How to Turn Off Service Light RAV4?

If it's like the corolla, you turn on the key, set the odometer to the
"normal"
odometer. Turn off the key. Then press the odometer button in and hold
it,
and then turn the key on. Keep holding the button in. You will see it
start to
clear it's numbers, and go to 0000.. Done.. The rav4 is probably the
same..
MK

Thanks for the suggestion, MK.  I traded in a Corolla for the RAV4, and that
was the first thing I tried.  Didn't work.  Don't know why Toyota doesn't
have one, standard method for resetting the light on all their cars.

Thanks again.

Here is what I found.

Originally Posted by rav4wak
It is a "maintenance required" light and to reset this light after an oil
change do this......put key in ignition, /leave in off position,/ press trip
odometer reset button and hold while turning key to on position,/ release
button,/ a menu of items will show by scanning down,/ go all the way thru
menu to mileage,/ this resets your "maintenance required" light and it
should stay off for another 5,000 miles. That is where Toyota has it set,
because the owner's manual recommends oil and filter changes at 5,000 miles.
Good Luck!

Posted by: rav4wak

I have to send you a correction on re-setting the "maintenance required"
light. When holding the odometer reset button -- do not release the button
after switching the key to the on position. Hold it in until the dashed
lines count down back to the showing of the mileage of the vehicle. I'm
pretty sure this is more accurate. You know how these things are --  
sometimes you have to "trial and error" a few times. My wife has the vehicle
at work, so I couldn't run out and try this out for sure. Good Luck!

Cablespeed wrote:

Two things come to mind:

1) Take it back to Jiffy Lube and have them fix it.

2) Never, ever go back to Jiffy Lube again, unless you have the runs and
they are the only open place with a bathroom. Take it to real mechanics.
Taking it to Jiffy lube is like asking for poor quality work.

Jeff

wrote:


LOL....I really don't understand why people don't use the dealer for
oil changes.  It is priced right and they know what they are doing....

--
Scott in  Florida

 

Depends on the dealer.  Friend took his car in for the first oil change and
they shorted the car one quart of oil.

The local dealer is not too well thought of.  Also they are much higher for
an oil change.
They just charged me $ 30 for an oil and filter change where the local going
rate is about $ 20 at other places.

Re-refined oil is cheaper, that's why.   ;)

Mike

You mean that the oil like Quakerstate and Valvoline out of the quart
plastic 'cans' is re-refined ?

That is what the local independant shop I go to uses.
Becides the dealer should be able to get oil cheeper by buying in large
volumes.

Scott in Florida wrote:

Because they charge $150 labour + parts to change the oil, then they
take the car for a "Road test" and thrash the car. And as for knowing
what they are doing, I ran into one that insisted that the water pump
from a 3S-FE motor that they had in stock wont fit a 3S-GE and they need
to order one in and it will take 3 days to get it.

Nick Bourne <"nabourne at tpg.com.au"> wrote:
 

 

Maybe they charge _you_ 150/hr for labour.


Maybe they trash _your_ car.


It may well be that even if the FE fits the GE, installation of the
former might void a warranty.  You can't blame a dealer for that.

Or perhaps the dealer realizes that you are the customer from hell
who will diss them and lie about them no matter what they do so they
just decided to give you something real to bitch about.

cordially, as always,

rm

wrote:


I've never had anyone change my oil for me as long as I've been
driving..
And no one beats my prices, unless they stole the oil...
Yota dealers know what they are doing? Some do I'm sure.
The last one I was at was run by a bunch of ignorant morons.
I had to do their work for them. No joke.. They couldn't diagnose
the problem with the camry I brought in and left for *2 weeks*..
I had to take it back home and do it myself. Which I did.
And to crap even more negative, they charged us $433.00 to not
tell us what was wrong with the car.
That was the only toyota dealer I've ever been to, and I'll do
everything I can to avoid any others..  :/
They sell a good car, but many of their techs seem to be
ex- taco bell employees..
Like I say, there must be some good ones somewhere,
but they don't work at Mike Calvert Toyota in Houston.
MK

hammer

It is definitely in the manual - I just did this last week. Look in
the instrument and controls section I think. I don't have the manual
in front of me, but as I recall, here is the procedure - With the
ignition switched to run (but the car doesn't have to be started) make
sure the trip odometer is on Trip A. Turn the ignition to "off." Hold
the trip odometer reset button and turn the ignition switch to "run"
(you don't have to start the car. Five bars should show up on the trip
odometer display. They will go out one by one. When the last one goes
out, you are done.

Ed