The O2 Sensor in the exhaust system, and the OX light in the panel are
not electrically or mechanically connected. The speedometer cable comes
out of the back of the left front wheel, feeds into a little black box
just above the spare tire carrier. From that little black box, a second
cable feeds up to the speedometer. The little black box  is a mileage
counter, and when the mileage reaches 30,000 miles or 60,000 miles,
depending on the model year of your vehicle. the counter turns on the
light in the dash. Once reset, you can drive  your van until the cows
come home or the engine stops running well - which will happen if you
don't change the O2 sensor within a reasonable period after the light
turns on. . The box has a "Detent" guard and nestled down in the detent
is a button that is the reset button for the OX light in the dash.On my
'88 Vanagoan GL, the detent is on top of the little black box. On some
vans it may be on the side of the box. On my vehicle, it takes a small
screw driver to press into the detent and push the button to reset the
counter in the box. When that is done, the light goes out.

Good luck,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver
Chelsea, AL

dj wrote:
> This is my 1st vanagon , only 3 months now and the OXS light just came on. I
> checked to owners manual and it said it means It needs to go to the dealer
> for emission inspection. Is this correct? Or does it mean something is
> wrong? How do I get it off? It just passed smog. dj
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