How To Reset Maintenance Required Light On Toyota Matrix (2003-2014)

Last Updated on October 29, 2021 by Nick

Hey everybody! Thanks for tuning in again. Today, I’m going to show you some of the cheapest things you can do to repair, work on, and maintain your vehicles in your home. We got a Toyota Matrix, and all we need to do on it is reset the maintenance required light on it.

By the way, this car has a little under a hundred thousand miles, and I’ve changed my oil every five thousand miles. This bit overdue, so we’re going to get started on that not too much. It should be nice short content for everyone. So let’s go in the car and let’s do that.

How To Reset Maintenance Required Light On Toyota Matrix (2003-2014)

How To Reset Maintenance Required Light On Toyota Matrix (2003-2014)

Time needed: 3 minutes

Alright, we’re in the Toyota Matrix, and we’re going to be taking care of this maintenance required light. We’re going to be using is the Trip button on the dash to do a reset. So here’s what we’re going to do:

  1. Turn the key forward without starting it

    We’re not going to be starting the engine up. So you need to rotate the key until you get to the second position

  2. Make sure you’re on “ODO” or “TRIP A” 

    Then the odometer has to be on the ODO (for the 2003-2008 models) and TRIP A (for the 2009-2014 models) or it won’t reset. So you need to push the ODO/TRIP button to change it to the ODO or TRIP A
    oil maint reqd reset button

  3. Turn off the car

    After that, you turn the key off

  4. Hold down the ODO/TRIP button and turn on the ignition

    Now you hold the ODO/TRIP button and you’ll keep it pressed in while turning the key on again

  5. Continue to hold down the button

    Keep holding it down and you’ll see the little lines flashing there and as soon as you see it flash the zeros you can take your finger off and then it is has been reset

  6. Start the car

    Now you can turn the power on and do a last verify that the light is indeed off

So that’s how you reset on this car (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 model years). Now you’re all at zero new oil change, and you’re ready to go. So if this content helped you guys out, please share it, and thank you for reading!

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