We often encounter such a situation that the manual provided by the manufacturer is contrary to the spirit of the 4S maintenance guide. For example, Magotan of FAW-Volkswagen/Passat of Shanghai Volkswagen, the mileage in the manual is 654.38+00,000 kilometers, but it is usually recommended to maintain it every 5,000 kilometers in 4S. At such times, as consumers, we often run into trouble. On the one hand, the manufacturer's instructions are clearly written. On the other hand, 4S always seems to persuade our car owners to pay more attention to their cars.
In fact, this situation may be more tangled for novices, and veterans have more opinions on it. The author will analyze it for everyone according to his own car experience. First of all, the automobile manual provided by the manufacturer is the most direct basis. If the maintenance of Magotan or Passat is 10000 km, then we really don't need the routine maintenance of 5000 km. Even if this makes 4S unhappy, he can't refuse the claim on this ground.
However, the air and road conditions in Europe and America are better than those in China. Car owners can find a compromise, and maintain it once every 7,500 kilometers or 8,000 kilometers, which not only reduces the frequency and cost of maintenance, but also avoids the damage to the car due to untimely maintenance.
If it is found that the car condition is not ideal, such as serious fuel consumption or other reasons, it can be maintained in advance, but it should be emphasized that if this situation still occurs after the so-called fuel consumption, it is best not to easily believe that 4S will do maintenance in advance to solve the problem, but if problems are found, maintenance must be revised and claims must be made. If this happens occasionally in the first two maintenance of a new car, and it is not very serious, it can be solved by early maintenance or oil replacement.
How should some family cars with a maintenance cycle of 5000 kilometers be treated and maintained? In fact, there are many such models and countless examples. For example, New Car Wave and K3 belong to such a typical and common maintenance cycle range. Don't worry too much about this kind of car, just keep it at 5000 kilometers, hundreds of kilometers ahead of schedule and drive a little more mileage.
Need to remind everyone that the first 2-3 maintenance of the new car can be carried out a little earlier, and then it will be maintained during the normal maintenance cycle according to the situation of your car. For example, air filters, spark plugs and air conditioning filter elements are mainly replaced according to the manufacturer's instructions, and whether to replace them can also be decided according to the use situation.
conclusion
Generally speaking, the maintenance mileage in the manufacturer's maintenance manual is determined after strict testing, and no prior maintenance is required. But the 4S shop certainly hopes that you can shorten the maintenance cycle. There may be many reasons. As long as the operation is strictly in accordance with the provisions in the maintenance manual, there will be no problem. If it is not maintained, it will cause insurance losses. Try not to let this happen.