Questions about new Accord

I've just bought an 09 Accord. A couple of little questions please...

Never had a honda before. This Memory Minder that tells us when
things need to be done, etc.... I've read the manual well, but one
thing
that isn't clear to me. Let's say I do my first oil change at 5k
miles,
and reset the Minder's oil indicator back to 100%. This of course
should not effect the Minder's tracking of the other things that won't
need to be done till later, right? I know this may seem dumb,
but they don't cover this at all in the manual.

Let's say, on down the road, say at 20k miles or so, I get the little
symbol that I need to change the air filter. After I change that,
and reset the air filter tracking, I wouldn't want to also reset
the oil change tracking without changing the oil, etc., etc.
I assume that with one or more symbols lit on the cluster,
I would be able to toggle to reset each one as I do the maintenance.
Is this the way it works?

Also, I seem to have a minor steering wheel shimmy at around
60-65 mph. The car has new Michelins and the car only had
6 miles on it when I bought it. I wonder if those little air pressure
sensors could present a wee bit of a problem for wheel balancing.
Also, about these sensors in the tires, when the time comes
for buying new tires, I assume they will just remove the things
and put them in the new tires. Correct? Do some people just
do away with these things after a while. I frankly don't need them
myself as I always keep tabs on things like proper air pressure
in my tires. We do like the car though, and hope to drive
it a LONG time. Thanks for any good feedback.

 

The MM is tracking everything, no?

Are you saying you are resetting the OIL LIFE ONLY? Is that an option?
Or are you just resetting the MM?

The MM tracks everything.

 

The MM is tracking everything, no?

Are you saying you are resetting the OIL LIFE ONLY? Is that an option?
Or are you just resetting the MM?

The MM tracks everything.

 

Here's an idea, let the maintenance minder do its job, it will tell you
based on several things which are monitored when service needs to be done.
Changing your oil at 5,000 miles is wasteful of both your money and a
natural resource. Depending on your driving conditions you may need to
change at 5k, maybe 10k but, maybe not, why waste? let go, let Honda .

 

Here's an idea, let the maintenance minder do its job, it will tell you
based on several things which are monitored when service needs to be done.
Changing your oil at 5,000 miles is wasteful of both your money and a
natural resource. Depending on your driving conditions you may need to
change at 5k, maybe 10k but, maybe not, why waste? let go, let Honda .

 

Okay, I'll try again. At present, the car has only about 700 miles
on it. I can
toggle from Oil Life to "Trip A" and "Trip B" which are odometers.
The manual
tells me how to reset the MM when the oil is changed, by holding down
the
button for 15 seconds or so. What happens later when other things
need
to be done that I get messages (symbols) for---change air filter,
plugs,
transmission fluid, etc.? I assume I will be able to toggle to reset
those
when that service is done, without of course affecting the Oil Life
tracking.

 

Okay, I'll try again. At present, the car has only about 700 miles
on it. I can
toggle from Oil Life to "Trip A" and "Trip B" which are odometers.
The manual
tells me how to reset the MM when the oil is changed, by holding down
the
button for 15 seconds or so. What happens later when other things
need
to be done that I get messages (symbols) for---change air filter,
plugs,
transmission fluid, etc.? I assume I will be able to toggle to reset
those
when that service is done, without of course affecting the Oil Life
tracking.

 

Uh yes, I know. My question is about resetting after various service
is done.

I am actually quite an expert on the subject of oil changes, but I
digress.
I am a former BMW owner and always did my own service, but this
Honda MM is new to me. This 5k oil change is for the car's first
off-the-assembly-line oil change. The dealership thinks they are
going to get to do the service work on the car and already has
me scheduled for this initial 5k oil change--which is not a bad
idea for any new car with factory oil in a brand new engine.
But the popular myth of oil changes every 3k miles being
a swell idea....it is overkill, and wasteful. 5-8k mile oil changes
are the best window to shoot for for most drivers. I'm not a big
fan of going more than about 8500 miles on the same oil, synthetic
or conventional.

 

Uh yes, I know. My question is about resetting after various service
is done.

I am actually quite an expert on the subject of oil changes, but I
digress.
I am a former BMW owner and always did my own service, but this
Honda MM is new to me. This 5k oil change is for the car's first
off-the-assembly-line oil change. The dealership thinks they are
going to get to do the service work on the car and already has
me scheduled for this initial 5k oil change--which is not a bad
idea for any new car with factory oil in a brand new engine.
But the popular myth of oil changes every 3k miles being
a swell idea....it is overkill, and wasteful. 5-8k mile oil changes
are the best window to shoot for for most drivers. I'm not a big
fan of going more than about 8500 miles on the same oil, synthetic
or conventional.

 

Sorry, no, leave the break in oil in until the car tells you it needs
changing, any dealer worth their salt will tell you that. Oil changes at
pre set intervals are no longer the rule....They do however turn a nice
profit for the dealership if you insist....but as impressed as I am you
owned a BMW (not) which....well makes you an expert because?
I however do not claim to be an expert, so, do as you wish it is after all
your money, it is however our planet and with any luck you will use a
dealership that properly recycles (under)used oil.

 

Sorry, no, leave the break in oil in until the car tells you it needs
changing, any dealer worth their salt will tell you that. Oil changes at
pre set intervals are no longer the rule....They do however turn a nice
profit for the dealership if you insist....but as impressed as I am you
owned a BMW (not) which....well makes you an expert because?
I however do not claim to be an expert, so, do as you wish it is after all
your money, it is however our planet and with any luck you will use a
dealership that properly recycles (under)used oil.

 

More so than the engineers at Honda?

Are you an expert on oil changes in Honda's engines?

Working at Jiffy Lube doesn't count.

 

More so than the engineers at Honda?

Are you an expert on oil changes in Honda's engines?

Working at Jiffy Lube doesn't count.

 

No.

the MM tracks everything.

Reset the MM, reset everything.

 

No.

the MM tracks everything.

Reset the MM, reset everything.

 

During the years I owned those cars, I did a great deal of "research"
on the very common subject of argument with "car people": oil
changes..
best types/brands and frequency of change. As I've said, changing
out factory oil in a new engine is not a bad idea at 5k miles. I also
don't want to give the dealership ANY reason to try to weasel in the
event of future warranty work, which they are known for.

I care very much about conservation and environment, but it amazes me
that no one here has understood my actual question about resetting.
Honda owners? I think I'll try some of the forums and hope for
at least higher I.Q's.

 

During the years I owned those cars, I did a great deal of "research"
on the very common subject of argument with "car people": oil
changes..
best types/brands and frequency of change. As I've said, changing
out factory oil in a new engine is not a bad idea at 5k miles. I also
don't want to give the dealership ANY reason to try to weasel in the
event of future warranty work, which they are known for.

I care very much about conservation and environment, but it amazes me
that no one here has understood my actual question about resetting.
Honda owners? I think I'll try some of the forums and hope for
at least higher I.Q's.

 

So, you're telling me that when I change only the oil and reset the
MM, that
all the other maintenance item are also reset, even with the other
items
not being replaced/serviced? Do you think about what you write? Do
you even think?

 

So, you're telling me that when I change only the oil and reset the
MM, that
all the other maintenance item are also reset, even with the other
items
not being replaced/serviced? Do you think about what you write? Do
you even think?

 

So how are you going to prove that you have changed the oil?
Traditional way was to show a copy of the invoice from the shop...
In case of DIY, how do you do it?

I change my oil or ATF and properly recycle it bringing used oil
to local PepBoys shop but I wonder what troubles I am facing
in case I will have contested warranty claim and warrantor
wants to see all the proof of maintenance done on this car...
Yes, I have purchased maintenance fluids, filters and kept
the receipts, but from the legal point of view they proof only
the fact I purchased these items. Statement can be made
that I have actually never gone about doing these things and
oil filter is still sitting on my garrage shelf

I have 2004 without this feature and probably there is not many
other group members with 2009 AND knowing how it works...

I fully understant your question and I am also quite surprised
with Elmo's answer I alsodo not know how really does it work,
we can only guess. As a computer engineer I can infer that if
the whole "user interface" consists of holding the single button
to reset the indicator IT MUST be done the way you reset
each thing separatelly. Each managed item like the oil life, air
filter, ATF would have its own maintenance period requirement
and clearing the warning would affect only this particular item.
As you probably agree it would be silly if changing the engine
oil every 5-8k miles and reseting the minder would also clear
the "timer" for the ATF or air filter.

In case you do some service which is not reported yet, so
lets say you replace air filter before the air filter icon pops up
on the screen, you as a user will not have the proper "user
interface" to clear the minder. I am guessing clearing such
thing before the indicator is there on the screen can be done
only accessing the computer through the OBD-II connector
if possible at all.

There is also another thing to think about... The state of the oil
is not directly measured with any sensor - it is "calculated"
using some routine based on the car usage... The same is
probably done for ATF or air filter.