Reset the service reminder
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Clears the service / inspection reminder after a service.
Applies to
VW Golf Mk4 and Bora/Jetta Mk4. The source's fixed-interval steps are for non-US cars.
Not confirmed for
US-market Mk4 Jetta and GTI (not named by the sources)
Module
17 Instruments (instrument cluster)
Method
Basic settings / reset
1 · Before you start
Run a full Auto-Scan and save it. This is a reset, so there is no coding to copy.
2 · VCDS
Do the service first.
Current VCDS: click [SRI Reset] and follow the prompts. VCDS reads the cluster to see which reset options it has.
Manual method: 17 Instruments > Adaptation - 10 > channel 02 > Read > enter 0 > Test > Save.
LongLife cars only: resetting channel 02 also resets the fixed intervals, so set channels 43 (max distance), 44 (time) and 45 (oil quality) to match the oil used (values on Ross-Tech's page).
What this changes
On LongLife (flexible) cars, the channel 02 reset also resets the fixed intervals. Without the oil-type channels (43/44/45) set correctly, the reminder interval will be wrong.
Notes
uk-mkivs also gives a no-tool method: hold the trip reset ('0.0') button while switching the ignition on, then press the clock button; details differ with or without the multifunction display.
Sources: ross-tech.com · wiki.ross-tech.com · uk-mkivs.net · wiki.ross-tech.com · support.obdeleven.com
Reference only. No guarantee of compatibility. MK6IX doesn’t answer coding questions or troubleshoot coding. Back up your original coding before making any change. You code your car at your own risk.