How To Reset Maintenance Service Light On Nissan X-Trail (2007-2021)

Hey yo, what’s up, everybody? I hope you got a wonderful day. Today we’re doing a short content on resetting your maintenance or service light which comes as a message on your Nissan X-Trail.

So after you change your engine oil, I guess the last thing would be to reset your vehicle’s maintenance interval. By the way, Nissan advised the oil and filter be changed every 12,000 miles through in arduous conditions; you should perform this service more frequently. So let’s start the process.

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How To Reset Maintenance Service Light On Nissan X-Trail
2007-2013 X-Trail (T31)
2014-2020 X-Trail (T32)
2021-2022 X-Trail (T33)

How To Reset Maintenance Service Light On Nissan X-Trail

For your info, this operation work for the Nissan X-Trail T31/T32/T33 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 model years).

2007-2013 X-Trail (T31)

First, turn the key in the on position
Once the ignition is on, immediately we press and hold the ❏ button

If you do it right, you’ll see the flashing wrench and millage
Now when I press the ❏ button briefly, it allows you to increments by 1000 kilometers each time I press it. So it’s the maintenance scheduled for a regular oil change in this vehicle
When you get to the one that you wanted to set it to, you just go ahead and cycle the key off and now every time you turn it on we’re gonna see the new service interval

2014-2020 X-Trail (T32)

Time needed: 3 minutes

Alright, we got a 2017 Nissan X-Trail, and we just changed the oil in it. And now I’m going to show you guys how to do the maintenance oil light reset. So let’s see how it’s done.

Turn on the ignition
If your car has a Smart key button, press the START button without stepping on any pedal
Go to the SETTINGS
The way you reset this scrolling with the ▲or▼ key on the enter button, so scroll through to the SETTINGS and hit Enter
Scroll down to the MAINTENANCE
Then scroll down to the MAINTENANCE and hit Enter
Get to SERVICE
Next, get into the SERVICE
Select RESET
Well, when you come to this screen some cars are different displays. Some have a reset option at the bottom and the other one doesn’t. So if your car doesn’t have a reset option, what you do is press the ENTER in and they’ll call a Reset option and you can confirm it from there

2021-2022 X-Trail (T33)

Make sure you’ve got your key and don’t put any feet on the pedals at all, then just press the START button to turn on the ignition
Then you want to arrow to the right all the way over to SETTINGS

Next, use the scroll this up and down one go down to MAINTENANCE and press OK button
From there I’m going to the SERVICE or OIL
Finally, hit ok on RESET and confirm it so that way the counter starts from zero

So that’s it, and you’re done. No warning message anymore, so it’s all good to go. Hopefully, that works for everybody. So thanks for tuning in guys, I appreciate it, and I’ll see you next time.

Nick

Hi! Greetings, I'm Nick, an automotive technician and a vehicle enthusiast with over a decade of experience working at a dealer service station. I have extensive knowledge of engine oils and lubricants and have helped countless customers maintain their vehicles. As an editor and author of articles on automobiles, I draw on my personal experience and professional training to provide readers with accurate and reliable information. I am passionate about sharing my expertise with others and helping them make informed decisions about their vehicles.

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Bernie Coombes says:

April 7, 2022 at 7:30 pm

Hi Nick, your instructions for doing an oil reset on my T32 Nissan X-Trail worked like a gem. Thank you so much, mate!!

Bernie
Sydney, Australia