Explorer 2WD V6-245 4.0L SOHC VIN K SFI (2001)
Oil Change Reminder Lamp: Service and Repair
Oil Change Reset
Press the OIL CHANGE RESET control to reset the oil life feature to 100% (or your personalized oil reset percentage) (at optimal driving conditions,
100% oil life is equivalent to a maximum of 12,000 kilometers [7,500 miles]). After you have the oil changed, you must press and hold the OIL
CHANGE RESET control for five seconds. The message center will count down for five seconds. After a successful 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%.) This reset procedure should be performed only after an oil change to ensure accurate oil life indications.
Your personalized oil reset percentage allows you to establish a smaller oil change interval than the manufacturer's recommended interval. To
establish your personalized oil reset percentage:
1. Press and hold the OIL CHANGE RESET control and press the RESET control while the display is still counting gown the five seconds to
reset. The display will change to START OIL LIFE AT XXX%.
2. Press the OIL CHANGE RESET control until the displayed percentage is the personalized oil reset percentage you desire. Your choices are
100%, 90%, 80%, 70%, 60%, 50% 40% and 30%.
3. Press the RESET control to complete the procedure. Pressing any control other than RESET of OIL CHANGE RESET will abort this
procedure and will not establish your new personalized oil reset percentage.
When your personalized oil reset percentage has been established, it will be used beginning with the completion of your next OIL CHANGE
RESET procedure.
