I think they have this shortened interval because the warranty in Canada has unlimited miles (3 year bumper to bumper, 5 year powertrain, w/no mileage caps)While under warranty I will follow the maintenance schedule in the Owner's Manual. For Canada its 8,000 km or 6 months. Once the warranty expires I will likely revert to 8,000 km or 12 months.
I set the oil change monitor to “Flexible“ since day one, but I usually change the oil at 30% oil life remaining which usually is between 5,000 ~ 6,000 miles. But since we drive a lot less since the pandemic, and our CX-5 now is on once per year OCI, as the Flexible would also indicate.How long are people going on oil changes? dealer says 5k, but that seems really short for synthetic. I set my minder to flexible and 7500 miles. Carries me just under a year for a change. I changed the oil for the first time the other day. Oil was black as it normally Is when you change oil. 4.2quarts were drained, but I have no idea what dealer previously put in so wont know until next change what it’s burning.