Cam belt change interval

[Gmonster]

Inspection service is usually a major service that includes fuel and air filter replacements , in addition to the fluids check / oil and filter change carried out at the interim service ... Cheers...


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[rAy6]

65k is too often... especially if you're doing 60k per year mostly on the motorway. There are 2 cambelt intervals listed - 70k and 130k (either case, every 5 years, whichever comes soonest).
For someone like me, doing shorter journeys frequently, it's 70k. This is because the car heat cycles more plus the biggest damage is done by starting the car (sudden torque going through the belt from stand still).
This is where the fleet interval comes in... a belt that has done 200 miles in a day (continuos cruising use) has seen far less stress than a car that has done 30 miles in a week, accumulated after 5 days of stop and starting and speeding up and down through traffic.
You can definitely go for the 130k belt on yours and do the pump every 2nd interval.
For what it's worth, Audi were surprised to see mine at 70k saying people left it a bit longer, so 65k @ motorway mileage is definitley too soon.
On the other service parts, you can definitely do the extended service. Same as mentioned above, continuous cruising use hardly puts any stress on a car, its the stop start, not using for a few days, using again for short frequent drives is where the stress is caused. Definitely don't need an oil change at 10k. 2 year service, 130k belt but yearly oil changes will be all that's needed.