The service indicator on your VW Golf is designed to alert you when it is time for routine maintenance, such as an oil change or tire rotation. By resetting the indicator after each service appointment, you ensure that it accurately reflects when your next scheduled maintenance should be performed. Apr 5, 2015. #1. To reset the oil change interval and reminder message, turn car fully off, press and hold the “0.0” button on the gauge cluster below the MFD, turn the car on (but don't crank) and release it. The MFD quickly displays questions of “change inspection interval.”. This is how to reset the oil change reminder or spanner service reminder warning message on the dash of your Volkswagen Golf MK7 this is a 2016 model but sho EKJr1.