Resetting the maintenance interval indicator (Audi A4 B5)

The ideal method of timely maintenance request for the amateur turns into trouble No.1, as the indicator itself (like in VW for example) you can't move it to its original position. Indeed, it can only be brought back to its original position by using the V. A. G 1551 fault reader, and as a result, the amateur must learn a new tactic.

• He receives written permission from the Audi dealer - preferably when purchasing the car - to reset the indicator to its original position when performing maintenance on his own after the warranty period has expired (if necessary, then for a fee).
• He asks the workshop to reset the indicator, which they probably do with some displeasure. In any case, you have to pay for it.
• It always resets the indicator during the interrogation of the fault database in the Audi workshop or the exhaust gas monitoring. The VAG 1551 fault reader is always connected during these procedures.
• It ignores the indicator and operates as before according to the maintenance schedule, which does no harm.

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