';service oil'; message?

i have a 1999 Audi A6 Quattro 2.8 L and recently its been giving me a message, under the miles section, that says ';service oil';. It happened around my 3,000 miles of my recent oil change. So me and my dad changed the oil, thinking it was the problem, and it STILL says service oil. I looked in the manual and found nothing of that message or word. any help????';service oil'; message?
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Ignition off


Press reset button for the trip recorder (number 2 in above picture) and hold it, turn ignition on and do not start, just on position. Service oil will appear in the trip recorder desiplay.


Pull out the clock adjuster knob (button 1 in the above photo) and hold in that position until message ';service oil) is cancelled. Trip recorder display will change to ';service...)


Press trip recorder reset button again to pull up the next service message The message ';Service Insp'; will appear then.


Pull out the clock adjuster again and hold until message Service Insp is cancelled. Trip recorder will now read ';Service ---';


Turn ignition off!


You have just reset it!





This is straight from the Mitchell guide. so save this for future reference!';service oil'; message?
that worked! thanks a lot Report Abuse

This is an Indicator Light that needs to be Reset each time the Oil is changed at the 3000 mile mark. Sometimes this is Resetable by the Car Owner and sometimes it has to be Reset by Computer by the Service Tech..
Try turning the key to on (not start), pump the gas pedal three times fast (within 5 seconds) and release it. Now start the engine.


If that didn't help, call an Audi dealer.
You need to reset the light.


Unplug the battery for a few minutes to reset it.


If that does not work, take it to the Audi or VW dealer to reset it.
disconnect your battery for 5 min and it will reset your code light. sometimes the lights don't go out right away, if it says service oil then that should be all it is.