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Follow the instructions below to reset the oil change required light on your jeep patriot. Prior to the oil change the light was not on and i was having no issues.

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When your vehicle is ready for an oil change jeep has a recommended list of scheduled maintenance items that coincide with the mileage accrued.

Jeep patriot check engine light after oil change. Insert key into the ignition and turn key to on without starting the engine. Taking these two measures will save you the expense of running a diagnostic on your jeep. But check engine came on today in the afternoon while the gascap light was still on.

The engine oil life system must be reset after performed the maintenance service or change the engine oil on your vehicle. If that doesn t do the trick then buy a replacement gas cap at an auto parts store. After your oil change and servicing is complete you might need to reset the oil change indicator system in your jeep.

Stop the vehicle and turn the ignition switch to the run position without starting the engine. Turn the ignition off and then start the engine to verify the indicator has been reset. If they replaced air filter it is possible that it is not a good filter restricting air flow and triggers check.

That s when i notice the check engine light come on. Oil should not trigger check engine light. I think it happened after i slammed the brakes as the dude infront slammed his.

The last three times i had a scheduled oil change when i got the car back the check engine light was on. Though even though the gas light is off the engine light still remains called jeep and they told me as long as car drives. Turn the key to on run position with engine off fully depress and release the accelerator pedal 3 times within 10 seconds turn the key to the off position and then back on to confirm reset was accepted.

Low oil pressure has its own light. I have a 2015 jeep patriot. Learn how to do this by following the directions below.

Slowly depress the accelerator pedal three times in succession in under ten. If you notice your check engine light turned on immediately after filling your tank pull over and check first to see if the cap is loose. All three times i had the technician take a look at it before i left the facility and they said the code wasn t even a valid code.

If so simply tighten it. How to reset jeep patriot oil change light in 3 easy steps.