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JG911
Member Since: 31 Dec 2012
Location: Thames Valley
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I'm reasonably new to this 4x4 landrover thing so bear with me.
I bought a Disco 4 in June 2012 as an ex demo car, it was first registered in March 2012. This morning, the "service now" warning popped up which seems a little early. The car has only covered 7k miles in 9 months.
From memory, it should be serviced every 12 months which would be March 2013. Should I get it serviced now or next March as per the service book?
If it were a BMW, for example, there would be an electronic record stating that the car was overdue its service. I guess Discos don't have such a 'feature'
Phil
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 31st Dec 2012 4:39 pm |
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character
Member Since: 01 Jan 2008
Location: wiltshire
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I may be wrong but is not the D4 service interval like alot of the german cars, ie it will tell yer when it needs doing depending on your driving habbits or is this not wishful thinking 
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| 31st Dec 2012 5:06 pm |
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euangibson
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I had an X5 when they first came out.....it had a digital countdown bar service-interval indicator,which was based on the cars condition...not mileage or age......when I came to sell it privately 2 years later it still had 3 green bars before the next (2nd) service was due...one guy said he refused it buy it because his "mate" who worked for BMW  told him it should have been serviced twice by 24k miles...even when the car was telling him it didn't need it  "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
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| 31st Dec 2012 5:15 pm |
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markate
Member Since: 17 Sep 2011
Location: England
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Service due indicator in D4 is based on either time or mileage.
Could be that although registered in March 2012 it sat around in Solihull, Gaydon or Dealers before being registered. Worth a call to the Dealer to confirm service is due rather than a gremlin in the electrics bringing up the message early.
D4 system is not like those used by some German manufacturers who use sophisticated algorythms to work out when service is due rather a more simple time or distance programme.
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| 31st Dec 2012 5:27 pm |
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character
Member Since: 01 Jan 2008
Location: wiltshire
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markate wrote:D4 system is not like those used by some German manufacturers who use sophisticated algorythms to work out when service is due rather a more simple time or distance programme.
that figures
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| 31st Dec 2012 5:36 pm |
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JG911
Member Since: 31 Dec 2012
Location: Thames Valley
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Went to see the dealer and it does need a service after all.
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| 8th Jan 2013 3:28 am |
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outofyorkshire
Member Since: 27 Apr 2009
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JG911 wrote:Went to see the dealer and it does need a service after all.
Wouldn't expect dealer to say anything else TBH 
If it was first registered in March, then it should be due in March ie 12 months as you have not hit mileage...
I always thought the service indicator was reset as part of the PDI on new cars... Cheers Ian
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| 8th Jan 2013 11:15 am |
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