How much longer can I drive when the car displays 'Please change the oil'?
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When the vehicle prompts 'Change oil immediately,' you can still drive approximately 10,000 kilometers. Below is some information about oil changes: 1. New cars: Under normal driving conditions, if synthetic oil is used, new cars can generally have their oil changed every 10,000 kilometers, and some can even go up to 20,000 kilometers. Automotive maintenance professionals consider 'normal driving' to mean frequently driving on highways with minimal stop-and-go traffic. However, if you often drive in the city, encountering traffic lights everywhere, frequent traffic jams, and most trips are no more than a dozen kilometers, this type of driving is considered 'severe driving.' 2. Importance: Oil is to a car what blood is to the human body, with the engine being the heart of the car. During engine operation, piston movement generates friction, and gasoline combustion in the cylinders can raise temperatures inside the engine to as high as 600°C, also producing metal particles and other waste materials from friction.