Honda Maintenance Minder
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To Help Honda Owners know when Scheduled Maintenance is due; Honda has introduced the Maintenance Minder System. Below are some commonly asked Questions and the Answers for how your Maintenance works.
HOW DOES THE HONDA MAINTENANCE MINDER WORK?
Honda no longer has a ‘recommended maintenance time/mileage schedule’. To save you, the customer, time and money Honda created the Maintenance Minder system to show the engine oil life in the information display, letting the vehicles owner know when the engine oil needs replacing and maintenance is due. Your vehicle shows engine oil life as a percentage. Your vehicle will start with 100% oil life and over time as you put miles on the vehicle it will wind down to 0% signaling the oil life is over.
HOW DOES THE HONDA MAINTENANCE MINDER KNOW WHEN THE 0% TRIGGER OCCURS?
The onboard computer system in your vehicle continuously monitors the engine operating conditions such as speed, engine and ambient temperature, time and the vehicle use. The system will count down the vehicles oil life based on these conditions to determine when an engine oil change and maintenance is necessary.
HOW DO I OPERATE THE MAINTENANCE MINDER SYSTEM?
As the on-board computer continuously monitors the vehicle, your Maintenance Minder provides continuous information regarding the remaining oil life in the vehicle. You can simply press the Select/Reset knob on the information display to view your oil use progression. To return to the odometer just press the Select/Reset knob. Also, each time your vehicle is turned on the information center will automatically display the percentage of remaining oil life. When the on-board computer determines the vehicle has reached 15% remaining oil life it will turn the Maintenance Minder Light and codes on for you.
OIL LIFE %
15%
5%
0%
MESSAGE
Service Due Soon
Service Due Now
Service Past Due
WHAT TO DO
Plan to take your vehicle to your local Honda Dealer for Service
Take your vehicle to your local Honda Dealer for Service Now.
Your vehicle Service is overdue. Take your vehicle to your local Honda Dealer for Service now.
Once your vehicle reaches 0% the maintenance minder will begin to show negative mileage. This indicates how many miles your vehicle service is past due.
ALONG WITH THE WRENCH SYMBOL AND THE PERCENTAGE OF REMAINING LIFE, THERE IS SOMETIMES A LETTER AND/OR A NUMBER DISPLAYED-WHAT DO THEY MEAN?
All maintenance items will be displayed in code. There is a main-code and a sub-code. When your Maintenance Minder comes on there will always be a main-code, and at times there will be a sub-code. Please refer to your owner’s manual, Honda service History booklet and the following chart to interpret the code: