Find how to reset any maintenance light or reset oil life after an oil change for all makes and models.

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Oil service reset Eighty-Eight

1994-1995

Engine Oil Life Monitor
Turn the ignition to run (one position before starting engine).
Display the oil life index on the Driver Information System.
Hold the RESET button for 5 seconds. When a DIC message of RESET is displayed and the oil life index equals 100%, the reset is complete.
Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.
Change Oil Soon
Turn the ignition to run (one position before starting engine).
Press OIL button and release.
Select OIL menu by pressing MODE button.
Press and hold the RESET button for 5 to 7 seconds.
Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.

1996-1997

Turn the ignition to run (one position before starting engine).
Display the oil life index on the Driver Information System.
Hold the RESET button for 5 seconds.
Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.

1998

Turn the ignition to run (one position before starting engine).
Press the TRIP button on the Driver Information System (DIC) switch to view various menu choices and stop on OIL LIFE REMAINING.
Press and hold the RESET button on the DIC switch for more than 5 seconds. The oil life will change to 100%. The engine oil life monitor is now reset.
Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.

1999

Turn the ignition to run (one position before starting engine).
Press and hold the OIL RESET button in the IP storage compartment for at least 5 seconds, but no more than 60 seconds.
After 5 seconds, observe the CHANGE OIL SOON light flash 4 times before light turns off. This indicates that the engine oil life monitor system has reset.
Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.

Oil service reset Cutlass Supreme

1996

Turn the ignition to run (one position before starting engine).
Immediately after Step 1 press and release the gas pedal 3 times within 5 seconds. If the CHANGE OIL SOON indicator flashes 2 times, the system is reset.
Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.

1997

Turn the ignition to run (one position before starting engine).
Display the oil life index on the Driver Information System.
Hold the reset button for 5 seconds.
Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.

Oil service reset Alero

1999-2003

Turn the ignition to run (one position before starting engine).
Push the RESET button located in the drivers instrument panel fuse block. The CHANGE OIL light will start to flash.
Press and hold the RESET button again. The reset is complete when you hear the chimes and the CHANGE OIL light goes out.
Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.

2004

Turn the ignition to run (one position before starting engine).
Immediately after Step 1 press and release the gas pedal 3 times within 5 seconds. The reset is complete when the chimes sound and the CHANGE OIL lamp goes out. If the lamp stays on and and no chime is heard, repeat the reset procedure.
Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.

Oil service reset Saturn Aura

2007

Turn the ignition to run (one position before starting engine).
With the CHANGE OIL SOON message displayed, press either of the DIC buttons to clear the CHANGE OIL SOON message.
Display OIL LIFE RESET on the DIC using (square button).
Press and hold the ENTER (arrow button) button for at least 1 second. An ACKNOWLEDGED display message will appear for 3 seconds or until the next button is pressed. This will tell you the system has been reset.
Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.

2008-2009

Turn the ignition to run (one position before starting engine).
Immediately after Step 1 press and release the gas pedal 3 times within 5 seconds. If the message is not displayed, the system is reset. If the CHANGE OIL SOON message comes back on when you start the vehicle, the engine oil life system has not reset. Repeat the procedure.
Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.

Oil service reset Pontiac Montana

2000

Turn the ignition to run (one position before starting engine).
Immediately after Step 1 press and release the gas pedal 3 times within 5 seconds. If the CHANGE OIL SOON indicator flashes 2 times, the system is reset.
Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.

2001-2005

Turn the ignition to run (one position before starting engine).
Repeatedly push the TRIP/RESET button until OIL is displayed on the DIC.
Push and hold the TRIP/RESET button for 5 seconds. The number will disappear and be replaced by
100 indicating 100 percent oil life remaining.
Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.

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