Why does the oil change reminder appear shortly after an oil change?

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ChaseRose
07/30/25 1:22am
The reason the oil change reminder appears shortly after an oil change is that the vehicle's maintenance reminder was not reset promptly after the oil change. In such cases, it is necessary to visit a 4S shop to use a fault diagnostic tool to clear the maintenance reminder light and reset the maintenance mileage. Manual reset method for the vehicle maintenance indicator light: 1. Turn on the vehicle's ignition switch, hold down the reset button, and then turn off the ignition switch; 2. While holding the reset button, wait until the clock and mileage on the dashboard completely disappear and the screen goes black before releasing the button; 3. Continue holding the reset button and turn the ignition switch back on. Hold the reset button until the maintenance reminder stops flashing, then release the button.
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