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Your maintenance lights on again? Yeah,
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that little wrench on the dash can be
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annoying. Hey, I'm Tom from Car Justify.
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Good to see you back here. First thing,
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don't panic. That light isn't an
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emergency like the check engine one.
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It's just a friendly reminder from your
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car to do some routine service. But if
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you've already changed your oil or
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rotated your tires and the light's still
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on, let's shut it off the right way. On
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most Hondas, the trick is super simple.
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Turn your key to the on position, but
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don't start the engine. You'll see all
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the dash lights come up. Now, find the
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trip reset button on the dash. Usually,
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it's near your odometer. Hold it down
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for about 10 seconds. You'll see the
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maintenance light start blinking. Keep
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holding until it goes solid or turns off
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completely. Then, let go, turn the key
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off, and turn it back on to double
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check. Nine times out of 10, that does
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the trick. Honestly, it's easier than it
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sounds. Some newer models have a
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different process through the digital
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screen. You'll use the steering wheel
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buttons to navigate to settings, then
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find maintenance reset. I know it sounds
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fancy, but it's just menus. My buddy did
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this last week on his Accord. Took him
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all of one minute once he stopped
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swearing at the buttons. If you have a
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push button start, it's the same idea.
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Don't actually start the engine. Just
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hit the button twice without your foot
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on the brake so the electronics come on.
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Then do the trip button routine. A lot
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of people think they need a dealer for
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this. Nope. You can do it in your
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driveway. Now, if you tried all that and
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it's still on, check the owner's manual.
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Some trims hide the reset under other
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menu names like vehicle settings or oil
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life. They love renaming stuff. Also,
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sometimes if you skipped maintenance
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tasks, the light will just come back
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quickly. So, make sure you actually did
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the service. Don't fool yourself there.
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Last thing, if your oil life monitor
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says 0% but you haven't changed the oil
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yet, do that first. Resetting the light
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doesn't change the oil for you, as much
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as we wish it would. seen folks reset it
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and forget to do the oil change and that
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gets expensive fast. So, to recap, turn
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on electronics without starting, hold
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the trip button, watch it blink and
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reset or use the steering wheel menu for
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newer models. Double check it's really
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off when you're done and actually do the
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maintenance. It's cheaper than a new
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engine. If this helped you knock out
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that annoying light, don't forget to
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like and subscribe. I do videos like
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this all the time so you can keep your
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car running without the dealer charging
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you an arm and a leg. Thanks for hanging
