Service reminders WAS: oil sludge recall for 1.8t's

[SuffolkD at aol.com]

Service reminder Info spelled out here at Ross-Tech.com who makes the lap top 
diagnostic Vag-Com.  I've only reset the 99 A6 which you change a value from 
1 to 0.

http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/cars/audi_sri.html

Like Dan said, you'd figure they'd match the service intervals, but I can see 
if I "run over" the 7500 miles service (for example) the reset of the counter 
only counts down the preset factory interval (from that current milage, 
because I reset that value to "0".

So to clarify, if the intervals are 7500 miles and I go to 10,000 then reset, 
the next one will remind me around 17,500.

HTH - Scott by BOSTON

In a message dated 9/7/2004 7:14:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
d_dibiase at yahoo.com writes:

> I don't know, there must be some sort of calculation going on in my car's 
> brain, as the 'Service' indicator started flashing at around 10,250 miles, 
> kind of an odd-ball number, so I assumed it was related to the fact that I don't 
> drive this car particularly hard.... As an aside, I find it irritating that 
> Audi did not adjust this 'reminder' to match the 5k/10k/20k/30k etc service 
> intervals..... I did just have the 10k service performed (oil change, tire 
> rotation) but had it done at a local shop since it's not one of my 'free' 
> services with Audi. But now I have to see that reminder every time I start up until 
> my next 'free' service at 15k..... 
>  
> Dan D
> '04 A4 1.8T q MT-6
> Central NJ USA
>