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Your maintenance lights on again, huh?
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Yeah, that little orange maintenance
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required that pops up on your Toyota
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Camry's dash and just sits there glaring
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at you every time you start the car. I'm
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Tom from Car Justify, and today I'm
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going to show you exactly how to reset
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it so it stops bugging you. Plus, a few
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quick things you should know so you
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don't ignore something important. First
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off, don't worry. That light doesn't
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mean there's anything seriously wrong
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with your car. It's not a check engine
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light. It's just a reminder that you're
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due for an oil change or routine
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service. Toyota set it up to come on
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every 5,000 mi or so. It's basically
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your car saying, "Hey, maybe take me in
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for a spa day." Now, here's how you
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reset it. This works on most Toyota
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Camry from the mid2000s up through the
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2010s, though newer models are similar.
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Turn your key to the on position, but
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don't start the engine. On push button
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start cars, just press the button
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without your foot on the brake. Then,
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look at your odometer button. that
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little trip meter button on the dash.
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You want to make sure it's showing trip
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A. If it's not, press it until it says
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trip A. Once you're there, turn the key
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off again. Now, hold that same button
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down and while you're holding it, turn
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the key back to on. You'll see the
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odometer numbers blink or a row of zeros
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appear. Just keep holding it until it's
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done. Usually a few seconds. Then
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release. That light should be gone.
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Easy, right? I know sounds weird the
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first time, but once you've done it,
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it's second nature. I've helped people
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do this over the phone while they're
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sitting in their car going, "Wait, what
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do I press?" Don't feel bad if it takes
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a try or two. Now, let's talk about a
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few gotchas that trip people up. First,
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you've got to be on trip A, not trip B
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or the odometer. That's the most common
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mistake. If it doesn't reset, check that
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first. Second, if you have one of the
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newer Camry with a multi-information
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display, you might need to do it through
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the onscreen menus instead. Look for
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maintenance reset in the settings. It'll
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walk you through it on screen. It's
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honestly even easier, but Toyota just
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loves to change the steps every few
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years. Third, don't just reset the light
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and forget your oil change. I know, I
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know, tempting, but it's there for a
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reason. This actually happened to a
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buddy of mine last week. He kept
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clearing it and ignoring the oil and
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surprise, ended up with sludge in the
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engine. He was not thrilled with that
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bill. Fourth, if you've done all this
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and the light still comes back right
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away, you might want to check if the
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shop who did your oil change actually
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reset it. A lot of quick lube places
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forget. Or it might be that you really
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are overdue. The car's computer can be a
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bit stubborn if you're too far past the
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service interval. Lastly, if you ever
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see the check engine light, different
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story. That means you'll want to scan
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for codes with an OBD scanner. Don't
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confuse it with the maintenance light.
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The maintenance light is just a friendly
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nag. The check engine light is the one
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that actually cares about your wallet.
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So, that's it. Quick recap. Key on, set,
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trip A, key off, hold the button, key on
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while holding, wait for it to clear, and
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don't skip your oil changes. Trust me,
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your Camry will run forever if you treat
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it right. If this helped you out today,
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go ahead and give the video a like and
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hit subscribe if you want more
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nononsense car tips. I'm Tom from Car
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Justify. Thanks for hanging out with me
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in the garage. Catch you next time.
