How to Adjust the Odometer?
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Vehicle odometer total mileage cannot be adjusted, but after starting the car, pressing the dashboard function button can display the trip mileage. Then, holding the dashboard function button for 3 seconds will reset it. Below is relevant information about vehicle odometers: 1. Description: The car odometer includes two roller counters driven by the same flexible shaft, recording trip mileage and total mileage respectively. Trip mileage usually has four digits for short-term counting and can be reset; total mileage has six digits and cannot be reset. 2. Range: The continuous driving distance under certain road conditions after filling the fuel tank, generally 300-500 kilometers for civilian vehicles and 600-800 kilometers for military vehicles.
As a veteran who has worked in auto repair shops for 15 years, I solemnly remind everyone never to tamper with odometer adjustments. This is a criminal offense. Last year, I knew a fellow technician who secretly helped someone adjust the odometer—not only was his business license revoked, but he also got a six-month prison sentence. If you encounter dashboard malfunctions, such as the instrument cluster failing after an accident, you must go to an authorized manufacturer service center for data matching. Last time, a car owner bought a used car and found the odometer was inaccurate—only by checking the ECU driving computer records at a 4S shop was the true data restored. Legitimate repair shops always note instrument replacement records on the repair order, ensuring both safety and legality.
I remember losing out to odometer fraud when helping a friend buy a used car last year. Now whenever inspecting a used vehicle, I always ask the repair shop to read the original transmission and ECU data with a diagnostic tool—far more reliable than the dashboard display. Some odometer tampering methods are extremely covert, like disconnecting and reconnecting the instrument circuit, but the brake application count recorded by the ABS system doesn’t lie. If you notice any dashboard irregularities, I recommend paying for a comprehensive inspection at an authorized dealership—their professional equipment can restore factory data. Never trust online odometer tampering tutorials; they’re all skirting the edge of the law.
