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5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
CAUTION
As an added safety feature, your
vehicle has been equipped with a tire
pressure monitoring system (TPMS-ti re pressure warning system) that
illuminates a low tire pressure telltal e (tire pressure warning light) when
one or more of your tires is significantly under-inflated. Accordingly,
when the low tire pressure telltale (tire pre ssure warning light) illumi-
nates, you should stop and check your tires as soon as possible, and
inflate them to the proper pressure. Driving on a significantly under-
inflated tire causes the tire to overheat and can lead to tire failure.
Under-inflation also reduces fuel effi ciency and tire tread life, and may
affect the vehicle’s handling and stopping ability.
Please note that the TPMS (tire pressure warning system) is not a sub-
stitute for proper tire ma intenance, and it is the driver’s responsibility to
maintain correct tire pressure, even if under-inflation has not reached the
level to trigger illu mination of the TPMS low tire pressure telltale (tire
pressure warning light).
Your vehicle has also been equipped with a TPMS (tire pressure warning
system) malfunction indicator to indi cate when the system is not operat-
ing properly. The TPMS (tire pressure warning system) malfunction indi-
cator is combined with the low tire pressure telltale (tire pressure
warning light). When the system det ects a malfunction, the telltale will
flash for approximately one minute an d then remain continuously illumi-
nated. This sequence will continue upon subsequent vehicle start-ups as
long as the malfunction exists. When the malfunction indi cator is illumi-
nated, the system may not be able to detect or signal low tire pressure
as intended.
TPMS (tire pressure warning system) malfunctions may occur for a vari-
ety of reasons, including the installati on of replacement or alternate tires
or wheels on the vehicle that prevent the TPMS (tire pressure warning
system) from functioning properly. Always check the TPMS (tire pres-
sure warning system) malfunction te lltale after replacing one or more
tires or wheels on your vehicle to ensure that the replacement or alter-
nate tires and wheels allow the TPMS (tire pressure warning system) to
continue to function properly.

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5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
If your vehicle overheats
If your engine overheats:
Stop the vehicle in a safe place and turn off the air condi-
tioning system.
Check to see if steam is coming out from under the hood.
If you see steam: Stop the engine. Carefully lift the hood after the steam
subsides and then restart the engine.
If you do not see steam: Leave the engine running and carefully lift the hood.
Check to see if the cooling fan is operating.
If the fan is operating: Wait until the high engine coolant temperature warning
light goes off and then stop the engine.
If the fan is not operating: Stop the engine immediately and call your local Toyota
dealer.

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If the vehicle becomes stuck
■Emergency hook
Carry out the following procedures if the tires spin or the vehicle
becomes stuck in mud, dirt, or snow.
Stop the engine. Set the parking brake and put the shift
lever in P (vehicles with an automatic transmission) or N
(vehicles with a manual transmission).
Remove the mud, snow, or sand from around the stuck tire.
Place wood, stones or some other material to help provide
traction under the tires.
Restart the engine.
If equipped, turn off the VSC ( P. 161)
Shift the shift lever to D or R (automatic transmission) or 1
or R (manual transmission) and carefully apply the acceler-
ator to free the vehicle.
When your vehicle becomes stuck and
cannot move, the emergency hook is
used for another vehicle to pull your vehi-
cle out in an emergency.
Your vehicle is not designed to tow
another vehicle.
Do not use the left rear hook. It is not
designed for towing.

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Alphabetical index
Electric power steering
Electric power steering ......... 160
Warning light ........................ 320
Emergency flashers Switch ................................... 308
Emergency, in case of If the engine will not start...... 341
If the shift lever cannot be shifted from P ..................... 343
If the vehicle battery is discharged ......................... 345
If the warning buzzer sounds ............................... 319
If the warning light turns
on ....................................... 319
If you have a flat tire ............ 329
If you lose your keys............. 344
If you think something is wrong ................................. 315
If the vehicle becomes
stuck................................... 352
If your vehicle has to be stopped in an emergency... 354
If your vehicle needs to be towed ................................. 309
If your vehicle overheats ...... 349
Engine Compartment........................ 256
Engine switch ....................... 130
Hood ..................................... 253
How to start the engine ........ 130
Identification number ............ 359
If the engine will not start...... 341
Ignition switch ....................... 130
Immobilizer system................. 78
Overheating .......................... 349
Specifications ....................... 360
Warning light ........................ 320 Engine coolant
Capacity ................................362
Checking ...............................261
Indicator ................................146
Preparing and checking
before winter .......................169
Type ......................................362
Warning light .........................320
Engine immobilizer system.......78
Engine oil Capacity ................................361
Checking ...............................257
Grade ....................................361
Initializing the maintenance
data .....................................259
Preparing and checking before winter .......................169
Warning light .................320, 322
Engine switch ...........................130
Engine oil maintenance data .........................................259
EPS EPS .......................................160
Warning light .........................320
Event data recorder .................317E