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Maintenance Schedule Confusion

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Hi. Sorry if this has been addressed. Searched the forums and didn't see my question ...

I've owned my 2023 OBW since March of 2023. Did a service at 6 months (oil change / tire rotation + whatever else gets checked at that stage).

Now, I'm coming up on 12 months and when I called to schedule service there was some confusion regarding 12 months vs 12,000 miles. They want to do a 12,000 mile service but I have less than 8,000 miles on the vehicle.

This is the first new car I've purchased in 30 years and I'm not certain the best way to tick all the service items required to stay in warranty. I also have the 10/100,000 extended plan.

What schedule should I follow? Time or Mileage? I don't have the manual in front of me here at work, but I thought it had monthly designations (but maybe it was mileage).

TIA for any advice.
The maintenance schedule for most vehicles, including Subaru, indicates months or miles, whichever comes first.
 
I need to look at the manual again when I get home to talk more intelligently about this. My apologies. I should have had it in hand before starting this conversation.
What information do you need from the manual?