Toyota Tacoma guide User manual

Spare tire & tools
Tool location
Removing the spare tire
Jack
Tool bag
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Assemble the jack handle.
Insert the jack handle end into the lowering
screw.
Turn the jack handle counterclockwise.
Refer to your Owner’s Manual for jack positioning
and tire changing procedures.
Regular cab models
-behind the seatback Double cab models -under the rear seat
Access cab models
-under the rear seat
Front
Front
!A word about safe vehicle operations
This Pocket Reference Guide is a summary
guide for basic vehicle operations. It contains
brief descriptions of fundamental operations
so you can locate and use the vehicle’s main
equipment quickly and easily.
The Pocket Reference Guide is not intended
as a substitute for the Owner’s Manual
located in your vehicle’s glove box. We
strongly encourage you to review the Owner’s
Manual and supplementary manuals so you
will have a better understanding of your
vehicle’s capabilities and limitations.
Your dealership and the entire staff of Toyota
Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., wish you many
years of satisfied driving in your new Tacoma.
This Pocket Reference Guide is not a full
guide to Tacoma operations. Every Tacoma
owner should review the Owner’s Manual
that accompanies this vehicle.
Pay special attention to the boxed
information highlighted in yellow
throughout the Owner’s Manual. Each box
contains safe operating instructions to
help you avoid injury or equipment
malfunction.
All information in this Pocket Reference
Guide is current at the time of printing.
Toyota reserves the right to make changes
at any time without notice.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item Page no.
OVERVIEW
Engine compar men 7
Fuel ank door and cap 6
Hood release lever 6
Indica or symbols 4-5
Ins rumen clus er 4-5
Ins rumen panel 2-3
FEATURES/OPERATIONS
Accessory me er 10
Air condi ioning/Hea ing 16
Audio 14-15
Au o LSD (Au o Limi ed Slip Differen ial) 19
Au oma ic ransmission 8
Bo le holders 17
Clock 12
Clu ch s ar cancel swi ch 19
Cruise con rol 13
Cup holders 17
Engine immobilizer 17
Four-wheel drive 9
Keyless en ry 18
Ligh s & urn signals 11
Parking brake 12
Power ou le s 16
Rear differen ial lock 18
Sea adjus men s-Fron 10
Sea s-Head res rain s 10
Til and elescopic s eering wheel 9
Window-Rear sliding 12
Windows 13
Windshield wiper & washer 11
SAFETY AND EMERGENCY FEATURES
Airbag-Supplemen al Res rain Sys em 22-23
DAC (Downhill Assis Con rol) 21
Door locks 20
Doors-Child safe y locks 20
HAC (Hill-s ar Assis Con rol) 21
Passenger airbag cu off swi ch 22
Rollover informa ion 24
Sea bel s 20
Sea bel s-Shoulder bel anchor 21
Spare ire & ools 25
TRAC (Trac ion Con rol) 21
VSC (Vehicle S abili y Con rol) 21
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OVERVIEW
Fron fog ligh swi ch*
“AUTO LSD” (Au o Limi ed Slip Differen ial) or Rear
Differen ial Lock swi ch*
Power ou le main swi ch*
Dimmer con rol wheel
Headligh and urn signal con rols
Audio s eering wheel swi ches
Wiper and washer con rols
Two-wheel/Four-wheel drive selec or*
Audio
Clock
Thef de erren sys em/Engine immobilizer
indica or ligh *
Fron passenger’s sea bel reminder ligh
Fron passenger occupan classifica ion indica or
ligh s* or fron passenger airbag on-off indica or
ligh s*
Passenger airbag cu off swi ch*
Air condi ioning con rols
Power ou le
Emergency flasher swi ch
Cigare e ligh er
Parking brake lever (s ick ype)
Cruise con rol lever*
Igni ion swi ch
Clu ch s ar cancel swi ch*
“DAC” (Downhill Assis Con rol) bu on*
Power rear view mirror con rols*
*If ins alled
Inst ument panel
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OVERVIEW
1For details, refer to “Service reminder indicators and warning
buzzers,” Section 1-6, 2005 wner’s Manual.
2If this light flashes, refer to “Four-wheel drive system,” Section
1-7, 2005 wner’s Manual.
3If this light flashes, refer to “Rear differential lock system,”
Section 1-7, 2005 wner’s Manual.
4If this light flashes, refer to “Cruise control,” Section 1-7, 2005
wner’s Manual.
Tachome er
Speedome er
Odome er and wo rip me ers
Service reminder indica ors and indica or ligh s
Engine coolan empera ure gauge
Fuel gauge
Trip me er rese knob
Inst ument cluste
Au oma ic ransmission indica or
ligh s (5-speed)/(4-speed)
Driver’s sea bel reminder ligh 1
Fron passenger’s sea bel reminder ligh 1
Ba ery warning ligh 1
Low engine oil pressure warning ligh 1
Brake sys em warning ligh 1
Malfunc ion indica or ligh 1
Engine oil replacemen reminder ligh 1
An i-lock brake sys em warning ligh 1
Fron passenger occupan classifica ion indica or
ligh or passenger airbag on-off indica or ligh
When he an i-lock brake sys em (ABS) func ion is in
ac ion, you may feel he brake pedal pulsa ing and
hear a noise. In his si ua ion, o le he an i-lock
brake sys em work for you, jus hold he brake pedal
down more firmly. Do no pump he brake as his will
resul in reduced braking performance.
Indicato symbols
Headligh low beam indica or ligh
Headligh high beam indica or ligh
Turn signal indica or ligh
Four-wheel drive indica or ligh 2
Low speed four-wheel drive indica or ligh 2
Rear differen ial lock indica or ligh 3
Slip indica or ligh
Vehicle s abili y con rol sys em off indica or
ligh
Downhill assis con rol indica or ligh
“AUTO LSD” indica or ligh
Cruise con rol indica or ligh 4
Au oma ic ransmission fluid empera ure
warning ligh 1
Thef de erren /Engine immobilizer
indica or ligh
Open door warning ligh 1
Airbag SRS warning ligh 1
•Vehicle s abili y con rol warning ligh 1
•“AUTO LSD” warning ligh 1
•Trac ion con rol warning ligh 1
•Downhill assis con rol warning ligh 1
•Hill-s ar assis con rol warning ligh 1
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OVERVIEW
Windshield washer fluid ank
Engine coolan reservoir
Engine oil filler cap
Power s eering fluid reservoir
Engine oil level dips ick
Brake fluid reservoir
Fuse block
Ba ery
Condenser
Radia or
Note: Regularly scheduled maintenance, including
oil changes, will help extend the life of
your vehicle and maintain performance.
Please refer to the “Owner’s arranty
Information Booklet,” “Scheduled
Maintenance Guide” or “Owner’s Manual
Supplement.”
Fuel tank doo and cap Engine compa tment
Hood elease leve
Fuel tank doo .
To emove the fuel tank cap Turn he cap
coun erclockwise by 90 degrees, hen urn i an
addi ional 30 degrees. Pause sligh ly before
removing i .
4 cylinde (2TR-FE) engine
6 cylinde (1GR-FE) engine
To elease the hood Pull he lever inside vehicle.
To open the hood There are wo levers ha will
open he hood. Inser finger ei her hrough he
opening be ween he hood and grill, or hrough
he grill. Pull up on one of he ca ch levers inside
he compar men and lif he hood.
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Turn
Push and Turn
Turn
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FEATURES/OPERATIONS
Automatic t ansmission (if installed)
When shif ing from “P” (Park), he igni ion swi ch
mus be “ON,” and he brake pedal depressed.
Shif normally.
5-speed models
Pa k Engine s ar ing and key removal
Reve se
Neut al
D ive Overdrive “ON”*
Thi d gea
5-speed models ...
Increased engine braking
4-speed models ... Overdrive “OFF”
Second gea Increased engine braking
Fi st gea Maximum engine braking
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2
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4-speed models
Fou th gea
5-speed models only ... Overdrive “OFF”
Fou -wheel d ive (if installed)
High speed posi ion, wo-wheel drive
High speed posi ion, four-wheel drive
Low speed posi ion, four-wheel drive
H2
H4
L4
To ope ate the two-wheel/fou -wheel d ive
selecto
For bes fuel economy during normal driving
condi ions, drive in he “H2” posi ion.
Refer o your Owner’s Manual for more de ails.
Tilt and telescopic stee ing wheel
To change the stee ing wheel position Push he
lock release lever down, se he desired leng h and
angle, and re urn he lever o i s original posi ion.
Note: Do not attempt to adjust while the vehicle
is in motion.
*Downshif ing increases power going uphill, or
provides engine braking going downhill. For bes fuel
economy during normal driving condi ions, always
drive wi h he shif lever in he “D” posi ion.
H2
H4
H4 L4
L4
H4
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FEATURES/OPERATIONS
Lights & tu n signals
Headlights
Pa king, tail, license plate and inst ument
panel lights Twis he lever knob o posi ion 1.
Headlights and all of the above Twis he lever
knob o posi ion 2.
Automatic light cut off system This sys em
au oma ically urns off he ligh s when he driver’s
door is opened wi h he key in “ACC” or “LOCK.”
High beams Push he lever forward.
Low beams
High beam flashe Pull he lever oward you.
Tu n signals
Right o left tu n Push he lever up or down.
Lane change Move he lever up or down o
posi ion 7 and hold.
Indica or ligh
Windshield wipe & washe
Inte mittent speed Push he lever down o
posi ion 1.
Inte val adjuste Twis he band o adjus he
in ermi en speed.
Slow speed Push he lever down o posi ion 3.
Fast speed Push he lever down o posi ion 4.
Single wipe Push he lever up o posi ion 5.
Washe fluid Pull he lever oward you.
Seat adjustments-F ont
Sepa ate Seat Bench Seat
Position leve
Lumba suppo t knob*
Seatback angle leve
See Seats in Sec ion 1-3 of your Owner’s Manual
for more informa ion, including folding, access
and double cab sea arrangemen s.
*If ins alled
Seats-Head est aints
Bench seaSepara e sea
Lock release bu on
Accesso y mete (if installed)
E/M (English/Met ic) button To selec Farenhei
or Celsius.
Compass
Outside tempe atu e display
Lock release bu ons
Wi h
in ermi en
wiper
Wi hou
in ermi en
wiper
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FEATURES/OPERATIONS
Pa king b ake
Manual T ansmission
S ick ype brake reduces he number of pedals on
he floor in Manual Transmission vehicles.
To set Pull he lever
To elease Press he release bu on, urn he lever
and push in.
Indica or ligh
To set Depress he pedal.
To elease Depress he pedal again.
Automatic T ansmission
Indica or ligh
To tu n the system “ON” o “OFF” Push he
bu on.
To set a speed Bring your vehicle o he desired
speed. Push he lever down oward “- SET.”
To cancel the set speed Pull he lever o “CANCEL.”
The se speed may also be cancelled by ei her of
he following:
- Depress he brake pedal.
- Depress he clu ch pedal (manual ransmission).
To esume set speed afte cancel Push he lever
up oward “+ RES.”
Refer o your Owner’s Manual for more de ails.
Tu ning system on/off Setting a speed
Indica or ligh
C uise cont ol (if installed)
Windows
Driver side
Window lock swi ch
Window
lock
swi ch
Window ope ation
To open o close Push down or pull up on he swi ch.
Automatic down ope ation (D ive side window)
Push he swi ch comple ely down and release o fully
open.
Window lock switch
Push he swi ch o deac iva e he passenger windows.
Window-Rea sliding (if installed)
To open Push he release lever and slide he window.
Driver side
Access cab models Double cab models
Clock
To eset the hou Push he “H” bu on.
To eset the minute Push he “M” bu on.
Lock release
bu on
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Volume cont ol switch
“ ” switch
In adio mode Push o selec a prese s a ion, or
push and hold o seek he nex s rong s a ion.
In CD mode push o skip up or down o he nex
or previous rack.
“MODE” switch Push o selec an audio mode.
Push and hold o urn he audio sys em “OFF.”
Refer o your Owner’s Manual for more de ails.
To play Inser a compac disc.
To select a t ack Push “SEEK/TRACK.”
To scan t acks on a disc Push “SCAN.” Push again o
hold selec ion.
To eject a compact disc Push “ .”
To view CD text Push “TEXT” o display disc
informa ion. Refer o your Owner’s Manual for more
de ails.
Type 2 and 3 only a e equipped with ...
CD Change
To load one disc Push “LOAD” and inser 1 disc.
To load multiple discs Push and hold “LOAD”
un il you hear a beep. Inser one disc. Shu er
will close and hen re-open for nex disc.
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RADIO
To select a station Push ei her side of “SEEK/TRACK.”
To scan stations Push “SCAN” (Push and hold o scan
prese s a ions). Push again o hold selec ion.
To select the band Push “AM,” “FM1,” “FM2” or
“FM1·2.”
To p eset a station Tune in he desired s a ion and
press a prese bu on (1-6) un il you hear a beep.
To select a p eset station Push desired prese
bu on (1-6).
FEATURES/OPERATIONS
Type 1
Type 2
*Func ions for bu ons 1-6 are indica ed above each
bu on on LCD.
*Func ions for bu ons 1-6 are indica ed above each
bu on on LCD.
Type 3
*Func ions for bu ons 1-6 are indica ed above each
bu on on LCD.
Audio
BASIC OPERATION
To tu n on the audio system Push “PWR.VOL,”
“AM,” “FM1,” “FM2,” “FM1·2,” “DISC” or “LOAD.”
To tu n off the system Push “PWR.VOL.”
To adjust the volume Turn “PWR.VOL.”
CD PLAYER
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Stee ing wheel switches (if installed)
Type 3 only is equipped with ...
RDS (Radio Data System) Text Display Push
“TEXT” o receive informa ion ransmi ed from
radio s a ions.
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