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Nick Orchiston - 11 Oct 2007 17:04 GMT

Hi

I suspect this has been asked before but does anyone know of a way to reset
the service indicator on a Fiat Stilo?
Fiat main dealers that I approached would only reset it if the car had been
serviced by them. My local garage (non-franchised independent) could not do
it with their fancy computer thing.

Regards

Nick

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Another Dave - 11 Oct 2007 20:45 GMT

> I suspect this has been asked before but does anyone know of a way to reset
> the service indicator on a Fiat Stilo?
> Fiat main dealers that I approached would only reset it if the car had been
> serviced by them. My local garage (non-franchised independent) could not do
> it with their fancy computer thing.

It seems to depend on which independent you use. There's a discussion here:

http://www.fiatforum.com/stilo/117242-service-menu.html

but I'm not sure what the conclusion was :0

I think it's a disgrace that Fiat effectively try to force you to use
their very expensive and not-very-good dealers for a service. I'll not
be buying another Fiat (or any other make that insists on using their
dealers).

Another Dave

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Nick Orchiston - 12 Oct 2007 00:11 GMT

Thanks Dave

It is about what I thought. Next time I buy a car this sort of thing will be
on the agenda so I don't get caught again.

Cheers

Nick

>> I suspect this has been asked before but does anyone know of a way to
>> reset the service indicator on a Fiat Stilo?
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> Another Dave

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Nick ///// - 14 Oct 2007 17:34 GMT

> It seems to depend on which independent you use. There's a discussion
> here:
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> Another Dave

As far as I know (I used to have a Stilo Abarth) the service indicator is on
the CAN bus as opposed to the EOBD bus.
So any independent dealer has to have 1) CAN capable equipment, 2) database
of Fiat Models and function codes to select and send as appropriate or 3)
know the exact code(s) required to reset the service computer.

The comment in the forum is about some cars being screwed up by independent
dealers is probably becuase they have 1) above, don't have 2) and have tried
codes from other cars in 3) above.

Nick /////

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