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Pete - 29 Oct 2006 04:35 GMT

Is there a way to get the computer to display on the dashboard how many
miles it thinks it can go until the next oil change? Or is it just
those little colored squares that give the indication?

Thanks,
Pete

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Pete - 30 Oct 2006 02:57 GMT

> Is there a way to get the computer to display on the dashboard how
> many miles it thinks it can go until the next oil change?

Well, if not miles, then liters or gallons of fuel that still need to be
consumed before it's time for an oil change. I know it's a combination
of buttons, but what is it?

Thanks,
Pete

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Floyd Rogers - 30 Oct 2006 04:36 GMT

> "Pete" wrote
>> Is there a way to get the computer to display on the dashboard how many
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> consumed before it's time for an oil change. I know it's a combination of
> buttons, but what is it?

Well, you can display the # of days and # gallons (liters) of fuel since
the last service... Can you do math?

> Instructions to access the hidden OBC functions:
> 1. Hold Trip Reset while turning ignition key to on position 2. OBC

> should show "Test"

> 3. Use Trip Reset to select function 19.0 that unlocks all the

> features 3. Wait for display to show "Off"

> 4. Depress Trip Reset for 1/4 second and release it 5. With no delay

> press Trip Reset several times to select one of the following functions

> 3.0 1098 Used fuel in liters since last SI (Service Inspection)

> 3.1 0231 Periodic inspection days; elapsed days (since last SI)

FloydR

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Pete - 30 Oct 2006 05:42 GMT

> Well, you can display the # of days and # gallons (liters) of fuel
> since
> the last service... Can you do math?

Math? What's that? :)

Thanks for the info. The car is not in my possession yet, but I was
just curious.

Cheers,
Pete

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Pete - 01 Nov 2006 05:13 GMT

>> Instructions to access the hidden OBC functions:
>> 1. Hold Trip Reset while turning ignition key to on position 2. OBC
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>> 3.0 1098 Used fuel in liters since last SI (Service Inspection)

One more question about this: How many liters of fuel need to be used
in total? Anotherwords, if the computer shows 100 liters, how many more
liters are remaining to be used?

Thanks,
Pete

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