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Maintenance reset

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by Spaded, Apr 8, 2015.

  1. Spaded

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    I got a new (to me) 2012 prius, only problem I have right now is the maintenance reminder will not reset. I've worked as a lube tech for the last 3 years so I can reset almost anything under the sun. I have reset these before, mine will simply not reset. I have gone thru every reset procedure (using the trip/odo button and using the mph/kmh button) I have found on this prius step by step multiple times multiple ways. I even connected a Snap-On solus scanner and tried hard resetting it thru the onboard system to no avail. Is there some issue with these? Or possibly something I missed?

    Cheers! :)
     
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    not that i can think of, are you using the o/m procedure?
     
    #2 bisco, Apr 8, 2015
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    Can't say about that model but I read the book on my C, tried it several times and then..............
    Went back to Toyota and the first two service advisers couldn't do it either.
    They got a guy from the back and he did it while I watched.
    Seems like there was a TINY little thing I was passing over in the written procedure.
    Or to put it another way, do exactly what it SAYS, not what you think it should be saying.
     
    #3 Easy Rider 2, Apr 8, 2015
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    Make sure you are viewing Trip A (not ODO) on the DISP button. Power OFF the car. Then leave your foot OFF the brake and hold down the km/miles button while pressing the power button TWO times. Keep holding the km/miles button while the display shows the maintenance reset progress. You can release the Power button while this is happening. I can't imagine why it is not resetting.
     
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    I have made sure it is in "trip a" and also in ODO as some procedures say one way and some procedures say the other. I will try this one exactly again as you have typed it here.
     
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    It's supposed to be on "Trip A" then you turn off your vehicle, hold the mph/kmh button and press the start button twice, then the reset light should reset itself on the odometer.

    Here's a video, just scroll to 7:14 to see how I reset the light.
     
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  7. Easy Rider 2

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    Well I can't either. Infinitely easier than.......just pushing a single button, for instance.
    :ROFLMAO:
     
    #7 Easy Rider 2, Apr 8, 2015
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