Oil Life Start Value
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2008 Mercury Mariner and 2008 Ford Escape. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
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The oil life start value is used to reset the oil life value back to the maximum of approximately 12,000 km (7,500 miles) if the value was previously changed or to lower the value by 10% increments down to 10%.
- Press and release the SETUP button until the message center displays OIL LIFE = XXX% HOLD RESET = NEW.
- Press and hold the RESET button for 2 seconds and release to adjust new oil life %.
- Press and release the RESET button to lower the start value percent until the message center displays the newly desired percent.
- Press and release the SETUP button to return to the setup menu.
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Once the percent has been lowered to 10%, the next button press starts the sequence over again beginning at 100%.