An oil change is requ ired whenever ind icated by the M/ C. USE
ON LY RECOMMEN DED ENGIN E OILS (See Engine oil in the
Ind ex).
The M/ C will tell you the percent of oil life left during System
Check. This percentage is based on you r driving history and the
tim e since you r last oil change. In ord er to ensu re accu rate oil
life left ind ications, you shou ld only perform the follow ing OIL
CH AN GE RESET Proced ure after you have the oil changed .
Oil Change Reset
A press of the OIL CH AN GE RESET switch will allow you to
reset the oil life featu re to 100% (or you r Personalized Oil Reset
Percentage). After you have the oil changed , you must execu te
the follow ing proced ure. Press the OIL CH AN GE RESET switch
and hold for five second s as the M/ C counts dow n for five
second s. After a successfu l reset the Message Center will display
“OIL LIFE RESET TO 100%.” If you have established a
Personalized Oil Reset Percentage, the display will show that
percentage instead of 100%. To ensu re accu rate oil life
ind icators, perform this reset proced ure only after an oil change.
Your Personalized Oil Reset Percentage allow s you to establish a
smaller oil change interval than the manu factu rer’s
recom mend ed interval. To establish you r Personalized Oil Reset
Percentage perform the follow ing proced ure:
1.
Press and hold the OIL CH AN GE RESET switch and press
the RESET switch while the display is still counting dow n
the 5 second s to reset. The display will change to “START
OIL LIFE AT XXX%.”
2.
Press the OIL CH AN GE RESET switch until the displayed
percentage is the Personalized Oil Reset Percentage that you
desire. Your choices are 100%, 90%, 80%, 70%, 60%, 50%,
40%
and 30%.
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| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 1996 |
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