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CAUTION
■Proper inflation is critical to save tire performance
Keep your tires properly inflated. Otherwise, the following conditions
may occur and result in an accident causing death or serious injury:
●Excessive wear
●Uneven wear
●Poor handling
●Possibility of blowouts resu lting from overheated tires
●Poor sealing of the tire bead
●Wheel deformation and/or tire separation
●A greater possibility of tire damage from road hazards
NOTICE
■When inspecting and adjusting tire inflation pressure
Be sure to put the tire valve caps back on.
Without the valve caps, dirt or mo isture could get into the valve and
cause air leakage, which could result in an accident. If the caps are lost,
replace them as soon as possible.

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Wheels
If a wheel is bent, cracked or heavily corroded, it should be
replaced. Otherwise, the tire may separate from the wheel or
cause a loss of handling control.
■Wheel selection
When replacing wheels, care should be taken to ensure that
they are equivalent to those removed in load capacity, diameter,
rim width and inset*.
Replacement wheels are available at your Toyota dealer.
*:Conventionally referred to as “offset”.
Toyota does not recommend using the following:
● Wheels of different sizes or types
● Used wheels
● Bent wheels that have been straightened
■ Aluminum wheel precautions
●Use only Toyota wheel nuts and wrenches designed for use
with your aluminum wheels.
● When rotating, repairing or changing your tires, check that the
wheel nuts are still tight after driving 1000 miles (1600 km).
● Be careful not to damage the aluminum wheels when using
tire chains.
● When balancing your wheels, use only Toyota genuine bal-
ance weights or the equivalent. If clip-on balance weights are
being used, use a plastic or rubber hammer to install the
weight.

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■When replacing wheels
The wheels of your vehicle are equipped with tire pressure warning valves
and transmitters that allow the tire pressure warning system to provide
advanced warning in the event of a loss in tire inflation pressure. Whenever
wheels are replaced, the tire pressure warning valves and transmitters must
be installed. ( P. 538)
CAUTION
■When replacing wheels
● Do not use wheels that are a different size from those recommended in the
Owner’s Manual, as this may result in a loss of handling control.
● Never use an inner tube in a leaking wheel which is designed for a tube-
less tire. Doing so may result in an accident, causing death or serious
injury.
■ When installing the wheel nuts
●
Never use oil or grease on the wheel bolts or wheel nuts.
Oil and grease may cause the wheel nuts to be excessively tightened,
leading to bolt or disc wheel damage. In addition, the oil or grease can
cause the wheel nuts to loosen and the wheel may fall off, causing an
accident and resulting in death or serious injury. Remove any oil or
grease from the wheel bolts or wheel nuts.
●Be sure to install the wheel nuts with
the tapered end faci ng inward. Install-
ing the nuts with the tapered end fac-
ing outward can cause wheel to
break and eventually cause a wheel
to come off while driving, which could
lead to an accident resulting in death
or serious injury.
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NOTICE
■
Replacing tire pressure warning valves and transmitters
● Because tire repair or replacement may affect the tire pressure warning
valves and transmitters, make sure to have tires serviced by your Toyota
dealer or other qualified service shop. In addition, make sure to purchase
your tire pressure warning valves and transmitters at your Toyota dealer.
● Ensure that only genuine Toyota wheels are used on your vehicle.
Tire pressure warning valves and transmitters may not work properly with
non-genuine wheels.

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18DOOR RL25 A Power windows
19AM17.5 A Starter system
20A/C7.5 A Air conditioning system
21OBD7.5 A On-Board diagnosis
22FOG FR 15 A Fog lights
23D/L NO.225 A
Multiplex communication sys-
tem
24P/SEAT FL30 A Front driver’s power seat
254WD 20 A Four wheel drive system
26KDSS 10 AKinetic dynamic suspension
system
27TOWING BKUP10 A Trailer back-up lights
28BKUP LP10 A Back-up lights
29ACC7.5 A Multiport fuel injection system/
sequential multiport fuel injec-
tion system
30P/OUTLET15 A Power outlets
FuseAmpereCircuit

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Unplug the connector while
depressing the lock release.
High beam
Low beam
■ Parking light and front side marker light
Turn the steering wheel in the
opposite direction of the parking
light and front side marker light
that you wish to replace.
For example, if you wish to
replace the parking light and front
side marker light on the right side,
turn the steering wheel to the left.
Remove the fender liner screws.
Partly remove the fender liner.
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4RUNNER_UTurn the bulb base counterclock-
wise.
Remove the light bulb.
■ Fog light
Turn the steering wheel in the
opposite direction of the fog light
that you wish to replace.
For example, if you wish to
replace the fog light on the right
side, turn the steering wheel to
the left.
Remove the fender liner screws.
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Front turn signal light and daytime running light
Turn the steering wheel in the
opposite direction of the front
turn signal light and daytime run-
ning light that you wish to
replace.
For example, if you wish to
replace the front turn signal light
and daytime running light on the
right side, turn the steering wheel
to the left.
Remove the fender liner screws.
Partly remove the fender liner.
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