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Offline Geoffcarragh

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'Service Now' notice is it too early?
« on: July 29, 2012, 06:23:40 pm »
Yesterday my car said service in 1800 miles. Today it has been saying Service Now.

I haven't done any track days or particularily hard driving.

Any ideas why this would happen?

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Re: 'Service Now' notice is it too early?
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2012, 10:17:40 pm »
Mine did this also. I think its because its set to time and distance you've reached 1yr before reaching the mileage.

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Re: 'Service Now' notice is it too early?
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2012, 10:34:17 pm »
That's probably it, I've done a lot less mileage this year. Thanks. :happy2:

Major service and insurance this month. Not fun.
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Re: 'Service Now' notice is it too early?
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2012, 07:25:13 pm »
I'm on long life servicing, not sure if you are but I get similar. It starts counting down to service showing a certain mileage and an amount of days. Once the days countdown reachs 0 it asks for a service even if it was still showing a lot of mileage left. In reality it still fine to drive it a while longer according to the miles that it previously showed. That's roughly what I've always done.
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Offline Mr Savage

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Re: 'Service Now' notice is it too early?
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2012, 10:18:30 pm »
That's probably it, I've done a lot less mileage this year. Thanks. :happy2:

Major service and insurance this month. Not fun.

I know the feeling, try having the 4 year service smack you in the face.  :scared:

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Re: 'Service Now' notice is it too early?
« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2012, 10:46:56 pm »
That's probably it, I've done a lot less mileage this year. Thanks. :happy2:

Major service and insurance this month. Not fun.

I know the feeling, try having the 4 year service smack you in the face.  :scared:

This is my next one  :scared:

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Re: 'Service Now' notice is it too early?
« Reply #6 on: August 02, 2012, 09:47:01 am »
4 year service OUCH!!! dont look for much change out of £700,just had it done,but worth it for the piece of mind it gives you,oh and they dont change the pads just clean them,good old vw lmao