ScanGuage II question - no clearing of "Maint" light?

[fish2live]

Received and installed my new SCII yesterday. Slick little item. I installed it right above the ignition switch. I'll take pics tonight.

Question - I have the "Maint" light coming on (not the "Check Engine"). I thought a SCII would have the ability to reset that light as well as the Check Engine - but it seems it doesn't - am I wrong? I hit "Scan" and it returns "No Codes Found." In the manual it says the Scan and Reset is for DTC's (Diagnostic Trouble Codes) - I guess the "Maint" light is just an irritating warning light and technically not really a Trouble Code such as the Check Engine??

Kind of a rhetorical question and even a "heads up" for others that want to clear that pesky "Maint" light.

Someone PLEASE tell me I'm wrong!!

 

[fish2live]

oh - also found this site of trouble codes...

Troublcodes.net Trouble Codes OBD & OBD2 Trouble Codes and Technical info & Tool Store. By BAT Auto Technical

Not sure if it's a good source of info or not, but it seems decent

 

[1loudLX]

on our LS430 I reset the maint light by fooling with the trip buttons and turning the car on? you dont need a scanner to turn that off.

 

[fish2live]

did you say "Fooling with her buttons and turning her on?" Loud, you sly dog!!!

Ah, I think I've heard that- do you know the special sequence to reset it?

I'd be nice if the scanner did that, but it will be more useful for the real trouble codes...

 

[1loudLX]

To think thats my moms car....you're gross.

I just called the dealer and had em tell me how to do it over the phone, my mechanic remembered, I forgot. It could be hold the reset button down while turning the car on, but the trip display has to show the ODO, IIRC.

 

[fish2live]

uh, ya - sorry - that is bad...

anyway - will give that a try... thanks

 

[fish2live]

here's how you clear the maint light on a 100 if you're interested...

https://forum.ih8mud.com/100-series-cruisers/135841-maint-reqd-light.html

 

[1loudLX]

yay i WAS right!

 

[fish2live]

Did it last night - worked great....

 

[sdtash]

Thanks for the trouble codes. Will print out and keep in gove box of car.