How do you change the display and reset the trip odometer?

How do you change the display and reset the trip odometer?

Changing the display on your odometer or trip odometer is actually very simple. The change button lets you cycle from trip A to trip B. To reset the trip odometer, just hold the change button for more than a second.

What to do when your odometer has zero miles on it?

When a shop/garage has to replace a digital odometer, the replacement odometer sent from the factory has zero mileage on it, so the odometer needs to be sent out to a professional speedometer facility to have the mileage from the old odometer transferred onto the new odometer. The process is not complex, but it is time consuming.

Why do I have to send my odometer to the metering shop?

The reason for sending both new and old odometers to the metering shop is because the mileage of the vehicle cannot change while the new odometer is being synced. If the instrument cluster is removed from the vehicle, it’s to be expected that the vehicle will not be driven.

How does the odometer work on a Chevy Equinox?

This display shows the current distance traveled, in either kilometers (km) or miles (mi), since the last reset for the trip odometer. The trip odometer can be reset to zero by pressing SET/CLR while the trip odometer display is showing.

Is there a way to reset the trip odometer?

To reset the trip odometer, just hold the change button for more than a second. It will reset to 0 and begin recounting for the new trip. Both trip odometers reset in the same way. However, you cannot reset the vehicle’s primary odometer. Tampering with the vehicle’s primary odometer is actually a federal crime.

This display shows the current distance traveled, in either kilometers (km) or miles (mi), since the last reset for the trip odometer. The trip odometer can be reset to zero by pressing SET/CLR while the trip odometer display is showing.

Is it a crime to tamper with the primary odometer?

Tampering with the vehicle’s primary odometer is actually a federal crime. The statements expressed above are only for informational purposes and should be independently verified. Please see our terms of service for more details