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Resetting Oil Service
Indicator Lights

Pontiac

Pontiac Aztek, Montana 2003-05 w/o (DIC) Driver Information Center; Torrent, Ascender 2006

Turn the ignition to ON, with the engine off. Fully depress and release the accelerator pedal slowly three times within five seconds. Turn the key to OFF If the CHANGE ENGINE OIL’ message comes back on when you start your vehicle, the engine oil life system has not reset. Repeat the procedure.

Pontiac Aztek, Montana 2003-06 wI (DIC) Driver Information Center

Turn the ignition to ON, with the engine off. Press the MODE button until the DIC reads ‘OIL LIFE LEFT/HOLD SET TO RESET Press and hold the SET button until 100% is displayed. You will hear three chimes and the “CHANGE ENGINE OIL” message will go off. Turn the key to OFF. If the “CHANGE ENGINE OIL” message comes back on when you start your vehicle, the engine oil life system has not reset. Repeat the procedure.

Pontiac Bonneville, 2000-05

Display OIL LIFE on the DIC. Turn the ignition OFF. Press and hold the RESET button for more than five seconds. The oil life will change to 100%.

Pontiac Montana, 2005

With the ignition key in RUN but engine off, repeatedly push the trip reset button until OIL is displayed on the driver info center. Once OIL is displayed, push and hold the reset button for five seconds. The number will disappear and be replaced by 100% of oil life remaining. The percentage will return to 100 and oil life indicator will be reset. Repeat steps if not reset to 100.

Pontiac Firebird, 1998-02

To reset the OIL CHANGE light, press and hold the TRIP/OIL RESET button on the instrument panel for 12 seconds. When the light flashes and goes out, the system is reset.

Pontiac Grand Am 2004-05

Turn the ignition to ON, with the engine off. Fully depress and release the accelerator pedal slowly three times within five seconds. The reset is complete when you hear the chimes and the “CHANGE OIL” light goes out. If the light stays on and no chime is heard, you will need to repeat the reset procedure. Turn the key to OFF. If the “CHANGE ENGINE OIL” message comes back on when you start your vehicle, the engine oil life system has not reset. Repeat the procedure.

Pontiac Grand Am, 1999-03

To reset the Change Oil light, open the driver’s side instrument fuse panel cover and turn ignition on engine OFF. Press the RESET button and release. The change oil indicator light will flash. Press the button again and the system will be reset.

Pontiac G6, 2005

Turn the ignition to ON without starting the engine. Fully press and release the accelerator pedal three times within five seconds. If the CHG OIL SOON lights two times, the system is resetting. Turn the key to OFF, then start the vehicle. If the CHG OIL SOON light comes back on, the system has not reset, repeat the procedure.

Pontiac Grand Prix 2004-06

To reset engine oil life monitor. Press the options button on the DIG until ENGINE OIL MONITOR appears on the DIG screen. Press the set/reset button to reset the system. The next screen indicates that the engine oil monitor system has been reset. If the vehicle is equipped with the trip computer DIG, when the gage button is pressed and the OIL LIFE REMAINING mode appears, it should read 100 percent OIL LIFE REMAINING. Turn the key to OFF. If the CHANGE OIL SOON message comes back on when you start your vehicle, the oil life system has not reset. Repeat the procedure.

Pontiac GTO 2004-06

To reset service engine oil message. With the engine off, turn the ignition key to ON. Fully press and release the accelerator pedal slowly two times within five seconds. Turn the key to LOCK. If the Service Engine Oil message comes back on when you start your vehicle, the engine oil life system has not reset. Repeat the procedure.

Pontiac Grand Prix, 1999-03

Driver Information Center If Equipped). Turn the ignition to ON without starting the engine. Fully press and release the accelerator pedal three times within five seconds. If the CHANGE OIL Soon indicator flashes two times, the system is resetting. Turn the ignition key to OFF, then start the vehicle.

If the CHANGE OIL SOON indicator comes on and stays on, repeat the procedure. To reset the OIL LIFE indictor if equipped with a Trip Computer: Press the trip MODE button until the light appears next to OIL LIFE. Press and hold the trip RESET button until the oil life percentage changes to be 99 percent.

Pontiac Grand Prix, 1997-98

To reset oil life indicator, press the MODE button until the light next to OIL LIFE is lit. Press and hold RESET for 3 seconds until oil life percentage is 100%.

Pontiac Grand Prix, 1988-93 w/Trip Computer

To reset “CHANGE OIL”, “CHANGE OIL FILTER”, or the mileage of either on the Trip Computer, continually press the SERVICE or SYSTEMS CHECK (A) button until the item appears with the mileage below it. Then press the RESET (B) button. Mileage will be reset to the maximum value. If you want to reduce this value, hold the RESET (B) button down and the mileage will count down. Release the button at the mileage you want the customer to observe for the next service. “CHANGE OIL” and “CHANGE OIL FILTER” are reset separately.

Pontiac Bonneville, 6000, 1983-91 w/Driver Information Center

To reset “CHANGE OIL” or “OIL FILTER,” or to adjust mileage on Driver Information Center, continually press the DIC (A) button (Bonneville) until either message appears with the mileage below it. At this point, hold the button down. In 5 to 10 seconds, the mileage will count down.

Pontiac Bonneville, 6000, 1987-91 w/Driver Information Center continued

When it passes 0, it will cycle back to a maximum figure. Release the button when the mileage gets to the interval you want the customer to observe for the next service. If “CHANGE OIL” or “OIL FILTER” already appears, just hold the button down to reset mileage. “CHANGE OIL” and “OIL FILTER” are reset separately.

 

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