When the maintenance light comes on or you’ve changed the oil and filter on your Honda, the maintenance minder system will need to be reset.
Your oil maintenance light is part of the Maintenance Minder system. Honda introduced the Maintenance Minder system in 2006 to help drivers know when their vehicles are due for scheduled maintenance. The system works by determining how your Honda is being used and calculating when regular maintenance should be preformed.
Authorized Honda dealers will automatically reset your maintenance minder system as part of the service, but if you’ve changed the oil yourself or had the service performed elsewhere, you can manually reset the oil maintenance light with a few simple steps.
Here are the instructions for resetting the oil maintenance light on a 2007 or newer Honda.
- Turn the ignition to run (one click before starting the engine).
- Press the Select/Reset button located on either your steering wheel or as a knob on your dash. Depending on your model, either scroll through or press the knob repeatedly until “Engine Oil Life” or “Engine Oil Indicator %” is displayed.
- Press and hold the Select/Reset button for 10 seconds. The Engine Oil Indicator will begin to blink.
- If your display reads “Engine Oil Life”, select the Reset mode by pressing the Info button on the steering wheel. Then press the Select/Reset button to return your oil life to 100%.
Note: If your display reads “Engine Oil Indicator %”, press and hold the Select/Reset knob for more than 5 seconds. The oil life indicator % will change to 100%.