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HOMESERVICE MANUALSFORD1996CUTAWAY E250, E4ODREPAIR AND DIAGNOSIS (SINGLE PAGE)GENERAL INFORMATIONMAINTENANCE REMINDER LIGHT (RESET PROCEDURES)ENGINE OIL REPLACEMENT REMINDERENGINE OIL REPLACEMENT REMINDER RESET - PROCEDURE 13WITH BASE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
1996 Ford Cutaway E250, E4OD

With Base Instrument Cluster

1996 Ford Cutaway E250, E4ODSECTION With Base Instrument Cluster
NOTE: All message center functions are carried out using the single stem SELECT/RESET button in the Instrument Cluster (IC).

Oil Life Reset 

  1. Press and release the SELECT/RESET button to scroll through the information displays until the message center displays HOLD RESET FOR SETUP MENU.
  2. Press and hold the SELECT/RESET button for approximately 2 seconds until the message center displays OIL LIFE XXX% HOLD RESET = NEW.
  3. Press and hold the SELECT/RESET button for approximately 2 seconds until the message center displays OIL LIFE SET TO XXX%.
  4. Release the SELECT/RESET button and allow the setup timer to expire to exit the procedure.

Oil Life Start Value 

  1. Press and release the SELECT/RESET button to scroll through the information displays until the message center displays HOLD RESET FOR SETUP MENU.
  2. Press and hold the SELECT/RESET button for approximately 2 seconds until the message center displays OIL LIFE XXX% HOLD RESET = NEW.
  3. Press and hold the SELECT/RESET button for approximately 2 seconds until the message center displays OIL LIFE SET TO XXX%.
    4. NOTE: The oil life start value reduces by 10% for each second that the SELECT/RESET button is held once the oil life start value begins decreasing.
  4. Continue to hold the SELECT/RESET button until the oil life begins to decrease in value (from 100% down to 10%), continuing to hold until the desired start value is displayed.
  5. Release the SELECT/RESET button and allow the setup timer to expire to exit the procedure.
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