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This light is displayed when your vehicle needs to be serviced.

If your vehicle has a V8 engine and this light is flashing, it indicates that the oil level is low.

When this light is on steady, your vehicle needs to be serviced. See Scheduled Maintenance for more information.

Once the engine oil has been changed, the change engine oil light must be reset. Until it is reset, the light will stay on for a while each time the engine is started. For more information on resetting the system, see "How to Reset the Engine Oil Life System" under Engine Oil Life System .


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Your vehicle has a Change Engine Oil light. If this light is flashing, the engine oil level is low.

The light does not come on when the engine oil needs to be changed. The references in the owner's manual to "When to Change Engine Oil (Engine Oil Life System)" and "How to Reset the Change Engine Oil Light" do not apply.