I did it once before but I don't remember how I did it....it was something to do with holding down the interior dimmer/trip odometer switch. How do I turn it off?

 

try the manual

 

dank.. forgot.. but it has something to do with holding down a button then putting the keys into II or something like that.. haha.. sorry

 

Im not exactly sure, because I dont have the manual in front of me.

But here goes:
With the car off,press down on that button you were saying about and then turn the key in the ignition I think to the "II" position while still holding down the button and hold it for 10 seconds or until the light goes out. I hope that works. Good Luck.

 

what he said ,.....but i hold it for 15 seconds. ("it" being the trip meter button)

 

you guys are awesome. i tried that on my 04 civic, and it came right off. all i had to do was put the key in the ignition, hold down the tripometer, turn the key on but not all the way, waited a few seconds, and it came right off. thanks alot. i have tried disconnecting the battery, swappingfuses, all kinds of things.

 

Damn. Have had the CEL on in my civic for a while now, even after oil change and air filter change. Ill have to try this.

 

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The yellow CEL (in the shape of an engine)? Or the red "Maint Req'd" light?

We're talking about the red Maintenance Required light. That normally comes on automatically at scheduled maintenance intervals.

The yellow Check Engine light means that something's wrong (or something's disconnected, like an O2 sensor or the gas cap).

 

it's cool! I did it. I turned it off, I just held the trip odometer button down and then turned the key to 2 and held it there for like 20 secs and it turned off!. Thanks guys.

 

About 25 years ago (****, has it been that long??), Honda had mechanical "lights" that would show at preset odometer intervals. You'd reset them by sliding the car key into a slot at the bottom of the instrument cluster face.

Just a bit of history...

 

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if it's a cel, you might wanna read the code. if it's maint. light, follow instructions above.