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Question posted by arch2962 on August 3rd, 2013

What Does It Mean When You Haveaflashing Negative Num We On The Control Panel

2008 Element needs oil change but now has -27 o. control panel where wrench symbol was.

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Answer #1: Posted by TommyKervz on August 3rd, 2013 11:28 PM
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Greetings - That is normal. It indicate how far it has gone part the change oil point which is 0. Do change oil if you had not a reset it as per your manual's directions.
http://www.helpowl.com/a/Honda/2008-Element/Manuals/2708 ;


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Answer #2: Posted by TommyKervz on August 3rd, 2013 11:32 PM
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Greetings - That is normal. It indicates how far it has gone past the 'change oil' point which is 0. Do change oil if you had not already done so and reset the count as per your manual's directions


Hope that is helpful.
Kervz at www.satechhelp.co.za

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