Change Oil Light?
Change Oil Light.... Does anyone have any idea why my change oil light stays on for a little while after starting the car? Besides the obvious of course, I have checked the oil (which only has 1000 miles on it) and it is well within operating range, and the oil pressure seems to be normal as well. It stays lit up while idling, but shuts off by the time I shift into 3rd, and doesn't come back on until the next time I start the car. Any help with this is much appreciated.
It needs to be reset! Turn key to on, not start. Push and hold trip/oil reset, till it flashes and you will be set.
Best do do this after you change your oil each time. Note the car caculates your oil life by miles, rpms, and mph. to determin when your next oil change will be. Than the light will be on for a while at each start.
CHeck owners manual, it has a good discription as well if I missed something.
Best do do this after you change your oil each time. Note the car caculates your oil life by miles, rpms, and mph. to determin when your next oil change will be. Than the light will be on for a while at each start.
CHeck owners manual, it has a good discription as well if I missed something.
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From: Central Indiana Honors: 4th grade spelling bee contestant
Originally Posted by 618HAWK
It needs to be reset! Turn key to on, not start. Push and hold trip/oil reset, till it flashes and you will be set.
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From: Eastern MA
Originally Posted by y2k_ta
Is this the procedure for the M6? My '00 A4 car is a little different. You still turn the key on, but then I have to push the accelerator pedal down to the floor three times (and within 5 seconds of each other).
It seems that the oil light can be reset both ways.
I've reset it with the trip button before so I know it works.
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From: Central Indiana Honors: 4th grade spelling bee contestant
Originally Posted by VIP1
Its the same procedure for the A4.
It seems that the oil light can be reset both ways.
I've reset it with the trip button before so I know it works.
It seems that the oil light can be reset both ways.
I've reset it with the trip button before so I know it works.
As it turns out, I need to reset my oil light anyway. I'm going to do it using the trip button this time. Thanks for the info.
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From: Central Indiana Honors: 4th grade spelling bee contestant
Originally Posted by 618HAWK
Gas pedal??? New to me. Must have designed it this way so you dont have to loose that section of trip miles, if your into keeping track of your trip miles.
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Wow, interesting. I'm not used to this crazy technology, I never had it in the ol' 89 Iroc. Sad thing is, the old owner wrote down when he changed the oil last, and i just changed it, and when I looked at the miles it was roughly around a new change from when he last did it but I didn't think there was any way....This site is awesome, thanks guys.
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Originally Posted by y2k_ta
Is this the procedure for the M6? My '00 A4 car is a little different. You still turn the key on, but then I have to push the accelerator pedal down to the floor three times (and within 5 seconds of each other).
Originally Posted by y2k_ta
Is this the procedure for the M6? My '00 A4 car is a little different. You still turn the key on, but then I have to push the accelerator pedal down to the floor three times (and within 5 seconds of each other).
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From: Anna, Tx
Interesting, I wonder why they dont mention the accelerator thing in the manual. Mine only says to do the trip button, would have been nice to know a couple of times when I was trying to calculate my mileage for work, lol.
Thanks for the tip, ill try it in my '02 next time!
Thanks for the tip, ill try it in my '02 next time!
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From: Central Indiana Honors: 4th grade spelling bee contestant
Originally Posted by dawnst3ar
Interesting, I wonder why they dont mention the accelerator thing in the manual. Mine only says to do the trip button, would have been nice to know a couple of times when I was trying to calculate my mileage for work, lol.
Thanks for the tip, ill try it in my '02 next time!
Thanks for the tip, ill try it in my '02 next time!
