Maintenance light blinks 10 times

I just had my 2003 Accord EX in for a service (12.5k) less than a
month ago. Just last night I noticed that when I started the car the
maintenance light came on, blinked 10 times, and went off. Is that
some sort of code?

 

The dealer forgot to reset it.
Don't you have an owner's manual? It explain what this light is and how to
reset it.
How come people will look into the manual for a 100$ DVD player but not for
a 20000$ car???

 

Yes, it is a code that means "read your owner's manual."

 

It's amazing how few people read the inportant information that each
manual contains for the simplest of issues.

Nick

 

What does your owner's manual say?

 

Especially after they've spent $25,000 for the car. But no, they'd
rather come to the Usenet and be spoon-fed.

That light means TAKE YOUR CAR TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY. Do NOT drive
it; have it towed. Only the dealership can make that light go out;
anyone else will likely disable the car, requiring a new engine to solve
the problem.

 

I can't tell you about a BLINKING light, but as for the 'check engine light'
coming on, my 04CRV manual says the light can come on due to the gas cap not
being insufficiently tightened. Furthermore it proceeds to say that it can
take up to three days for the service engine light to turn off once the
situation has been corrected.

How to decide whether to wait 3 days or not.... is beyond me...
a

 

Hey, they are all from Missouri. They can't read and have to be shown....

 

Post the question on the Usernet first. If that fails, read the rest of
the manual.

 

Oops, you forgot to tell him about the index.

Rgds, George Macdonald

"Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who, me??

 

Simple. I was closer to the computer than I was to the glove
compartment when it came up. I sit behind a terminal all day, it
really cost me nothing to post a quick question and check for answers.

My boss at work owns an Accord. I asked him first, because again, he
was closer at hand than the manual. Why is it that people think
there's some hard and fast rule out there that says the manual must
always be the first stop, no matter how inconvenient it is? Should I
have not asked him when I passed him in the hall, because I hadn't
checked the manual first? No -- because it took a total of about 5
seconds and didn't cost anybody anything.

The more interesting question to me is why so many people have the
time to waste writing meaningless responses and whining about it. It
cost you people far more time and apparently emotional distress than
it did me. If you don't like the question, don't answer it. If you
answer stupid questions, people will keep asking them. If you waste
your time complaining about the fact that people ask stupid questions,
well, welcome to the Net, you must be new here.

By the way thanks for the most helpful response I got.

 

It is people like you who makes dealerships look at all people that
come into the service shops like idiots. Is it really going to kill
you first to go out to your car and look at the index first? Usenet
should be used for issues/concerns that would not be covered by other
means first and even then, a large majority of issues can be found in
google's news search. That is the general rule within this group. Put
it this way, you've wasted a good 5 minutes writing this post and you
still don't have the answer!

 

God forbid that his headlight burns out and needs help!

 

yes

 

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Duane,

1-800-782-4356 is the number where you can order your FINE manual, if
you're in North America.

'Curly'

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Google

 

These responses are amazing. You all neglected one important
item. How do you reset this silly warning? I own a 2001 Accord I bought
used and the previous owner lost the owners manual. I too had this same
problem. If I'm not mistaken, I saw the dealer turn the key on while
pressing the trip odometer button. Is this correct? I would love to
consult my manual if I actually had one. I am in the process of ordering
one from Honda, but it would have been nice to know that this 10 flashes
of the maintenance light was really nothing to worry about. Oh, this is
my first Honda and I do agree that consulting the manual IS a very smart
thing to do and I would certainly have done that if this car had one.