Hello All,

 

I own a diesel auto Kodiaq and my 3rd service is coming up in a few months, it would suit my situation to delay the service by about 3 weeks, mileage wise it should be well under the mileage, it will be 3 years old in November, the second service was carried out at 17000 miles last September as I had reached the 10000 miles limit between 1st and 2nd service, I calculate that a year on from that service my mileage will be about 24000 miles, thanks for any advice.

So i take it you had your car set on fixed servicing.  372 days / 9,600 miles (10,000).

 

It could have been on Variable (24 months / 18,000 - 20,000 miles) and since your car has Long Life oil in you do not void the warranty by not having an oil change every 12 months or 9,600 miles.

 

Many have to delay a service because a Main Dealer can not book you in.

Hi thanks for getting back to me, my servicing intervals are 10000 miles or 1 year which ever is the sooner, my first service was carried out at the 1 year interval as I had done 7000 miles, my second service was carried out at less than the 1 year interval as I had done 10000 miles before the year was up, a year on from that second service will be in September and I calculate the car would have done about 7000 since it was serviced so my question is can I go around 3 weeks past the service date or will this invalidate my warranty. 

It will not invalidate the Manufacturers Warranty going 3 weeks or less than 1,000 miles over the Oil Service Due or Inspection Service Due message, 

because the Manufacturers Guidelines / Schedule for your engine allows Variable / Flexible servicing.  Yours just happens to have been reset to warn Annually / @ 10,000 mile intervals.

(Is it 10,000, or 9,400 or 9,600 actually?)

 

http://volkswagen.co.uk/owners/servicing/regimes

 

 

Edited 22 February, 20206 yr by Roottootemblowinootsoot

Hi and thanks again, according to the dealership its 10000 actual miles, or 1 year which ever is the sooner, the miles I drive per year probably on average less than 10000, so the fixed time and distance service schedule is the one I'm on

If you are in doubt then go by what the cars service indicator or they tell you.

 

I know what it is according to someone at a Dealership, a salesperson, a service desk person or even the Dealer Principal.

?

What did it show on the Service Indicator as set last time by the Tech or fitter?  Not usually actually 10,000 miles.

 

So that is what you are on because you asked or just because they reset it that way. 

 

 Taking a engine with long life oil to 11,000 miles instead of 10,000 miles when it could be 16,000, 18,000 or even 20,000 miles does not invalidate the Manufacturer Guidelines.

It is within the Guidelines / Schedule.

Edited 22 February, 20206 yr by Roottootemblowinootsoot

yes the 10000 miles was quoted by sales team, so I will check again, but you have answered my question and 3 weeks over the year and with around only 7000 since the last service should be ok 

The 10,000 mile / 1 year fixed service interval is rounded up from a 15,000 km conversion (9,320 miles), so the service indicator is likely to flag for a service a little earlier than exactly 10,000 miles. Skoda UK and their franchised dealers quote 10,000 miles simply because it is a nice round number.

 

Either way mileage isn't your issue.

 

Waiting until 1 year and three weeks won't invalidate your warranty.