ok. i have 75k on my milage and my red maintenance indicator came on. i got my oil change and fuel injection since that was all i needed. now that i wanted to reset my indicator, it does not go back to green. even though i push the button with my key like 1000 times, it still wont go back to green. any thoughts?

 

the indicator thingy is broken

 

With your engine running and the car in Park or Neutral, press and hold the indicator until it turns green.

 

it doesnt reset it self you have to press in the key button with a key.....

 

please read the whole paragraph and state your opinion.

 

Are you holding the button in or just pressing it?

 

To all the people who posted elaborate instructions on resetting it, it's not that complicated. It's just like the trip odometer. Just press it in with anything and it will reset.

To Babyloc: It's probably broken.

 

you may have to open your gauges, because that red indicator isn't a light, but a colored gear

the gear is hooked up to your odo, which goes every set amount of miles. the gear may be disconnected somehow.

it's an easy fix...if you lived in seattle i'd do it for you easily, but i'm pretty sure thats the problem

i've disected gauges numerous times, and know how the CL gauges work....swapping gauges all the time.

i've gone thru 3 sets but yeah, that gear must be disconnected somehow, check it out.

 

 

Do what Homer Simpson would do and put a peice of tape over it - problem solved!

 

it only turns by mileage, nothing more than that. just keep an eye on your miles and change your oil.

 

i dont konw about yours but mine doesnt turn orange/red when i need an oil change just when it feels like it...

 

its because it turns red around every 7000 miles.. or around there.. so it shouldnt change exactly when u need a oil change

yeah.. im with danman.. open up your gauge cluster and see if the button is disconnected

this might help u out a bit

http://public.fotki.com/legendarycl9...gauge_install/

 

sorry to hijack this thead but it pisses me off when i see people that did a guage instal after i tried to do mine and was unsucessful.... the pieces would not fit over the needles and i snapped my temp gauge so i quit..

 

I have an extra temp gauge - or try glueing your needle back on...