service interval, but they should be familiar enough with this
stuff now to have got it right!

Does your invoice for the service make any reference to to 'fixed' or
'variable'?

--
Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with 'bellfamily')

Re: Service indicator
 

On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 22:56:49 -0000, "Richard Goulding"
<nospam@nospam.net> wrote:

>Is this normal or do I have to speak to the dealer about it ?

Yes it is. In the first few hundred miles the computer determines if
the interval can be extended. Don't worry unless it remains like that
for the next 1000 miles.

Regards

Wolfgang
--
* Audi A6 Avant TDI *
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Re: Service indicator
 

In the service book they marked it as variable.

Richard
"Peter Bell" <peter@invalid.org.uk> wrote in message
news:f112af834c.peter@iyonix.earley.fourcom.com...
> In message <NeKcnT6a5Z6ooqjdSa8jmw@karoo.co.uk>
> "Richard Goulding" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote:
>
> > I've just had my car serviced (Audi A4 2.8 Quattro - 2000 Model) which
> > is on a variable service setting. The service intervals are up
> > 19,000/2 years yet the car is indicating the next service is due in
> > 9300 miles. I would have thought this should be 19,000 as the car has
> > just been serviced.
> >
> > Is this normal or do I have to speak to the dealer about it ?
>
> IIRC (from my A6 2.7T - my RS6 is not eligible for VSI), that is the
> starting point for determining the next service interval. It should
> adapt as you use the car. If it says 5300 miles in 4000 miles time,
> then you should start to worry. It may be that the garage has set it
> for fixed service interval, but they should be familiar enough with this
> stuff now to have got it right!
>
> Does your invoice for the service make any reference to to 'fixed' or
> 'variable'?
>
> --
> Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with
'bellfamily')

Re: Service indicator
 

"Richard Goulding" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:NeKcnT6a5Z6ooqjdSa8jmw@karoo.co.uk...
> I've just had my car serviced (Audi A4 2.8 Quattro - 2000 Model) which
is on
> a variable service setting. The service intervals are up 19,000/2
years yet
> the car is indicating the next service is due in 9300 miles. I would
have
> thought this should be 19,000 as the car has just been serviced.
>
> Is this normal or do I have to speak to the dealer about it ?

Depending on your driving patterns this reading will change. If you do
only highway driving with little to no stop-and-go traffic and no short
trips, you may get up to that 19k, but otherwise no way.

Cheers,

Pete

UPDATE : Service indicator
 

I have now drove about 400-500 miles since the service. The indicator is now
saying 13900 miles so has appeared to have learnt. My question now is will
this now start dropping as I drive the car or is it likely to rise/fall as
it continues to learn.

Just interested.

Many thanks

Richard

"Richard Goulding" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:NeKcnT6a5Z6ooqjdSa8jmw@karoo.co.uk...
> I've just had my car serviced (Audi A4 2.8 Quattro - 2000 Model) which is
on
> a variable service setting. The service intervals are up 19,000/2 years
yet
> the car is indicating the next service is due in 9300 miles. I would have
> thought this should be 19,000 as the car has just been serviced.
>
> Is this normal or do I have to speak to the dealer about it ?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Richard
>
>