Acura RL Service Light Oil Life Indicator Reset (2006-2012)

Last Updated on June 19, 2020 by Nick

Acura RL Service Light Oil Life Indicator Reset (2006-2012) – The Acura RL is a mid-size sedan manufactured by the Japanese brand Acura (Honda’s luxury division). Marketed in Japan as the Honda Legend and manufactured in the city of Saitama, Japan. The alpha indicative of call “RL” is an abbreviation of “Refined Luxury” (in the free translation).

The first generation of the Acura RL was a renamed version of the third generation of the Honda Legend and was first introduced on the North American market in 1996 to replace the second generation of the Acura Legend. The second-generation Acura was introduced in the US market in September 2004 as a 2005 model. This version of RL received an extensive transformation for the 2009 model and a new update for 2011. The third generation began to be produced in late 2012 as a 2013 model Acura RLX.

Acura RL Service Light Oil Life Indicator Reset (2006-2012)

Acura RL Service Light Oil Life Indicator Reset (2006-2012)

Time needed: 7 minutes

If the engine oil life is less than 15%, the Service Due Soon message will appear on the display. The service interval must be reset after performed the maintenance service on your vehicle. Follow the instructions below to reset the Service Due Soon warning light on your Acura RL:

  1. Turn the ignition key to the “ON” position

    Don’t start the engine!

  2. Press the SEL/RESET button repeatedly until “OIL LIFE” appears on the screen

    The button is located on the steering wheel
    acura oil maintenance reset button

  3. Press the SEL/RESET button for more than 10 seconds

    The “OIL LIFE RESET” mode will be shown on the display.

  4. Select RESET by pressing the INFO (▲/▼) button, then press the SEL/RESET button to confirm

    Done!

For more details please watch the following video:

This tutorial we got from the Acura owner’s manual. This procedure should apply to the second generation of the Acura RL (2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 model years). Hopefully, the article of Acura RL Service Light Oil Life Indicator Reset (2006-2012) useful for you. Good Luck!

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