by "Nick /////" <reply@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Oct 14, 2007 at 05:34 PM
"Another Dave" <dmarsden@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> 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
>
> --
> change nospam to f2s in e-mail
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 /////
