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

Reply to
Richard Goulding
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Hi Richard,

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

Jeroen

Reply to
Jeroen Boeracker

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'?

Reply to
Peter Bell

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

Reply to
Wolfgang Pawlinetz

In the service book they marked it as variable.

'bellfamily')

Reply to
Richard Goulding

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

Reply to
Pete

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

Reply to
Richard Goulding

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