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Old Feb 5th, 2018, 20:32   #21
bertrandls
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Originally Posted by RoyMacDonald View Post
The oil degrades over time and the gearbox needs to adjust the gear changes to suit the condition of the oil. It should adjust itself over time though when it detects different conditions, however you will get a transmission service required message come up on the dash every time you start up if the software is not aware the oil has been changed when it thinks it should have been.

Roy
Ah! That’s what I call a specific answer! Thanks a lot! So no Vida no informing (is that even English?) the car of the oil change thus no adaptation of the engine to the new oil thus... messages and... risk of mechanical failure or... not really?
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