Advanced Service Warning through MY 2013
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A "service advance warning" appears in the display when the ignition is switched on when an upcoming Service is due.
- If the vehicle does not have text display, then the "wrench" symbol along with the number of "km" remaining until the next Service is due appear in the instrument cluster.
The display changes after approximately 10 seconds. The "clock" symbol and the number of days remaining until the next Service is due appear.
- If the vehicle has text display, "Service in --- km or --- days" appears.
The Service message will go out after a few seconds or when the engine is running.
-- It is also possible to press the "OK button" for the multifunction indicator in the windshield wiper lever -1-.
-- or by pressing in the multifunction steering wheel the button "OK" -5- to switch back to the standard display.
Fig 2: Identifying Multifunction Steering Wheel Buttons (All Models Except 2004-08 Golf Sedan & 2004 R32)
- The service advance warning appear for the first time 20 days before the Service due date.
- The remaining distance is rounded to the 100 km and the remaining time to whole days.