Originally Posted by knucklehead11

That "maintenance required" light is nothing more than a dummy light on Honda vehicles that come on XXX miles after it was last manually reset by a human. There is no sensor that turns it on. The light can be reset by you (instructions are in the manual) and won't come on again until whatever amount of miles the manual says it will.

I used to have a 1991 Honda Accord. There was a small key hole in the gauge cluster that reset the light. The newer models don't have that and use some other sequence.

Originally Posted by jhnjohnp

Yeah, I kinda figured on that, and that's why I give it little heed. To reset
mine you hold the trip mileage button in and turn on the ignition. I know
it's not a Mazda issue, but as a point of interest, I've read some 08 and
beyond accords, with 30 or 40% oil life remaining not registering any
oil on the dip stick. Thanks for your input.