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There is another routine in the same adjustments section called Self-adaption parameters reset which has "This function restores the original factory-set values of the auto-adaption parameters in the control unit" as a description What is this for?

Good question!

If that's the parameter I'm thinking of, DO NOT mess with that setting!

A long time ago I believe I messed with that parameter and my instrument cluster went into full Christmas Tree mode. The car drove normally, BUT I was sweating it out over the course of a full day as I drove around town with my laptop, and kept pulling into parking lots scanning & clearing the faults one-by-one with MES.

As far as your question re: Oil Degradation % - You can't change that. In the beginning while learning about MES I also noticed that as well, asked about it, and was told it wasn't possible. I change my oil & filter so often I don't worry about it (2,000 - 3,000 U.S. miles).

Just do the first two procedures you listed and call it a day - be happy for all the $$$$ you saved and crack open a cold adult beverage

Hope that helps - check out post #9 and the two embedded links within the post over at the Giulia Forum

Link: https://www.giuliaforums.com/threads/first-oil-change.65321/?post_id=1108060#post-1108060

 

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Hi @shpuncik

When using MES, on US market Stelvios & Giulias, we can't change the oil change distance in the infotainment system - we're stuck with 9,600 miles. I tried to program it for 3,000 miles but MES just uses the 9,600 default setting

Again, when using MES, on US Cars, when we run out of the service coupons necessary to display oil change information in the infotainment system, we need to do a Proxy Alignment to get back the service coupons when we hit 0 (9 service coupons are the maximum we can program for - if I remember correctly).

As far as Oil Degradation - on US cars, MES appears to not be able to change that figure. I tried and couldn't get it to change, and spoke with others in the US that had the same issue. In my case, doing 2,000 to 3,000 mile oil changes, it's not a concern and mentally I've move on (but I can understand how it is a concern for others).

The guy that writes MES is in Bulgaria and probably does his software tests on EU spec cars. If anyone in the US wants to write about their MES experiences regarding these subjects please join the conversation

 

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@BobbyBox

Help your brothers out and clarify the combination of winning instructions for us.

What is the procedure you're repeating multiple times in order to get the oil degradation counter reset from 40% to 100% level?

And doing this procedure multiple times to get to 100% didn't use multiple service coupons or?

 

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BB & @shpuncik = thanks for all your efforts!

Bookmarking this thread and I'll update the thread w/ results when I get to it this weekend.

Just changed the oil a few weeks ago, good to read that this doesn't affect Service Coupons.