2010 Chevrolet Equinox Owner's Manual - Page 123

Instruments and Controls Remaining Oil Life This display shows an estimate of the oil's remaining useful life. If "Remaining Oil Life 99%" is displayed, that means 99% of the current oil life remains. When the remaining oil life is low, the "Change Engine Oil Soon" message will appear on the display. See Engine Oil Messages on page 4‑34. The oil should be changed as soon as possible. See Engine Oil on page 9‑10. In addition to the engine oil life system monitoring the oil life, additional maintenance is recommended in the Maintenance Schedule in this manual. See Scheduled Maintenance on page 10‑2 for more information. Remember, the Oil Life display must be reset after each oil change. It will not reset itself. Also, be careful not to reset the Oil Life display accidentally at any time other than when the oil has just been changed. It cannot be reset accurately until the next oil change. To reset the engine oil life system, press V while the Oil Life display is active. The display will ask for confirmation of a reset. Press w or x to select Yes or No. Then press V to confirm the selection. See Engine Oil Life System on page 9‑12. Blank Display This display shows no information. 4-31 Vehicle Messages Messages are displayed on the DIC to notify the driver that the status of the vehicle has changed and that some action may be needed by the driver to correct the condition. Multiple messages may appear one after another. Some messages may not require immediate action, but you can press V to acknowledge that you received the messages and to clear them from the display. Some messages cannot be cleared from the DIC display because they are more urgent. These messages require action before they can be cleared. You should take any messages that appear on the display seriously and remember that clearing the messages will only make the messages disappear, not correct the problem. You will find the possible messages that can be displayed and some information about them grouped by subject in the following information. Compass The vehicle may have a compass in the Driver Information Center (DIC). See Compass on page 4‑9.