Engine oil life system, Engine oil life system -11, Bulb – CHEVROLET 2012 Malibu User Manual

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Chevrolet Malibu Owner Manual - 2012

Vehicle Care

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Used oil can be a threat to the
environment. If you change your
own oil, be sure to drain all the oil
from the filter before disposal. Never
dispose of oil by putting it in the
trash or pouring it on the ground,
into sewers, or into streams or
bodies of water. Recycle it by taking
it to a place that collects used oil.

Engine Oil Life System

When to Change Engine Oil

This vehicle has a computer system
that indicates when to change the
engine oil and filter. This is based
on a combination of factors which
include engine revolutions, engine
temperature, and miles driven.
Based on driving conditions, the
mileage at which an oil change is
indicated can vary considerably. For
the oil life system to work properly,
the system must be reset every time
the oil is changed.

When the system has calculated
that oil life has been diminished, it
indicates that an oil change is
necessary. A CHANGE OIL SOON
message comes on. See Engine Oil
Messages on page 5‑25
.
Change
the oil as soon as possible within
the next 1 000 km (600 mi). It is
possible that, if driving under the
best conditions, the oil life system
might indicate that an oil change
is not necessary for up to a year.
The engine oil and filter must be
changed at least once a year and,
at this time, the system must be
reset. Your dealer has trained
service people who will perform this
work and reset the system. It is also
important to check the oil regularly
over the course of an oil drain
interval and keep it at the proper
level.

If the system is ever reset
accidentally, the oil must be
changed at 5 000 km (3,000 mi)
since the last oil change.
Remember to reset the oil life
system whenever the oil is changed.

How to Reset the Engine Oil
Life System

Reset the system whenever the
engine oil is changed so that the
system can calculate the next
engine oil change. To reset the
system:

1. Turn the ignition to ON/RUN,

with the engine off.

2. Press and hold the DIC INFO

and reset buttons, on the left
side of the steering wheel, at the
same time to enter the
personalization menu. The OIL
LIFE RESET message displays.
See Driver Information Center
(DIC) on page 5‑22
and Engine
Oil Messages on page 5‑25
.

3. Press and hold the reset button

until the DIC display shows
ACKNOWLEDGED.

4. Turn the key to LOCK/OFF.

The system is reset when the
CHANGE OIL SOON message
is off.

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