ICE oil life indicator

[BeachNJeep]

I just picked up my '23 Rubi 4xe on President's Day. It has exactly 23 miles on the odometer. The battery was <1%, so I used the ICE to drive and charge the battery. I haven't used the ICE since. When I got it home from the dealership, I noticed that only 70% oil life was left. According to Jeep Cares, it's normal for the oil life to decrease even if the vehicle sits on the lot (mine was an 11/22 build and I took delivery on 02/20/23). I was told to reset the oil life indicator.

I've driven about 100 miles, all EV, and now the oil indicator shows 99%. Is the indicator tied to miles and not actual ICE hours? This doesn't make sense to me since the ICE isn't even being used.

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[Mgg253]

Replace engine oil every 10k miles or every year - you got hit with time. Mine was at 3% after 6k miles due to time and that was at least 30-40% electric miles with no motor

 

[BeachNJeep]

Replace engine oil every 10k miles or every year - you got hit with time. Mine was at 3% after 6k miles due to time and that was at least 30-40% electric miles with no motor

Thanks. Seems like overkill with that frequent of a change on an engine with very little use. Jeep Cares should give us 3 years of oil changes instead of two. ?

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