Straight from the manufacturer's own manual.* Every number shows its page.* If we don't know, we say we don't know.*
GARAGE JOB ENGINE™ * 5W-AI

Owner’s manual specs

2012 Toyota Corolla Matrix Specs: Fluids, Maintenance Schedule & Fuse Box

Figures for the 2012 Toyota Corolla Matrix, copied from Toyota’s own owner’s manual. Every one links to the manual page it came from.

From the manufacturer’s manuals. Every figure here is copied from the manufacturer's own manual, with a link to the page it came from. Where a manual is unclear or contradicts itself, we leave the figure out.

Engines in this manual: 1.8 L, 2.4 L. Figures that differ by engine say which engine they are for.

Fluids & capacities

All engines

Cooling system > Coolant type

Use either of the following. • “Toyota Super Long Life Coolant” • Similar high-quality ethylene glycol-based non-silicate, non-amine, non-nitrite, and non-borate coolant with long-life hybrid organic acid technology Do not use plain water alone.

Source: Toyota 2012 Matrix Owners Manual (OM12F50U), page 461

1.8 L

2.4 L

Maintenance schedule

Normal service schedule

Use this for ordinary driving.

ServiceWhen
Replace cabin air filter

Applies to: Schedule A - 2AZ-FE Engines

Source: Toyota 2012 Matrix Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 39

Every 30,000 mi or 36 months
Replace cabin air filter

Applies to: Schedule B - 2ZR-FE Engines

Source: Toyota 2012 Matrix Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 59

Every 30,000 mi or 36 months
Replace engine air filter

Applies to: Schedule A - 2AZ-FE Engines

Source: Toyota 2012 Matrix Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 43

Every 30,000 mi or 36 months
Replace engine air filter

Applies to: Schedule B - 2ZR-FE Engines

Source: Toyota 2012 Matrix Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 55

Every 30,000 mi or 36 months
Replace engine oil and filter

Applies to: Schedule B - 2ZR-FE Engines

Source: Toyota 2012 Matrix Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 54

Every 10,000 mi or 12 months
Replace engine oil and filter

Applies to: Schedule A - 2AZ-FE Engines

Source: Toyota 2012 Matrix Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 37

Every 5,000 mi or 6 months
Replace engine oil and oil filter

Applies to: Schedule A - 2AZ-FE Engines

Source: Toyota 2012 Matrix Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 40

35,000 mi, 40,000 mi, 45,000 mi, 50,000 mi, 55,000 mi, 60,000 mi, 65,000 mi, 70,000 mi, 75,000 mi, 80,000 mi, 85,000 mi, 90,000 mi, 95,000 mi, 100,000 mi, 105,000 mi, 110,000 mi, 115,000 mi, 120,000 mi
Replace engine oil and oil filter

Applies to: Schedule B - 2ZR-FE Engines

Source: Toyota 2012 Matrix Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 56

40,000 mi, 50,000 mi, 60,000 mi, 70,000 mi, 80,000 mi, 90,000 mi, 100,000 mi, 110,000 mi, 120,000 mi

Severe service schedule

Use this if you tow, idle a lot, drive short trips in the cold, or run in dust.

ServiceWhen
Inspect engine air filter

Applies to: Schedule A - 2AZ-FE Engines · Driving on dirt roads or dusty roads

Source: Toyota 2012 Matrix Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 36

5,000 mi, 10,000 mi, 15,000 mi, 20,000 mi, 25,000 mi, 35,000 mi, 40,000 mi, 45,000 mi, 50,000 mi, 55,000 mi, 65,000 mi, 70,000 mi, 75,000 mi, 80,000 mi, 85,000 mi, 95,000 mi, 100,000 mi, 105,000 mi, 110,000 mi, 115,000 mi
Inspect engine air filter

Applies to: Schedule B - 2ZR-FE Engines · Driving on dirt roads or dusty roads

Source: Toyota 2012 Matrix Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 53

5,000 mi, 10,000 mi, 15,000 mi, 20,000 mi, 25,000 mi, 35,000 mi, 40,000 mi, 45,000 mi, 50,000 mi, 55,000 mi, 65,000 mi, 70,000 mi, 75,000 mi, 80,000 mi, 85,000 mi, 95,000 mi, 100,000 mi, 105,000 mi, 110,000 mi, 115,000 mi
Replace engine oil and filter

Applies to: Schedule B - 2ZR-FE Engines · Driving on dirt roads or dusty roads

Source: Toyota 2012 Matrix Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 53

5,000 mi, 15,000 mi, 25,000 mi
Replace engine oil and oil filter

Applies to: Schedule B - 2ZR-FE Engines · Driving on dirt roads or dusty roads

Source: Toyota 2012 Matrix Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 57

35,000 mi, 45,000 mi, 55,000 mi, 65,000 mi, 75,000 mi, 85,000 mi, 95,000 mi, 105,000 mi, 115,000 mi
Replace engine oil and oil filter

Applies to: Schedule B - 2ZR-FE Engines · Extensive idling and/or low speed driving for a long distance such as police, taxi or door-to-door delivery use

Source: Toyota 2012 Matrix Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 54

5,000 mi, 15,000 mi, 25,000 mi, 35,000 mi, 45,000 mi, 55,000 mi, 65,000 mi, 75,000 mi, 85,000 mi, 95,000 mi, 105,000 mi, 115,000 mi
Replace engine oil and oil filter

Applies to: Schedule B - 2ZR-FE Engines · Repeated trips of less than five miles in temperatures below 32°F / 0°C

Source: Toyota 2012 Matrix Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 53

5,000 mi, 15,000 mi, 25,000 mi, 35,000 mi, 45,000 mi, 55,000 mi, 65,000 mi, 75,000 mi, 85,000 mi, 95,000 mi, 105,000 mi, 115,000 mi
Replace front differential oil

Applies to: Schedule A - 2AZ-FE Engines · Driving while towing

Source: Toyota 2012 Matrix Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 43

Every 60,000 mi or 72 months
Replace front differential oil (manual transmission only)

Applies to: Schedule A - 2AZ-FE Engines · Driving while towing

Source: Toyota 2012 Matrix Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 47

30,000 mi, 90,000 mi
Replace manual transmission oil

Applies to: Schedule A - 2AZ-FE Engines · Driving while towing

Source: Toyota 2012 Matrix Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 47

30,000 mi, 90,000 mi
Replace rear differential oil (4WD)

Applies to: Schedule A - 2AZ-FE Engines · Driving while towing

Source: Toyota 2012 Matrix Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 41

Every 15,000 mi or 18 months
Replace transfer case oil (4WD)

Applies to: Schedule A - 2AZ-FE Engines · Driving while towing

Source: Toyota 2012 Matrix Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 41

Every 15,000 mi or 18 months
Replace transmission fluid or oil

Applies to: Schedule A - 2AZ-FE Engines · Driving while towing

Source: Toyota 2012 Matrix Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 43

Every 60,000 mi or 72 months

Oil life & reset procedures

Reset the maintenance data (U.S.A. only)

Before you start

  • After the required maintenance is performed according to the maintenance schedule, please reset the maintenance data.

Steps

  1. Turn the engine switch OFF with the trip meter A reading shown.
  2. While pressing the trip meter reset button (→P. 132), turn the engine switch to the “ON” position.
  3. Continue to press and hold the button until the trip meter displays 000000.

You’ll know it worked: Continue to press and hold the button until the trip meter displays 000000.

Source: Toyota 2012 Matrix Owners Manual (OM12F50U), page 337

Fuse box locations & fuse chart

Engine compartment

What each fuse protects

FuseAmpsProtectsSource
1—lectric cooling fan(s)p.388
110.0AParking lights, tail lights, license plate lights, multiport fuel injection system/sequential multiport fuel injection system, instrument cluster lightsp.391
2—lectric cooling fan(s)p.388
27.5ASwitch illuminationp.391
3—nti-lock brake system, vehicle staility control systemp.388
320.0APower windows, electric moon roofp.391
4—nti-lock brake system, vehicle staility control systemp.388
420.0APower windowsp.391
5—ir conditioning systemp.388
520.0APower windowsp.391
6—harging system, RDI FAN, CDS AN, ABS NO. 1, ABS NO. 3, PWR UTLET/INVERTER, HTR, HTR UB NO. 1, HTR SUB NO. 3, ACC, IG, ECU-IG NO. 2, HTR-IG, IPER, RR WIPER, WASHER, CU-IG NO. 1, AM1, 4WD, DOOR, TOP, FR DOOR, POWER, RR OOR, RL DOOR, OBD, ACC-B, R FOG, SUNROOF, DEF, MIR TR, TAIL, PANELp.388
620.0AElectric moon roofp.391
2830.0ASpare fusep.390
2920.0ASpare fusep.390
3030.0ANo circuitp.390
3110.0ANo circuitp.390
3220.0AMultiport fuel injection system/ sequential multiport fuel injection system, EFI NO. 1, EFI NO. 2p.390
3310.0AHornp.390
3415.0AMultiport fuel injection system/ sequential multiport fuel injection system, starting system, IGN, METERp.390
3530.0APTC heaterp.390
3630.0APTC heaterp.390
3715.0APower outletp.390

More fuse pages in the manual

Diagrams and printed legends we can’t host. Check the box name printed on a diagram before counting positions.

All Toyota repair jobs →

Other Toyota Corolla Matrix years