We had the car serviced in March, but then in May (one year from the previous service) the reminder pops up on the dash when it's started.

I've followed (I think) the procedure, as found on YouTube: to turn on with the 0.0 pressed, look at the "reset" message, and press ok.

But then it says ding "Inspection required" or similar, and keeps coming back.

I wonder what I'm doing wrong?

The service/oil service reset can be a little 'fiddly' on the Mk3, so could be similar on Mk2 - I've found both our Fabia and Octavia to take several attempts to reset the reminders - I think it's a just knack of getting the odo switch press timing sequence exactly right.

12 hours ago, FabiaAutomatic said:

But then it says ding "Inspection required" or similar, and keeps coming back.

The oil service and inspection are two seperate things so they both need resetting - and as put it's a bit of a knack thing to getting the procedure to work, the computers are extremy dumb so don't rush them and do expect them to have wobblies sometimes.

When I've used the button method for reset I once got the oil reset done first attempt and then straight after the inspection reset took four or five attempts, I've no idea why. Next time I had to do them both three attempts each using same procedure and timings. You have to be as patient as you can with these computers, that's why they're ideal for rage rooms.

Edited Monday at 11:492 days by nta16
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The issue is if on Flexible / variable servicing and Oil Service is at 24 months / 18,000 -20,000 miles and Inspection service has not been set to match. First at the PDI. Or since.

Ok, thank you for the replies, I shall try the procedure a few more times!

4 hours ago, FabiaAutomatic said:

Ok, thank you for the replies, I shall try the procedure a few more times!

Don't forget you need to toggle between the 'Inspection' and the 'Oil Service' resets if you want to reset both.

to reset the inspection reminder follow the same procedure as service reminder, but with the hazard lights on, it worked for me last time i tried.

Edited 17 hours ago17 hr by farazvRS