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Old 5th January 2017, 02:33 PM
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Really - I thought it was a EU requirement that the car can be serviced without "special" tools - hence there is a (often obscure) way of doing resetting the light to address that.....

http://resetservicelight.com/ for example, google is your friend! Or if you are in the trade, do you not have autodata or similar?

I have only used these methods for non-VAG cars as I have VCDS, but when I have worked on other cars never struggled to clear the light without plugging in - although for some it was a right faf
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Old 5th January 2017, 06:49 PM
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Really - I thought it was a EU requirement that the car can be serviced without "special" tools - hence there is a (often obscure) way of doing resetting the light to address that.....

http://resetservicelight.com/ for example, google is your friend! Or if you are in the trade, do you not have autodata or similar?

I have only used these methods for non-VAG cars as I have VCDS, but when I have worked on other cars never struggled to clear the light without plugging in - although for some it was a right faf
Because we are a main dealer, the only information we have is of that given or provided by the manufacturer. Because the franchises are no longer with us, we need a 3rd party alternative to what they originally gave. The website is great though.
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Old 5th January 2017, 06:56 PM
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I don't mean to sound abrupt but if you are no longer franchised and hence don't have direct access to manufacturers data, you will probably need to look at a 3rd party alternative to get access else will you just guess?
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Old 5th January 2017, 07:21 PM
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Just so it's clear, we only need to reset Service lights.
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Old 5th January 2017, 09:10 PM
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So not actually service or repair the cars then?
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Old 6th January 2017, 06:43 AM
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The technicians aren't leaving. So it the same people servicing the same cars. Repairs will be as and when.
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