It's an abuse of the red exclamation point!
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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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Re: It's an abuse of the red exclamation point!
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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Re: It's an abuse of the red exclamation point!
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.
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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