2015 TOYOTA TACOMA wheel

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When driving
●
Instability happens more frequently when descending steep or long
downhill grades. Before descending, slow down and downshift. Do
not make sudden downshifts while descending steep or long down-
hill grades.
● Avoid holding the brake pedal down too long or applying the
brakes too frequently. This could cause the brakes to overheat and
result in reduced braking efficiency.
● Due to the added load of the trailer, your vehicle’s engine may
overheat on hot days (at temperatures over 85°F [30°C]) when
driving up a long or steep grade. If the engine coolant temperature
gauge indicates overheating, immedi ately turn off the air condition-
ing (if in use), pull your vehicle off the road and stop in a safe spot.
(  P. 508)
● Always place wheel blocks under both the vehicle’s and the
trailer’s wheels when parking. Ap ply the parking brake firmly, and
put the transmission in P (automatic transmission) or in 1 or R
(manual transmission). Avoid park ing on a slope, but if unavoid-
able, do so only after performing the following:
Apply the brakes and keep them applied.
Have someone place wheel blo cks under both the vehicle’s
and trailer’s wheels.
When the wheel blocks are in pl ace, release the brakes slowly
until the blocks absorb the load.
Apply the parking brake firmly.
Shift into P (automatic transmission) or 1 or R (manual trans-
mission) and turn off the engine.
● When restarting after parking on a slope:
With the transmission in P (automatic transmission) or the
clutch pedal (manual transmission) depressed, start the
engine. On vehicles with an au tomatic transmission, be sure
to keep the brake pedal depressed.
Shift into a forward gear. If reversing, shift into R.

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Release the parking brake (and also the brake pedal on vehi-
cles with an automatic transmission), and slowly pull or back
away from the wheel blocks. Stop and apply the brakes.
Have someone retrieve the blocks.
■ Matching trailer ball height to trailer coupler height
■ Before towing
Check that the following conditions are met:
●Ensure that your vehicle’s tires are properly inflated. ( P. 532)
● Trailer tires are inflated according to the trailer manufacturer’s recom-
mendation.
● All trailer lights work as required by law.
● All lights work each time you connect them.
● The trailer ball is set at the proper height for the coupler on the trai\
ler.
● The trailer is level when it is hitched.
Do not drive if the trailer is not level, and check for improper tongue
weight, overloading, worn suspension, or other possible causes.
● The trailer cargo is securely loaded.
No matter which class of tow hitch
applies, for a more safe trailer hookup,
the trailer ball setup must be the proper
height for the coupler on the trailer.
Coupler
Trailer ball

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When driving
●
The rear view mirrors conform to all applicable federal, state/provincial or
local regulations. If they do not, instal l rear view mirrors appropriate for
towing purposes.
■ Break-in schedule
If your vehicle is new or equipped with any new power train components
(such as an engine, transmission, differential or wheel bearing), Toyota rec-
ommends that you do not tow a trailer until the vehicle has been driven \
for
over 500 miles (800 km).
After the vehicle has been driven for over 500 miles (800 km), you can s\
tart
towing. However, for the next 500 miles (800 km), drive the vehicle at a
speed of less than 50 mph (80 km/h) when towing a trailer, and avoid full
throttle acceleration.
■ Maintenance
●If you tow a trailer, your vehicle will require more frequent maintenance
due to the additional load. (See “Owner’s Warranty Information Booklet”
or “Scheduled Maintenance Guide/Owner’s Manual Supplement”.)
● Retighten the fixing bolts of the towing ball and bracket after approxi-
mately 600 miles (1000 km) of trailer towing.
■ If trailer sway occurs
One or more factors (crosswinds, passing vehicles, rough roads, etc.) can
adversely affect handling of your vehicle and trailer, causing instability.
●If trailer swaying occurs:
• Firmly grip the steering wheel. Steer straight ahead.
Do not try to control trailer swaying by turning the steering wheel.
• Begin releasing the accelerator pedal immediately but very gradually to reduce speed.
Do not increase speed. Do not apply vehicle brakes.
If you make no extreme correction with the steering or brakes, your vehicle
and trailer should stabilize. (if enabled, Trailer Sway Control can also help to
stabilize the vehicle and trailer.)

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When driving
Dinghy towing
NOTICE
■To avoid serious damage to your vehicle
Do not tow your vehicle with four wheels on the ground.
Your vehicle is not designed to be dinghy towed (with 4 wheels on
the ground) behind a motor home.

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Interior and exterior features
Using a Bluetooth® phone
Phone screenTo display the screen shown below, press the switch on the
steering wheel or press the button.
Several functions are available to operate on each screen that is dis-
played by selecting the 4 tabs. Device name
Bluetooth
® connection status
The hands-free system is a function th at allows you to use your cel-
lular phone without touching it.
This system supports Bluetooth
®. Bluetooth® is a wireless data sys-
tem that allows the cellular phone to wirelessly connect to the
hands-free system and make/receive calls.
Before making a phone call, check the connection status, battery
charge, call area and signal strength. ( P. 306)
If a Bluetooth
® device cannot be connec ted, check the connection
status on the phone screen. If the de vice is not connected, either
register or reconnect it. ( P. 288)

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Making a call
Once a Bluetooth
® phone is registered, you can make a call using the
following procedure:
■ Dialing
Display the phone screen. ( P. 305)
Select the “Dial Pad” tab and enter a phone number.
To delete the input phone number, select .
For the first digit, you can enter “+” by selecting “ ” for a while.
Press the switch on the steering wheel or select .
■ Dialing from the contacts list
You can dial a number from the contact data imported from your
cellular phone. The system has one contact for each registered
phone. Up to 2500 contacts may be stored in each contact.
(  P. 308)
Display the phone screen. ( P. 305)
Select “Contacts” tab.
Choose the desired contact to call from the list.
Choose the number and then press the switch on the
steering wheel or select .

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Receiving a call
When a call is received, the following screen is displayed together
with a sound.
■ To answer the phone
Press the switch on the
steering wheel or select .
■ To refuse a call
Press the switch on the steering wheel or select .
■ To adjust the incoming call volume
Turn the “PWR·VOL” knob.
■International calls
Received international calls may not be displayed correctly depending on
the cellular phone in use.

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To transfer a call
Select “Handset Mode” to change from a hands-free call to a cellu-
lar phone call.
Select “Handset Mode” to off from a cellular phone call to a hands-
free call.
■ Transmit volume setting
Select “Transmit Volume”.
Select the desired level for the transmit volume.
Select “OK”.
■ To hang up
Press the switch on the steering wheel or select .
■Release Tones
●A continuous tone signal is a character string that consists of numbers
and the characters “p” or “w”. (e.g.056133w0123p#1 )
● When the “p” pause tone is used, the tone data up until the next pause
tone will be automatically sent after 2 seconds have elapsed. When the
“w” pause tone is used, the tone data up until the next pause tone will be
automatically sent after a user operation is performed.
● Release tones can be used when automated operation of a phone based
service such as an answering machine or bank phone service is desired.
A phone number with continuous tone signals can be registered in the
contact list.
● Tone data after a “w” pause tone can be operated on voice command
during a call.