More alarming than irritating for me....combine that with the battery issue mentioned above. No wonder more and more cars suffer in the hands of owners relying on electronic gizmos to determine health and oil condition rather than a little bit of routine weekly maintenance checking. Scary.

 

Plus the manufacturers have you by the short and curlys regarding servicing. Not good.

 

You can still check the oil but it has to be on the move and not until after about 15min / 5 miles, then you can check on the dash via the OBC.

 

But you're relying on a sensor to do the work, and it just seems a bit like tech for tech sake.

Edited 11 August, 201510 yr by Aspman

How many people do you think actually know where the dipstick is let alone how to use it?  I would suspect very few people check it at all.  OK we are on a car forum so many of us will but if we were honest do we check it as often as we should?  Likwise do those of us with TPMS check our tyre pressures?

 

I agree it is technology for the sake of it but I think I make a reasonable point.  It wouldn't worry me one way or the other.

 

More I think about it all I am quite warming to the idea of a test drive in one and then all I would have to deal with is telling the wife my fiendish plan and selling the two cars we have.

You can still check the oil but it has to be on the move and not until after about 15min / 5 miles, then you can check on the dash via the OBC.

 

But you're relying on a sensor to do the work, and it just seems a bit like tech for tech sake.

I did it today sat in a car park, but stationary Needs warm engine and it running, then it does a nice (reassuringly slow) graphic measurement of your oil level. Interestingly the revs rise slightly whilst it does it

Edited 11 August, 201510 yr by Lady Elanore

I confess that I check tyre pressures, oils and water weekly. Habit.

But I appreciate that many don't bother and rely on dashboard lights only.