Oil Reset, Oil Light Reset, Oil Life, Reset Maintenance Light
Complete instructions on how to reset the oil service engine indicator of most car brands without the use of an additional computer
2009-2010
Manual Reset:
Turn the ignition to run (one position before starting engine).
Press and HOLD the trip-odometer button “0.0”.
Turn your key to run (one position before starting engine).
Release the trip-odometer button.
Push and release the Clock Minute Set Button “min”.
Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.
2002-2006
*Diagnostic Reset Tool Required (please refer to TOOLS page)
2007-2010
*Diagnostic Reset Tool Required (please refer to TOOLS page)
Manual Reset:
Turn ignition to Terminal 15 which is one turn of the key or one press of the START/STOP button.
Press and hold the trip odometer reset button for approximately 10 seconds until the first service job appears in the display.
The upper display in the Instrument Cluster will be illuminated with a Service Item (example: An oil can is the designation for Oil Service). The lower display in the Instrument Cluster will indicate the remaining time or mileage left for that Service Item (example: 14000). Press the on-board computer button repeatedly (located on the direction indicator/main-beam switch) to scroll through all of the Condition Based Service Items.
Press and hold the on-board computer button on the direction indicator/main-beam switch until “RESET” appears in the lower display.
Pressing the on-board computer button again resets the service shown in the upper display. Repeat the procedure for each additional service which is to be reset.
Turn the ignition off and start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.
2004
Turn the ignition to run (one position before starting engine).
Press the TRIP button so the OIL LIFE % is displayed.
Press RESET and hold for 2 seconds. OIL LIFE REMAINING 100% will appear.
Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.
2005-2009
Turn the ignition to run (one position before starting engine).
Press the up or down arrow to scroll the DIC to show OIL LIFE.
Once the XXX% ENGINE OIL LIFE menu item is highlighted, press and hold the RESET button until the percentage shows 100%.
Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.
2005-2010
Turn the ignition to run (one position before starting engine).
Press the up or down arrow to scroll the DIC to show OIL LIFE.
Once the XXX% ENGINE OIL LIFE menu item is highlighted, press and hold the RESET button until the percentage shows 100%.
Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.
2004-2006
With Base Audio System
Turn the ignition to run (one position before starting engine).
Press the up or down arrow on the INFO button located to the right of the Driver Information Centre (DIC) display to access the DIC menu.
Once 100% ENGINE OIL LIFE menu is highlighted, press and hold the CLR button. The percentage will return to 100 and the oil life indicator will be reset.
Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.
With Navigation System
Turn the ignition to run (one position before starting engine).
Turn the system on by pressing the PWR/VOL button.
Press the INFO button located to the left of the display to access the vehicle information menu.
Turn the TUNE/SEL knob located to the lower right of the display until Engine Oil Life is highlighted
Press the knob once to select it.
Once the 100% Engine Oil Life is displayed, press the multi-function button next to the Reset prompt in the upper right corner of the display. The percentage will return to 100 and the oil life indicator will be reset.
Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.
2007-2009
Turn the ignition to run (one position before starting engine).
Display the OIL LIFE REMAINING on the DIC.
Press and hold the SET/RESET button on the DIC for more than 5 seconds. The oil life will change to 100%.
Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.
2010
Turn the ignition to run (one position before starting engine).
Immediately after Step 1 press and release the gas pedal 3 times within 5 seconds.
If the “Change Engine Oil Soon” message is not on, the system is reset. If it is on, turn the ignition off and repeat steps 1-2.
Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.