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Default Re: Oil level check from the instrument panel

Originally Posted by Traviss
My dash readout says -2,300. Does that refer to oul change and am I that far past needing it changed? Just bought a 2006 Ltd.

Many members have quite a time understanding/successfully resetting the FSS (reset procedure). After just (again) changing my oil, I tried 3 different versions (one from the owners manual and two posted here in the forum). I found out one critical error in the way I was doing it (regardless of which of the 3 I tried, all of which failed repeatedly). The one that worked for me was one of the two I found here titled Resetting Service Indicator' (I believe in a .pdf I downloaded but I cannot find it on my computer) that ALSO has the 'Checking Electronic Oil Level' below it on the same page. The third 'bullet' (step) says "The present status for days or distance is displayed. Within 10 seconds turn the key to OFF / LOCK." This is where I was consistently going wrong. I thought they were instructing to turn it off OR all the way to lock. I was turning it to the off (engine not running) position, not all the way to lock (where you can take the key out). After I found and corrected this one certain step, it worked every time (did it a number of times, successfully). It came down to the interpretation of how it was printed. OFF / LOCK without spaces was interpreted to mean either. OFF/LOCK means the lock position where the key can be removed (In fact the owners manual does not have the spaces between the characters). This is a huge difference, and the reason why most of my attempts over the years was failing. Just so happens, in the past, I was 'stumbling' on the OFF/LOCK during my frustrating attempts on resetting. So, where is says to turn the key to OFF / LOCK, it means all the way to where the steering wheel locks (and the key can be removed). Following the rest of the steps allows the FSS reset without errors. I sincerely hope this helps a few more members who was/is having trouble with this procedure.

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