It's an abuse of the red exclamation point!

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Old 06-02-2007, 09:50 PM
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Default It's an abuse of the red exclamation point!

So here I am, at 10100 miles, my oil change scheduled for Tuesday, and I'm driving around with a big, fat, ugly, extremely red exclamation indicator on the dash, with an accompanying 'Service Required' message on the display. Clinched fists, grinding jaw, sweaty brow, racing heart...I know I can cancel the darn message, but really, isn't it a bit overkill to shine the 'danger' indicator for an oil change?
 
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Old 06-02-2007, 11:07 PM
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It's better than the yellow plastic piece that would pop up and cover the numbers in the odometer in my '81 Chevette, requiring a trip to the dealer to reset.
 
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Old 06-03-2007, 05:38 AM
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Simple solution....if it upsets so so much......reset it yourself.
 
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Old 06-03-2007, 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by jajohnson
Simple solution....if it upsets so so much......reset it yourself.
I did, in fact, decide to reset it since I was concerned it may be masking a more important message, like I'm out of washer fluid. Don't get me wrong: changing oil is really important, but I don't think the difference between 4900 mile oil and 5100 mile oil is that big.
 
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