How to Reset Maintenance Light Toyota After an Oil Change?

The light works as a mileage counter that warns drivers that the vehicle has crossed more than 5,000 miles since the last reset. If you perform the oil change by yourself, learn how to reset maintenance light Toyota Camry.

Follow these steps to turn off the light manually:

• Start the car and then press and hold the button that changes the odometer reading.
• While you are holding the button, turn the ignition key just slightly so that the vehicle starts without kicking the engine off. It will turn the dashboard lights on. The odometer will begin blinking before all of its digits turning to zeros.
• Release the button and turn off the ignition key. The MAINT REQD light is likely to be off next time you start the car.

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How to Reset Prius Maintenance Light

The light does not indicate any serious problem but it’s annoying when it’s turned on and does not go off. It’s actually quite easy to reset maintenance light Toyota Prius.

Follow these steps to get it done without any hassle:

• Press the car’s Power button, not once but twice, with your foot off of the brake.
• The odometer (ODO) button is located below the multi-function display. Press to stop the ODO reading instead of the Trip A or Trip B. Then, power down the car by pushing the Power button once.
• Push and hold down the ODO button and push the Power button twice with your foot off the brake. The flashing dashboard light will go off and the reading on the odometer will reset.

This is how you turn off the maintenance light on a Prius. Some models don’t have the ODO/Trip button. In that case, push the km/hour MPH button to get the desired result.

How to Reset Maintenance Light In Other Toyota Models?

You must be wondering what the resetting process would be for a different Toyota model. Well, it’s nothing complicated.

Follow these few simple steps to reset maintenance light Toyota that is not a Camry or Prius:

• Put the ignition key into the slot and turn on the car without kicking off the engine.
• The odometer should read ‘Trip A’. If it does not, press down the ‘Reset’ or ‘Trip’ button until the reading on the odometer displays ‘Trip A’. At the time of pressing the button, turn off the car and then put it back to the ‘ON’. You should not depress the button during the whole time.
• The display of the odometer will show a string of dashes followed by a series of zeros. After that, the display will again show the ‘Trip A’ reading. At this point, you can depress the button.

This is the process to turn off the MAINT REQD light in a Toyota car. The next time you start the vehicle, the computer system will start counting the miles from zero. The light will come on again once the mileage reaches 5,000 miles. The, you have to change the oil and reset the maintenance light by following these steps.