Oil Life/Oil Change; With Message Center - Ford 2005 Freestyle Owner's Manual

Instrument Cluster

• With Message Center

To reset, select the TRIP function
from the INFO menu. Depressing
the RESET control for
approximately one second will reset
the trip odometer to zero.
Note: The following is for vehicles without a message center. For
vehicles with a message center, refer to Message Center in the Driver
Controls chapter.
Oil Life/Oil Change: OIL LIFE
displayed when the engine oil life
remaining is 10 percent and again
when the engine oil life remaining is
between 5% and 1%. When oil life
left reaches 0%, the OIL CHANGE message will be displayed. An oil
change is required whenever indicated by the display and according to
the recommended maintenance schedule. USE ONLY RECOMMENDED
ENGINE OILS.
To reset the oil monitoring system to 100% after each oil change
[approximately 5,000 miles (8,000 km) or 180 days] perform the
following:
1. Tap on the ODO/TRIP button to toggle the display between the
odometer and trip odometer.
2. Tap on the ODO/TRIP button again to toggle the display between the
trip odometer and OIL LIFE XX% display.
3. Press and hold the ODO/TRIP button for 2 seconds or more to display
OIL LIFE 100%. Your oil life is now reset.
4. Tap on the ODO/TRIP button to return the display to odometer.
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Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
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