How to Reset the Oil Life on a Honda Fit

Steps from the 2020 Honda Fit owner's manual (Models with the knob-operated (select/reset) display; a button-operated Maintenance Info. menu is covered separately).

Turn the ignition switch to ON (w.
Press the select/reset knob repeatedly until the engine oil life is displayed.
Press and hold the knob for ten seconds or more until the engine oil life indicator and maintenance item codes blink.
Press the knob again for five seconds or more.
Check that the maintenance items disappear and the engine oil life returns to 100%.

Other models: select Maintenance Info. with the information button, press SEL/RESET, then choose Reset and press SEL/RESET; select Cancel to exit.
Reset the display yourself if someone other than a dealer did the maintenance.
Not resetting it leads to incorrect maintenance intervals.

Source: 2020 Honda Fit owner's manual, PDF pages 498, 502. Steps are summarized in our own words (AI-assisted, checked against the cited pages 2026-10-18). Other model years can differ; your manual has the final word.

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