1 FREE F-150 Reset Trick Dealerships HATE That Fixes Everything (And 12 More), by F-150 Insider on YouTube. 11 min 50 s.
- Video length
- 11 min 50 s
- Time to do it
- 10 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 10
What you need
Steps
Park on level ground and switch the ignition on with the engine off. Give the instrument cluster a few seconds to wake up before you use the steering wheel buttons.
Use the left-hand arrow and OK buttons on the steering wheel to open the main menu, scroll to Settings and press OK.
Scroll to Vehicle and press OK, then choose Oil Life Remaining. The display shows the current oil life as a percentage.
Press and hold OK until the reading jumps to 100 percent and a confirmation message appears. Release the button and back out of the menu.
On trucks with the older message center, the same job sits under Settings then Oil Life Reset. Hold the Reset button until the display confirms.
For a tyre pressure light that stays on, inflate all four tyres to the pressure on the driver's door jamb label and drive a few miles. Use Settings, Vehicle, TPMS reset if it stays lit.
After a battery change, re-teach the one-touch windows. Close the door, hold the switch fully down, then fully up, and keep holding for a few seconds at the top.
Fit a new battery and the charging system needs to relearn it. Switch the ignition on, flash the high beams five times, then press and release the brake pedal three times.
If the touchscreen freezes or Bluetooth drops, hold the power button and the seek forward button together until the screen goes black and the Ford logo comes back.
For a Key Not Detected message, drop the fob into the backup slot in the centre console and start the truck as normal.
Tips and common mistakes
Only reset the oil life monitor after you have actually changed the oil, or you will lose track of the next service.
Menu names and button layouts differ between model years, so check the owner's manual for your exact truck before hunting through screens.
Do the electrical resets with the truck parked and the engine off, and never lean over a running engine bay.
If a warning light comes back after a reset, treat it as a real fault rather than repeating the reset.
Questions
Why won't my oil life monitor reset to 100 percent?
You usually need to hold the OK button for a few seconds rather than tapping it. If it still won't move, you may be in the wrong menu for your model year, so check the owner's manual.
Does disconnecting the battery reset the oil life monitor?
No. The oil life value is stored and stays put, which is why the manual reset procedure exists. You do need to re-teach the one-touch windows after a battery change.
Do I need a scan tool for these resets?
No. All of them use the steering wheel buttons, the window switches or the touchscreen. A dealer diagnostic fee is only worth paying if a fault returns after a reset.
This guide was drafted from the video's details and general task knowledge. It has not been checked against the full video. Check the video and relevant product instructions before following a procedure. Report a correction.
