Originally Posted by
Dieter
I am totally confused. My Mirage Wrench icon reads 11200 and the other Wrench icon reads 3. According to the OLD thread "Mirage MID (Multi Information Display) service reminder / wrench icon" I should be getting the vehicle serviced at 11200 KM.
However, my "2020 Mirage Warranty & Maintenance Manual" states that I the vehicle is to be serviced EVERY 5 MONTHS - change oil & filter & rotate tires. That is RIDICULOUS as I drive under 1000 km every 5 months!
My Grand Caravan required an oil change once a year. Why every 5 months?
I think the owner's manual assumes you are driving a lot more than 2000 km's in 5 months. So they average it out for 8000 km's oil change intervals for 2014 Mirages anyways.
If you drive less than 2000 km's in 5 months, that's almost like not driving according to the way these figures work. Average drivers drive like 20,000 km's a year, not in 15 years.
I don't think oil goes bad after 5 months lol, and I think synthetic oil can run past Mitsu's recommended numbers.
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 42.2 mpg (US) ... 17.9 km/L ... 5.6 L/100 km ... 50.7 mpg (Imp)