2009 Honda Element Owner's Manual - Page 247

Main Menu Table Of Contents Maintenance Minder Your vehicle displays engine oil life and maintenance service items on the information display to show you when you should have your dealer do engine oil replacement and indicated maintenance service. Based on the engine operating conditions and accumulated engine revolutions, the onboard computer in your vehicle calculates the remaining engine oil life and displays it as a percentage. Engine Oil Life Display SELECT/RESET KNOB The remaining engine oil life is shown on the display according to this table: Calculated Engine Oil Life (%) 100% － 91% 90% － 81% 80% － 71% 70% － 61% 60% － 51% 50% － 41% 40% － 31% 30% － 21% 20% － 16% 15% － 11% 10% － 6% 5% － 1% 0% Displayed Engine Oil Life (%) 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% ENGINE OIL LIFE INDICATOR U.S. model is shown. To see the current engine oil life, turn the ignition switch to the ON (II) position, then press and release the select/reset knob repeatedly until the engine oil life indicator appears. Maintenance CONTINUED 243 2009 Element