Service interval?

[edd666999]

1st off, merry Christmas! 



How does the gti decide its time for a service? does it literally count down the miles from the last reset of the service counter or does it go off the oil condition? or something else?

thanks all!

[stealthwolf]

Depends on what it is set at. If time and distance, then usually that. If longlife, then I think it analyses how you are using the car eg short journeys, long journeys etc. 

[xxx_mojo_xxx]

If I am informed correctly it's literally the volume of fuel that the engine has used.  This covers all situations, cold starts, motorway journeys, short stop-start trips, etc.

[edd666999]

my car was serviced (apparently) when i bought it (1200 miles ago/3months) now its telling me i need a service??? my fuel consumption maybe bad but im beginning to think it wasn't serviced.

[Golfgirl]

my car was serviced (apparently) when i bought it (1200 miles ago/3months) now its telling me i need a service??? my fuel consumption maybe bad but im beginning to think it wasn't serviced.

Perhaps they didn't reset the service light?

[gaz b]

my car was serviced (apparently) when i bought it (1200 miles ago/3months) now its telling me i need a service??? my fuel consumption maybe bad but im beginning to think it wasn't serviced.

Perhaps they didn't reset the service light?

That has happened to me before. Also had to take a car back once because they hadn't stamped the book!

[edd666999]

they must have a tick list tho....once you do it tick it.....whats the world comming to if they cant tick a list correctly???



thing is...if they never serviced it, my car will be doing double the time its suppost to without a service...