How do i get the service engine light to go off?

just changed water pump and battery was disconncted and now the light came on! at the same time the oddometer had changes to another 1000 miles, my hubby says the computer needs to reset itself sine the battery was disconnected. i have a suburbanHow do i get the service engine light to go off?Once you've driven about 40 - 60 miles, the light will go off.How do i get the service engine light to go off?turn the switch on and off 7 times. this will reset the computer.How do i get the service engine light to go off?I am not too sure what you mean by %26quot;at the same time the oddometer had changes to another 1000 miles%26quot;. But some cars to trip a light if the battery was disconnected for sometime. This is because the computer's memory has been cleared, and it needs data to consiter itself opertaional. 2 or 3 days should do it. If its not off by then, you have a problem, and need to connect it to a scanner.How do i get the service engine light to go off?if the light is still on have a shop run a diag.to be sure there is not a problem and turn the light off.