The actual due date for my first service fell a week before the 1 March, so that must have been when they PDI'd the car prior to it becoming a demonstrator (or as the salesperson slipped up on during handover on delivery day, a courtesy car!).

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Well, phoned Marshalls in Peterborough twice. They finally called me back - the car was PDI'd in February 2013, but not registered till June (!). So the relevant service date is June, and I can ignore the "Service Required" warning until June. Although the sales person told me there was no service book, the service department think there should be. They are going to consult and get back to me...
So that's why they gave me a good deal on it!

Similar story from Listers in Hereford. I am getting "Service Required" message at start up so called the dealer. Car PDI'd 29 April 2013, date of first registration 12 July 2013. Service dept. says service date is reset at PDI and not at registration but to keep to LR warranty T&Cs the service needs to be done no later than 1 month or 1,000 miles of the due date/mileage. Car has only done about 4,500 miles so message is down to time interval only.

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According to Marshalls, the "due date" is the anniversary of the registration. I specifically asked about warranty, and that's what they told me.

OK... so what does Topix tell you about your car?

I am assuming that a PDI was carried out a week before it first went on the road in March '13. The service count down pointed to that. My car has a build date of November '12 but the warranty start day on Topix is listed as Jan '13 - so does this mean my expectation of a 3 year warranty is slightly short of that by 2 months? If I went into the dealer one month before the end of 3 years (ie March in my mind), would they go sorry, your warranty ran out in January!? I only know the potential difference because of Topix. 99% of other owners wouldn't know this.

What does 'registration' mean then? When it is assigned a registration plate? Is that when the warranty starts?

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It gives me Build date 21 Feb 2013, Warranty start date 28 June, which is the date on registration document.
So the dealer is correct, and I work on that date!

I have a build date of 1 March 2013. The dealear has a PDI date of 29 April 13. My V5C shows a regstration date of 12 July 2013.

Mike@LandRover says the service warranty date is from first registration. My dealer says it is from PDI which is when the service indicator is reset.

I would like the answr to two questions;

What is the warranty implication of going past the indicated service date provided you do not go past the registration date (assuming low mileage)

Are there any implications in going past the service date as indicated (eg. will the vehicle run in a degraded mode)

I would approach your dealer with the info from Mike at Land Rover. According to my dealer, I can carry on running with the Service reminder showing, with no problem. They also say there are no warranty implications. TOPIx should show you the warranty start date, which should be the date of first registration. You could show that to your dealer as well!

I have asked Mike at Land Rover for clarification: http://www.freel2.com/forum/post220416.html#220416

Hi All,

I have been pointed in this direction by a forum member.

I can confirm that the services should be carried out every 10000/16000 miles (petrol/diesel) or every 12 months depending on which comes first.

This is from date of registration.

Many Thanks

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Thanks Mike. That seems definitive - Iliacus: take it and show it to your dealer - or find another dealer!

Hmmm... so I can ignore the "Service required" message for the next 15 weeks with no ill effects nor implications to warranty as I will not exceed 16k miles in that period  GONE - '07 TD4 GS manual Zermatt Silver
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I personally would visited the dealership to find out why this is on and get them to re set it, if it is incorrect.

Many Thanks

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Thanks Mike, I have e-mailed the Service Manager to get something in writing. Depending on their reply I will follow up and let you know the outcome. GONE - '07 TD4 GS manual Zermatt Silver
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Reply from Service Manager;

"Your car will not need servicing till its reg date--110%. Apolgies about the confusion I suspect that the service reminder has been set at the PDI date or set incorrectly. Just do a weekly maintenance check oil/coolant/tyre pressures/screen wash top-up as usual."

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