Oil Life and Oil Life Start Value

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2012 Ford Pickup. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

The oil life is displayed in percentages. The oil life start value is used to increase or decrease the starting point of the oil life. The oil life start value can be lowered in 10% increments down to 10% or adjusted up to the maximum of approximately 16, 093 km (10, 000 miles) if the value was previously changed. Each 10% reduction lowers the oil life in both mileage and time (days).

For example, if the oil life start value is lowered to 50%, the maximum mileage is 8, 047 km (5, 000 miles) or 6 months. The oil life remains at the selected setting (50% in this example) until the driver changes the oil life start value. When the oil life (not oil life start value) is reset back to 100% following an oil change, the oil life resets to 8, 047 km (5, 000 miles). For configuration of the oil life and oil life start value, refer to Message Center Configuration .