Get rid of Toyota service reminder

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Behodar

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#300710 29-Sep-2022 14:34

I bought a new Toyota Yaris a little over a year ago. Last week I took it in for its one-year service.

A few days later was the exact 365 days since I bought the car, and ever since then it comes up with a "remember to get your car serviced" screen when I turn the car on. There are two buttons, OK (which makes the screen go away but doesn't stop it from coming up next time) and Don't Show This Again (which flashes as if it's registering the tap, but otherwise does nothing).

If I go into the settings and into Vehicle Maintenance then there's a Reminders button, but it also just flashes but doesn't do anything.

Does anyone know how to get rid of this stupid thing?

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#2974791 29-Sep-2022 14:37

Take it back to the service agent and they will be able to disable it if they are an authorised Toyota service agent

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#2974854 29-Sep-2022 15:07

There is a thin vertical line on the left of the Reminder button that changes color every time you press it. It changes between blue and gray.

Otherwise, you can click the Service button, then update the Reminder date or delete it.

This is from a Toyota Highlander menu. I'm assuming similar to yours.

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#2974916 29-Sep-2022 15:34

With my Mazda the dealer resets it whenever the vehicle is serviced. I assume it's the same for most Japanese cars.

So, it sounds like the dealer may not have followed their checklist correctly.

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#2974934 29-Sep-2022 16:11

russelo: There is a thin vertical line on the left of the Reminder button that changes color every time you press it. It changes between blue and gray.

Otherwise, you can click the Service button, then update the Reminder date or delete it.

This is from a Toyota Highlander menu. I'm assuming similar to yours.

Thank you! You're right; there's a tiny line (maybe two pixels wide) that changes from light grey to light blue. Unless you're specifically looking for it then you'd never know it was there, and the toggle otherwise looks like a button. It seems that the old adage about "software made by hardware companies" also applies to car companies.

So the answer is to tap "Don't tell me again" once, and then tap OK.