2005-2021 Ford Focus Oil Life/Oil Change Required Light Reset Guide
Last Updated on August 16, 2021 by Nick
Hello everyone! Today is the day I decided to do an oil change on my Ford Focus, and also, I’m going to show you how to reset the oil life light. Mine has a came on yet, but I figured I’d make content and show you how it’s done anyway.
So I make this tutorial for people who are just getting in the cars or are sick of paying somebody to do this. I hope I helped you out, and this can be transmitted through pretty much any vehicle. So let’s go ahead now and try it for ourselves.
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Ford Focus Oil Life/Oil Change Required Light Reset Guide
For your info, this operation work for the second, third, and fourth generations of the Ford Focus (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 model years).
2005-2018 Ford Focus
Time needed: 3 minutes.
Alright, I’m inside my 2012 Ford Focus and change the oil on it. And now I’m going to show you how to reset. Basically, it is done on the floor; you have your brake pedal and the gas pedal. So let me do that right now.
- Turn on the ignition without starting the engine
Turn your key is fully forward but not turning the engine. If your car has an ignition button, press the START/STOP button once without step on any pedal
- Step on the GAS and BRAKE pedals simultaneously and hold it
Then what you need to do is take your Brake and Gas pedal and hold it to the floor and just wait a minute until you see it says Service Oil Reset in Progress
- Keep holding both pedals
Continue to hold at it take up the 20 seconds and it’ll reset and there you have it service oil reset completed
- Release the pedals
Now you can release the pedals and now your vehicle is ready to count down your kilometers or mileage to your next oil change
2019-2021 Ford Focus
Alright, I got my 2019 Ford Focus here and I’ll show you how to reset the service light or the oil life reminder whatever you want to call it. So let’s do it.
With Small Dash Screen
- Push the START button to start up without actually starting the engine
- Then you go up or down the menu until you get ⚙️ SETTINGS
- Next, push the ☰ MENU button to enter the submenu
- Now i’m going to INFORMATION and push OK
- After that you just scroll up down until you get to where it says OIL LIFE
- To reset it you just simply hold down the OK button and you’ll successfully reset
With Large Dash Screen
- Put on the ignition
- Hit the the ☰ MENU button to bring you to the main menu
- Go to the SETTINGS ➔ VEHICLE ➔ OIL LIFE
- Once you arrive at the Oil Life screen you need to hold the OK button down to reset it
So that’s the whole procedure, guys. If this information was helpful to you, do me a favor and leave me a comment and let me know what you think. So thanks for your time, and have a good day.
About The Author
Nick
Hi! Greetings, I'm Nick. I am an automotive technician and a vehicle enthusiast. I'm an expert in the field of engine oils and lubricants. After working at the dealer service station for more than a decade, I was happy to be the editor and author of the articles on automobiles.
