1997 Lincoln Mark VIII Owner's Manual - Page 27

u OIL CHANGE RESET - This option allows you to reset the oil monitoring system to 100% (or your Personalized Oil Reset Percentage) after each oil change. The RESET control must be pressed and held for 5 seconds while the display counts down to trigger an oil change reset. After a successful reset the Message Center will display "OIL LIFE RESET TO 100%." If you have established a Personalized Oil Reset Percentage, the display will show that percentage instead of 100%. To ensure accurate oil life indicators, perform this reset procedure only after an oil change. For more information on Personalized Oil Reset Percentage see the section below. feature is enabled, the headlamps will automatically switch on when the driver has the windshield wipers in the intermittent, low or high speed settings. This feature is toggled off and on with the RESET control. Personal Oil Life Percentage: Your Personalized Oil Reset Percentage allows you to establish a smaller oil change interval than the manufacturer's recommended interval. To establish your Personalized Oil Reset Percentage perform the following procedure: 1. Press and hold the reset control from the VEHICLE SETTINGS menu OIL CHANGE RESET screen. While holding the reset control as display counts down the seconds to reset press the VEHICLE SETTINGS control. The display will change to "START OIL LIFE AT XXX%" where XXX is the currently selected Personalized Oil Reset Percentage. Release both controls. Press the RESET control until the displayed percentage is the Personalized Oil Reset Percentage that you desire. Your choices are 100%, 90%, 80%, 70%, 60%, 50%, 40% and 30%. 2. u WIPER/HEADLAMP ON - When this 3. 22