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MAINT REQUIRED LIGHT?

Old Nov 21, 2006 | 02:35 PM
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OKAY I HAVE HAD MY TC SINCE OCTOBER 7TH OF THIS YEAR
AND WHEN I REACHED 5,000 MILES THE LIGHT CAME ON

IS THIS ONLY BECAUSE I NEED AN OIL CHANGE


DONT ASK ME AM I SERIOUS ABOUT THE MILES
YEAH 5 ALREADY , I KNOW ITS BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



BUT I JUST LOVE IT
I GET NERVOUS WHEN ANY LIGHTS COME ON LOL

SOMETIMES I THINK THE MILES ARE TRICKING ME
BUT I HAVE BEEN
TO NEW YORK TWICE , AS WELL AS ATLANTA
I LIVE IN WASHINGTON DC
Old Nov 21, 2006 | 02:36 PM
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yes time to change the oil. im due for one of those too
Old Nov 21, 2006 | 02:38 PM
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GREAT , THANKS , HOW DO U GET SO MANY MILES PER GALLON
Old Nov 21, 2006 | 02:39 PM
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i have an xA and i clock a little less than 100 highway miles a day
Old Nov 21, 2006 | 02:42 PM
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Yeah, every 5,000 miles the car "reminds you" that you need to change the oil. The car won't know if it's changed or not. So if you did change the oil just reset the maintenance light.

I believe you turn the car on into the ACC position, then hold down the odometer button while turning the car on for 5 seconds. You should see should see 5 dashes then 4, 3, 2, then 1. Kinda like this... -----, ----, ---, --, -. The maintenance shouldn't come in the next 5,000 miles. If it still does come on, then something is wrong.

Check your manual for the exact way to reset the maintenance light, I'm not sure if the method I described to you was right but it's something like that.

Take care.
Old Nov 21, 2006 | 02:43 PM
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COOL MY CAR EATS SO MUCH GAS, BUT I DO DRIVE LIKE NASCAR LOL, I DO BOUT 38 CITY MILES PER DAY , AND THEN ABOUT 45 HIGH MILES PER DAY
Old Nov 21, 2006 | 02:45 PM
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THANKS ZEROMYST
Old Nov 21, 2006 | 03:09 PM
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I just can't help myself today. :D Not trying to be smart, but read your owners manual front to back... that's one of the first things I did when I got my car
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YEAH I DID TOO, JUST WNATED TO BE SURE
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