You will need to Reset oil change light General Motors manually after every oil change. If it is not properly reset the system can’t track when your next oil change is due. Click on the links below for procedures to help you reset your General Motors oil change light.

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Reset Oil Change Light General Motors Procedure

Turn the ignition switch to RUN position
With engine off. Press the TRIP/OIL RESET button on the instrument panel for 12 seconds.
The OIL CHANGE light will start to flash to confirm that system is reset (on some models a chime will also sound).
Reset is complete when OIL CHANGE light goes out.

Reset Oil Change Light General Motors Procedure

Remove IP fuse block cover (cover can be seen when driver’s door is open).
Turn ignition ON, engine OFF.
Press OIL RESET button and hold for 5 seconds.
If Oil Life light does not reset, repeat procedure with ignition OFF.

Reset Oil Change Light General Motors Procedure

Turn ignition to ON position with engine off.
Depress accelerator pedal to wide open throttle 3 times within 5 seconds.
Turn ignition to LOCK/OFF
If light (or message) does not turn off, turn ignition OFF and repeat procedure.

Reset Oil Change Light General Motors Procedure

Turn the ignition key to RUN with the engine OFF.
Press the INFO and RESET buttons on the Driver Information Center (DIC) at the same time to enter the personalization menu.
Press the INFO button to scroll through the available personalization menu modes until the DIC display shows OIL-LIFE RESET.
Press the INFO and RESET buttons at the same time for one second and release.
Press and hold the reset button until the DIC display shows ACKNOWLEDGED. This will tell you the system has been reset.
Turn the key to LOCK/OFF.

Turn the ignition key to RUN with the engine off.
Fully press the release the accelerator pedal 3 times within 5 seconds. Several beeps sound. This confirms the oil life system has been reset.
If the CHANGE/OIL message comes back on when you start the engine, the engine oil life system has not been reset. Repeat the procedure.

Reset Oil Change Light General Motors Procedure

Turn ignition on.
Depress ENG MET button on trip monitor and release.
Within 5 seconds, depress and release ENG MET button again.
Within 5 seconds, depress and hold the ENG MET or GAUGES button again. The CHANGE OIL light should flash.
Depress and hold the RANGE or GAUGES button until the CHANGE OIL light stops flashing and goes out.
When the light goes out, the engine oil life monitor is reset. This should take about 10 seconds.
If the light does not reset, turn ignition off and repeat the procedure.

Reset Oil Change Light General Motors Procedure

Turn ignition switch to RUN position, with engine off.
Press the TRIP (on some models SELECT or SET/RESET) button, located on the DIC, until the OIL LIFE display appears.
On models without DIC buttons, use the TRIP/ODOMETER reset stem.
Message will display percentage of oil life remaining.
Press and hold SET/RESET button (on some models, the check-symbol button) on DIC for at least 5 seconds.
The message will change to indicate that the Oil Life has been reset.
On some models, 3 chimes will also sound.
Turn ignition off.
If the light or message comes back on when you start your vehicle, the oil life system has not reset. Repeat the procedure.
On some models, if oil life system does not reset, try turning ignition OFF after displaying oil life message. Then press and hold reset button.

Turn the ignition key to RUN with the engine off.
Fully press the release the accelerator pedal 3 times within 5 seconds. Several beeps sound.
This confirms the oil life system has been reset.
If the CHANGE/OIL message comes back on when you start the engine, the engine oil life system has not been reset. Repeat the procedure.

Reset Oil Change Light General Motors Procedure

Press the up or down arrow to scroll the DIC to show OIL LIFE.
The XXX% ENGINE OIL LIFE menu item is highlighted.
Press and hold the RESET button until the percentage shows 100%

Reset Oil Change Light General Motors Procedure

Turn the radio off.
Turn ignition to ACC or ON, with the engine off.
Press and hold the DISP (on some models, TUNE DISP) button (or knob) on the radio for at least 5 seconds until SETTINGS is displayed.
Press the SEEK (on some models, SEEK PTYPE or SEEK PSCAN) up or down arrow to scroll through the main menu.
Scroll until OIL LIFE appears on the display.
Press the PREV or NEXT button to enter the sub-menu.
RESET will be displayed.
Press the DISP/TUNE DISP button to reset.
A chime will sound to verify the new setting and DONE will be displayed for one second.
Once the message indicator has been reset, scroll through the menu until EXIT appears on the display.
Press the DISP/TUNE DISP button to exit the program.
A chime will sound to verify the exit.

Turn ignition on with engine off.
Fully depress and release the accelerator pedal slowly 3 times within 5 seconds.
If CHANGE ENGINE OIL light flashes, oil life monitor is reset.
If the CHANGE ENGINE OIL light comes back on and stays on, oil life monitor has not reset.
Repeat reset procedure.

Reset Oil Change Light General Motors Procedure

Press and hold the TRIP button on the steering wheel while turning on the ignition. Do not start the engine.
The instrument panel cluster will prompt to clear the service code.
Release the button.
Press and hold ENTER Switch on the left side of the steering wheel for approximately one second.
Turn off the ignition.
If the CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON message comes back on when you start the vehicle, the engine oil life system has not reset.
Repeat the procedure.

Oil Change Reminder Reset

Turn ignition ON, with engine off.
Press and release reset stem on instrument panel while OIL LIFE message is displayed.
Once the alternating OIL LIFE and RESET messages appear, press and hold stem in until several beeps will sound.
This confirms that oil life system has been reset.
Turn ignition off or full LOCK position.
If CHANGE OIL messages comes back after starting engine, repeat reset procedure.

Oil Life Monitor Reset Procedure

Press the Driver Information Center SELECT button for 5 seconds while ENGINE OIL LIFE is displayed.

Turn ignition switch to ON or RUN position with engine off.
Depress accelerator pedal slowly to wide open throttle 3 times within 5 seconds.
If CHANGE ENG OIL light flashes for 5 seconds, oil life monitor is reset.
If the CHANGE ENG OIL light does not flash, oil life monitor has not reset. Repeat this step.

Change Oil Light Reset Procedure

Turn ignition on.
Open glove box to access oil reset button.
Press and hold oil reset button in glove box for at least 5 seconds, but not longer than 60 seconds.
The CHANGE OIL SOON light will flash 4 times to indicate light has been reset.

Reset Oil Change Light General Motors Procedure

Display OIL LIFE RESET on the DIC.
Press and hold ENTER button for at least one second.
An ACKNOWLEDGED display message will appear for 3 seconds or until the next button is pressed.
This will tell you the system has been reset.
Turn key to OFF.
If Change Oil Soon message comes back on when you start your vehicle, engine oil life system has not reset. Repeat the procedure.

Oil Change Reminder Reset

Press the GAGE INFO or GAGES button on the Driver Information Center (DIC) to display OIL LIFE INDEX CHANGE OIL.
Hold RESET button for more than 5 seconds.
After reset, oil life will change to 100 percent.

Oil Life Monitor Reset Procedure

Locate reset button hole under the dash near passenger door.
Use a pencil or similar object to push and hold button (inside hole) for 5 seconds.
The CHANGE OIL SOON light will flash 4 times to indicate light has been reset.

Change Oil Light Reset Procedure

Without Driver Information Display Buttons.

Turn the ignition to ON/RUN, with the engine off.
The vehicle must be in P (Park) to access this display.
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%.”
Three chimes sound and the CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON message goes off.
Turn the key to LOCK/OFF.
If the CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON message comes back on when the vehicle is started, the engine oil life system has not been reset. Repeat the procedure.

With Driver Information Display Buttons.

Turn the ignition to ON/RUN position, with the engine off.
Press the VEHICLE INFORMATION BUTTON until OIL LIFE REMAINING displays.
Press and hold the SET/RESET button (check-mark symbol) until “100%” is displayed.
Three chimes sound (on some models) and the CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON message goes off.
Turn ignition to LOCK/OFF position.
If the CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON message comes back on when engine is started, repeat reset procedure.

Oil Life Monitor Reset Procedure

Turn the ignition to ON, with the engine off.
Press the MODE button until the Driver Information Center (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 engine is started, the engine oil life system has not reset.
Repeat the procedure.

Turn the ignition key to RUN with the engine off.
Fully press the release the accelerator pedal 3 times within 5 seconds.
Several beeps sound.
This confirms the oil life system has been reset.
If the CHANGE/OIL message comes back on when you start the engine, the engine oil life system has not been reset. Repeat the procedure.

Oil Change Reminder Reset

With Driver Information Center

Turn the ignition to ON/RUN with the engine off.
Press the DIC MENU button on the turn signal lever to enter the Vehicle Information Menu.
Use the thumbwheel to scroll through the menu items until you reach REMAINING OIL LIFE.
On vehicles with an Uplevel DIC, the controls are at the right-hand side of the steering wheel.
Press the SET/CLR button (on some models, the check-symbol button) while the oil life display is active.
After a few seconds, there will be a single chime (on some models) and the oil life will be reset to 100%
Turn the ignition to LOCK/OFF.
The system is reset when the CHANGE OIL message is off and the REMAINING OIL LIFE 100% message is displayed.
If the CHANGE OIL message comes back on or Code 82 DIC message comes on when the vehicle is started, the engine oil life system has not been reset. Repeat the procedure.

Without Driver Information Center

With the engine OFF, turn the ignition key to RUN.
Fully press and release the accelerator pedal slowly three times within five seconds.
Turn the key to OFF, than start the vehicle.

Oil Life Monitor Reset Procedure

Press INFORMATION (or INFORMATION SKIP) button to display OIL LIFE LEFT.
Press and hold RESET (or RESET NO) button until 100 OIL LIFE LEFT (0.0 OIL LIFE LEFT on some early models) is displayed.

Reset Oil Change Light General Motors Procedure

With Base Radio

Press up or down arrow on the INFO button located to right of Driver Information Center (DIC) display to access DIC menu.
Once 100 percent ENGINE OIL LIFE menu item is highlighted, press and hold the CLR button.
Percentage will return to 100 and oil life indicator will be reset.
Repeat procedure if the percentage does not return to 100.

With Navigation Radio

Turn the system on by pressing PWR/VOL knob once. PWR/VOL knob is located to lower left of DIC display.
Press INFO button located to left of the display to access Vehicle Information menu.
Turn TUNE/SEL knob located to lower right of the display until ENGINE OIL LIFE is highlighted.
Press TUNE/SEL knob once to select it.
When 100 percent Engine Oil Life is displayed, press multifunction button next to reset prompt in upper right corner of the display.
Percentage will return to 100 and the oil life indicator will be reset.
Repeat procedure if the percentage does not return to 100.

Oil Life Monitor Reset Procedure

Use the SELECT knob to select OIL LIFE on the DIC menu.
Press SELECT to start the OIL LIFE reset procedure.
The DIC menu will display “Are you sure that you want to reset?”
Use SELECT to choose YES to reset oil life or NO to exit and return to the previous menu.
If YES is selected, the DIC menu will display RESET OIL LIFE for a short time and then 100% OIL LIFE will be display when OIL LIFE is successfully reset.

Oil Change Reminder Reset

Without Driver Information Display

With the engine OFF, turn the ignition key to RUN.
Fully press and release the accelerator pedal slowly three times within five seconds.
Turn the key to OFF, then start the vehicle.

With Base Radio

Press the CLR button located to the right of the driver information center (DIC) display to acknowledge the Change Engine Oil message. This will clear the message from the display.
Press the up or down arrow on the INFO button located to the right of the Driver Information Center (DIC) display to access the DIC menu.
Once 100% ENGINE OIL LIFE menu item is highlighted, press and hold the CLR button.
The percentage will return to 100 and the oil life indicator will be reset.
Repeat the steps if the percentage does not return to 100.
Turn OFF the key.
If the Change Engine Oil message comes back on when you start the vehicle, the engine oil life system has not reset. Repeat the procedure.

With Navigation Radio

Press the multifunction button, next to the OK prompt in the upper right of the display to acknowledge the Change Engine Oil message. This will clear the message from the display.
Turn the system on by pressing the PWR/VOL knob located to the lower left of the driver information center (DIC) display once.
Press the INFO button located to the left of the display to access the Vehicle Information menu.
Turn the TUNE/SEL knob located to the lower right of the display until Engine Oil Life is highlighted.
Press the knob once to select it.
Once the 100% Engine Oil Life is displayed, press the multifunction button next to the Reset prompt in the upper right corner of the display.
The percentage will return to 100 and the oil life indicator will be reset.
Repeat the steps if the percentage does not return to 100.
Turn OFF the key. If the Change Engine Oil message comes back on when you start the vehicle, the engine oil life system has not reset. Repeat the procedure.

Oil Life Monitor Reset Procedure

1989 models

Press RANGE button until OIL LIFE INDEX appears on display.
Depress and hold in AVG ECON and RANGE buttons for more than 5 seconds or until 100 is displayed.
This will reset remaining oil life to 100 percent.

1990-93 models

Press RANGE button until OIL LIFE INDEX appears on DIC display.
Depress and hold in AVG SPEED and RANGE buttons for more than 5 seconds or until 100 is displayed.
This will reset remaining oil life to 100 percent.

Change Oil Light Reset Procedure

Press ENG DATA button until OIL LIFE INDEX appears on DIC display.
Depress and hold in ENG DATA and RANGE buttons until 100 is displayed.
This will reset remaining oil life to 100 percent.

Oil Life Monitor Reset Procedure

Turn ignition to on position. Do not start engine.
Depress and hold RANGE and FUEL USED buttons until OIL LIFE INDEX appears on DIC display.
Depress and hold RANGE and RESET buttons for 5-60 seconds.
When CHANGE OIL SOON light flashes 4 times, remaining oil life index is reset to 100 percent.
If CHANGE OIL SOON comes on and stays on for 5 seconds, display did not reset. Repeat step 3.

Oil Change Reminder Reset

Press INFORMATION button to display OIL LIFE INDEX.
Press and hold STORE/RECALL button until 100 is displayed.
This will reset oil life display to 100 percent.

Reset Oil Change Light General Motors Procedure

Turn ignition on with engine off. Press ENG button to select the OIL LIFE or TRNS FLUID LIFE percentage display.
Press and hold in RESET for at least 5 seconds.
The word RESET will appear. Then, OIL LIFE 100 or TRNS FLUID 100 will be displayed.

Change Oil Light Reset Procedure

Press and hold in OIL button to select the oil life display.
Press and hold in RESET and OIL buttons for at least 5 seconds.
This will reset oil life display to 100 percent.

Oil Life Monitor Reset Procedure

To reset the display, press and release the TEST button.
Press and release the OIL button.
Press and hold the RESET button for at least 7 seconds.
This will reset oil life display to 100 percent.

Oil Change Reminder Reset

Press and release RESET button on Driver Information Center (DIC).
Press SEL button (with down arrow) to select OIL.
Press SEL button (with left and right arrows) to display oil life.
Press and hold RESET button for about 5 seconds.
A reset message will display, then oil life will display 100 percent.

Change Oil Light Reset Procedure

With Information Center Display

Press ENG DATA button (1989-90) or OPTIONS button (1991-92) until oil life index is displayed.
Press and hold in ENG DATA and GAGE buttons (1989) or RESET/ENTER button (1990-92) for at least 5 seconds.
This will reset remaining oil life to 100 percent.

Change Oil Light Reset Procedure

With the CHANGE OIL SOON message displayed, press any of the three driver information center (DIC) buttons to clear the CHANGE OIL SOON message.
Display OIL LIFE RESET on the DIC.
Press and hold the ENTER button for at least one second.
An ACKNOWLEDGED display message will appear for three seconds or until the next button is pressed.
This will tell you the system has reset.
Turn the ignition to OFF.
If the CHANGE ENGINE OIL message comes back on when you start the vehicle the Engine Oil Life System has not reset. Repeat the procedure.

Oil Life Monitor Reset Procedure

Using the DIC controls on the right side of the steering wheel, display REMAINING OIL LIFE on the driver information center (DIC).
Press SEL (check mark icon on some systems) on the DIC controls and hold down for a few seconds to clear the CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON message and reset the oil life at 100%.

Turn the ignition key to RUN with the engine off.
Fully press the release the accelerator pedal 3 times within 5 seconds. Several beeps sound.
This confirms the oil life system has been reset.
If the CHANGE/OIL message comes back on when you start the engine, the engine oil life system has not been reset.
Repeat the procedure.

Oil Change Reminder Reset

With Driver Information Center

Turn the ignition to ON/RUN with the engine off.
Press the DIC MENU button on the center console to enter the Vehicle Information Menu.
Press either the up or down arrows to view REMAINING OIL LIFE.
Press the SET/CLR button until 100% is displayed.
Turn the ignition to LOCK/OFF.
The system is reset when the CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON message goes off.
If the CHANGE OIL message comes back on when the vehicle is started, the engine oil life system has not been reset. Repeat the procedure.

With the engine OFF, turn the ignition key to RUN.
Fully press and release the accelerator pedal slowly three times within five seconds.
Turn the key to OFF, than start the vehicle.

Change Oil Light Reset Procedure

Use the DIC controls at the right side of the instrument cluster to reset the system.
Display remaining oil life (oil can w/ %) on the DIC
Press and hold SET/CLR on the DIC for more than five seconds.
The oil life will change to 100%.
If the OIL CHANGE DIC message comes back on when the vehicle is started, the engine oil life system has not reset. Repeat the procedure.