Maintenance Required Warning Light Question

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(vinny @ Jan 19 2007, 03:33 PM) [snapback]378019[/snapback]</div>

The blinking on start up begins at the 4,500 miles mark after the Maintenance Required light was reset. At the 5,000 miles mark it will become solid and remain on until reset once again.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(IsrAmeriPrius @ Jan 19 2007, 06:42 PM) [snapback]378023[/snapback]</div>

Might I ask, does the car also keep track of months, as well as miles, and display the warning light at, say 5.5 months?

I'm proud to say that I'm not going to get close to driving 5,000 miles in six months...

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Pinto Girl @ Jan 19 2007, 04:04 PM) [snapback]378030[/snapback]</div>

Nope, it only tracks miles. It starts blinking at 4,500 miles, and then at 5,000 miles since the last reset, it stays on all the time.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(mcbrunnhilde @ Jan 19 2007, 08:52 PM) [snapback]378076[/snapback]</div>

anyone know if I can reset the light to blink close to even 5000 miles intervals again. Last time I forgot to reset the light so I drove with the light for like 400 miles so obviously my light blinks every 5000 miles from the time it was reset not when the oil was actually changed. I want it to blink at the right intervals again. Is that possible? Parheps I should just reset the light next time I change oil even though the light won't be on.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(maggieddd @ Jan 20 2007, 07:59 AM) [snapback]378208[/snapback]</div>

Yes, you can reset the maintenance light at any time and it will then remind you 4500/5000 miles later.

JeffD

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Pinto Girl @ Jan 19 2007, 04:04 PM) [snapback]378030[/snapback]</div>

The Navigation system has maintenance reminders that, when set, track by both miles and time.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(vinny @ Jan 20 2007, 08:17 PM) [snapback]378437[/snapback]</div>

It's in the manual but I'm not near my car at the moment. I think you hold down the ODO button while you power up and for a few seconds afterwards.

 

same "problem" here. i'm putting extended mile sythetic oil in.. sure enough it turns on at 5k still.

My car has close to 70k miles on it. I only use sythetic.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(vinny @ Jan 19 2007, 03:33 PM) [snapback]378019[/snapback]</div>

It should only start blinking at startup about 4500 miles after the last reset. At what mileage did you do the first oil change? Did you do it at 3400 miles instead of waiting for 5000 miles?

Dave M.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(vinny @ Jan 20 2007, 05:17 PM) [snapback]378437[/snapback]</div>

The NAV maintenance reminders appear on the MFD screen and are independent of the dashboard maintenance required light.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(vinny @ Jan 20 2007, 05:17 PM) [snapback]378437[/snapback]</div>

Yep. The "magic" formula is on the bottom-right of page 130 and onto 131 of the 2006 Owner's Manual. That's in the section 2-5 of Operation of Instruments and Controls.
I have an '05, so it's on a different page of my manual.

Dave M.