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Old May 24, 2013 | 07:17 PM
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I recently did a oil change (Always do them myself.) and i hit reset on the oil percentage gauge. It it will not change back to anything other then 6% and says change oil soon. Any other options i can do to fix this?
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did you try the press the gas pedal 3 times quickly to reset it?
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did you try the press the gas pedal 3 times quickly to reset it?
No I havent i shall try!
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You can reset it two ways: Hold down the reset button until it resets, don't just press. OR turn on the key, don't start engine, press accelerator to floor and release three times, turn off key.
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thanks guys worked
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