Oil Life Indicator - Cadillac 1995 DeVille Owners Literature

Oil Life Indicator
This feature lets you know when to change your engine oil. It's based
upon the engine
oil
temperatures and your
driving
patterns.
To see the display press the INFORMATION button several times until
XX OIL LIFE LEFT appears.
You'll see how much
o i l life you have left as
a percentage. So? if you
see 95 OIL LIFE
LEFT, for example.
that means that
the
way
you're driving your car,
95% o f your current o i l
life is still left.
The Oil Life Indicator may say to change the o i l
S O O I I ~ I -
than your
maintenance schedule. This
can
happen if driving conditions, such as
short trips in cold weather, cause shorter oil life. Always keep a written
record of the mileage and date wl~en you last changed your oil. For moro
information
o n
when to change your oil. see the Cadillac M a i n t e n x w
Schedule Booklet.
If you see CHANGE OIL SOON,
it
means that you have less
t h a n
iWk
01
your oil life left and you should consider changing your engine oil.
If you see CHANGE ENGINE OIL,
it
means the oil life is gone and you
should change the oil right away (certainly within 200 more miles [320 km]).
The system should indicate to change the oil between 3,000 miles
( 5 000 km) and 7,500 miles
(12 500 km), but it may even indicate to
change it before 3,000 miles under very severe conditions. It all depends
on your driving patterns. If it's been 7,500 miles (12 500 km), it indicates
to
change the oil.
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