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Anonymous Posted on Feb 15, 2011

1998 VW Passat 1,9 diesel. After an oil change I need to reset til oil service warning light. It is something with the order you turn on the ignition and turn the buttons in the instrument cluster, but how?

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Instructions:
1. Press and hold button [A] in the picture below.

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2. Switch ignition ON.
3. The letters "SERVICE" will appear in the trip recorder display.

4. Release button [A].
5. Turn the button [B] to the left for approximately 2 seconds to reset the display.

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  • Anonymous Feb 21, 2011

    Thanks for your help. However, either there is another trick or I'm not too bright as I cannot get it to work. Maybe I am not understanding step 4. What do you mean by releasing button (A). The only thing I can do is push the button which makes the service warning go away, and turning button (B) thereafter only resets the digital clock.

  • Anonymous Feb 21, 2011

    Got it! I didn't get that I had to hold in button A while switching on the ignition.
    And then you have to turn B clockwise (right).

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