Q: I removed then reinstalled cluster and mileage changed.

asked by on March 08, 2017

I removed my cluster to paint the dash, and the mileage changed from 172,XXX to 272,XXX. Only the first number changed, every other number remained the same... How do I get it back to the actual mileage?

My car has 172 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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