Oil Change Warning

[Dark Phoenix]

My oil change warning comes on now after I hit 5000 miles, I am changing it with true synthetic which is good for 12000 miles, I wanted to know if that light is going to come on every 5000 miles and if so, how do I turn the thing off. It's really going to become annoying if I have to listen to it everytime I turn the car on for the last 5000 before I change it again.

 

[blichy]

It is set at 5000 mile intervals. I am not sure if you can change the interval, but all you need to do is go into the system check and reset the oil life, which will give you another 5000 miles on the computer.

 

[Dark Phoenix]

Go into the system check?

 

[mikephotos]

To reset:

To reset the oil monitoring system to 100% after each oil change
[approximately 8,000 km (5,000 miles) or 180 days] perform the
following:

1. Press the SETUP control to
access the System Check function.

2. Press and release the RESET
control to display “OIL LIFE XX%
HOLD RESET NEW”.

3. Press and hold the RESET
control for 2 seconds to display “IF
NEW OIL HOLD RESET”.

4. Press and hold the RESET
control to display OIL LIFE SET TO
100%. Your oil life is now reset.

To reset the oil monitoring system to your personalized oil life %:

1. Press the SETUP control to
access the System Check function.

2. Press and release the RESET
control to display “OIL LIFE XX%
HOLD RESET NEW”.

3. Press and hold the RESET
control for 2 seconds to display “IF
NEW OIL HOLD RESET”.

4. Release the RESET control
momentarily, then press RESET and
SETUP controls at the same time to
activate a service mode which will
display OIL LIFE XX% RESET TO
ALTER.

5. Press RESET until you find your personalized OIL LIFE XX%.
6. With your personalized OIL LIFE XX% displayed, press SETUP to
continue the system check.

Michael

 

[mikephotos]

Oh, BTW...this is page 29 & 30 of your manual.

Michael

 

[Dark Phoenix]

Thank you very much!!!

 

[SE3P]

Mike, thanks for the info, this is something I need to reset also.