A couple of times this week when I started my 2014 Prius v - 3 I heard a deep and the MAINT REQD dash light came on for a few seconds then went out. I've got 14800 miles on it and it had the suggest oil change done at 10000 miles. Does anyone know how to find out what maintenance it is saying is required?
It will come on every 5k miles but you have to look in the warranty and maintenance guide to determine what is needed when. The short version is rotate the tires at 5k and change the oil at 10k intervals.
Every 5000 miles is Tire rotation and vehicle inspection. Oil change is only every 10,000 miles. Here is the maintenance manual http://www.toyota.com/t3Portal/document/omms-s/T-MMS-14PriusV/pdf/2014_Toyota_Prius%20v_WMG_lr.pdf the 15,000 mile service is page 41 of the PDF, page 39 of the manual.
At 4500 miles you get a blinking "maint" light when you first start the car for about 30 sec. At 5000 miles it stays on.
The important thing is that this is a reminder light, not an urgent or catastrophic light. Schedule at your convenience. Oil changes are needed based on time and type of usage as well as miles. By the time I had as many miles on mine, I was doing my 4th oil change. 1k, 5k, 10k, 15k. Obsessive, yes.
Pointless, yes! This is not SA oil. It is not even the SD oil available when I started driving. API Engine Oil Classification
yes, there is a way. hint: owner's manual. now, some people apparently find it easier to ask on a forum.
Which is why I linked the PDF of the manual for him. I want him to know what maintenance Toyota thinks it needs, as the dealer may have some other agenda. I do not tell him to read a manual I do not provide.
