Without the year, make, and model, an exact answer can't be given here.
However, in very basic, you will either need the code specific to your car, or you can run it up to your dealership. They can reset it in just a few minutes for a fee. From time to time, you can find the code directly in your owner's manual.
The maintenance required light comes on aeveryfew thousand miles. After you get an oil change the mechanic is supposed to reset that for you. I would take it back and have it done, or google it and do it yourself.
The maintenance required light only goes on after 7,500 miles since last 'maintenance'. The maintence required light will not turn off by replacing or changing anything, the only way to turn it off is by putting your key in the key slot next to the light.
After my 1995 Montero turned 150,000 miles the
"Maintenance Required" lights are triggered by milage. The lights come on around 15,000 , 30,000 , and 90,000 miles. At these intervels rutine mant. is preformed, consisting of checking and or replacing of o2 sensors,checking T.P.S. sensors. After 90,000 the maintenance required light is to be disconnected, by unpluging the bulb sgi
The indicator is there to remind the driver when a certain number of miles has been reached, 7,500 in most cases. When no maintenance is required, the indicator will be green. If maintenance is needed, the indicator will turn red.
Look in the required maintenance booklet that came with the vehicle. Probably 90 or 100 thousand miles.
No, the "Check Engine" light will only come on if there is a problem with the emissions system. Do not confuse this light with the "Maintenance Required" light which does come on at a set mileage to alert you that maintenance needs to be performed.
Most likely you need an oil change. That light comes on every 5000 or 7500 miles.
Mine is an older model but I had same issue. The maintenance required light is on a sensor so it changes after a set number of miles. It's to remind you to take your car in for an oil change and things like that. It's factory set, typically; there's probably nothing wrong with your car if you've had an oil change in the past few thousand miles; if not, take it in, it can't hurt. To turn it off (this is based off of my model and I'm unsure if it would be the same for yours) there is a little hole looking thing in the dashboard glass cover/window[around your speedometer and the maintenance light.] Put the tip of the key into the hole and push a little; the light should reset.
This Lexus maintenance light illuminates every 5,000 miles driven on the vehicle. This is a reminder light that will indicate when maintenance service is needed.
Press the "step" button until "0 miles to service" is displayed. Hold "reset" until it resets.
How do you reset the maintenance required light on a 2004 Honda CRV Do you take it to the dealer This is 60K plus miles.?" Hold Down the trip counter button make sure it is on miles as you hold it down and have it down slowly turn on the key and that should reset it or just take the battery cable off if you don't want to go through all that.