Paying attention to your car is necessary in these modern times, in fact, if you do not do the minimum routine service of it, or if you do not take into account signs of abnormality, you strongly risk to find out your car becoming unpleasant to use. This is precisely the topic we are going to discuss today, one of the signs that most disturb car owners is the oil change meter, how to turn off service light on its Toyota Matrix? To get this done, firstly, we will find out what this meter means, then in a second step, the procedure to follow to perform a reset of the service indicator on Toyota Matrix? .
Benefit and operation of the service light Toyota Matrix:
Let’s start our guidebook with the interpretation of the service light on the dashboard of your Toyota Matrix .
What’s the indicator service light on the Toyota Matrix means?
Let’s start our article with the interest of the service light on your Toyota Matrix. The intent of this meter is to notify you to the need to perform the routine service of your Toyota Matrix, i. e. the oil change. According to the sort of engine of your car and the oil used, you will have to achieve this every 15, 000 / 20, 000 / 30, 000 km… This parameter will be decided by the manufacturer. You will generally be able to identify this warning light because it is materialized in the form of a flat key on your dashboard which is displayed when you start your Toyota Matrix. This counter is as well occasionally named the service light on Toyota Matrix .
Why reset the service light to zero on Toyota Matrix?
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When you have your oil change done by your garage, it is supposed to reset this light so that you can be alerted when you need to do your next oil change and so that the service light comes on when you arrive at the time to do the maintenance of your Toyota Matrix . However, regardless if you do your own oil change, you will have to reset this counter for the same reasons. Last possibility, you do your own oil change and you wish to resell your Toyota Matrix, it is better for the future buyer to be sure that you have done the routine service of the car . Do not hesitate to seek advice from our article on which oil to choose to perform its oil change on Toyota Matrix.
How to turn off the service light on Toyota Matrix?
Now let’s go to the part you are most certainly most enthusiastic about this article, how to turn off the service light on Toyota Matrix? There are several methods based on the year of your car and the options of your car, we will only give you the main ways to reset the service indicator of your car .
turn off the service light with the button of the odometer:
First solution, you can try car off by pressing the odometer button on your Toyota Matrix, then turn on the ignition and let the button be pressed for 10 seconds. You will only need to turn the ignition off and start the vehicle to check if this procedure is compatible with your Toyota Matrix.
turn off the service light by the turn signal comodo:
Second possibility, you will be able to turn off the service light of your Toyota Matrix thanks to the flashing comodo of this one . It will be enough for you, engine off, ignition on, to press the button on top of the comodo until a tank with a drop of oil appears on your dashboard, hold it down until the indicator light disappears.
turn off the service light on Toyota Matrix using an OBD diagnostic tool:
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A technique that will work for all models but requires a diagnostic tool. You can thanks to the diagnostic plug of your Toyota Matrix, reset the drain indicator by acting on its computer . You will need an OBD tool, which will cost you between 10 and 50 euros, you can discover how to use it in our article Toyota Matrixhow to read a fault code on Toyota Matrix.
Turn off the service light using the service manual of your Toyota Matrix:
Finally, it may seem logical, but you will discover the exact process for your car model in the car service manual. If non-e of our techniques work, please have a look.
If you want more guides on the Toyota Matrix, go to our Toyota Matrix category.
