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Reset oil service light Ford E 350 Series

Reset oil service light Ford E 350 Series. From years: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012.

How to reset oil service light Ford E 350 Series.

Oil Life Reset and Start Value. An oil change is required whenever indicated by the message center and according to the recommended maintenance schedule.

To reset the oil monitoring system to 100% after each oil change Ford E 350 Series. From years: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 (approximately 7,500 miles [12,000 km] or six months) perform the following.

  1. Switch the ignition ON, do not start the engine.
  2. Press and release the SELECT/RESET stem to display “OIL LIFE = XXX% HOLD RESET = NEW”.
  3. Press and hold the SELECT/RESET stem for two seconds and release. Oil life is set to XX% and “OIL LIFE SET TO XXX%” is displayed.
  4. To change oil life 100% miles value from 7,500 miles (12,000 km) or six months to another value, proceed to Step 5.
  5. Once “OIL LIFE SET TO XXX%” is displayed, release and press the RESET control switch to change the Oil Life Start Value. Each release and press will reduce the value by 10%.

Note: Oil Life Start Value of 100% equals 7,500 miles (12,000 km) or six months. For example, setting Oil Life Start Value to 60% sets the Oil Life Start Value to 3,000 miles (4,800 km) and 120 days.

OIL LIFE CHANGE SOON. Displayed when the engine oil life remaining is 5% or less. When oil life left is between 5% and 0%, the ENGINE OIL CHANGE SOON message will be displayed.

OIL CHANGE REQUIRED. Displayed when the oil life left reaches 0%, the OIL CHANGE REQUIRED message will be displayed. OIL LIFE OK displays after you have changed the oil.

Oil service reset Tornado

1986-1988

Turn the ignition to run (one position before starting engine).
The oil life index may be reset by pressing and holding the ENGINE DATA and GAGE buttons until Oil Index 100 message appears in the information display panel.
Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.

1989

Turn the ignition to run (one position before starting engine).
Press ENG DATA until oil life index is displayed.
Press ENG DATA and GAGE simultaneously until oil life index resets to 100.
Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.

1990

Turn the ignition to run (one position before starting engine).
Press ENG DATA until oil life index is displayed.
Press RESET/ENTER until oil life index resets to 100.
Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.

1991-1992

Without Visual Information Centre:
Turn the ignition to run (one position before starting engine).
Press OPTIONS until oil life index is displayed.
Press RESET/ENTER until oil life index resets to 100 (hold about 5 seconds).
Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.
With Visual Information Centre:
Turn the ignition to run (one position before starting engine).
Press INFO key then OIL LIFE key to display oil life index.
Press RESET key until oil life index resets to 100.
Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.

Oil service reset Regency

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 Omega

1982-1984

Turn the ignition to run (one position before starting engine).
The oil life index may be reset by pressing and holding the OIL and RESET buttons for approximately 5 seconds.
Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.

Oil service reset Ninety-Eight

1982-1991

Turn the ignition to run (one position before starting engine).
The oil life index may be reset by pressing and holding the OIL and RESET buttons for approximately 5 seconds.
Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.

1992-1993

Turn the ignition to run (one position before starting engine).
Press the TEST button and release.
Press the OIL button and release.
Press and hold the RESET button for approximately 7 seconds.
Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.

1994-1995

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.
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.

1996

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.