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Resetting the Service Light on the Volkswagen Golf

Model: Volkswagen Golf MK 8, Golf 8, Golf Viii - Years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Part: Service warning light

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Let's see how to reset the control system that alerts us when maintenance is required on the Volkswagen Golf. Sit in the driver's seat and press the "start" button. Using the right button on the right side of the steering wheel, select the "driving time/distance" option.

Press the right button, a menu will appear from which you select "from the beginning" and press and hold the right button for at least five seconds. Release the button, and a menu will appear where you can select the oil change and service reset.

To do this, enter the page of interest and confirm the reset request with "OK".


Updated on 11 September 2026 by ScegliAuto


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