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Offline Steve78

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Service Reminder
« on: 21 January 2009, 09:34 »
My car is not due a service for another 10,000 miles (or 03/2010).  Can I reset the service reminder myself or do I have to take it to VW?

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Re: Service Reminder
« Reply #1 on: 21 January 2009, 12:15 »
If its not due a service for another 10k how comes the service now light has come on?

You can do it yourself. For your benifit of finding the answear faster always try google as it is your friend and has many snawears, found this in 30 seconds - http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_I_reset_the_service_interval_on_a_Golf_GTI_Mk_5

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Re: Service Reminder
« Reply #2 on: 21 January 2009, 16:36 »
ANSWER, Alan, ANSWER!!  :laugh:


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Re: Service Reminder
« Reply #3 on: 21 January 2009, 23:04 »
Do you know what, after typing I saw that error but just couldn't be arsed to press edit and change it lol. Then you go and pull me up on it.

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Re: Service Reminder
« Reply #4 on: 23 January 2009, 12:47 »
If its not due a service for another 10k how comes the service now light has come on?

You can do it yourself. For your benifit of finding the answear faster always try google as it is your friend and has many snawears, found this in 30 seconds - http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_I_reset_the_service_interval_on_a_Golf_GTI_Mk_5

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found that one in 10 seconds Alan  :tongue:  :grin:  :laugh:

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Re: Service Reminder
« Reply #5 on: 27 January 2009, 16:43 »
My car is not due a service for another 10,000 miles (or 03/2010).  Can I reset the service reminder myself or do I have to take it to VW?

Huh - explain - more detail required????
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Re: Service Reminder
« Reply #6 on: 28 January 2009, 02:12 »
Do you know what, after typing I saw that error but just couldn't be arsed to press edit and change it lol. Then you go and pull me up on it.

Sorry i couldn't help it!  :wink:


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