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Does anyone know where I can find the service intervals for the 2009 Fit. I looked it up in the owner's manual and it directs me to page 245. Page 245 contains information about the Maintenance Minder. I'd prefer to see something like:
At the 5,000 mile service, change the oil, check tightness of bolts, inspect brakes, blah blah blah.
I really want to know when I should take it in for the first check-up and inspection. I am new to Honda, so maybe they don't ever show it this way. Thoughts?
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My Fit hasn't arrived yet , but if the maintenance minder works like the one in my Ridgeline, it will not show codes for other maintenance that is needed until the oil life display drops to 15% or below. There is no fixed mileage-based maintenance schedule in the manual. I prefer to change my oil and filter at 5000 mile intervals because it's just easier to keep track of it that way. Problem is, at 5000 miles, the oil life is still around 40% so the other codes (if any) don't show up. So, I don't reset the oil life when I change the oil, and just let it continue to go down to 15%, at which time the other codes show up, like "1" (for tire rotation) or "2" (for air filter replacement), etc. Works for me
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2009 Orange Revolution MT Sport delivered 10/17
It is supposed to come with a second manual for service. If they didn't give it to you call your dealer.
You sure about that? The service schedule in the manual is totally predicated on the maintenance minder, which appears to be totally decoupled from mileage.
I'd be happy if I could just find the order in which the different services appear.
why is the maintanence minder thing so elusive to people?
you do what the computer tells you to, WHEN it tells you to.
in every honda manual, there is a table under maintenence that shows you what the different numbers and codes mean. that way when you see your minder pop up with the code 'a 1', you look up what a1 entails and you have your answer.
seriously guys, its made to make things easier. i think people just like to complain.
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Originally Posted by Btrthnezr3 Say Wha??? You mean, there's another reason to have a suspension?
why is the maintanence minder thing so elusive to people?
you do what the computer tells you to, WHEN it tells you to.
in every honda manual, there is a table under maintenence that shows you what the different numbers and codes mean. that way when you see your minder pop up with the code 'a 1', you look up what a1 entails and you have your answer.
seriously guys, its made to make things easier. i think people just like to complain.
Gee... nice reply. Did I complain? I didn't think so.
It's not elusive in practice, but if you have a reason to want to predict what it is going to tell you to do, that is certainly shrouded in mystery. I have a very good reason for trying to understand how the maintenance minder will be going about it's business. I'll be living in Geneva (Switzerland) for ~18 months starting some time next year and I'd like to avoid having to deal with customer service in French (my French is terrible... as is French/Swiss customer service) on a foreign-market car (I'm taking the Fit) for a major service. So... if I knew before I left that a major service was coming up next, I'd be inclined to have it done before leaving.
So... do you have anything useful to say or do you just want to whine some more?
There is nothing on the timing chain. Is it 90K or 110K miles?
The maintenance minder is OK. But they should also include old service interval according to year and miles. I can just glance at it and know what's coming up and plan for it instead looking up some code.
, but if the maintenance minder works like the one in my Ridgeline, it will not show codes for other maintenance that is needed until the oil life display drops to 15% or below. There is no fixed mileage-based maintenance schedule in the manual. I prefer to change my oil and filter at 5000 mile intervals because it's just easier to keep track of it that way. Problem is, at 5000 miles, the oil life is still around 40% so the other codes (if any) don't show up. So, I don't reset the oil life when I change the oil, and just let it continue to go down to 15%, at which time the other codes show up, like "1" (for tire rotation) or "2" (for air filter replacement), etc. Works for me 
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