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How To Reset Your Honda Odyssey Maintenance Light

John Huh
The bright yellow maintenance required light isn’t a bad sign, in fact it’s a nice reminder to take your Honda Odyssey in for some regularly scheduled maintenance. The MAINT REQD light in your Honda can be a nice way for you to remember to change fluids, filters and rotate your tires, but if you are doing this work yourself, you will want to know how to turn this light off.
Learning how to reset your Honda Odyssey maintenance light is easy and straightforward, and today we’ll be walking you through all the different ways you turn off this service light. Because this light is a reminder to service your vehicle only, nothing about how your engine runs or car drives is different with the maintenance light on.

So before you begin our how to reset your Honda Odyssey Maintenance Light article, make sure to follow your Honda’s scheduled maintenance. This will ensure that your 3.5 liter Honda Odyssey will continue to serve you in the best running condition possible. Also regular maintenance can help prevent breakdowns, by replacing and restoring old or worn items or filters.

This is what our how to reset your Honda Odyssey Maintenance Light DIY Guide is for. While the images above show a second generation Odyssey 1999-2004, the method in which to reset your maintenance light does not vary much across the years.

For First Generation Honda Odyssey – 1994-1999

From 1994-1999 the Honda Odyssey has a simple red square in the middle of your instrument cluster to display maintenance reminders. When this square turns red, it’s time for you to take your vehicle in or perform the regularly scheduled maintenance that Honda calls for.When you have completed this work, it’s time to reset your first generation Honda Odyssey maintenance required light.

This is done by simply removing your ignition key, and inserting it into the slot directly beside your red maintenance reminder. The slot and instrument panel is shown below, make sure to fully insert your key and depress until the red box is cleared.

Once you have cleared your Honda Odyssey maintenance required light using our how to reset your Honda Odyssey Maintenance Light guide, you are ready to hit the road. But what about second generation Honda Odyssey owners??

For Second Generation Honda Odyssey – 1999-2004

The 2nd generation of Odyssey saw the first of what would become Honda’s automatic transmission problems. Anyone who owns this year range of 3.0, 3.2 or 3.5 liter J series engines, will suffer from some sort of transmission problem, if equipped with an automatic. This is another reason to know how to reset your Honda Odyssey Maintenance Light, so that you can make sure your Odyssey transmission runs in tip top shape.

For the year ranges between 1999-2004, your Honda Odyssey will have a MAINT REQD amber light, which can light up next to your OBDII DTC Check Engine Light or MIL.

To reset this Honda Odyssey maintenance light, you must simply locate your ODO / TRIP button which is shown below.

Depress this button and hold it down, while inserting your key and turning to the ON position. Keep this button depressed until your MAINT REQD light begins to flash and disappear. Let go of the ODOMETER button to finish resetting your maintenance required light.

For Third Generation Honda Odyssey – 2005-2010

The third generation of Odyssey saw a host of changes that were aimed at improving reliability. While most changes buzzed around the transmission and shift solenoid problems that plagued the previous generation, Honda also improved on how to reset the 3rd generation Honda Odyssey. Starting from 2005, the Odyssey came equipped with Honda’s HUD, which gave you engine vitals and information through your instrument panel.

There’s a mode select button that’s directly beside this readout, depress this button until the MAINTENANCE section of your Honda Odyssey readout comes on screen. With the screen at MAINTENANCE, depress the button again and hold. If done right, the numbers inside the instrument cluster should flash, resetting your maintenance required light.

After just a few moments, your indicator numbers should flash, meaning you’ve reset this light in your Honda Odyssey.

You now know how to reset your Honda Odyssey Maintenance Light, if you have any questions or comments regarding our DIY Guide, leave them for us below!
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