How do I reset the (required Maintence) indicator light after I changed the oil.

the maintence reminder lamp means you are due for oil and filter change.to reset maintence light, turn the ignition switch to the on position engine off.push the reset button on clock control panel for 3 seconds,then turn off ignition switch.then turn back on the ignition switch the maintenance light should be off is so.it has reset.

The Maintenance Required Light lights regularly at suggested maintenance periods. You will probably want to reset after an oil change: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_reset_the_Maintenance_Required_light_on_a_2003_Honda_Civic_EX

One can ignore it or reset it as it will go on after so many miles or over time.
It doesn't sense a problem with the oil, it just measures intervals of miles or time to determine that maintenance is recommended.

It has to be manually reset.

Ford Explorer, Mercury Mountaineer, 2002-06

To reset CHANGE OIL SOON/OIL CHANGE REQUIRED message on the Message Center, press the SET UP control to access the System Check mode. Press and release the RESET button to display “OIL LIFE % HOLD RESET NEW” is displayed. Press and hold the RESET button for 2 seconds until “IF NEW OIL HOLD RESET” is displayed. Press and hold RESET button until “OIL LIFE SET TO 100%” is displayed.

Ford Five Hundred, Freestyle, Mercury Montego 2005-06 Tap the ODO/TRIP button to toggle the display between the odometer and trip odometer. Tap on the ODOiTRIP button again to toggle the display between the trip odometer and OIL LIFE % display. Press and hold the ODO/IRIP button for 2 seconds or more to display OIL LIFE 100%. Your oil life in now reset.
Good luck and print this and keep it in the glove box. Keep me posted if you have any other questions

this is just your maintence minder. the reset procedure should be in your owners manual. the vehicle calculates when its due for an oil change and turns the light on but it should be reset every oil change if its on or not. you can can your local acura/honda dealer and they can explain how to reset

Maintenance Required is a light that comes on after a predetermined number of miles. For example, if the maintenance schedule Honda set for the car calls for an oil change at 3000 miles, a new fan belt at 6000 miles, and another oil change at 9000 miles, then the maintenance required light will come on every 3000 miles and stay on until it is reset by the dealer. Some people, especially those that do their own regular maintenance but don't have a way to reset the light themselves, find this an annoyance. But others find it useful and take their cars in to the dealer every time the light comes on, and they rest assured that all of the regular maintenance is always done on time.

What this light does NOT do however is signal that there is anything immanently wrong with your car. It is not a "Check Engine" light (that's the one you should worry about if it ever comes on), but merely a reminder for you to do preventative maintenance. That doesn't mean you should *ignore* it, per se, as you want to make sure you have your car on some kind of maintenance schedule, even if yours is not as strict as Honda's. But there is no need to panic.

it may take some serching but in your owners manual there is a section that will tell you how to reset your maintence indicator lamp.

reset: turn ignition on...push odometer button till it displays mileage on car...not trip milage but actual mileage. Turn car off. Open driver's door, press and hold odometer button....turn ignition to on....hold odometer button for 10 seconds....odometer display will show -----,----,---,--,-,0000000....maintenance lights are reset...lights will come on every 7500 miles to remind you to change oil and check fluids etec....

turn ur key on , press ur odometer trip button till u get to ur oil life...once ur oil life is displyed, depress the button and hold it down till your oil life begins to flash, after it starts flashing, release the button then depress it and hold it down till it resets the oil life to 100%....your maint light and oil life should now be reset...

have the oil changed and then ...

with the ignition key on engine off, set trip meter to TRIP A , turn key off , now press and hold the trip button and turn the ignition key to the on position -engine off , hold until odometer reads 000000 , and light is reset .
its just an oil change due reminder .

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