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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)

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.

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

3

Turn your car off

Turn your car off.

4

Turn vehicle back on (no brakes)

Turn vehicle back on (no brakes)

5

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

Press the protruding “stick”.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%.

Now that the screen is flashing, press the protruding “stick” for another 5 seconds.

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

Plug-in your OBD2 scanner to the DLC port.

2

Press “Menu” and navigate to “Service Resets”

Press “Menu” and navigate to “Service Resets”.

3

Select “Oil Reset” and reset it.

Select “Oil Reset”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.

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