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   On 11/8/2023 8:16 PM, rbowman wrote:   
   > On Thu, 9 Nov 2023 04:34:48 +0800, Frankie wrote:   
   >   
   >> A friend called me just now asking what it means when her RAV4 (2021 I   
   >> think?) with about 90K miles came up with that on her nav screen.   
   >> She asked what it means.   
   >> Any idea?   
   > Usually it means it is time for a 5000 mile oil change. Has she ever seen   
   > it before?   
      
      
   I have seen similar message in my car before.   
      
   I think my car's user-manual recommends oil-change every 15,000 km, but   
   the dealership recommends oil-change every 5,000 km. The oil-change   
   mechanic is supposed to reset the oil-change reminder after performing   
   the oil-change, but everybody can make mistake, so if the mechanic   
   forgot to reset the oil-change reminder, then the message will pop up   
   automatically at the factory-preset number of km/mile since the last   
   time the reminder was reset. There is no other way the car can know the   
   oil has been changed, so the oil-change reminder must be reset manually   
   after each oil-change.   
      
   If she has never seen the message before, then she must have sent her   
   car in for oil change regularly. If the car is not due for an oil-change   
   now but the message has popped up, then the auto mechanic must've   
   forgotten to reset the reminder after the last oil-change.   
      
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