What Is the Maintenance Required Light? The Toyota maintenance light can appear on your dashboard as “MAINT REQD”. It's a light that remains active permanently, letting you know that you need to go for an oil change in a certified auto shop.

Why is my maint reqd light on?

The maintenance required light is notifying you that maintenance is required according to the driven distance on the vehicle's maintenance schedule. ... Most often this just means your vehicle might be due for an oil change.

What does maint reqd soon mean?

When the MAINT REQD light goes on it indicates that the vehicle's scheduled maintenance is due.