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Question: I change my own oil and light stay on.How do I reset?

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Dolly3, Jackson, MS, November 18, 2010, 18:52
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I changed my oil and the the oil will not go off.I hit reset it stay on.How do I reset?

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    DaveJHM November 18, 2010, 19:34
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    The oil light came on, or the "Oil Change Required" message stays on?

    The oil can light coming on is suggesting a low oil pressure situation, which is serious. Do not run the car in this instance until it is changed out.

    If it's the message in the message center, you have to hit "SET UP", and follow the instructions to hold "RESET" to reset the indicator.

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    Dolly3, November 18, 2010, 20:07
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    Thank you it is the message center I will try the set up button

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    Visitor, November 20, 2010, 10:39

    The oil message say 0% life.after oil change please help

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    DaveJHM, November 20, 2010, 10:52
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    From your Ford Five Hundred owners manual, here are the instructions:

    To reset the oil life to 100% with system warnings CHANGE OIL SOON/OIL CHANGE REQUIRED displayed:

    1. Select this function from the SETUP control for current display mode. "Oil Life 0%. Reset if new"

    2. Press and release the RESET control to display “IF NEW OIL HOLD RESET”.

    3. Press and hold the RESET control to display OIL LIFE SET TO 100%. Your oil life is now reset.

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    Visitor, November 20, 2010, 18:21

    Thank you this worked.your info button is key.

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