2012 TOYOTA YARIS HYBRID Owners Manual

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CAUTION
When raising your vehicle
Make sure to observe the following precautions to reduce the possibility of
death or serious injury:
When using a floor jack, follow the instructions of the manual provided with
the jack.
Do not use the jack that was supplied with your vehicle.
Do not put any part of your body underneath the vehicle when it is sup-
ported only by the floor jack.
Always use floor jack and/or automotive jack stands on a solid, flat, level
surface.
Do not start the engine (except hybrid vehicle) or hybrid system (hybrid
vehicle) while the vehicle is supported by the floor jack.
Stop the vehicle on level, firm ground, firmly set the parking brake and shift
the shift lever to P (vehicles with a hybrid transmission or a Multidrive), E,
M or R (vehicles with a multi-mode manual transmission) or R (vehicles
with a manual transmission).
Lift up the vehicle using a floor jack
such as the one shown in the illustra-
tion.

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CAUTION
Make sure to set the floor jack properly at the jack point.
Raising the vehicle with an improperly positioned floor jack will damage
the vehicle and may cause the vehicle to fall off the floor jack.
Do not raise the vehicle while someone is in the vehicle.
When raising the vehicle, do not place any object on top of or underneath
the floor jack.
Do not jack the vehicle at the suspen-
sion. The suspension may be dam-
aged.
Front
Suspension

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Engine compartment
1KR-FE engine
Fuse boxes (P. 510)
Engine oil level dipstick
(P. 471)
Engine oil filler cap
(P. 474)
Battery (P. 482)Engine coolant reservoir
(P. 478)
Electric cooling fan
Condenser (P. 481)
Radiator (P. 481)
Washer fluid tank (P. 485)

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1NR-FE engine
Fuse boxes (P. 510)
Engine oil filler cap
(P. 474)
Engine oil level dipstick
(P. 471)
Battery (P. 482)Engine coolant reservoir
(P. 478)
Electric cooling fan
Condenser (P. 481)
Radiator (P. 481)
Washer fluid tank (P. 485)

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1ND-TV engine
Fuse boxes (P. 510)
Engine oil filler cap
(P. 474)
Engine oil level dipstick
(P. 471)
Fuel filter (P. 486)
Battery (P. 482)Intercooler (P. 481)
Electric cooling fan
Condenser (P. 481)
Radiator (P. 481)
Engine coolant reservoir
(P. 478)
Washer fluid tank (P. 485)

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1NZ-FXE engine
Fuse boxes (P. 510)
Engine oil filler cap
(P. 474)
Engine coolant radiator cap
Power control unit
coolant reservoir (P. 479)
Engine coolant reservoir
(P. 479)Engine/power control unit
coolant radiator (P. 481)
Electric cooling fan
Condenser (P. 481)
Engine oil level dipstick
(P. 471)
Washer fluid tank (P. 485)

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Engine oil
With the engine at operating temperature and turned off, check the oil
level on the dipstick.
Checking the engine oil
Except hybrid vehicle
Gasoline engine: Park the vehicle on level ground. After
warming up the engine and turning it off, wait more than 5
minutes for the oil to drain back into the bottom of the engine.
Diesel engine: Park the vehicle on level ground. After warm-
ing up the engine and turning it off, wait more than 5 minutes
for the oil to drain back into the bottom of the engine.
Hybrid vehicle
Park the vehicle on level ground. After warming up the engine
and turning off the hybrid system, wait more than 5 minutes
for the oil to drain back into the bottom of the engine.
Holding a rag under the end, pull the dipstick out.
1KR-FE engine

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1ND-TV engine
1NZ-FXE engine
Wipe the dipstick clean.
Reinsert the dipstick fully.
Holding a rag under the end, pull the dipstick out and check
the oil level.
Wipe the dipstick and reinsert it fully.