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

[[File:Prius Prime dashboard alert oil change.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 vehicles. 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 obscured a regularly scheduled maintenance task, likely steering customers toward corporate dealerships rather than allowing them to make 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>.

Starting with the 2016 Prius, oil change alerts changed with a new generation of vehicles. 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 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260520201239/https://assets.sia.toyota.com/publications/en/om-s/OM47A29U/pdf/OM47A29U.pdf#page=671 |archive-date=20 May 2026}}</ref>. The oil change light, in particular, was replaced with the message "Maintenance Required Visit Your Dealer". This change obscured a regularly scheduled maintenance task, likely steering customers toward corporate dealerships rather than allowing them to make 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 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260520201239/https://assets.sia.toyota.com/publications/en/om-s/OM47A29U/pdf/OM47A29U.pdf#page=671 |archive-date=20 May 2026}}</ref>.

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 ===Obfuscation of Maintenance Alerts ''(2016)''===
 [[File:Prius Prime dashboard alert oil change.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 vehicles. 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 obscured a regularly scheduled maintenance task, likely steering customers toward corporate dealerships rather than allowing them to make 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>.
+Starting with the 2016 Prius, oil change alerts changed with a new generation of vehicles. 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 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260520201239/https://assets.sia.toyota.com/publications/en/om-s/OM47A29U/pdf/OM47A29U.pdf#page=671 |archive-date=20 May 2026}}</ref>. The oil change light, in particular, was replaced with the message "Maintenance Required Visit Your Dealer". This change obscured a regularly scheduled maintenance task, likely steering customers toward corporate dealerships rather than allowing them to make 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 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260520201239/https://assets.sia.toyota.com/publications/en/om-s/OM47A29U/pdf/OM47A29U.pdf#page=671 |archive-date=20 May 2026}}</ref>.
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