1999 AUDI A4 oil reset

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Service Reminder Indicator (SRI),
resetting


Vehicles up to model year 1997
If service date has been reached, service event
which is due appears as a flashing display after
ignition is turned ON. Flashing continues for a
few seconds after engine is started.
The following displays are possible:

OIL Engine oil change
In 1 Inspection service
In 2 Inspection service with additional work
A service event which is due is already displayed
1000 km (620 mi.) or 10 days before.
Service Reminder Indicator (SRI) must be
matched during Delivery Inspection or during
each Inspection Service to the km and time
specifications until next service event with help of
Scan Tool (ST) VAG 1551.

- Select adaptation channels individually and
enter relevant specified values.
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Resetting service interval display

Vehicles from model year 1998 The service interval display must be reset as part
of the Pre-Delivery Inspection and also after
every Oil Change Service and Inspection
Service.

Delivery inspection
The service interval display can be reset using
one of two methods:

Using the adjustment buttons for the trip
recorder and clock on the instrument cluster

- Reset "service OIL" and "service INSP" Page 92


or

Using VAG 1551 Scan Tool

- Select adaptation channel 02 and enter
adaptation value "00000" Page 89

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Oil Change Service and Inspection Service
When a service is due, the type of service
required will be indicated by a flashing message
on the trip recorder display when the ignition is
switched on. The message will continue to flash
for up to 60 seconds after the engine has been
started.
Display
Type of service due
service OEL Oil Change Service
service INSP Inspection Service
When a service is due, this will be indicated
either 1,000 km or 10 days in advance.

Resetting service interval display with VAG
1551

- Connect VAG 1551 Page 83
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- Switch ignition on.VAG On Board Diagnostic
HELP
1 - Rapid data transfer1
)
2 - Blink code output1
)

Indicated in display (
1) appears alternately)
- Enter "1" to select "Rapid data transfer".
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Resetting service interval display with
adjustment buttons for trip recorder and
clock.

- Switch ignition off.

The trip recorder display -3- will read "service OIL".
Note:
Depending on the make of the instrument cluster, the display on the trip
recorder will either continue to read "service OIL" (Nippon Seiki) or
change to "- - -" (VDO).
The trip recorder display -3- will read "service INSP". - Press trip recorder reset button -2- on instrument cluster and at same
time switch ignition on.
- Release button.
- Pull clock adjuster button -1- on instrument cluster and hold for approx.
2 seconds. This resets "service OIL" display.
- Press trip recorder reset button -2- again to advance to next type of
service.
- Release button.
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