Toyota Yaris Hybrid Oil Maintenance warning

[shingster]

Good Afternoon

So yesterday while on my way home from work i had the Oil Maintenance warning come up on my display. 

Now i already refilled the motor oil by myself but the warning still remains. I know nothing will happen once the countdown finishes but i do want to reset this. 

Does anyone know how i can reset this please? 

Thanks 

 

 

 

[FROSTYBALLS]

Which Yaris is it - a 3rd generation or 4th generation?

[shingster]

Its a 4th gen

[shingster]

3 minutes ago, FROSTYBALLS said:

Which Yaris is it - a 3rd generation or 4th generation?

Its a 4th gen

[CPN]

3 hours ago, shingster said:

Good Afternoon

So yesterday while on my way home from work i had the Oil Maintenance warning come up on my display. 

Now i already refilled the motor oil by myself but the warning still remains. I know nothing will happen once the countdown finishes but i do want to reset this. 

Does anyone know how i can reset this please? 

Thanks 

If it is a 4th gen Yaris (as you have told in another reply) and it is still under its 5-year warranty, what on earth are you doing attending to this yourself and instead, not hot-footing it back to the dealer demanding to know what's wrong with your car? A car that new should not normally be using any oil!!??

[shingster]

5 hours ago, CPN said:

If it is a 4th gen Yaris (as you have told in another reply) and it is still under its 5-year warranty, what on earth are you doing attending to this yourself and instead, not hot-footing it back to the dealer demanding to know what's wrong with your car? A car that new should not normally be using any oil!!??

Actually as of now I had the car for half a year now so its not exactly brand new. Plus im currently on 10k on mileage so I'll be surprised if that warning didn't  show up at some point or another.   

[john p williams]

You should do as advised by Colin.

[FROSTYBALLS]

4 hours ago, shingster said:

Actually as of now I had the car for half a year now so its not exactly brand new. Plus im currently on 10k on mileage

Toyota service intervals are either 12 months or 10,000 miles, whichever occurs first. If you're on 10K now, it is due for a service - which is why the maintenance light is on.

Book it in for it's first service.

[Catlover]

17 hours ago, shingster said:

 Does anyone know how i can reset this please? 

Thanks 

So, above is your original question.

You have the answer “book it on for its first service” and after it will be reset.

[CPN]

9 hours ago, shingster said:

Actually, as of now I had the car for half a year now so it's not exactly brand new. Plus, I'm currently on 10k on mileage so I'll be surprised if that warning didn't show up at some point or another.   

Ok, at 6 months old it's maybe not brand new but it's still a new car in my book. It's a pity that you couldn't have quoted the fact that your car had actually covered 10,000 miles in use in your OP, since I would then have replied just as @FROSTYBALLS did to you and told you to take it in for its first service!

I really don't get it? Why, having spent all that money on a new car that is under a 5-year warranty and for that warranty to be maintained, it is required that you have it serviced at a main Toyota dealer during that 5-year period, you then want to penny-pinch and do things like Oil changes yourself??!! Why, when you bought the car, didn't you negotiate a good 3-year service deal instead (which many dealers are willing to do usually), as part of your purchase, to keep the car tickety-boo for at least the 1st 3 years of its life (as many have already done on these forums)?

[CPN]

To put it another way, if you can't afford to pay the normal rates of servicing costs at a main dealer, for at least the first few years of the car's life, then you can't afford to buy a new car!!(period)

[HS78]

26 minutes ago, CPN said:

To put it another way, if you can't afford to pay the normal rates of servicing costs at a main dealer, for at least the first few years of the car's life, then you can't afford to buy a new car!!(period)

I don't believe it's possible (or correct) to attempt to determine the OP's financial status and  perhaps we shouldn't question it on a forum. 

I hope the car is looked after at a competent dealership and keep the warranty preserved. 

[john p williams]

"I hope the car is looked after at a competent dealership and keep the warranty preserved. "

 

Perhaps you should add "by a responsible owner" HS.

[mrpj]

1 hour ago, CPN said:

warranty to be maintained, it is required that you have it serviced at a main Toyota dealer during that 5-year period,

No it isn't. Might be adviseable in the event of a warranty claim or even outside warranty goodwill, but it is not a requirement.

My car was main dealer serviced for the first 5 years but it wasn't obligatory, it was my choice.

[Catlover]

Peter (mrpj) is correct. You do not need to have Toyota service your car to maintain the warranty. However, you do need it serviced within the age/mileage criteria plus by a business that is vat registered and use equivalent products as would be at a Toyota service. Plus, the onus is on the car owner to be able to prove that the above criteria is true in the event of a warranty claim, I repeat, the onus is on the car owner.

[CPN]

45 minutes ago, HS78 said:

I don't believe it's possible (or correct) to attempt to determine the OP's financial status and  perhaps we shouldn't question it on a forum. 

I hope the car is looked after at a competent dealership and keep the warranty preserved. 

I have no desire to determine the OP's status in that way (and is why I made it a standalone post). I was merely expressing a wider opinion and that's all.

[CPN]

36 minutes ago, mrpj said:

No it isn't. Might be adviseable in the event of a warranty claim or even outside warranty goodwill, but it is not a requirement.

I would argue that that is semantics... (Given the high level of investiture when purchasing a new car)

36 minutes ago, mrpj said:

My car was main dealer serviced for the first 5 years but it wasn't obligatory, it was my choice.

Of course it was and a sensible choice too I would venture...

[FROSTYBALLS]

Under Block Exemption, vehicles may be serviced by a VAT registered garage outside the marque's dealer network whilst maintaining the new car warranty, provided that equivalent standard parts to the manufacturer's are used. The onus would be on the owner to have proof that correct servicing has been carried out and that parts used are of an equivalent standard.

Block Exemption doesn't apply outside of the new car warranty, and, for example, extended warranties may legally stipulate where servicing is done (ie. within a marque's dealer network). 

Note that, from a recent topic, only Toyota dealers have access to Toyota's digital service records so servicing outside of the Toyota dealer network will need to be manually recorded. That evidence would need to be made available to Toyota in the event of a warranty claim.

DIY servicing doesn't satisfy the requirements of Block Exemption regulations, and won't be valid under a new car warranty.

[MikeSh]

1 hour ago, FROSTYBALLS said:

Block Exemption doesn't apply outside of the new car warranty, and, for example, extended warranties may legally stipulate where servicing is done

Can you clarify please.

Does the "new car warranty" mean the legal one year or the whole of whichever manufacturers warranty is supplied? So is the Toyota warranty an extended one?

Ie. Does the Block Exemption apply only for the first year and not the rest of the Toyota 5 year warranty?

[shingster]

3 hours ago, CPN said:

Ok, at 6 months old it's maybe not brand new but it's still a new car in my book. It's a pity that you couldn't have quoted the fact that your car had actually covered 10,000 miles in use in your OP, since I would then have replied just as @FROSTYBALLS did to you and told you to take it in for its first service!

I really don't get it? Why, having spent all that money on a new car that is under a 5-year warranty and for that warranty to be maintained, it is required that you have it serviced at a main Toyota dealer during that 5-year period, you then want to penny-pinch and do things like Oil changes yourself??!! Why, when you bought the car, didn't you negotiate a good 3-year service deal instead (which many dealers are willing to do usually), as part of your purchase, to keep the car tickety-boo for at least the 1st 3 years of its life (as many have already done on these forums)?

Actually second service since i already took it for its first when i hit 8k im mileage and i do have a service plan as well. 

The reason for me opting to do the oil change myself is because i wouldn't have been able to get it to the dealer before my engine oil ran out. Since when it did show up it was on 390 miles and i do 100 miles a day to get to work and back in the first place. 

Thanks for your advice though 

I'll be taking my car to the dealer to have them reset it   

[FROSTYBALLS]

Block exe

15 minutes ago, MikeSh said:

Can you clarify please.

Does the "new car warranty" mean the legal one year or the whole of whichever manufacturers warranty is supplied? So is the Toyota warranty an extended one?

Ie. Does the Block Exemption apply only for the first year and not the rest of the Toyota 5 year warranty?

Most manufacturers selling new cars in the UK offer at least 3 year/60,000 mile new car warranty.

As far as I'm aware Block Exemption applies to the new car warranty whether it is 1 year, 3 years, 5 years, etc. Extended warranties are those which come after the new car warranty.

For cars ordered before 1st June, new Toyotas sold by Toyota GB came with a 5 year/100,000 mile new car warranty. For cars ordered from 1st June, they come with a 3 year/60,000 mile new  car warranty.

For example:

1). Prior to June 1st one could purchase a Toyota Extended warranty after the new car warranty had expired - this wouldn't be covered by Block Exemption.

2). From June 1st and once the new car warranty has expired, Toyota's Relax scheme provides a 1 year/10,000 mile extended warranty up to a specified age, when the car is serviced by a Toyota dealer - this wouldn't be covered under Block Exemption. 

3). Owners can purchase an extended warranty from third party warranty companies (eg Warranty Direct, etc) - these won't be covered by Block Exemption.

4). Used car warranties are commonly extended warranties - if an extended warranty, these wouldn't be covered under Block Exemption.

[Thermal]

I wonder how this is valid for a  car's hybrid system.
I mean, my RAV4.5 has a 15 years extended warranty on the entire Hybrid system (HV Battery, Inverter/Converter, cables etc.) provided that the car is presented for a yearly "Hybrid Check" at a Toyota dealer to keep that extended warranty valid. There won't be many independent garages that have the equipment to test such a system, let alone the knowledge to diagnose or repair it.
I think it's wise to keep that in mind, since the hybrid components are excrutiatingly expensive! 😲

[FROSTYBALLS]

It is valid as it is a regulation that the UK and EU have adopted.

Not actually a 15 year extended warranty - it is a 1 year/10,000 mile extended warranty that may be renewed up to when the car is 15 years of age.

As the hybrid Battery extended warranty is an extended warranty, Toyota are able to stipulate where the car is serviced in order to maintain the warranty. Whether or not they do that is down to them.

[CPN]

2 hours ago, shingster said:

The reason for me opting to do the oil change myself is because i wouldn't have been able to get it to the dealer before my engine oil ran out.

I'm curious, are you saying that it was showing a lower-than-normal level on the dipstick? If so, that's a little concerning, isn't it? As I am a bit of a vintage "petrol head" myself, I'm also fastidious in doing regular checks like that on all my vehicles even though my mileage figures are always low (retired). Saying that and being on my 3rd new Yaris since 2014, I've never known any of them to show any loss of oil (between services) at all?

(btw, that light is not indicating that your "oil is running out" at all. It just gets triggered every 10K or 1 calendar year whichever comes first.) 

[shingster]

6 minutes ago, CPN said:

I'm curious, are you saying that it was showing a lower-than-normal level on the dipstick? If so, that's a little concerning, isn't it? As I am a bit of a vintage "petrol head" myself, I'm also fastidious in doing regular checks like that on all my vehicles even though my mileage figures are always low (retired). Saying that and being on my 3rd new Yaris since 2014, I've never known any of them to show any loss of oil (between services) at all?

Your guess is as good as mine really. Between my last service and to now its been three weeks. Having looked through the service report that they created for the service looks like they only did a visual check on the oil levels at the time and not replace any. If combined with the oil that i used before the service and the amount i used since then it will make sense for the warning message to show up now. 

I'll be fine until sat when i take it to the dealers anyhow