Resetting the Oil Service Indication

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   Hi everyone,

Don't know if anyone else has encountered this and I can't find a thread dealing with it.

Not really a problem, just an issue with the Service Indication on the Information Display.

I have my cars serviced more frequently than they are supposed to be. On the Kuga this has meant that even though the motor, etc are all taken care of, the indication on the info panel just sees total mileage from the odometer and appears when it sees 12.5k, 25k, etc, etc.

The first time it happened I went to the dealer who kindly reset it for me but this time I called them and they told me how to do it - here is the procedure for anyone who wants it.

1   Set Ignition Off
2   Close all doors
3   Apply and hold full throttle depression
4   Apply and hold full footbrake depression
5   Energise the ignition button (don't start it - just touch it)
6   Wait for about 15 seconds and watch for the message telling you that the reset was 
     successful.
7   Switch off the ignition then start as normal and 'hey presto', no more annoying    
     messages when you start or accelerate hard.

Worked a treat first time.

Regards
PJ

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ariesx20 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 26 Mar 2009 Location: Aberdeen Status: Offline Points: 153	Post Options Post Reply Quote ariesx20 Report Post Thanks(3) Quote Reply Topic: Resetting the Oil Service Indication Posted: 01 Sep 2009 at 4:07pm
	Hi everyone, Don't know if anyone else has encountered this and I can't find a thread dealing with it. Not really a problem, just an issue with the Service Indication on the Information Display. I have my cars serviced more frequently than they are supposed to be. On the Kuga this has meant that even though the motor, etc are all taken care of, the indication on the info panel just sees total mileage from the odometer and appears when it sees 12.5k, 25k, etc, etc. The first time it happened I went to the dealer who kindly reset it for me but this time I called them and they told me how to do it - here is the procedure for anyone who wants it. 1 Set Ignition Off 2 Close all doors 3 Apply and hold full throttle depression 4 Apply and hold full footbrake depression 5 Energise the ignition button (don't start it - just touch it) 6 Wait for about 15 seconds and watch for the message telling you that the reset was successful. 7 Switch off the ignition then start as normal and 'hey presto', no more annoying messages when you start or accelerate hard. Worked a treat first time. Regards PJ

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ariesx20 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 26 Mar 2009 Location: Aberdeen Status: Offline Points: 153	Post Options Post Reply Quote ariesx20 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 Sep 2009 at 4:08pm
	By the way - how do I stop being a 'Groupie'?

speedy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Groupie Joined: 13 Jun 2008 Location: W,Yorkshire Status: Offline Points: 371	Post Options Post Reply Quote speedy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 Sep 2009 at 5:42pm
	Thanks for your message Im sure it will come in hand for most of us who own the kuga There has been a couple of threads about this but some time ago , you have to keep Posting to stop been a Groupie sorry
	Speedy Living the Dream Ex Kuga owner

kuga user Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 08 Nov 2008 Status: Offline Points: 106	Post Options Post Reply Quote kuga user Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 Sep 2009 at 6:49pm
	thanks for info...that will come in handu

quatroxquatro Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Kuga King! Joined: 17 Jul 2008 Location: Spain Status: Offline Points: 1064	Post Options Post Reply Quote quatroxquatro Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 Sep 2009 at 10:23pm
	Thank you! "Service oil message reset". I have been bugged by this warning message every day since my K crossed over 20,000 Km. I had the service carried out when the clock was on 19,990km (I was going away the following week). Sure enough I was driving home the 'Service Oil' warning came on, and then every ignition on since. I had just not got around to taking it back to the dealer, and you just helped resolve it without a making a special trip.
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Shade Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 18 Oct 2009 Location: Spain Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote Shade Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 Oct 2009 at 7:25pm
	Fantastic, this really saved us some challenging English to Spanish conversation planning yesterday. Just as we were about to get our dictionary out spotted this Great thanks

ips Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Groupie Joined: 07 Oct 2009 Location: North West UK Status: Offline Points: 383	Post Options Post Reply Quote ips Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 Oct 2009 at 3:45pm
	Very good to know...........this needs going on nthe "how too" section.
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Notts Apothecary Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 05 Apr 2009 Status: Offline Points: 25	Post Options Post Reply Quote Notts Apothecary Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Feb 2010 at 12:33pm
	That display has just occurred on my '08 Kuga, at 12500 miles - service not due for another 6 weeks. Was worried it was a technical feature that checked the oil viscosity! Regards

bobuptown Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Kuga King! Joined: 16 Jun 2009 Location: North West Status: Offline Points: 2617	Post Options Post Reply Quote bobuptown Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Feb 2010 at 3:59pm
	Hi ariesx20. Extremely useful advice, just keep on posting. Thanks. Bob.

Notts Apothecary Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 05 Apr 2009 Status: Offline Points: 25	Post Options Post Reply Quote Notts Apothecary Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Feb 2010 at 6:12pm
	Great! Just reset mine as per the instructions. There's only a small, unhelpful reference to this warning display in the manual so there must be a lot of owners who get quite worried at each 12500 mile interval especially if their annual mileage is less than that and therefore have a service at 12 month intervals. Regards Notts apothecary

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