Modern vehicles are equipped with a notable range of options, and now you can even enjoy Deezer on your motor vehicle. However, some simple options are still quite handy. In actual fact, knowing the range of your Ford Ecosport is part of the simple 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 Ecosport 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 Ecosport . In a first time, we will be keen on how this day counter works 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 Ecosport.
How does the trip odometer function on Ford Ecosport?
Let’s start our content with how your meter works. Although it’s not required to figure out how your motor vehicle works, it’s still wise and practical to know the principles. If you’re questioning about resetting your odometer to Ford Ecosport , then this part will surely interest you.
The odometer or odometer totalizer of your motor vehicle utilized to be mechanical, and has now been changed to electronic. The goal of this change is principally to fight against mileage fraud , in fact, some individuals knew how to manipulate mechanical odometers to lower or reset the mileage of a Ford Ecosport in order to sell it for more than its real value.
In the mechanical version, it works with a system of drums connected 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 Ecosport, it is a sensor that can be located in different spots depending on the year of your Ford Ecosport and that transmits the mileage data to the onboard computer.
Reset the daily mileage counter to zero on Ford Ecosport
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Now let’s move on to the most essential step, how to reset the daily odometer of your Ford Ecosport? Although this step is generally easy to conduct, some of you, new buyers of Ford Ecosport for example, may not be comfortable with the process to carry out this task.
We will now check out the different ways to reset the trip odometer to zero on Ford Ecosport:
- Hold the right button on your dashboard for some seconds until zero is shown on the trip odometer
- If this button does not function, 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 Ecosport is reset to zero.
- Finally, on some of the newer models, you may need to go through your car’s centre console and display, going through your car’s configurations to reset it to zero
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If you want to reset the service counter of your Ford Ecosport, please browse our content on this topic.
Rollback or lower the mileage of his Ford Ecosport odometer
Last part, which may interest some of you, how to lower the mileage of his Ford Ecosport . Know already that this act is totally forbidden by the law , and that if you conduct this action, you risk up to 2 years in prison and 300, 000 euros fine. However, if you have doubts about the mileage of a Ford Ecosport before you buy it, it might be interesting to know how fraudsters run.
- Resetting a mechanical odometer to zero on Ford Ecosport:
Even though they are becoming more and more rare, mechanical odometers are the easiest to tamper with, in reality, it was enough to simply find the cable of the meter, disconnect it, and plug a drill on it to make it turn upside down and raise or lower the mileage of its Ford Ecosport. - Reset electronic odometer to zero on Ford Ecosport;
Finally, the now basic electronic odometers that were intended to fight fraud efficiently are no more invulnerable than the mechanical variants. In actual fact, using the diagnostic socket of your Ford Ecosport, it is possible to reset the odometer of your Ford Ecosport , with the help of a computer and software it is possible to modify the mileage data displayed on your dashboard.
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