Odometer reads wrong

2006 CHRYSLER 300
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CYNTHM83
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I just got the oil changed on my 2006 chrysler 300 and the odometer read 69,245 and now two days later it's reading 83004!! How do I get it back to it's real reading??
Feb 11, 2011 at 4:05 PM
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CARADIODOC
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Not sure what the conversion factor is but it sounds like it's reading kilometers instead of miles. Press the metric / US button. Your mechanic might have pressed them as part of the sequence to reset the "oil change due" in the message center.

caradiodoc
Feb 11, 2011 at 8:29 PM
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