Maintenance Required Lamp/Indicator: Description and Operation
Maintenance Minder
References:
- For an explanation of Maintenance Minder Codes and what service should be performed, refer to Maintenance / Service Intervals / Indicator Based Service. Indicator Based Service
- For information on how to reset the display, refer to the article under Instrument Panel, Gauges and Warning Indicators / Maintenance Required Lamp/Indicator / Service and Repair / "Resetting the Maintenance Minder" Service and Repair.
The vehicle displays engine oil life and maintenance service items on the information display to show when you engine oil replacement and indicated maintenance service should be performed.
Based on the engine operating conditions and accumulated engine revolutions, the onboard computer in your vehicle calculates the remaining engine oil life and displays it as a percentage.
Engine Oil Life Display
To see the current engine oil life, turn the ignition switch to the ON (II) position, then press and release the Select/Reset knob repeatedly until the engine oil life indicator appears.
The remaining engine oil life is shown on the display according to the table above.
If the remaining engine oil life is 15 to 6 percent, you will see the engine oil life indicator every time you turn the ignition switch to the ON (II) position. The maintenance minder indicator will also come on, and the maintenance item code(s) for other scheduled maintenance items needing service will be displayed below the engine oil life indicator.
The 15 and 10 percent oil life indicator reminds you that the time is coming soon to perform required maintenance.
When the remaining engine oil life is 5 to 1 percent, you will see a "SERVICE" message along with the same maintenance item code(s), every time you turn the ignition switch to the ON (II) position.
The maintenance item code or codes indicate the main and sub items required at the time of the oil change.
You can switch the information display from the engine oil life display to the odometer or the average fuel mileage, press and release the Select/Reset knob on the instrument panel.
When the engine oil life is 15 to 1 percent, the maintenance minder indicator (Wrench icon) comes on every time you turn the ignition switch to the ON (II) position, then it goes out if you switch the information display.
When you see this message, perform the indicated maintenance as soon as possible.
When die remaining engine oil life is 0 percent, the engine oil life indicator will blink. The display comes on every time you turn the ignition switch to the ON (II) position. The maintenance minder indicator (Wrench icon) also comes on and remains on in the instrument panel. When you see this message, perform the indicated maintenance immediately.
If you do not perform the indicated maintenance, negative mileage is displayed and begins to blink after the vehicle has been driven 1O miles (1O km) or more.
Negative mileage means your vehicle has passed the maintenance required point, perform the indicated maintenance immediately.
To change the information display from the engine oil life display to the odometer or the average fuel mileage, press and release the select/Reset knob.
When the engine oil life is 0 percent or negative mileage, the maintenance minder indicator (Wrench icon) remains on even if you change the information display.
Perform the service immediately and make sure to reset the display.
Maintenance Main Items and Sub Items
All maintenance items displayed in the information display are in code.
Important Maintenance Precautions
If you perform the required service but do not reset the display, or reset the display without doing the service, the system will not show the proper maintenance intervals. This can lead to serious mechanical problems because there will no longer be an accurate record of when maintenance is needed.