Key shaped dummy light

LilPartyBox · Nov 2, 2016

A key shaped warning light appeared in my cluster on my home today. Car starts and locks normally.

I'm assuming my key needs a battery but I can't confirm that. The owner's manual doesn't have any info. I checked pgs 79-81 for the instrument cluster and all of the dummy lights are there except this one. Checked pg 45 for the key and nothing. Anyone know what this light actually is?

LilPartyBox · Nov 2, 2016

changed the battery and light still there!

skidro87 · Nov 2, 2016

Take it to an auto store and see if they can bring up a code?
That honestly looked like a wrench light almost but I've had neither

LilPartyBox · Nov 2, 2016

yea the more I look at it... it's a wrench. do we have a maintenance alert?

I scanned for codes already. none... I'll keep digging through the manual later tonight.

AL=x · Nov 2, 2016

I can't say what that light means but FWIW when my key needed a new battery the car informed me through the infotainment screen and not by the cluster/gauges. Good luck

Fiestarawpower · Nov 2, 2016

Oil change RESET, Hold down the Gas and the brake together until it goes out, it comes on every 10,000 miles.

CanadianGuy · Nov 2, 2016

Fiestarawpower said:

What he said. That is not a key its a wrench.

http://www.fiestastforum.com/forum/threads/1116-Oil-Life-Reset

LilPartyBox · Nov 2, 2016

thanks all! once skidro87 pointed out it was a wrench I vaguely remembered the thread you dug up [MENTION=2253]CanadianGuy[/MENTION]. very sorry for not being more proactive!

After a few failed tries, I used a slightly different procedure than what was in that thread but it finally went out. you can erase this thread CG

CanadianGuy · Nov 2, 2016

LilPartyBox said:

Bah leave it . It's the first time I heard of the key icon light. If other search for that they find this thread. LOL.

LilPartyBox · Nov 3, 2016

Well in that case

press and hold both brake and gas together
tap the start button
the wrench will blink a few times then disappear. once the wrench disappears, the check engine light begins to blink.
wait until the check engine light stops blinking
press the start button to shut things off
now release the gas and brake
start the car....wrench (key ) gone

Edit 2021: Flipped steps 1 and 2. Also, numbers 3 & 4 didn't happen for me this time.

Intuit · Nov 3, 2016

Someone says it comes on every 10,000 miles. Will the above procedure *PROACTIVELY* prevent this light from coming on? I'd like to reset after every oil change and I do them all myself, ~every 3k. The vehicle probably maintains a history on this and last thing I want is some dealer checking that history and thinking the oil is seldom or never changed. (not that I'll need it, but this is grounds for voiding warranty repair) I tried the procedure outlined in the owner's manual (no oil/wrench light) however I never see any indication that anything is happening.

rexdriver85 · Nov 3, 2016

I'm about to hit 20k and I've never had the maintenance light come on, lol.

LilPartyBox · Nov 4, 2016

I was around 10,200 when it came on. I doubt performing the reset without the wrench will do anything. I'll let you know in 10k miles

rexdriver85 said:

you pull the dash and replace that light bulb immediately. totally worth it

D1JL · Nov 4, 2016

LilPartyBox said:

Black tape is so much easer. LOL

Dave

Sil3nt611 · Nov 4, 2016

Mine came on at 10,250 I think it was. Kind of an odd number for it. By that point I had already done two oil changes (every 5k). Useless for me. I'm just going to reset it when it comes on.

nmh5001 · Nov 7, 2016

rexdriver85 said:

35,000 miles. It's never come up. Fine by me.

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