Modern automobiles are furnished with a notable range of options, and now you can even play Deezer on your car. However, some basic options are still quite functional. Indeed, being familiar with the range of your Ford B-max is part of the basic knowledge in order not to run out of gas. Most of us tend to do the same thing, wanting to reset the odometer of our Ford B-max to zero after filling it up to know how many kilometers we’re going to drive . In this article, we will explain how to reset the odometer on Ford B-max . In a first time, we will be enthusiastic about how this day counter functions and, in a second time, how to reset this trip odometer and in a last part, if it is possible to reduce the mileage of its Ford B-max.
How does the trip odometer operate on Ford B-max?
Let’s start our content page with how your meter functions. While it’s not required to discover how your car works, it’s still wise and practical to know the fundamentals. If you’re wondering about resetting your odometer to Ford B-max , then this part will absolutely interest you.
The odometer or odometer totalizer of your car employed to be mechanical, and has now been changed to electronic. The aim of this change is specifically to fight against mileage fraud , in truth, some of us knew how to manipulate mechanical odometers to lower or reset the mileage of a Ford B-max in order to sell it for more than its real value.
In the mechanical version, it functions with a system of drums linked to a cable that is driven by the gearbox output shaft or the differential . Finally for the electronic version, the most basic on the Ford B-max, it is a sensor that can be placed in different locations based on the year of your Ford B-max and that transmits the mileage data to the onboard computer.
Reset the daily mileage counter to zero on Ford B-max
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Now let’s move on to the most essential step, how to reset the daily odometer of your Ford B-max? Nevertheless this step is quite often easy to execute, some of you, new buyers of Ford B-max for example, may not be comfortable with the procedure to carry out this task.
We will now check out the different techniques to reset the trip odometer to zero on Ford B-max:
- Hold the right button on your dashboard for some seconds until zero is shown on the trip odometer
- If this button does not operate, you can use the right-hand counter comodo by pressing the button at its end for a few seconds until the odometer of your Ford B-max is reset to zero.
- Finally, on some of the newer models, you may need to proceed through your car’s centre console and display, going through your car’s settings to reset it to zero
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If you want to reset the service counter of your Ford B-max, please read our content page on this topic.
Rollback or lower the mileage of his Ford B-max odometer
Last part, which may interest some of you, how to lower the mileage of his Ford B-max . Know already that this work is totally forbidden by the law , and that if you execute this action, you risk up to 2 years in prison and 300, 000 euros fine. Nevertheless, if you have doubts about the mileage of a Ford B-max before you buy it, it may be interesting to know how fraudsters operate.
- Resetting a mechanical odometer to zero on Ford B-max:
Even though they are becoming progressively rare, mechanical odometers are the least difficult to tamper with, in fact, it was enough to just locate the cable of the meter, disconnect it, and plug a drill on it to produce it turn upside down and raise or lower the mileage of its Ford B-max. - Reset electronic odometer to zero on Ford B-max;
Finally, the now basic electronic odometers that were expected to fight fraud effectively are no more invulnerable than the mechanical variants. Indeed, using the diagnostic socket of your Ford B-max, it is possible to reset the odometer of your Ford B-max , with the help of a computer and software it is possible to modify the mileage data displayed on your dashboard.
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If you need more tutorials on the Ford B-max, go to our Ford B-max category.
