Reset oil light

[RiCharlie]

I am sure this has been asked before but I cant find it..how do i get the oil change warning light to stay off? I got the oil changed but the light still is on..

Thanks.

[JARblue]

Originally Posted by RiCharlie

I am sure this has been asked before but I cant find it..how do i get the oil change warning light to stay off? I got the oil changed but the light still is on..

Thanks.

It's under Maintenance in the menu settings of the display to the left of the tachometer.

[RiCharlie]

Originally Posted by JARblue

It's under Maintenance in the menu settings of the display to the left of the tachometer.

Is this what they do when they change the oil and reset it?

[JARblue]

Originally Posted by RiCharlie

Is this what they do when they change the oil and reset it?

I couldn't tell you, but I would expect most techs do not rely on it. If they weren't the last person to work on the car, how do they know when it was last set or when the last oil change was?

I reset it myself each time I change the oil, but it resets whenever I disconnect the battery to work on the car. However, you can set it to zero to turn it off completely.

[RiCharlie]

Originally Posted by JARblue

I couldn't tell you, but I would expect most techs do not rely on it. If they weren't the last person to work on the car, how do they know when it was last set or when the last oil change was?

I reset it myself each time I change the oil, but it resets whenever I disconnect the battery to work on the car. However, you can set it to zero to turn it off completely.

Okay thanks! Am I wrong or are you in the Marines? I thought you posted something about that once before...

[JARblue]

Originally Posted by RiCharlie

Okay thanks! Am I wrong or are you in the Marines? I thought you posted something about that once before...

No problem No I have not served in any branch of the military, but I am grateful for all they do for us civilians

[RiCharlie]

Originally Posted by JARblue

No problem No I have not served in any branch of the military, but I am grateful for all they do for us civilians

One more thing.why are there two mileage indicators in this maintenance thing? What is the purposes of that?

[fuct]

im guessing these lights arnt on every model... no? ive never reset any lights and i do all my own oil changes.

[JARblue]

Originally Posted by fuct

im guessing these lights arnt on every model... no? ive never reset any lights and i do all my own oil changes.

AFAIK, they are... if you never set them to begin with, that would explain why you've never had to reset them.

[JARblue]

Originally Posted by RiCharlie

One more thing.why are there two mileage indicators in this maintenance thing? What is the purposes of that?

Not sure what you mean here... the options I have for setting a mileage reminder are Tire, Oil, Filter, and Other. If you are referring to the trip odometers, that is pretty standard. I reset Trip A every time I fill up. I use Trip B for trips longer than a full tank, which is particularly useful when billing mileage for work travel.

[Jordo!]

Originally Posted by JARblue

AFAIK, they are... if you never set them to begin with, that would explain why you've never had to reset them.

This.

You can just cycle through the menu where it shows temp, MPG, etc and clear it all out or set any number of minders you wish to annoy yourself with.

[RiCharlie]

Originally Posted by JARblue

Not sure what you mean here... the options I have for setting a mileage reminder are Tire, Oil, Filter, and Other. If you are referring to the trip odometers, that is pretty standard. I reset Trip A every time I fill up. I use Trip B for trips longer than a full tank, which is particularly useful when billing mileage for work travel.

No I am not referring to that,.,.,.if you go to mainenance and select Oil there are two numbers settings...Not sure what two are for but its no big deal..Long as I can prevent the thing from annoying me with a constant reminder of an oil change I dont need...which I have done...
Thanks

[fuct]

AHHH THX guys

[JARblue]

Originally Posted by RiCharlie

No I am not referring to that,.,.,.if you go to mainenance and select Oil there are two numbers settings...Not sure what two are for but its no big deal..Long as I can prevent the thing from annoying me with a constant reminder of an oil change I dont need...which I have done...
Thanks

It sounds like you are talking about the numbers that are shown side by side with a slash in between them. The number on the right is the mileage reminder and the number on the left should be the current mileage since setting the reminder. If you just reset it for 5K miles, you should see 0/5000. That zero should change as you drive the car. If you have the reminder turned off, it will read 0/0.

[RiCharlie]

Originally Posted by JARblue

It sounds like you are talking about the numbers that are shown side by side with a slash in between them. The number on the right is the mileage reminder and the number on the left should be the current mileage since setting the reminder. If you just reset it for 5K miles, you should see 0/5000. That zero should change as you drive the car. If you have the reminder turned off, it will read 0/0.

Okay I get it now..thanks!