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Low Oil Light (If Equipped)

If your vehicle is equipped

with a 3400 V6 engine, then

you will have a LOW OIL

light in your instrument

panel cluster.

This light will come on briefly when you start your vehicle.

If the light stays on after starting your vehicle, or comes

on and chimes while you are driving, your engine oil

level should be checked.

Prior to checking the oil level, be sure your vehicle has

been shut off for several minutes and is on a level

surface. Check the oil level on your dipstick and bring it

to the proper level. See “Engine Oil” in the Index.

A false LOW OIL light may be generated when parking

on steep grades.

The oil level monitoring system only checks oil level

during the brief period between when the key is on and

the engine is cranking. It does not monitor engine oil

level when the engine is running. Additionally, an oil

level check is only performed if the engine has been

turned off for a considerable period of time allowing the

oil normally in circulation to drain back into the oil pan.

Change Oil Light

The CHANGE OIL light

should come on briefly as a

bulb check when you start

the engine. If the light

doesn’t come on, have

it serviced.

If the CHANGE OIL light comes on and stays on after

you start the engine, have the oil changed.

To reset the CHANGE OIL light, see “Engine Oil,

When to Change” in the Index.

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