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WoodstockDude
I just spoke with a dealer technician who told me how to reset the oil change interval without necessarily going to an Alfa dealer.

He said to press the start button twice without turning on the engine, then stomping on the brake pedal three times.

Does this make sense to anyone?
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apatter8
rambino said:
There are 2 things that should be reset after doing an oil change..

Both can be found in the Multiscanecu tool or done at the dealer.. One is the obvious Oil Change Service message, however the other one in the Scan tool (under the Engine section) is to reset the the adaptive parameters of the UniAir control module. The dealer is supposed to do that as well. The UniAir system deals with optimizing combustion and the variable valvetrain and the fresh oil changes those paramters based on oil thickness and evap amount or something of that nature.. Power wise you probably wouldnt notice a change, I think it has more to do with engine effiency and evap, none the less, I always reset the module after an oil change anyways..
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Ok, so stupid question: Which one of these do I actually execute after an oil change? I tried a couple, but I still get the "oil change needed" message on the instrument cluster when starting the vehicle.
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jwq2
Basically 2, one for the km's (10k max), one for the time ( 1 year)
so first and last in your list. It will take the PC date for the time based one.

That's assuming you can write to your car (no SGW or else SGW bypass)
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jwq2 said:
Basically 2, one for the km's (10k max), one for the time ( 1 year)
so first and last in your list. It will take the PC date for the time based one.

That's assuming you can write to your car (no SGW or else SGW bypass)
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I've got a build date in 2017, so no SGW. Whenever I execute the first one (Last service date), I get the following simple error message:
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But when I go to the parameters tab afterwards, it appears that it did in fact update the last service date. Regardless, it did not remove the message from the instrument cluster that I was due for an oil change. I was finally able to get rid of it via one of the other methods discussed on these forums (turning ignition on, depressing gas pedal 5 times, and then starting the vehicle).
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No SGW, no luck with anyhting. Pretty stupid so I'll just ignore it seen as the vehicle is a keeper anyway. Engineers and software programming with a warped sense of reality. Someday when it pays a visit, it will get cleaned up. Just like the ability to service brakes, there should be ability to reset service for all of us DIY types that haven't succombed to metro yet.
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BossaNova said:
You may want to download MultiECUScan so you can see precise oil level displayed by accessing ECM, it is very useful. Also would show temperatures
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How do you buy the actual tool that goes into the OBD II port?
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22bmarsh said:
How do you buy the actual tool that goes into the OBD II port?
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The one you found is the Service. The other one is under "Engine"...Adjustments Tab, and you will see Oil Change..Thats for the UniAir system resrt.
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I know this is an older tab, but just wanted to say that the 3 acceleration peddle presses worked on my 2019 Stelvio Sport.

-Start/stop button (without break depressed)
-3 gas peddle pushes (to the floor) Hold 1 second, release 1 second.
-Start/stop button (to turn off)

Then started vehicle, and oil light on dash was gone.
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Hameed
jwq2 said:
No, none at all.....

From service manual giullia, and I assume stelvio is same:

Oil Change Indicator - Reset
•To reset the oil change indicator system (after performing the scheduled maintenance), refer to the following procedure.
•Without pushing the brake pedal, push the ENGINE START/STOP button and cycle the ignition to ON/RUN position (do not start the engine).
•Fully depress the accelerator pedal, slowly, six times within 10 seconds.
•Without pushing the brake pedal, push the ENGINE START/STOP button once to return the ignition to the OFF/LOCK position.

NOTE:
If the indicator message illuminates when you start the vehicle, the oil change indicator system did not reset. If necessary, repeat this procedure. If the above process fails to complete, use the scan tool to complete the reset process.
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I tried this method along with different methods from other topics but still didn't work for me. Mine is 2018 TI Sport
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Hameed said:
I tried this method along with different methods from other topics but still didn't work for me. Mine is 2018 TI Sport
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The method that worked for me is in below post from Ion. Be sure to depress accelerator all the way down.
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For me the speed the pedal is pushed is a big factor.

Take as close to a full second to press the pedal each time as you can. Push the pedal too fast and it doesn't work... Too slow probably too but that isn't my issue.
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Dai Uy Ted
Thanks, both of you! I've had my '19 Ti Sport for two months. I've tried to clear that message dozens of times, every time the subject arises on this forum. Nope.
On reading these posts just now, I tried five more times. Finally really disciplined myself to press the pedal reeeeally slowly - not just a full second between presses, but taking a full second to execute each press.
Success!
Thanks again!
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deano
Plutonium said:
Ok so I finally got my 2018 to reset, but only the oil not the maintenance indicator which I couldnt do with my particular scan tool, guess i need to upgrade. To reset the oil I tried the above methods multiple times with no luck. I found a proceedure on the 4C forum and that actually worked for me. I posted here someplace....anyway here it is for anyone that it may help. close the door, push start button without pressing the brake, wait till the dash lights up and stabilizes, push the throttle to the floor and hold it there. Then you push the brake down hold for 1 seconds, let off the brake for 1 seconds, and repeat until you do it 6 times. Then start the car.(let off the throttle before starting) It wont tell you it reset. the light just goes away. I ended up doing 2 seconds on the brake two seconds off, as i tried 5 times prior before it worked. I dont know if this will work on anything but a 2018 stelvio ti as it seems they like to mix and match to keep you going to the dealer.
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This completely worked for me on a 2019 Stelvio. I had tried 3 other methods, but this is the only one that worked for me. Thank you.
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stelviofan said:
Just tried this on my 2018 Ti Sport. Tried it a couple of times but the oil change and maintenance expired warnings are still on.

Do you have to lock the car first before you go in? I always leave my car unlocked in my garage.
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Just tried this method on my 2019 Stelvio, the 2 seconds on and off timing worked for me! Thank you!
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WoodstockDude said:
I just spoke with a dealer technician who told me how to reset the oil change interval without necessarily going to an Alfa dealer.

He said to press the start button twice without turning on the engine, then stomping on the brake pedal three times.

Does this make sense to anyone?
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I read your above tip/info, went out and tried it. It didn't work.
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Hameed
I tried all the methods on this post, none of them worked for me.
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