"Maint. Required" light @ 15K miles?

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Nov 6, 2008 | 01:50 AM

NOLA_tC

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"Maint. Required" light @ 15K miles?

I'm pretty sure it just showed up today.
I noticed it while driving earlier.
The car is at about 14,650 miles or so.... I'm hoping that it's just a reminder about the upcoming recommended 15,000 mile service/inspection.
I just had the oil changed a couple days ago and the car has given me no problems whatsoever so far.

Can anyone confirm whether or not that light comes on automatically around this time in a tC's life?

Is the 15,000 mile service REALLY necessary?

thanks in advance...

Nov 6, 2008 | 01:57 AM

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You can set it to come on every 3,4 or 5,000 miles. Look in your owners manual and it will tell you how to turn it off.

Nov 6, 2008 | 02:05 AM

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I was just wondering if it comes on automatically at this point in the mileage, or if I should actually worry that something may require attention...

Nov 6, 2008 | 02:50 AM

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it comes on to remind you of oil changes I tested mine last month and had them not reset it and it came on......flashes like for 60 seconds then goes off.

if it does not go off then you got issues.

Nov 6, 2008 | 02:54 AM

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correct, your mait. req. light doesn't have a clue what is really going on with your car, it is just a reminder to change your oil, that is all. learn how to read your owner's manual, it tells you alot of stuff.

Nov 6, 2008 | 03:15 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by draxcaliber

learn how to read your owner's manual, it tells you alot of stuff.

Gee, what a thought. "Learn how to read."
Thanks for your intelligent and insightful suggestion...
BTW, I skimmed through the manual when I got the car.
I guess I either missed or forgot about the part that said "Maintenance light comes on for basically no reason. It's just a reminder for you to change your oil.'

I thought this place was for questions seeking answers.
If my question doesn't meet your royal standard of questions worthy of being posted on ScionLife forums, then the best thing to do would probably be to just ignore my thread.

I guess my question has been answered...even though I don't remember the light coming on to remind me about my first couple of oil changes.
Thanks.

Nov 6, 2008 | 03:20 AM

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okay, flash back to about 3 years ago, i hop in my nearly brand new scion tc and i notice the mait. req. light came on, and i freaked out! "oh no, my new car is already broken?! what could be wrong, it only has 4000 miles on it!?!?! hey, i know i'll check the owner's manual! (flips pages) OH! it is just a reminder to get the oil changed soon, and to reset it, i just hold down the ODOmeter button while starting the car, it all makes sense now!"

you also should have read the rules you agreed to follow when you joined this forum, one of which is "always search before you post a new thread" and guess what, 2.3 million threads on this same topic would have come up, several of them answered by me.