Permature spanner symbol on C5 dash

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Permature spanner symbol on C5 dash

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Hi,

As I was parking at work this morning I noticed the spanner symbol on the odometer, apparently it thinks I am 50 miles overdue for a service despite the fact that I could have sworn it was telling me I had nearly 8000 miles to go last time I looked.

I have just checked my paper records and I last reset the indicator (to 20000) 12899 miles ago, so that means the service shouldn't be due for another 7101 miles.

Does anyone know if:
a) There anything other than a straight mileage count which can affect the indicator?
b) There is a way to (accidentally) manually clear the count to zero?
c) These have a habit of jumping unexpectedly?

The vehicle is a 2.0L diesel C5 on a 57 plate.

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It and the accompanying "Service" indicator can pop up for no apparent reason now and then.
Unless it persists I'd take it with a pinch of salt.
On thing that triggers it is low washer fluid.
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myglaren wrote: One thing that triggers it is low washer fluid.
Yes, it's just done that on mine.. low washer fluid, service indicator on.
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As a side note you don't want to be waiting 20k to change the oil and filters, it's too long for the engine to run on dirty oil and will shorten it's life. 10k is best if not a little less for oil and oil filters as they are so cheap these days.
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KP wrote:As a side note you don't want to be waiting 20k to change the oil and filters, it's too long for the engine to run on dirty oil and will shorten it's life. 10k is best if not a little less for oil and oil filters as they are so cheap these days.
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Reduce OIL Changes by %50 of what ANY manufacturer tells you.......this is esp true with all the diesels with Turbo, FAPS & Filters.
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Is the service spanner not time dependent as well as mileage on the x7? 365 days or 20k miles whichever comes sooner. I'd also echo the halving the mileage for oil changes, you can get an oil change done in 20 mins at any of the high street service chains for less than £50, a small price to pay for your engines longeveity. (just make sure they use the correct grade) [-X
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The spanner looks like it means kilometres.
With my display set to kilometres, I've got 8200 to go.
When changing the display to miles, it's still 8200. :?
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When I took my x7 for its service at the main stealers it came back with 12500 on for next service. Resetting it only went to 12500. I had to take it back anyway amd they changed it to 20000 so maybe it's lexia only for the long intervals?
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My 2007 c5 lit its spanner symbol when the time limit between services expired because servicing. Has to be done when either mileage or time expires first
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