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Old 09-10-2012, 05:28 PM   #9 (permalink)
nabenson
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Just because it says no maintenance doesn't mean it shouldn't be done. The AT should have a fill and drain like the manual (though the location(s) may be different). For normal every day driving don't worry until 30k miles. Then it should be checked and probably drained and refilled. For hard driving, or track driving you should be doing this closer to 15k miles.

The reality is that it's probably a fluid that gets changes when it smells burned and there's not a set service interval. My Volvo is this way. We have full service for 50k miles and the transmission is not found on the list. I end up paying a different shop to swap it after track events when it's hot because the fluid will end up burned up.

TL;DR - Don't worry until you hit 30/60/90k miles. The dealer WILL change it, but you WILL have to ask them to do it since it's not on their regular schedule.
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