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534 Scheduled Maintenance NORMAL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND LOG Intelligent Oil-Life Monitor® Your vehicle is equipped with an Intelligent Oil-Life Monitor® that determines when the engine oil needs to be changed based on how your vehicle is used. By using several important factors in its calculations, the monitor helps reduce the cost of owning your vehicle and reduce environmental waste at the same time. This means you won't have to remember to change the oil on a mileage-based schedule; the vehicle lets you know when an oil change is due by displaying ENGINE OIL CHANGE DUE or OIL CHANGE REQUIRED in the information display. The following table is intended to provide examples of vehicle use and its impact on engine oil change intervals; it is provided as a guideline only. Actual engine oil change intervals depend on several factors and generally decrease with severity of use. When to expect the OIL CHANGE REQUIRED message Miles (km) Vehicle use and examples Normal - Normal commuting with highway driving 7500-10000 - No, or moderate, load or towing (12000-16000) - Flat to moderately hilly roads - No extended idling Severe - Moderate to heavy load or towing 5000-7499 - Mountainous or off-road conditions (8000-11999) - Extended idling - Extended hot or cold operation Extreme 3000-4999 - Maximum load or towing (4000-7999) - Extreme hot or cold operation 2014 Flex (471) Owners Guide gf, 1st Printing, April 2013 USA (fus)