Service due!
10-21-2015, 01:43 PM
#21
I tend to agree with this assessment. When I took our Q5 in for its initial service, the SA asked if I wanted them to resent the reminder. Being a new owner I answered yes, only to find out it was $30 for the "service". I wasn't happy, but had agreed to it. Seems like it should be included in their pricey service rates.
10-21-2015, 01:43 PM
#22
The $20 Carista app and their $34 Bluetooth OBD2 module (special price for AW Members) will soon be able to reset the service due warning light. It apparently works in their latest beta version which should be released in a free app update soon.
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10-21-2015, 01:54 PM
#23
Club AutoUnion
You bring it in for a "service" and resetting the service reminder was extra? Thats not right. I can see them imposing a minimum labor charge if the service was done at an indy and then brought over for the service interval reminder reset because the indy shop forgot to do it. As far as it taking 30 mins...More like 30 seconds. Most techs have ODIS on a laptop with a wireless dongle and can walk to your vehicle in its parking space and have it done in just a few moments.
10-21-2015, 04:12 PM
#25
AudiWorld Super User
10-23-2015, 01:49 AM
#26
Barry, I did the same thing the first time as well. Failure to follow directions. When you select SRI Reset from the main screen and things start happening, that's *not* the reset. On the next screen, you have to select an operation from the dropdown menu (options are obvious). Then hit Perform SRI on that screen and it'll reset the values.
10-24-2015, 06:20 PM
#27
I use a local garage that works on VW and Audi to reset my Service light. Pay him to change your oil, or rotate your tires, and he resets the Service Due light. So it costs me $80 for an oil change, that's about $30 more than the cost of the oil and filter. But now I've got a great Audi mechanic, that doesn't rape me on service, and when it's time for the intake valves to be cleaned, he does it for $600. The Audi dealer charges twice that. My local Audi dealer has a beautiful showroom and >50 employees, the guy that works on my Audi has 2 employees, and he appreciates my business. I've always done a lot of my own work, but you've got to have a mechanic lined up for some things, and if it means paying a professional $30 in labor, twice a year, to change your oil, I think it's worth it.
10-25-2015, 12:13 PM
#28
AudiWorld Super User
Carista is asking $5.99 in the beta to reset the service due reminder (an "in app purchase") which seems steep for a $20 app, but then again, it is cheaper than the dealer.
I see my "service due" light and I laugh at the stupid car. It doesn't remember being parked for six weeks without being used, or being taken in three weeks before the last year was up, because that was when it was convenient for me. So the "service due" isn't really due for two more months. So much for high technology.
I see my "service due" light and I laugh at the stupid car. It doesn't remember being parked for six weeks without being used, or being taken in three weeks before the last year was up, because that was when it was convenient for me. So the "service due" isn't really due for two more months. So much for high technology.
10-26-2015, 05:46 AM
#30
AudiWorld Senior Member
