Minor Help Needed

lrsavory

Member
Joined
Jul 29, 2020
Location
Hamilton, Texas - 4S Ranch
TDI
SEL Passat, 2015
2015 Passat SEL. I do all my own maintenance, oil changes, etc. Live on a ranch that is 2 hours from the nearest VW Dealer. What does "Inspection Now" mean?? Can't find it in owners manual.
Speaking of manuals, what is the recommended complete shop guide for the TDI? And possibly the Parts Manual.
 

redbarron55

Veteran Member
Joined
Jul 10, 2010
Location
Navarre, FL.
TDI
2012 Touareg TDI Executive
The computer tracks time and miles since the VW dealer did and inspection. Most of the time it is 40,000 miles.
My Touareg can be reset from the same point as the oil change on the RNS850 service tab.
Look in the manual or google it to reset the inspection or pay the bucks for the VW dealer to inspect the car.
Personally I reset my own.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj0FPLRiuwI
 

Lightflyer1

Top Post Dawg
Joined
Sep 13, 2005
Location
Round Rock, Texas
TDI
2015 Beetle tdi dsg
Manual is here. Pay the $35 one day rate and download everything you can about what ever you find.

https://erwin.vw.com/erwin/showOrderFlatrate.do

If you are doing your own work you should get a VCDS, especially being out on a ranch. Do you have an owners manual? If you don't I would look for one of those as well. The emissions warranty doc is also nice to have. There is also an engine document that explains how everything works floating around here.
 

Gilty_one

Veteran Member
Joined
Jul 2, 2007
Location
Warman, Saskatchewan, Canada
TDI
2016 Touareg Execline 3.0 V6 TDI; 2012 Jetta Highline TDI
In the PASSAT much like my Touareg - there are two service counters (one for minor service intervals - like oil changes) and the Major service counter for your major service intervals - the more thorough list...

The minor service interval is user resettable - while the other requires VAG-COM or a compatible VW ODB2 reader that will support service interval resets.
 
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