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The word (Oil) flashing on my dash

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Hi Can anyone tell me I had my VRS serviced 6 Months ago and now I have the little spanner back on my dash but also the word "oil" is flashing on my dash. Not the oil can symbol but the word. I have checked the oil and it is ok?

It means it's due for an imtermediate service (i.e. basically just an oil change).

Yep, it thinks its due an oil change service.

You don't say which vRS you have - Fabia or Octavia.

The Fabia will be on Fixed intervals of 12 months or 10k miles, that being the case I would say it's simply the sevice indicator wasn't reset properly last time.

The Octavia could be on Fixed or Variable, Fixed then as above the indicator probably wasn't reset, Variable should be a maximum of 18k miles between services based on oil quality.

  • 4 weeks later...

I am about to change my oil myself. Once this is done how do I reset the oil indicator, or is it automatic ?

Depends on the car and current service regieme. For an octy on variable servicing you need to go to the dealer to get it reset. For an octy on fixed servicing, the instructions on how to DIY is in the manual, as I believe it is for the fabia.

If your car is currently on variable, then you will also need the correct oil as specified for variable servicing. Also if on variable do not follow the instructions in the manual as you will mess the coding up between the dashpod and ecu.

It can be reset with Vag Com if you know anyone near to you who would be kind enough to do it for you

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