Conundrum
10-09-2006, 07:26 AM
Just found this article in September's Honda Service News and I figured I'd share it in the main forums for anyone who has a Maintenance Minder equipped vehicle and wants to change the oil out early (as in, before it hits "15% oil life remaining" and tells you what maintenance "code" it wants done):
How to Force-Retrieve Maintenance Item Codes
NOTE: This article applies to ’06–07 Accords, ’06–07 Civics, ’07 CR-Vs, ’07 Elements, ’05–07 Odysseys, ’06–07 Pilots, ’06–07 Ridgelines, and ’06–07 S2000s.
Suppose a service customer brings in his or her vehicle and wants the oil changed before the oil life reaches 15 percent; let’s say it’s only at 25 percent. Since there are no printed maintenance schedules anymore, how do you know what maintenance is actually due?
To find out, you’ve got to force-retrieve the maintenance item codes. You do that by simply resetting the oil life. The maintenance item codes that would have come up if the oil life were allowed to reach 15 percent then appear on the information display. Just write down these codes, and do the indicated services along with the oil change. This ensures your customer’s maintenance stays current.
How to Force-Retrieve Maintenance Item Codes
NOTE: This article applies to ’06–07 Accords, ’06–07 Civics, ’07 CR-Vs, ’07 Elements, ’05–07 Odysseys, ’06–07 Pilots, ’06–07 Ridgelines, and ’06–07 S2000s.
Suppose a service customer brings in his or her vehicle and wants the oil changed before the oil life reaches 15 percent; let’s say it’s only at 25 percent. Since there are no printed maintenance schedules anymore, how do you know what maintenance is actually due?
To find out, you’ve got to force-retrieve the maintenance item codes. You do that by simply resetting the oil life. The maintenance item codes that would have come up if the oil life were allowed to reach 15 percent then appear on the information display. Just write down these codes, and do the indicated services along with the oil change. This ensures your customer’s maintenance stays current.