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Aug 18, 2018

Resetting the Engine Oil Life Display Honda Jazz 2001-2008

 Resetting the Engine Oil Life Display Honda Jazz 2001-2008

 Resetting the Engine Oil Life Display Honda Jazz

The Honda Fit also marketed as the Honda Jazz  is a five-door, front-engine, front-wheel drive B-segment subcompact car manufactured and marketed by Honda since 2001 and now in its third generation. Marketed worldwide and manufactured at ten plants in eight countries, sales reached almost 5 million by mid-2013.

Sharing Honda's global small-car platform with the City, Airwave, Mobilio, Mobilio Spike, Freed and Freed Spike, the Fit is noted for its one-box or monospace with an interior design concept that achieves a re-configurable cargo volume competitive with larger vehicles.

Honda released hybrid petrol-electric versions of the Fit in Japan in October 2010 and in Europe in early 2011.Honda released the Fit EV, a limited production all-electric version, in the United States in July 2012 and in Japan the following month.By 2012, Honda Fit was produced in 12 countries, including Japan, Brazil, China, India and Indonesia.

Honda uses the nameplate "Jazz" in Europe, Oceania, the Middle East, Africa, and most parts of Asia — and the name "Fit" in Japan, Sri Lanka, China, Taiwan, and the Americas. 



Maintenance Main Items and Sub Items. 
All maintenance items displayed inthe information display are in code.For an explanation of these maintenance codes.

Maintenance Main Items



 Resetting the Engine Oil Life Display

Your dealer will reset the displayafter completing the requiredmaintenance service. You will see‘‘OIL LI FE 100 %’’ on the informationdisplay the next time you turn theignition switch to the ON (II)position. 

 If  maintenance service is  done bysomeone other than your dealer,reset the maintenance minder asfollows:
1.) Turn the ignition switch to the ON(II) position.

2.)Press the Select/Reset knob repeatedly until the engine oil life is  displayed. 




3.) Press the Select/Reset knob for about 10 seconds. The engine oi llife and the maintenance item code(s) will blink.




 4.) Press the Select/Reset knob for another 5 seconds. The maintenance item code(s) will disappear, and the engine oil life will reset to ‘‘100.’

 Important Maintenance Precautions

If you have the required service done but do not reset the display, or reset the display without doing the service, the system will not show the proper maintenance intervals. This can lead to serious mechanical problems because you will no longer have an accurate record of when maintenance is needed.Your authorized Honda dealer knows your vehicle best and can provide competent, efficient service.