It's the little things that drive you nuts...........

I have lost count of all the Toyotas I have owned over the last 20+ years various Corollas, Rav4s, Celicas, and now my second Tacoma, what has been consistant is the placement of the controles, all of these vehicles have the Cruise Control lever in the same realitive position,
same as the turn signal, and wind shield wiper control. Makeing it easy to move from one vehicle to the next. It has been my experience at oil change time to reset the Maintenance Required light by turning the key to the on position(do not start it) hold down the trip reset button about 15 seconds ( the light will go out ) indicating you are reset. So now something is amiss, with out my foot on the brake pedal, I push the start button, the dash lights up.........I push the trip reset button, the light goes out, but only temporarily. If I restart the truck, the light comes back on.
What is the correct procedure to reset my light ? Please

 

Just open up the user manual and it is in there, I can't remember the procedure off the top of my head but it took me one try following the directions.

Did your truck not come with a manual? I'll pull mine out if not.

 

This true but seemingly sarcastic answer would work OR he could do what I do...let the dealership worry about it.

 

Hold down the ODO button THEN push start while holding till 00000 shows

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7-2. Maintenance
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Maintenance and care

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Resetting the reminder light (vehicles without a multi-information dis-
play) or the message (vehicles with a multi-information display) indicat-
ing maintenance is required (U.S.A. only)
After the required maintenance is performed according to the maintenance
schedule, please reset the reminder light or the message.
To reset the reminder light or the message, follow the procedure described
below:
Turn the engine switch off.
Vehicles without a smart key system:
While pressing the “ODO/TRIP” button (

P. 88), turn the engine switch to
the “ON” position. (do not start the engine because reset mode will be can-
celed)
Vehicles with a smart key system:
While pressing the “ODO/TRIP” button (

P. 88), turn the engine switch to
the IGNITION ON mode. (do not start the engine because reset mode will
be canceled)
Continue to press and hold the button
until the odometer displays “000000”.

 

Must not be holding my hand just right. I will try again, Many thanks