How to get maintenance required light off toyota camry

Q: How do I get the maintenance required light to go off?

How do I reset the Maint Reqd light?.

Resetting the Maintenance Required Light in your Toyota Camry

Dashboard lights coming on is always a little spooky. Even if you take good care of your car, sometimes things just happen. However, not all dash lights mean something is terribly wrong; some are just reminders. The maintenance required light is one of them. But that doesn’t mean you want it on all the time.

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Resetting the Maintenance Required Light in your Toyota Camry
Resetting Toyota Camry Maintenance Light
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How do I get the maintenance required light to go off?
How do you turn off the maintenance required light on a 2016 Toyota Camry?

Here’s how to reset a Toyota Camry maintenance light.

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Resetting Toyota Camry Maintenance Light

Make sure odometer (ODO) is displaying total mileage (usually the ‘A’ display).
Turn off vehicle, if on.
While vehicle is off, press and hold ODO reset / readout button
Continuing to hold down ODO button, turn the key in ignition. until dash lights come on. Do not start the vehicle.
ODO display will blink a few times then start show all zeros.
After ODO has begun to display zeros, release ODO button and turn the key back to ‘off’ position.
‘MAINT REQD’ light will now be off.

What ‘MAINT REQD’ Means

The ‘MAINT REQD’ light comes on every 5000 miles from the last time it was reset. It in no way indicates any system malfunction; it is simply a mileage counter intended to remind the user that an oil change is necessary. If you’ve always had your Toyota serviced by a technician, he or she resets it after every oil change. It should be noted that 5000 miles is not necessarily the mileage at which you should change your oil. Consult the owner’s manual and your regular mechanic to determine how often the oil in your Camry should be changed.

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How do you reset the maintenance required light on a Toyota Camry?

I hate having dashboard lights on, staring at me while I drive—especially when I’m doing all the right things to keep my Toyota Camry in tip-top condition. That said, the maintenance light is the most annoying of them all. How can I reset the maintenance required light on my Camry?

The maintenance warning on your Toyota Camry is only there to remind you to take your car to the shop. But if you’ve been keeping up with oil changes and everything else, it’s certainly annoying.

That said, resetting the maintenance required light on a Toyota Camry is super easy if you just follow these steps:

Place the key in the ignition and turn it to the on position.
If you have a push-button start, leave your foot off the brake and press the push-button start twice.
Either way, don’t turn the engine on.
Find the trip button on the instrument cluster and set it to Trip A.
Turn the car off.
Hold down the trip button again while you restart the car.
When you do this, the Trip A readout should flash for a few seconds, and both it and the maintenance required light will reset.

In the future, remember to reset the maintenance light immediately after picking your car up from the shop. By doing so, you always have an accurate reminder to get an oil change or perform other maintenance.

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How do I get the maintenance required light to go off?

How do I reset the "Maint Reqd" light?.

Turn ignition switch to the ON position..

Set the Odometer/Trip Display to TRIP A mode..

Turn the ignition switch to the OFF position..

Depress and HOLD the Trip Meter RESET button while turning the ignition switch to the ON position..

The Service Maintenance Reminder Light will..

How do you turn off the maintenance required light on a 2016 Toyota Camry?

Turn Off Maintenance Light on the Toyota Camry Swiftly push and hold the odometer button on the dashboard, then turn the key to position two. Hold the odometer button for about 10 seconds and you should notice the maintenance light flash. It may also make a beeping sound. Then you should see the light go out.