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Does anyone know how to reset the Matenance Light on a 2000 Honda Accord LX

This is in the owners manual. Press and hold the trip reset button on the
dash. Turn the key to the II position while holding the reset button in for
about 10 seconds.

"Bigtom" <news@bigtom.com> wrote in message
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> Does anyone know how to reset the Matenance Light on a 2000 Honda Accord
LX
>
>

That's the DUMBEST thing you could do. By resetting the computer you have
erased all the data stored in the ECU and thereby necessitating the OBD-II
program to "re-learn" itself.

It's a simple task involving pushing the trip reset and holding it for 10
seconds with the key on.

"noway" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> I use to just disconnect the battery for about 30 minutes on my last car.
> That should reset the computer.
>
> "Bigtom" <news@bigtom.com> wrote in message
> news:kMSdnZNWEsNJb7OiXTWJkw@comcast.com...
> > Does anyone know how to reset the Matenance Light on a 2000 Honda Accord
> LX
> >
> >
>
>

(just a joke ) put a sticker on it
"don" <LakeGator@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> This is in the owners manual. Press and hold the trip reset button on the
> dash. Turn the key to the II position while holding the reset button in
for
> about 10 seconds.
>
> "Bigtom" <news@bigtom.com> wrote in message
> news:kMSdnZNWEsNJb7OiXTWJkw@comcast.com...
> > Does anyone know how to reset the Matenance Light on a 2000 Honda Accord
> LX
> >
> >
>
>

Falling asleep through milf hunter's post...

> (just a joke ) put a sticker on it

Shut up Gino

--
"If you can't change a tire, you're not allowed to have a beard. It's the
most basic part of a car: If you don't know that much about a car, you
really shouldn't be driving, should you?" - Jimmy Kimmel
ntlhell rolls a six... deathwind is disembowelled with a chainsaw, run over
with a rhino, fed to the fish and his computer taken away from him such
that he doesn't bore us with that inane rot ever again. - ntlhell - A.G.G-
T-A

"Bigtom" <news@bigtom.com> wrote in message
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> Does anyone know how to reset the Matenance Light on a 2000 Honda Accord
LX

It really amazes me that people will NOT read their Owners Manual, but, will
read the responses to their questions here.

--
Brian
www.accesswave.ca/~orion

"Great Gazoo" <gazoo@bedrock.com> wrote in message
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> That's the DUMBEST thing you could do. By resetting the computer you have
> erased all the data stored in the ECU and thereby necessitating the OBD-II
> program to "re-learn" itself.
>
> It's a simple task involving pushing the trip reset and holding it for 10
> seconds with the key on.

Its just like any other computer. Its good for it to reboot, and redetect
the settings once in a while.

I didn't have that option on my last 2 cars, so I just simply disconnected
the battery for a while, and it cleared it up. I've used it several times
when my cars started to run a little tempermental, like a ruff start in the
morning. Of course that would usually be followed by the maintenance light.

I think you are confusing the maintenance light, which on Hondas simply
comes on based on mileage to remind you to change the oil, with a fault
light.

This is a Honda specific thing. There is nothing like it on any other make
of car that I know if. It is not a fault light and you do not want to reset
the computer to clear it. The way to reset it varies on different model
Hondas (but is always described in the owner's manual).

On 8/5/03 8:04 AM, in article oXNXa.142820$R92.70254@news2.central.cox.net,
"noway" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:

> "Great Gazoo" <gazoo@bedrock.com> wrote in message
> news:EtFXa.2913$jp.1862@newsread4.news.pas.earthli nk.net...
>> That's the DUMBEST thing you could do. By resetting the computer you have
>> erased all the data stored in the ECU and thereby necessitating the OBD-II
>> program to "re-learn" itself.
>>
>> It's a simple task involving pushing the trip reset and holding it for 10
>> seconds with the key on.
>
> Its just like any other computer. Its good for it to reboot, and redetect
> the settings once in a while.
>
> I didn't have that option on my last 2 cars, so I just simply disconnected
> the battery for a while, and it cleared it up. I've used it several times
> when my cars started to run a little tempermental, like a ruff start in the
> morning. Of course that would usually be followed by the maintenance light.
>
>

milf hunter wrote:

> (just a joke ) put a sticker on it

Piece of masking tape.

D'oh!

Ok, thanks for the information.

"E. Meyer" <e.meyer@ieee.org> wrote in message
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> I think you are confusing the maintenance light, which on Hondas simply
> comes on based on mileage to remind you to change the oil, with a fault
> light.
>
> This is a Honda specific thing. There is nothing like it on any other
make
> of car that I know if. It is not a fault light and you do not want to
reset
> the computer to clear it. The way to reset it varies on different model
> Hondas (but is always described in the owner's manual).
>