Foor all of you that change you own oil, what do you use not nessecaily oil but ramps etc.

 

I use a pump that I bought from Bass Pro Shop and pump the oil out from the top. That's how Mercedes designed the car to be serviced. Easiest oil change ever. Search the forum for the procedure.

 

There are two methods everyone uses

1. The pump
2. Ramps to let the oil drain the ol gravity way

 

I prefer the 'ol jack and stands myself.

It just gives me a good chance to get under the car and make sure everything's ok. It's also a good time to wipe, clean, and lube averything down there!

 

how do you reset the maintenance reminder on the dash afterwards?

 

Here ya go Angel, see #8

https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...ervice+counter

Just my Dos Centavos !

 

Thanks. I am going to change it this weekend.

 

RESETTING THE FSS MAINTENANCE INDICATOR AFTER AN OIL CHANGE

1. Move the ignition switch to the “RUN” position.
2. Within 4 seconds of moving the ignition switch into the
“RUN” position, press the reset button for the trip odometer
twice within one second. The display for the FSS service
request is activated for 10 seconds
3. During the 10 seconds the FSS service request is displayed,
move the ignition switch to the “OFF” position.
The FSS service request will continue to be displayed.
4. Press the reset button for the trip odometer and
hold.
5. Move the ignition switch to the “RUN” position
6. Continue to press and hold the reset button for the trip
odometer (about 10 seconds) until the audible signal
sounds and the new start distance appears in the display.
The tool symbol should disappear at this time.

This was posted by Andrew in a previous post on the forum. (He has alot of answers to questions on this forum). Just read it thru several times before doing the reset. It sounds more complicated than it really is.

 

When doing this proceedure read thru it several times so you understand what you have to do and then do 2 or 3 dry runs just going thru the motions til you get the timing down. Then actually do it and you should be able to reset it. This is how I do mine and I usually get it on the 1st try.

 

I tried this a number of times to no avail. My reading is -730 on the screen. It has the clock displayed.

Is it the "trip odometer" button or the button that controls the light brightness of the dash?

 

Never mind. I got it to work. It's the left control ***.

Thanks, The manual provided instructions too, but not as clear as these.

 

JasonSmith's avatar has to be the most disturbing avatar I've ever seen.

Thanks a PANTLOAD for bumping THIS thread!

 

Actually, the topsider procedure is not easily found using the search function. I'm going on 20 minutes now.

 

Try using Oil Evacuator or Oil Extractor. It will take you right to a number of threads.