How To Reset Mercury Mountaineer Oil Life Oil Change Light (2002-2010)
Last Updated on April 16, 2020 by Nick
How To Reset Mercury Mountaineer Oil Life Oil Change Light (2002-2010) – The Mercury Mountaineer is a medium-sized vehicle all the way. The production of this vehicle began in 1997 at the plant in Louisville, Kentucky. This is a model that, technically, is the same as the Ford Explorer with slightly different exterior design details and higher-finish levels, placing it in a segment that is superior to that of Explorer.
In 2002 the Mercury Mountaineer received a restyling as well as the Ford Explorer. It offers better quality finishes and more options, such as wooden finishes, rear seats with a DVD player and TV or headphone jack. The design of the headlights and the grill represents the emblem “waterfall” that will be the emblem of Mercury in the future. Mechanically the 5.0L disappears and they offer a 4.0L Cologne V6 of 210 CVS and a 4.6L Modular V8 of 239 CVS.
How To Reset Mercury Mountaineer Oil Life Oil Change Light (2002-2010)
Time needed: 7 minutes
If the engine oil life is less than 10%, the Oil Change Required Light will appear on the display. The engine oil life interval must be reset after performed the maintenance service on your vehicle. Follow the instructions below to reset the Oil Change Required Light on your Mercury Mountaineer:
- Turn the ignition key to the “ON” position
Don’t start the engine!
- Press the SETUP button repeatedly until you see “PRESS RESET TO SYSTEM CHECK”
The button is located on the center console
- Press the RESET button briefly until you see “OIL LIFE XX% HOLD RESET NEW”
Press the RESET button to scroll to Oil Life menu
- Press and hold the RESET button until “IF NEW OIL HOLD RESET” appears on the display
Press the RESET button for 2 seconds
- Press and hold the RESET button until “OIL LIFE SET TO 100%” is displayed
It will reset your oil life monitor and turn the change oil soon reading off
- Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset
Done!
These instructions are based on the Mercury owner’s manual. This procedure should be work on the second generation of Mercury Mountaineer (2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 model years). Hopefully, the article How To Reset Mercury Mountaineer Oil Life Oil Change Light (2002-2010) can solve your problem. Good Luck!
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Nick
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