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Your maintenance required light is on in
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your Lexus GS and you want it gone.
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Let's fix that right now. I'm Tom from
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Car Justify. I help folks like you knock
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out these little dealer tricks in your
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own garage. First thing, hop in and make
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sure the car is in park with the engine
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off. Now, turn the key to the on
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position. That's when the dash lights
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up, but you don't start the engine. For
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push button start models, just tap it
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twice without your foot on the brake.
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Trust me, this step trips people up all
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the time. Next, look at your odometer.
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Make sure it's showing the actual
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mileage, not the trip meter. If you're
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on trip A or B, press the button until
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you see the total miles. This actually
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happened to a buddy of mine last week.
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He was stuck for 10 minutes cussing at
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it because it was on trip B. Once you're
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on the main odometer, turn the key back
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to off. Now, here's the trick. Press and
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hold the trip reset button. Keep holding
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it, then turn the key back to on without
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starting the engine. For push start,
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keep holding the button and press start
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twice. You'll see the odometer screen
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start blinking with dashes or zeros
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counting down. Just keep holding until
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it finishes. Usually takes 5 to 10
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seconds. When it's done, the maintenance
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required light will go out. That's it.
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If it didn't work, try again. Don't let
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it get in your head. Sometimes the
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timing is picky, especially on older GS
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models. I've seen that a 100 times. You
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just have to be patient with it. Couple
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extra tips. If your battery is weak,
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weird electrical gremlins can show up.
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Check that first if the reset won't
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take. Also remember the light is just a
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reminder for oil changes. It's not the
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same as a check engine light. If you did
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your oil change yourself, make sure you
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actually reset this after so you don't
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forget when the next one's due. One last
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thing, if you see the light keep coming
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back right after you reset it, double
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check you actually did the oil change.
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The car won't know you didn't, but your
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engine will. Don't skip it. I've seen
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too many people gamble and pay for it
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later. So, to recap, key on, odometer to
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total miles, key off, hold the trip
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button, turn key on while holding, wait
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for the countdown, release. Easy as
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that. If this helped you knock it out,
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hit that like button and subscribe to
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And if you've got questions or want to
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see another topic, drop it in the
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comments. I'm always happy to help you
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keep your ride in top shape.
