If you're doing the oil change yourself or at a Jiffy Lube type place,then you'll have to follow the manual. If you're getting the oil changed at a dealership they should be restarting the "Oil Life" for you, if they're not... Find a new dealership to do your services cause they're either not doing their job completly (next time they'll forget a bolt) or their incomitent - either way, I wouldn't want them working on my car!