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06-03-2010, 10:38 AM | #1 |
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When is the first maintenance?
I've had my car for almost half a year now. Just wondering when should I bring in for the maintenance? I hear from before something about changing transmission fluid etc true?
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06-03-2010, 11:20 AM | #2 |
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The first maintenance should be around 1200 miles (2000km?). That should be oil, diff, and in the 6MT tranny fluid. After that service, it should be ~15k miles usually for the next oil change.
When you turn the car on, is should flash by on one of the screens on the dash the miles before your next service. |
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06-03-2010, 03:19 PM | #4 |
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wow, my salesman couldn't stop stressing that i need my first service at 1200miles...infact, it should say on your car when you start it up (on the bottom little screen next to the odometer). you should be fine tho as long as you didnt throw the pedal down or use the M button within the first 5500miles.
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06-03-2010, 04:10 PM | #5 | |
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Exceeding RPM's should only be problem if done before the 1200 mile service |
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06-03-2010, 06:21 PM | #7 |
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Call them and find out. There's no way (I don't think) that the car didn't warn you.
Very strange indeed.
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06-03-2010, 06:32 PM | #11 | |
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Did you try powering on your car? Mine shows how long to the next service in the gauge cluster when I turn it on. |
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06-03-2010, 07:45 PM | #12 | |
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I was told that the original engine oil is a special oil that collects better metal residues through the break-in period and that oil should not be kept for a long period. If that is true then driving on it for 12000kms is certainly not advisable. |
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To the OP, maybe the dealer did not properly set up the car on delivery?
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06-03-2010, 10:40 PM | #15 |
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I got the first service light at 770 miles (with conservative break-in).
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