Part One

Maintenance Minder(TM) General Information

Maintenance Minder

The Maintenance Minder is an important feature of the information display. Based on engine and transmission operating conditions, and accumulated engine revolutions, the Element's onboard computer (ECM/PCM) calculates the remaining engine oil and the transmission fluid life. The system also displays the remaining engine oil life along with the code(s) for other scheduled maintenance items needing service.

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Service Information

1. The remaining engine oil life (A) is shown as a percentage on the information display. To see the current engine oil life, turn the ignition switch to ON (II), then push and release the SELECT/RESET knob repeatedly until the engine oil life displays.

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2. When the ignition switch is ON (II), and the remaining engine oil life is 15 % to 6 %, the remaining engine oil life (A) and other scheduled maintenance item(s) needing service are displayed. The Maintenance Minder indicator (B) also comes on when the engine oil life is 15 % or less.
To cancel the display and the indicator, press the SELECT/RESET knob.

- Complete list of maintenance main items (C).
- Complete list of maintenance sub items (D).

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3. When the ignition switch is ON (II), and the remaining engine oil life is 5 % to 1 %, the message "SERVICE" (A) is displayed along with engine oil life and the same maintenance item code(s).

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4. When the ignition switch is ON (II), and the remaining engine oil life is 0 %, the engine oil life indicator (A) blinks.
Pressing the SELECT/RESET knob cancels the display, but the Maintenance Minder indicator stays on.

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5. If the indicated maintenance is not done, the engine oil life indicator shows a negative distance traveled, for example "-10," on the display.
If the negative distance traveled is between 0 and -9, the indicator is displayed for only a few seconds when the ignition switch is turned to ON (II). The negative distance traveled remains displayed after the vehicle is driven more than 10 miles (for USA models) or 10 km (for Canada models) after 0 % oil life is reached, and the display cannot be canceled.
This means the indicated maintenance item(s) should have been done more than 10 miles (or 10 km) ago.

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