What does selreset mean in a car?
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Selreset in a car refers to resetting the trip mileage. 'Sel' is the abbreviation of the English word 'select', meaning 'to choose' in Chinese, and 'reset' means 'to reset' in Chinese. Combined, they represent the menu selection confirmation button in cars. Some car models may use the abbreviation 'sel' directly to denote selreset. The calibration of the selreset tire pressure monitoring system involves the following steps: 1. Inflate all four tires of the car to the specified pressure, then start the car and check the central control display; 2. In the menu interface of the central control display, select 'Vehicle Settings', then press the selreset button, and the tire pressure monitoring system calibration will appear on the screen; 3. Press the selreset button again, and the display will switch to the personalization and settings interface where you can choose to calibrate or cancel. Select 'Calibrate' and press the selreset button to complete the process.
Just helped my neighbor uncle figure this out a couple days ago! Selreset is actually short for Select+Reset, located near the steering wheel or dashboard. When driving my brother's Toyota, I found that a short press switches between displays like fuel consumption and mileage—especially handy on highways to check remaining fuel. Holding it down for over two seconds (wait for the dashboard to blink) resets the currently displayed data. Last time after refueling, I held it to reset the trip meter, making fuel calculations much more accurate. But avoid long presses while driving—looking down at the dashboard can be distracting.
Veteran drivers tell you: This button is a shortcut combo designed for the lazy! Having driven over a dozen cars, I've noticed Japanese cars love hiding the Sel/reset on the top of the turn signal stalk, while German cars make it a standalone small button. Its main functions come in two layers: First, as a remote control to toggle dashboard info—just a light tap cycles through data like tire pressure/range; second, as an eraser—hold it down to clear current data. Last week, I deliberately tested resetting fuel consumption data—after driving 30 km, the display dropped from 8.5 L/100km to 7.9. A reminder for newbies: Pay attention to dashboard prompts; some cars require seeing 'Hold to reset' displayed when pressed for it to take effect.
