What is A13 service for Honda Pilot?

What is A13 service for Honda Pilot?

Just had the A13 code come up on our 2016 Pilot with around 45000 miles. Dealer wanted $279.99 to do the transmission fluid. Does anyone else think this is a bit soon to have to replace the transmission fluid? Used to be at least 60000 miles and my other modern cars manuals don’t call for it until 90k or 100K miles!

What does service code A13 mean?

A13 would be oil change, tire rotation, and transmission fluid.

How do I reset my A13 Service code?

Press and hold the “Sel/Reset” button until the oil life indicator and maintenance code blinks. Press and hold the “Sel/Reset” button until the oil life indicator resets to 100 and the maintenance item code is no longer displayed.

How do I reset my Honda A13?

This method should work on any Honda trim model that has a touch screen with a home screen.

1. Press home.
2. Select settings.
3. Press vehicle settings.
4. Scroll down to maintenance info and press it to select it.
5. Press reset.
6. A screen will pop up asking if you really want to reset it or cancel. press reset and that should do it.

Does Honda recommend transmission fluid change?

Honda’s official recommendation for transmission fluid is that you switch it out after 90,000 miles of driving. So, every time you change your transmission fluid you will have flushed your brake lines and coolant system twice, gone through three sets of spark plugs, and changed your oil about 18 times.

What does A13 mean on my Honda?

It’s a “Honda Maintenance Minder”, where each character stands for something different. The “A” means that it’s time to replace Your engine oil — but not necessarily the oil filter. If You also had to replace the oil filter, it would show the character “B” instead.

What is A7 Service Honda?

My maintenance minder is showing “A7”. I looked it up and in addition to “A” which is oil change, “7” indicates “replace brake fluid”.

How do you clear the codes on a Honda Pilot?

Press the SEL/RESET button on the steering wheel until you see the engine oil life display. Select ”RESET” by pressing the INFO ( / ) button, then press the SEL/RESET button to reset the engine oil life display. The maintenance item code(s) will disappear, and the engine oil life will reset to ”100.

How do you reset the service code on a Honda Pilot?

Select the Reset mode by pressing the Info button on the steering wheel, and then press the Select/Reset button to reset the Engine Oil Life Display. Any maintenance item codes and lights displayed will disappear, and the Engine Oil Life will reset to 100%.

Why You Should Never flush your transmission fluid?

Transmission fluid is highly detergent which can wash the varnish off clutches, causing it to slip. Pressure flushing can cause aging seals to start leaking. When it leaks more than a quart it could burn up the unit.

What happens if u dont change transmission fluid?

If you don’t change your transmission fluid frequently, the dirty fluid will not serve as an effective lubricant and it won’t disperse heat well. This will cause wear and tear on the clutches and other parts of your transmission.