How to Reset the Oil Maintenance Light on Ford Escape Kuga 2001-2018

The Ford Kuga is a compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) produced by Ford since 2008. It is based on the C1 platform, that also forms the underpinnings of the Ford Focus and Ford C-Max. Both front-wheel-drive and four-wheel-drive are offered.

The Ford Escape is a compact crossover vehicle sold by Ford since 2000 over three generations. Ford released the original model in 2000 for the 2001 model year—a model jointly developed and released with Mazda of Japan—who took a lead in the engineering of the two models and sold their version as the Mazda Tribute. Although the Escape and Tribute share the same underpinnings constructed from the Ford CD2 platform (based on Mazda GF underpinnings), the only panels common to the two vehicles are the roof and floor pressings. Powertrains were supplied by Mazda with respect to the base inline-four engine, with Ford providing the optional V6. At first, the twinned models were assembled by Ford in the US for North American consumption, with Mazda in Japan supplying cars for other markets. This followed a long history of Mazda-derived Fords, starting with the Ford Courier in the 1970s. Ford also sold the first generation Escape in Europe and China as the Ford Maverick, replacing the previous Nissan-sourced model. Then in 2004, for the 2005 model year, Ford's luxury Mercury division released a rebadged version called the Mercury Mariner, sold mainly in North America. The first iteration Escape remains notable as the first SUV to offer a hybrid drivetrain option, released in 2004 for the 2005 model year to North American markets only.

Mainstream production of the first generation Escape/Tribute ended in late 2006. For Asia-Pacific markets, both received respective facelifts in 2006 and had production fully transferred to Ford Lio Ho in Taiwan. Extended production of the Mazda lasted until 2010, with the Ford lingering on until 2012.

Please follow the oil reset instruction below.

FORD KUGA|ESCAPE OIL RESET METHOD 1

Turn the ignition to the ON position without starting the engine
*For vehicles with push-button start, press and hold the START button for 2 seconds without pressing the brake pedal to put in ON mode
Simultaneously press the accelerator and brake pedals and hold them in the fully pressed position
After 3 seconds, the message center displays “Service: Oil Reset In Prog”
Continue to hold both the accelerator and brake pedals for 25 seconds or until the display shows “Service: Oil Reset Complete”
Release both pedals and place ignition in the OFF position/mode

FORD KUGA|ESCAPE OIL RESET METHOD 2

Press and release the SETUP button to display “Oil Life XXX% Hold Reset = New”
Press and hold the RESET button for 2 seconds and release to reset oil life to 100%

FORD KUGA|ESCAPE OIL RESET METHOD 3

Use the UP and DOWN arrow buttons to scroll to the Settings menu and press the RIGHT arrow to enter the submenu
Scroll to the Vehicle menu and press the RIGHT arrow
Scroll to the Oil Life Reset menu and press the OK button.

FORD KUGA|ESCAPE OIL RESET METHOD4

Press the SET button to access the “Sys Chck” menu
Press and release SET button to get to “Oil Chng XXX% hold Set New” menu
Press and hold SET button for 2 seconds or until “Oil Change Set To 100%” is shown in display
Release the button and the oil life is now reset

FORD KUGA|ESCAPE OIL RESET METHOD 5

Turn off the ignition
Close all doors.
Turn the ignition key to position II, If your Escape has push-button start, press and hold the ” Start” for two seconds without touching the brake pedal.
Next, simultaneously press the accelerator pedal and the brake pedal and hold for a minimum of 20 seconds, until a “Service: Oil reset in prog.” message shows on the instrument cluster display.
Continue holding the gas and brake pedals until the display says “Service: Oil reset complete”.
The oil change reminder indicator will turn off. This confirms that the reset procedure has been correctly completed.