# Simple Owner-Friendly Maintenance Schedule Document **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** escape, ford\ **Created:** [August 28, 2020, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/simple-owner-friendly-maintenance-schedule-document/169290 "2020-08-28T18:36:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jmunger\_147335](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac8455/32.png) [@jmunger\_147335](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jmunger_147335)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2020, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/simple-owner-friendly-maintenance-schedule-document/169290/1 "2020-08-28T18:36:56Z")
I used to be able to get a short booklet listing the maintenance schedule for my vehicles. Now all I seem to find is long documents with lists that are not user friendly at all. My owner’s manual has a cute set of boxes that the dealer can use, with a place for the dealer to stamp with his information and a box for a signature. I wonder if dealers still use rubber stamps. I’m looking for a document that is self contained like this: ![Screen Shot 2020-08-28 at 3.48.37 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/c/c/ccdef5d43cf5837214cbd468f14d72c9f0e8fcbe.png) Please note: This has been updated with an actual example, which I downloaded from [practicalmechanic.com](http://practicalmechanic.com) ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/simple-owner-friendly-maintenance-schedule-document/169290/2 "2020-08-28T18:56:08Z")
That is in your owners manual . ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2020, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/simple-owner-friendly-maintenance-schedule-document/169290/3 "2020-08-28T19:19:09Z")
True it is in your owners manual, but as the OP state \*not \* user friendly. Requires a bit of digging to sort it out. Heck, just the manual for the infotainment center is 20X longer than the owners manual from the sixties. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2020, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/simple-owner-friendly-maintenance-schedule-document/169290/4 "2020-08-28T19:22:50Z")
Use your word or excel program and make one from the owners manual and post it on your garage wall ’ I guess this is a new vehicle ? , so have the service done at the dealer until your warranty is over. Also see if you qualify for the severe service schedule. ---
**Author:** ![jmunger\_147335](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac8455/32.png) [@jmunger\_147335](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jmunger_147335)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/simple-owner-friendly-maintenance-schedule-document/169290/5 "2020-08-28T19:35:02Z")
Your reading skills are excellent, Purebred, thank you. The owner’s manual lists a lot of intervals and mileage/time between maintenance tasks, but it isn’t particularly user friendly. I have read many maintenance schedules, service manuals and just plain vehicle manuals, but they are looking more like “gotta put this in there to CMA” rather than more owner-oriented guides. Guess that makes me a true geezer!! ---
**Author:** ![jmunger\_147335](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac8455/32.png) [@jmunger\_147335](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jmunger_147335)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/simple-owner-friendly-maintenance-schedule-document/169290/6 "2020-08-28T19:35:54Z")
The manual lists three different driving conditions: 1. normal 2. severe, and 3. extreme. Not an easy cut and paste job, but that’s how I’ll probably need to proceed. ---
**Author:** ![jmunger\_147335](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac8455/32.png) [@jmunger\_147335](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jmunger_147335)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/simple-owner-friendly-maintenance-schedule-document/169290/7 "2020-08-28T19:42:05Z")
And by the way, here is a picture of the cute little boxes the dealership mechanics are supposed to use (10 pages of them, to be precise): ![Screen Shot 2020-08-28 at 3.40.53 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/c/d/cd49bb05f5b58fce2c6428a30f046304f19433b8.png) ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2020, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/simple-owner-friendly-maintenance-schedule-document/169290/8 "2020-08-28T20:01:53Z")
Just ignore that chart. You are making this way to difficult. Oil change and filter , do both at xxxx miles or xx months by which ever type of service applies to you. Brake fluid exchange every 3 years , transmission fluid exchange every 30000 miles or what ever makes you feel comfortable . engine coolant I do every 5 years , tire rotation at 5000 or 6000 and your manual will say when to change the air filter and cabin filter . If you have a timing belt then xxxx miles or xx years. You have not said if this a new vehicle or used. If used then some of the service items may not have been done.