1996 TOYOTA TACOMA 4WD

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Nº (neutral position):
Lever at Nº
No power is delivered to the wheels. The vehicle must be stopped.
L4º (low speed position, four-wheel
drive): Lever at L4º
Use this for maximum power and traction. Use L4º for climbing or descending steep
hills, off-road driving, and hard pulling in
sand, mud or deep snow.
The four-wheel drive indicator light
comes on when the H4º, Nº or L4º mode is selected.
See (d) Shifting procedure (lever type)º
for further instructions.
Use the front drive control lever and
4WDº button to select the following transfer modes. H2º (high speed position, two-wheel
drive): Lever at Hº, 4WDº button left out
Use this for normal driving on dry
hard-surfaced roads. This position gives
greater economy, quietest ride and least
wear.
H4º (high speed position, four-wheel drive): Lever at Hº, 4WDº button
pushed in Use this for normal driving on wet, icy or
snow-covered roads. This position pro-
vides greater traction than two-wheeldrive. Nº (neutral position):
Lever at Nº
No power is delivered to the wheels. Thevehicle must be stopped.
L4º (low speed position, four-wheel
drive): Lever at L4º
Use this for maximum power and traction. Use L4º for climbing or descending steep
hills, off-road driving, and hard pulling in
sand, mud or deep snow.
The four-wheel drive indicator light
comes on when the H4º, Nº or L4º mode
is selected.
See (d) Shifting procedure (lever/button
type)º for further instructions.
(a) Front drive control
(lever/button type)

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SHIFTING BETWEEN H2º AND H4º
To shift from H2º to H4º,
reduce your
speed to less than 100 km/h (62 mph) and
push in the 4WDº button. You need not depress the clutch pedal.
If the indicator light does not come on
when you push in the 4WDº button, drive
straight ahead while accelerating or de-celerating.
If the indicator light flashes and the buzzer
sounds when you push in the 4WDº but-
ton, reduce your speed or stop the vehicle
and reset.
Never push the 4WDº button if
wheels are slipping. Stop the slip-
ping or spinning before shifting. CAUTION
! To shift from H4º to H2º,
push the
4WDº button again to turn it off.
This can be done at any vehicle speed.
You need not depress the clutch pedal.
If the indicator light does not go off when you shift the transfer into H2º, drive
straight ahead while accelerating or de- celerating, or drive in reverse. SHIFTING BETWEEN H2º OR H4º
AND L4º
To shift from H2º or H4º to L4º,
stop
the vehicle or reduce your speed to less
than 8 km/h (5 mph). With your foot off the
accelerator pedal, depress the clutch
pedal and move the front drive control le-
ver.
To shift from L4º to H2º or H4º, de-
press the clutch pedal and move the front
drive control lever. When the 4WDº but- ton is pushed in, the transfer shifts into
H4º; when the button is left out, the trans-
fer shifts into H2º. This can be done at any vehicle speed.
If the indicator light does not go off when you shift the transfer into H2º, drive
straight ahead while accelerating or de- celerating, or drive in reverse.
(d) Shifting procedure (lever/button type withmanual transmission)

70SHIFTING BETWEEN H2º and H4º
To shift from H2º to H4º,
reduce your
speed to less than 100 km/h (62 mph) and
push in the 4WDº button.
If the indicator light does not come on
when you push in the 4WDº button, drive
straight ahead while accelerating or de- celerating.
If the indicator light flashes and the buzzer
sounds when you push in the 4WDº but-
ton, reduce your speed or stop the vehicle
and reset.
Never push the 4WDº button if
wheels are slipping. Stop the slip-
ping or spinning before shifting. CAUTION
! To shift from H4º to H2º,
push the
4WDº button again to turn it off. This can be done at any vehicle speed.
If the indicator light does not go off when you shift the transfer into H2º, drive
straight ahead while accelerating or de-celerating, or drive in reverse. SHIFTING BETWEEN H2º OR H4º
AND L4º
To shift from H2º or H4º to L4º,
stop
the vehicle and put the transmission in
Nº. With your foot holding down the brake
pedal, move the front drive control lever.
To shift from L4º to H2º or H4º, stop
the vehicle and put the transmission in
Nº. With your foot holding down the brake
pedal, move the front drive control lever.
When the 4WDº button is pushed in, the
transfer shifts into H4º; when the button is left out, the transfer shifts into H2º.
If the indicator light does not go off when you shift the transfer into H2º, drive
straight ahead while accelerating or de-celerating, or drive in reverse.
(d) Shifting procedure (lever/button type withautomatic transmission)

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Engine compartment (Canada)
7. DOME 15 A: Car audio system, power
antenna, interior light, clock, ignition
switch light, personal lights, door courtesy
lights
8. TAIL 10 A: Tail lights, license plate
lights
9. PANEL 10 A: Emergency flashers,
heater control system, air conditioning
cooling system, gauges and meters,
clock, car audio system overdrive indica-
tor light, glovebox light, cigarette lighter,
instrument panel lights
10. A.C 10 A: Air conditioning cooling
system
11. HEAD (RH) 10 A: Right-hand head-
lightInstrument panel
12. HEAD (LH) 10 A: Left-hand head-
light
13. HEAD (HI RH) 10 A: Right-hand
headlight (high beam), hi-beam indicator light
14. HEAD (HI LH) 10 A: Left-hand head-
light (high beam)
15. HEAD (LO RH) 10 A: Right-hand
headlight (low beam)
16. HEAD (LO LH) 10 A: Left-hand
headlight (low beam)
17. DRL 7.5 A: Daytime running light sys-
tem
18. 4WD 15 A: A.D.D. control system,
four-wheel drive control system, rear dif- ferential lock system 19. GAUGE 10 A:
Gauges and meters,
back-up lights, cruise control system,
power antenna, power door lock control
system, electronically controlled automatic
transmission system, starting system,
charging system, heater control system
20. TURN 10 A: Turn signal lights, emer-
gency flashers
21. ECU-IG 15 A: Cruise control system,
anti-lock brake system, shift lock system
22. WIPER 20 A: Windshield wipers and
washer
23. IGN 7.5 A: Discharge warning light,
SRS airbag system
24. RADIO 7.5 A: Car audio system,
power antenna
25. CIG 15 A: Cigarette lighter, clock,
power rear view mirrors, back-up lights,
shift lock system
26. ECU-B 15 A: SRS airbag warning
light, daytime running light system, cruise control system, anti-lock brake system

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Fuses (type B)
27. HEATER 40 A:
A.Cº fuse
28. AM1 40 A: All components in STAº,
ECU-Bº, POWERº' RADIOº, CIGº,
GAUGEº, TURNº, ECU-IGº, WIPERº
and 4WDº fuses
29. AM2 30 A: All components in IGNº
fuse
30. POWER 30 A: Power windows, pow-
er door lock control system Fuses (type C)
31. ABS 60 A: Anti-lock brake system
32. ALT 80 A: All components in ABSº,
AM1º, STAº, ECU-Bº, POWERº, RA-
DIOº, CIGº, GAUGEº, TURNº, ECU-
IGº, WIPERº, 4WDº, HEATERº, A.Cº,
TAILº, PANELº, STOPº and ALT-Sº fuses