DrPreston

I purchased a used Q7 from a Jaguar dealer and they performed the 15K service before delivery. However, the"Service Due" message appears every time I start the car. My local Audi dealer is one that charges for every little thing that they have to look at our touch on the car.
How can I get this service due reset without paying this dealer?
Is there anyone near my zip code of 90713 that can do this for me?

DrPreston

Just an update to this question.
I purchased an ELM327 Bluetooth read and have had success with different programs in reading the vehicle and the codes. However, I can't seem to find a program that will let me reset the 'Service Due'.
The only program that will not read the ELM327 is Carista.
Does anyone have any suggestions?

snagitseven

From Carista:

"You may use either our Carista OBD adapter (see home page for links) or a generic ELM327 adapter. If you use a generic one, make sure it conforms to ELM327 v1.4 or newer and that it uses Bluetooth for Android and WiFi for iOS."

Their own OBD adapter works fine with iOS on Bluetooth. Also, you need the Pro version to make customizations.

Carista

What year is your Q7? For most Q7s, Carista can reset the service due indicator (as of the new version released yesterday). If you're on Android, generic Bluetooth ELM327 adapters are supported, as long as they properly support the ELM327 v1.4 standard (or newer). There are a bunch of crappy adapters out there that claim to be v2.1, but don't even support the v1.4 standard... and those devices definitely don't work with Carista. If you're having trouble connecting and Carista shows you a message that your adapter is defective, then you must have one of those. If the error message is different, please report a problem through the app and we'll get back to you.

Q5InDC

Dr Preston,


Where are you located? If in DC, I have the RossTech VAGCOM cable that will reset that service interval quickly. No need to spend time with Carista or other programs.