SL/R231: Service?
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Sold 06 CLS500. SL550 09. SL550 2013. Own C6 Corvette heavily customized garage queen 2005.
Service?
Always took the car in every 10 thousand miles for a service. 1400 miles short of a 50K service and computer reminding me that I have 25 days to go before the next service. Well I wont be driving much over the next 4 months and will probably get to 50K in December. So do I need to rush in for service in 25 days or so as I'm thinking that there really is no rush...........?
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Always took the car in every 10 thousand miles for a service. 1400 miles short of a 50K service and computer reminding me that I have 25 days to go before the next service. Well I wont be driving much over the next 4 months and will probably get to 50K in December. So do I need to rush in for service in 25 days or so as I'm thinking that there really is no rush...........?
If the car is leased then you have to do it as the completion of scheduled maintenance is required.
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Sold 06 CLS500. SL550 09. SL550 2013. Own C6 Corvette heavily customized garage queen 2005.
Car is owned not leased. Think I read somewhere also that depending on how one drives the car there should be adequate oil up to 12 thousand miles of driving. Not sure if this is accurate though............My local dealer also told me that under the warranty rules, 10 thousand miles, give or take 5% is when you need to bring her in. This I do not believe and since I am out of warranty(have an extended W) I am not concerned as I found a local mechanic who deals with Mercs to Ferraris and charges half of what my local dealer does for A@B services.
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Once a year or 8,000 to 10,000 miles on the outside (WHICH EVER COMES FIRST) is as long as we recommend. It's becoming even more important to keep engine internal deposits down with direct injected engines. Changing your oil on time and using high quality fuel are two of the easiest things we can do to cut down on deposits.
Another point. Should you have an internal engine or turbo failure, you better be able to prove that maintenance's were done at the appropriate time. Otherwise your warranty company may not be too keen on picking up the tab.
Another point. Should you have an internal engine or turbo failure, you better be able to prove that maintenance's were done at the appropriate time. Otherwise your warranty company may not be too keen on picking up the tab.
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Once a year or 8,000 to 10,000 miles on the outside (WHICH EVER COMES FIRST) is as long as we recommend. It's becoming even more important to keep engine internal deposits down with direct injected engines. Changing your oil on time and using high quality fuel are two of the easiest things we can do to cut down on deposits.
Another point. Should you have an internal engine or turbo failure, you better be able to prove that maintenance's were done at the appropriate time. Otherwise your warranty company may not be too keen on picking up the tab.
Another point. Should you have an internal engine or turbo failure, you better be able to prove that maintenance's were done at the appropriate time. Otherwise your warranty company may not be too keen on picking up the tab.
Last edited by SLclass; Sep 1, 2017 at 09:40 PM.
