How do I reset the Maintenance due light on a 2005 Boxster

Try unplugging battery for a couple minutes, It might reset your Radio statios though.

if you want to reset by yourself, you can turn to a oil reset tool( you can search it at careucar), that will be easy to do.

go to the instruction manual and see the box fuse, take out the fuse wait for 1 minute, and try again. of course the motor can be off.

God bless you

hi,

Try this procedure. Porsche can be hit or miss with reset procedures. Sometime a Porsche scan tool is needed.

1. Enter the vehicle and make sure that all doors are closed.

2. Push the odometer reset button while turning the ignition key on.

3. Continue holding down the odometer reset button for approximately 10 seconds until the "Service Reset" message appears in the information center.

4. Release the odometer reset button and press the reset button on the bottom of the wiper stalk.

5. It may take a few attempts with this procedure.

6. If the light is not reset, then a Porsche compatible scan tool will be required to reset it.

Most vehicle maintenance lights can be reset by unhooking the ground wire from the battery for 30 seconds and then reinstalling the ground

If you have a rubber-based belt, yes. You did not specify which motor you have, but all rubber- based belts have a lifespan. Usually, this is one job that is chaper for a dealer to handle due to the tools necessary.

It means that there is some scheduled maintenance due to be done based on the number of miles that have been driven. There should be another display giving a letter or number which indicates the maintenance due. Look under maintenance in the owners manual.

It means you need to get your oil changed, or they didn't reset it after your last oil change.

I had these problems on my 2005 911 when the battery died. Apparently when it goes IT GOES. I had no problem with the battery until this time and then suddenly it was dead.

I've heard since that this is common on Porsche 996 when the battery is dead and then is should also be the case with the 986 Boxter.

I removed the old battery and left the car without a battery for at least 30 minutes (while doing some other maintainance). Put a new battery in and no problems after that. On most cars if you disconnect the battery for like 15 minutes the maintainance computer resets its self and all warninglights should dissapear unless there is a real fault, then the appropriate light should come back on!

Good luck.
Slick.

disconect the negative cable from the battery, wait 30 mins and reconect, this will remove any codes that made your service engine soon light