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Oil service reset Saturn Outlook

2007-2009

If your vehicle does not have Driver Information Center (DIC) buttons:
Turn the ignition to run (one position before starting engine).
Press the trip odometer reset stem until OIL LIFE REMAINING displays.
Press and hold the trip odometer reset stem until OIL LIFE REMAINING shows 100%. You will hear 3 chimes and the CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON message will go off.
Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.

If your vehicle has Driver Information Center (DIC) buttons:
Turn the ignition to run (one position before starting engine).
Press the vehicle information button (square) until OIL LIFE REMAINING displays.
Press and hold the set/reset button (arrow) until 100% is displayed. You will hear 3 chimes and the CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON message will go off.
Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.

Oil service reset Saturn L300

2004-2005

Turn the ignition to run (one position before starting engine).
Immediately after Step 1 press and release the gas pedal 3 times within 5 seconds. If the Change Engine Oil light is flashing, the system is reset. The light will flash for up to 30 seconds or until the ignition is turned off. If the light comes on again and stays on for 30 seconds at the next engine start, it did not reset. You will need to reset the system again.
Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.

Oil service reset Saturn Ion

2004-2007

Turn the ignition to run (one position before starting engine).
Press and release the trip/reset button until the OIL LIFE message is displayed.
Then press and hold the trip/reset button until a chime sounds 5 times, and RESET is displayed in the message centre. When the system is reset, the odometer will again be displayed in the message centre.
Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.

Oil service reset Saturn Astra

2008

Turn the ignition key to OFF.
Press the instrument panel cluster stem until the odometer is displayed.
Press and hold the cluster stem until the letters “InSP” are displayed.
Hold the cluster stem down and turn the ignition key to RUN (one position before starting engine).
The letters “InSP” in the instrument panel cluster display will flash.
Keep the cluster stem down for at least 20 seconds and then release the stem. If the letters “InSP” and the remaining mileage for the next oil change appear in the instrument panel cluster display, the system is properly reset. Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.

2009

Turn the ignition key to LOCK/OFF.
Press the instrument panel cluster stem until the odometer is displayed, then release the stem.
Re-press and hold the cluster stem until the letters “InSP” are displayed.
Press and hold the brake pedal down, hold the cluster stem down, and turn the ignition key to RUN (one position before starting engine).
The letters “InSP” in the instrument panel cluster display will flash.
Keep the cluster stem down for at least 10 seconds and release the stem and the brake pedal when the message “new remaining mileage” is displayed. Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.

Oil service reset Pontiac Solstice

2006-2010

Turn the ignition to run (one position before starting engine).
Press the INFO and RESET (arrow) buttons on the DIC at the same time to enter the personalization menu.
Press the INFO button to scroll through the menu until OIL LIFE RESET is displayed.
Press and hold the RESET button until the DIC display shows ACKNOWLEDGED. This will tell you the system has been reset.
Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset.