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Needs Maintainance light flashing despite maintainance given

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by karat, Oct 17, 2006.

  1. karat

    karat New Member

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    My "Needs Maintainance" light blinks for a while when I turn on the car. I took it in to change the oil, filter, etc. However, the light still blinks when I turn on the car. The owner's manual says this means to change the oil, which I just did.

    Can anyone give me more information? Is it a mileage-based timer? Is it an optical sensor for the oil? Do I need to reset something? Do I need to drive it for the sensor to detect the new oil?
     
    #1 karat, Oct 17, 2006
  2. eagle33199

    eagle33199 Platinum Member

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    It's a mileage based timer. 4500 miles after being reset, it will start blinking like that, and stay on permanently after 5000 miles. There is a procedure for turning the light off for DIYers out there, but i don't happen to know it... maybe someone else will chime in here, but i think it should be in the manual somewhere.
     
    #2 eagle33199, Oct 17, 2006
  3. Marlin

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(karat @ Oct 17 2006, 02:30 PM) [snapback]334026[/snapback]</div>
    It is a milage based timer. While I don't know offhand how to do it, there are supposedly instructions in the user manual for how to reset it. You could probably also find the instructions if you searched this site.

    I found it... See this thread:

    http://priuschat.com/index.php?showtopic=12537
     
    #3 Marlin, Oct 17, 2006
  4. karat

    karat New Member

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    I have both read the manual and searched the site. I still don't have an answer.
     
    #4 karat, Oct 17, 2006
  5. GeoGeek

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(karat @ Oct 17 2006, 02:37 PM) [snapback]334035[/snapback]</div>
    With the car on, toggle the odometer switch (below the MFD) until the odometer is
    in the "ODO" position (not Trip A or Trip B)
    Shut the car off.
    While holding down the odometer button, turn on the car....hold the button until
    the service light stops flashing....and "voila" you're done.
    Cheers
     
    #5 GeoGeek, Oct 17, 2006
  6. karat

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    Aha. I found it under hacks and easter eggs. I was expecting it to be a main feature, not a hack or easter egg.

    Thanks.
     
    #6 karat, Oct 17, 2006
  7. brandon

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(karat @ Oct 17 2006, 01:37 PM) [snapback]334035[/snapback]</div>
    In addition to what other posters on this thread have provided, you can find the instructions on pages 130-131 of your Owner's Manual.
     
    #7 brandon, Oct 17, 2006
  8. Rmutzabaugh

    Rmutzabaugh New Member

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(brandon @ Oct 17 2006, 03:37 PM) [snapback]334070[/snapback]</div>
    Gee and I had to bribe the salesman to ask the service tech "How you do that?" Guess it all comes down to the fact that we really need to read that book like they tell us to. I could have saved myself a brew! :blink:
     
    #8 Rmutzabaugh, Oct 20, 2006
  9. brandon

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    Eh, it's kind of buried in there. That's one of those topics that makes you say, "Now where would they put that in the manual?"
     
    #9 brandon, Oct 20, 2006
  10. aaf709

    aaf709 Ravenpaw of ThunderClan

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    I feel that this should be one of those items on the MFD when you press MENU, along with the settings for which doors will unlock when you grab one.
     
    #10 aaf709, Oct 20, 2006
  11. karat

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(aaf709 @ Oct 20 2006, 09:14 PM) [snapback]335941[/snapback]</div>
    Wait. Is there a setting for which doors will unlock when you grab one?
     
    #11 karat, Nov 16, 2007
  12. firepa63

    firepa63 Former Prius Owner

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(karat @ Nov 16 2007, 03:10 AM) [snapback]540427[/snapback]</div>
    Yes. It's in the Owner's Manual and describes the sequence to use with the buttons on the fob to have all doors unlock, or just the driver's door unlock when you touch the driver's door handle.
     
    #12 firepa63, Nov 16, 2007
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