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How To Reset the Maintenance Light on Your 2016 Honda HR-V

By Joseph Kim
Published on August 2nd, 2024

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Occasionally, your mechanic may overlook resetting the maintenance light on your Honda HR-V following an oil change or other standard maintenance. If you’ve done the oil change yourself, fear not! It’s simple to manually disable the maintenance light on your dashboard.

Here’s a straightforward guide to turning off the maintenance light on your 2016 Honda HR-V. We offer two methods:

The Manual Way
Using an OBD2 Scanner

Method 1

The Manual Way

1

Turn your ignition to the ON position (without holding your brake)

2

Press the protruding “stick” on your dashboard. Press it multiple times until you see the Oil Life dashboard.

3

Turn your car off

4

Turn vehicle back on (no brakes)

5

Press the protruding “stick” and hold it until you see the screen flash. Then, let go.

6

Now that the screen is flashing, press the protruding “stick” for another 5 seconds. Doing so should change your oil life back to 100%.

And that’s it! You’ve successfully reset your oil maintenance light.

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Method 2

Using an OBD2 Scanner

1

Plug-in your OBD2 scanner to the DLC port

2

Press “Menu” and navigate to “Service Resets”

3

Select “Oil Reset” and reset it.

And that’s it! You’ve reset your oil maintenance light.

It’s really that simple. With a proper OBD2 scanner, you can reset your oil maintenance light for your 2016 Honda HR-V in less than a minute or two.

No need to scavenge through the internet to find instructions. No need to wind back youtube videos step-by-step. Simply plug in your OBD2 scanner and reset your oil light with a few button clicks.