The first scheduled oil change will be at 5000 miles. This is due to the factory break in oil being used in those first 5K miles. The next oil &filter change will be at 10,000 miles and every 10,000 miles thereafter.
The 2.5L only requires 10K mile oil changes as long as you use a high quality synthetic oil that conforms to the VW oil specification noted in your owners manual.
So, it's not a way to cheap out on maintenance, it's due to the much higher quality synthetic oils that are used today that allow for extended change periods.
Hope this helps.
