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Maintenance Light Flashing

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by PriusGuy32, Feb 6, 2014.

  1. PriusGuy32

    PriusGuy32 Prius Driver Extraordinaire

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    My "Maintenance Required" light on the dash is flashing 4-5-6 times when I start up the Prius every time, and I have no idea why...

    I went through all of my Maintenance menu items and most of them arent set to begin with, but the ones that ARE set, still have 4000+ miles til the next service :confused:

    Am I missing something here?
     
  2. desmondlee

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    mine starts flashing somewhere before the 500 mile of the next 5000 mark
    flashes faster and a few more times as I get closer to the 5k
     
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    Hmmm... As far as I can tell, I have 4000 until the next services. Im going to recheck, maybe I missed one.

    OK...just went to the Prius, went through every item in the maintenance menu, and nothing is due for service anytime soon. The oil change/oil filter says "4722 miles REMAINING".

    Just for kicks, I reset the oil filter & tire rotation. I checked the air filter, and it still looks new and I have my winter tires on so no rotation needed there.

    Still, the MAINT REQD light blinks when I start the car :mad: Anybody?

    Dumb da dum dum dumb!! :rolleyes:

    I forgot do the "ODO-Brake" reset with I changed my oil last. I reset it that way until all the dashes were gone and guess what - no more flashing light.

    Funny, because Ive changed the oil on the Prius a few times and I always remembered those times to reset do the odo-brake reset. This past time I totally forgot :confused:
     
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    We have all been there or some place like it.

    John (Britprius)
     
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    The Electric Me Go Speed Go!

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    I think it's your ODO Brake Reset.
    (Too late?).
     
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