# 2005 Honda Civic "Maint Req'd" light **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 24, 2006, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2005-honda-civic-maint-reqd-light/354056 "2006-04-24T22:05:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2005-honda-civic-maint-reqd-light/354056/1 "2006-04-24T22:05:19Z")
Any of you automotive Dopers know how to reset this thing? I dropped by a quick-change place where a friend works for an oil change, and they neglected to do so. It’s not a big deal–but I’d rather avoid having the silly indicator light on for the next 5K miles till my next oil change. Hopefully it doesn’t require any special dealer type equipment. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2005-honda-civic-maint-reqd-light/354056/2 "2006-04-24T22:16:45Z")
The reset button is to the right of the speedometer. With the engine off, press and hold the button, then turn the ignition switch to “On” (not “Start” - “On”) and hold the button for at least 10 seconds until the indicator resets. ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2005-honda-civic-maint-reqd-light/354056/3 "2006-04-24T22:21:51Z")
If you can’t reset it yourself, a decent Honda dealer should do it for you for free. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2005-honda-civic-maint-reqd-light/354056/4 "2006-04-24T23:03:06Z")
Thank you much! Just did it now. 🙂