While the process may change slightly from vehicle to vehicle, resetting the maintenance light for a manual ignition Toyota generally won’t change much across models. Before moving forward with this step, you should be sure you know why the maintenance light came on. In most cases, it’s because it’s time for an oil change or other routine service, but it’s usually best to leave the light on until you know exactly what’s going on with your car.
Follow these steps to turn off the manual ignition maintenance light:
- Insert your key into the ignition and turn it to the first or “On” position, but don’t start the engine.
- Push and hold the trip reset button on the dashboard until “Trip A” is displayed on the center screen.
- Keep holding the trip reset button and turn the key back to the “Off” position.
- Turn the key back to the “On” position.
- Continue holding the trip reset button until the odometer reading resets to 0.
Once you’ve completed these steps, the maintenance light should go off. If it doesn’t work, repeat these steps one or two more times. This method should work for various Toyota models, including RAV4, Highlander, Camry, and Corolla.
