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Remove Oil maintenance required message on 2008 Toyota Highlander

I had an oil change performed at a local gas station at 3,000 miles. However, the oil maintenance required message appears. Please email me the procedures to remove the message if I or my local gas station performs an oil change.


THANK you in advance for any assistance in this matter.

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  • wrihar Nov 29, 2008

    How do you reset it on a highlander with a smart key?

  • cybersai16 Jan 02, 2009

    i have the same problem with my 2007 toyota corolla le, i followed the procedure, somehow the message is still there. I already did a oil change can you helped me solved this problem?

  • Anonymous Mar 15, 2014

    hello i have a 2008 TOYOTA MATRIX XR and after we change the oil the maintenance required light still on what should i do?

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This is the reset proceedure for a 2008 Highlander with a key-type ignition:

Turn the key ON, do not start the engine.

Look at the odometer, and verify that it displays "TRIP A". If it is on "ODO" or "Trip B", press the black stick next to the odometer to read "TRIP A".

Turn the key OFF.

Press in, and HOLD the black trip meter reset button, hold it IN.
DO not release it.

Turn the key ON, do not start the engine

Observe the Odometer display. You will see 5 dashes, then 4, then 3, then 2, then 1 dash, and finally, 5 zeros. Then, whatever number that was displayed on "TRIP A" will be re-displayed..

Now release the black trip meter reset stick.

This completes the reset procedure, and it will be back on in 5,000 miles, to remind you of you next oil change.

Hope this helps! Thanks for choosing FixYa!

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    Thanks for the FixYa. Much appreciated. Please feel free to call upon me in the future, if you need my assistance.

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