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MyToyota app, that replaced the Toyota Suite, has built-in paywall features for example for scheduled pre-heating of your car. This affects all Toyota models. They offer the service for free for 3 years after purchase, but then disable it forcing owners to either give that feature up or go into subscription model.

===Obfuscation of Maintenance Alerts ''(2016)''===

[[File:PriusMaintenanceRequired.jpg|thumb|alt=Dashboard with screen showing "Maintenance Required Visit Your Dealer"|Prius Prime dashboard alert for an oil change]]

Starting with the 2016 Prius, oil change alerts changed with a new generation of vehicle. Many static indicator lights were replaced with a simple screen message<ref>{{Cite web |title=2016 Prius Owner's Manual page 671 |url=https://assets.sia.toyota.com/publications/en/om-s/OM47A29U/pdf/OM47A29U.pdf#page=671}}</ref>. The oil change light in particular was replaced with the message "Maintenance Required Visit Your Dealer". This change obfuscated a regularly timed maintenance task, likely funneling customers towards corporate dealerships rather than making a decision based on the actual cause. In the owner's manual, it's noted that the original oil change light remains for Canada only<ref>{{Cite web |title=2016 Prius Owner's Manual page 105 |url=https://assets.sia.toyota.com/publications/en/om-s/OM47A29U/pdf/OM47A29U.pdf#page=105}}</ref>.

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 MyToyota app, that replaced the Toyota Suite, has built-in paywall features for example for scheduled pre-heating of your car. This affects all Toyota models. They offer the service for free for 3 years after purchase, but then disable it forcing owners to either give that feature up or go into subscription model.
+===Obfuscation of Maintenance Alerts ''(2016)''===
+[[File:PriusMaintenanceRequired.jpg|thumb|alt=Dashboard with screen showing "Maintenance Required Visit Your Dealer"|Prius Prime dashboard alert for an oil change]]
+Starting with the 2016 Prius, oil change alerts changed with a new generation of vehicle. Many static indicator lights were replaced with a simple screen message<ref>{{Cite web |title=2016 Prius Owner's Manual page 671 |url=https://assets.sia.toyota.com/publications/en/om-s/OM47A29U/pdf/OM47A29U.pdf#page=671}}</ref>. The oil change light in particular was replaced with the message "Maintenance Required Visit Your Dealer". This change obfuscated a regularly timed maintenance task, likely funneling customers towards corporate dealerships rather than making a decision based on the actual cause. In the owner's manual, it's noted that the original oil change light remains for Canada only<ref>{{Cite web |title=2016 Prius Owner's Manual page 105 |url=https://assets.sia.toyota.com/publications/en/om-s/OM47A29U/pdf/OM47A29U.pdf#page=105}}</ref>.
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