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Old 05-15-2012, 03:32 PM
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Like the title says. Everytime I start my car it indicates it needs an oil change when it does not. I just had a damn oil change. I think they want you to believe it needs an oil change sooner so they get more money out of you. My Dodge truck does the same stipid thing.
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my 07 does not have this, so i'm not sure.
but do you have a reset button on your dash?
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Old 05-15-2012, 03:43 PM
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yes I have a reset button. I will go mess with it and see if I can reset it. Thanks
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Old 05-15-2012, 03:51 PM
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I got into setup and changed oil life from 0% back to 100% so I'm good to go now. Just took some tinkering lol.
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The OM for my SUV has the instructions to reset the oil change reminder so I'm sure your does, too. And I promise, it won't bite if you try to remove it from the glove box.
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You figure it out, but yeah, it's just a mileage estimated oil change meter. I reset it regularly since I keep track of when I need to change my oil on my own lol. What would be awesome though is an oil life monitor that lets you plug in your mileage and time restraints and then reminds you based on those.
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The manual will tell you how to reset the Oil Life Gauge for future reference
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