My maintenance required light that came on again even tho...
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Mike V.
215 days ago
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Mike V.
215 days ago
Basically this means when the last oil change was done, they didn't reset the maintenance light.
You're options are to reset it and keep track of the mileage yourself, or leave it on and keep track of the mileage. The key is to have them reset it after the oil change even if it's not on.
Here is the procedure to reset it.
Step 1
Turn the tC's key to the "On" position. Press the trip odometer reset stem until "Trip A" displays on the odometer screen. Hold the stem with "Trip A" displayed.
Step 2
Turn the tC's key to the "Off" position, and then turn it back on.
Continue holding the trip odometer reset stem until five dashes appear on the odometer screen. Release the stem. The maintenance light is now off.
This will reset the light for 5k miles.
Please let me know if there is more I can do to help.
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