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Offline SRGTD

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Re: Differential service
« Reply #20 on: 22 February 2022, 13:39 »
I have an Edition 40 Clubsport and I'm just in the process of setting up the 2 year All-in warranty/service plan and I've been told that I must have a "Haldex Service" before VW will allow me to take it out.  My car is just coming up to 5 years old (it has a 5 year factory warranty) and it has never had this service done. 

Reading this thread, it seems that my car should have had this service at 3 years old - regardless of mileage (I have done less than 6,000 miles)?  Is that definitely correct?  Also, how much have people paid for this service?  Thanks.

Not specifically the Haldex, but I’ve read on the Seatcupra.net forum of owners having to have other o/s ‘recommended’ service actions having to be carried out before their cars were eligible for the All In product. One owner had to get an air con service done before Seat would let them take out the All In product.
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Re: Differential service
« Reply #21 on: 22 February 2022, 14:30 »
3 years, no mention of mileage in the VW Workshop manual.



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Could never find out if my CS had ever been done due to GDPR and VW unable to tell me, so i've armed myself with VCDS and a bottle of fluid.

Once i manage to get myself a half decent laptop for VCDS duties, i'll be doing it myself.

VW Dealers seem not to know anything about this service item until pushed on it from what ive read.


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Re: Differential service
« Reply #22 on: 22 February 2022, 16:46 »
3 years, no mention of mileage in the VW Workshop manual.



Could never find out if my CS had ever been done due to GDPR and VW unable to tell me, so i've armed myself with VCDS and a bottle of fluid.

Once i manage to get myself a half decent laptop for VCDS duties, i'll be doing it myself.

VW Dealers seem not to know anything about this service item until pushed on it from what ive read.

I wouldn’t have known if I hadn’t have taken the wife’s Polo in for a MOT and service and got talking to the Indy owner about my GTI.
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Re: Differential service
« Reply #23 on: 22 February 2022, 17:27 »
^^^Thanks all for your replies.

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Re: Differential service
« Reply #24 on: 22 February 2022, 21:48 »
I think this will be one of the major issues us Mk7 & 7.5 owners will have...

Mines in at the beginning of March for it's year three service, I'm going to mention the VAQ but I really don't think my dealer will agree even though I'd be paying, the DSG service bugs me as our DQ381 box is officially down for a service at 80k and I'm not used to that sort of mileage after driving my 2006 TDi for 14 years and having them done routinely at 30k.
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Re: Differential service
« Reply #25 on: 22 February 2022, 22:29 »
I think this will be one of the major issues us Mk7 & 7.5 owners will have...

Mines in at the beginning of March for it's year three service, I'm going to mention the VAQ but I really don't think my dealer will agree even though I'd be paying, the DSG service bugs me as our DQ381 box is officially down for a service at 80k and I'm not used to that sort of mileage after driving my 2006 TDi for 14 years and having them done routinely at 30k.

Don’t go to a main dealer and find a local specialist independent, I’d much prefer to forego the free tea and TV and spend some time talking to the enthusiast technician that’s actually working on my car.
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Re: Differential service
« Reply #26 on: 23 February 2022, 09:09 »
3 years, no mention of mileage in the VW Workshop manual.



Could never find out if my CS had ever been done due to GDPR and VW unable to tell me, so i've armed myself with VCDS and a bottle of fluid.

Once i manage to get myself a half decent laptop for VCDS duties, i'll be doing it myself.

VW Dealers seem not to know anything about this service item until pushed on it from what ive read.


Thanks for quoting my easy to read version of the VAG service book... :cool:


VAG "hide" the servicing of the Haldex under a completely different section (2.2.16 compared to sections 2.2.2 & 2.2.3 for the main servicing) of the service manual called "Country-specific additional work dependent on time & mileage".....this section also includes the DSG & Adblue servicing...

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Re: Differential service
« Reply #27 on: 23 February 2022, 10:35 »
So if the 3 year diff service is standard across dealers in the UK it should pop-up without us having to ask for it?

I'm often told 'don't worry we plug your car in to the computer and it tells us exactly what is due'.

When I booked my car in for March the only 'paid' extra mentioned outside of my service plan was the brake fluid change...
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Re: Differential service
« Reply #28 on: 23 February 2022, 11:06 »
So if the 3 year diff service is standard across dealers in the UK it should pop-up without us having to ask for it?

I'm often told 'don't worry we plug your car in to the computer and it tells us exactly what is due'.

When I booked my car in for March the only 'paid' extra mentioned outside of my service plan was the brake fluid change...

VW dealers all have access the same info that I used above as its ERWIN (VAG service books)...However as I stated above its NOT in the standard service table section .....this is what causes the confusion..the dealers need to read the other sections...

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Re: Differential service
« Reply #29 on: 23 February 2022, 12:03 »
So if the 3 year diff service is standard across dealers in the UK it should pop-up without us having to ask for it?

I'm often told 'don't worry we plug your car in to the computer and it tells us exactly what is due'.

When I booked my car in for March the only 'paid' extra mentioned outside of my service plan was the brake fluid change...

Another good reason to find an Independent staffed by enthusiasts and with a good reputation (IMO)👍
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