reset question

[soclose]

Got the oil changed and tried resetting the message board. It would only go to 60% not 100%. Tried it 4 or 5 times and that's all the higher it'll go. Have to wonder what the deal is. Guess I could drive it about 1k miles and reset it again. Everything else works on the screen. Any ideas?? Thanks

 

[tixer]

Very strange. I've never seen it reset to anything but 100%. And you did hold the button for the 5-count? (the LCD actually counts down as you do it..) "Hold for 5...4..3...2..1.. - 100%"

 

[steve]

Check the OM, there is a way to set the oil reset to severe duty and start out lower than 100%

 

[Neil]

From the 98 owners manual...

You can also set a personalized oil reset percentage, which allows you to
establish a smaller oil change interval.
1. Press and hold the RESET control from the VEHICLE SETTINGS
menu OIL CHANGE RESET screen.
2. While holding the RESET control
as the display counts down the
seconds to an oil change reset, press
the VEHICLE SETTINGS control.
The display will read START OIL
LIFE AT XXX%, where XXX is the
currently selected oil life
percentage. Release both controls.

 

[Neil]

3. Press the RESET control to
obtain the desired personalized oil
change percentage. Your choices are
100%, 90%, 80%, 70%, 60%, 50%,
40% and 30%.

- - - Updated - - -

4. Press the VEHICLE SETTING
control to complete the procedure.
A press of any control other than
RESET or VEHICLE SETTING will
abort the procedure and will not
establish a new personalized oil
reset percentage.
Your personalized oil change
percentage will begin upon
completion of your next OIL
CHANGE RESET procedure. Refer
to CHANGE OIL SOON/OIL
CHANGE REQUIRED for more information.

 

[soclose]

Thanks for all your help. I finally got it up to 100% after a couple tries.