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Maintenance and care
Light bulbs
Check the wattage of the light bulb to be replaced. (→P. 678)
■Front
Front side marker light
Fog light (if equipped)
Headlight/daytime running light (halogen headlights)
Front turn signal light/parking light (halogen headlights) or front turn
signal light (LED headlights)
You may replace the following bulbs by yourself. The difficulty
level of replacement varies de pending on the bulb. If necessary
bulb replacement seems difficul t to perform, contact your
Toyota dealer.
For more information about replacing other light bulbs, contact
your Toyota dealer.
Preparing for light bulb replacement
Bulb locations
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Maintenance and care
Replace the light bulb.
Align the 3 tabs on the light bulb
with the mounting, and insert.
Turn and secure the bulb
base.
Install the bulb base.
Shake the bulb base gently to
check that it is not loose, turn
the headlights on once and visu-
ally confirm that no light is leak-
ing through the mounting.
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Front turn signal lights/parking lights (halogen headlights) or
front turn signal lights (LED headlights)
Turn the bulb base counter-
clockwise.
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Maintenance and care
■Back-up lightsTurn the bulb base counter-
clockwise.
Remove the light bulb.
When installing, reverse the
steps listed.
After installing the bulb base,
make sure that the rubber cover
is installed securely.
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2
Rubber
cover
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Maintenance and care
■Replacing the following bulbs
If any of the lights listed below has burnt out, have it replaced by
your Toyota dealer.
● Headlights (LED headlights)
● Parking lights/daytime runni ng lights (LED headlights)
● Side turn signal lights (if equipped)
● Stop/tail lights (LED type)
● Tail lights (LED type)
● Rear side marker lights (LED type)
● High mounted stoplight
■LED Lights
The headlights (LED headlights), parking lights/daytime running lights\
(LED
headlights) side turn signal lights (if equipped), stop/tail lights (\
LED type), tail
lights (LED type), rear side marker lights (LED type) and high mounted stop-
light consist of a number of LEDs. If any of the LEDs burn out, take your vehi-
cle to your Toyota dealer to have the light replaced.
■ Condensation build-up on the inside of the lens
Temporary condensation build-up on the inside of the headlight lens does not
indicate a malfunction.
Contact your Toyota dealer for more information in the following situations:
●Large drops of water have built up on the inside of the lens.
● Water has built up inside the headlight.

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■Replacing light bulbs
● Turn off the lights. Do not attempt to replace the bulb immediately after
turning off the lights.
The bulbs become very hot and may cause burns.
● Do not touch the glass portion of the light bulb with bare hands. When it is
unavoidable to hold the glass portion, use and hold with a clean dry cloth
to avoid getting moisture and oils on the bulb.
Also, if the bulb is scratched or dropped, it may blow out or crack.
● Fully install light bulbs and any parts used to secure them. Failure to do so
may result in heat damage, fire, or water entering the headlight unit. This
may damage the headlights or cause condensation to build up on the lens.
● Do not attempt to repair or disassemble light bulbs, connectors, electric
circuits or component parts.
Doing so may result in death or serious injury due to electric shock.
● When replacing the back up light of the right side, be careful not to touch
the exhaust pipes until they have cooled down sufficiently, as touching hot
exhaust pipes can cause burns.
■ To prevent damage or fire
● Make sure bulbs are fully seated and locked.
● Check the wattage of the bulb before installing to prevent heat damage.

6108-2. Steps to take in an emergency
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Tighten down the towing eyelet
securely using a wheel nut
wrench or hard metal bar.
Securely attach cables or chains to the towing eyelet.
Take care not to damage the vehicle body.
Enter the vehicle being towed and start the engine.
If the engine does not start, turn the engine switch to the “ON” position
(vehicles without smart key system) or IGNITION ON mode (vehicles with
smart key system).
Shift the shift lever to N and release the parking brake.
When the shift lever cannot be shifted: →P. 657
■While towing
If the engine is not running, the power assist for the brakes and steering will
not function, making steering and braking more difficult.
■ Wheel nut wrench
Wheel nut wrench is installed in the tool bag. ( →P. 643)
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When trouble arises
WARNING
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or serious injury.
■When towing the vehicle
■ While towing
● When towing using cables or chains, avoid sudden starts, etc. which place
excessive stress on the towing eyelets, cables or chains. The towing eye-
lets, cables or chains may become damaged, broken debris may hit peo-
ple, and cause serious damage.
● Do not turn the engine switch to the “LOCK” position (vehicles without
smart key system) or off (vehicles with smart key system).
There is a possibility that the steering wheel is locked and cannot be oper-
ated.
■ Installing towing eyelets to the vehicle
Make sure that towing eyelets are installed securely.
If not securely installed, towing eyelets may come loose during towing.
2WD models:
Be sure to transport the vehicle with the
front wheels raised or with all four wheels
raised off the ground.If the vehicle is
towed with the front wheels contacting
the ground, the drivetrain and related
parts may be damaged.
AWD models:
Be sure to transport the vehicle with all
four wheels raised off the ground. If the
vehicle is towed with the tires contacting
the ground, the drivetrain or related parts
may be damaged, the vehicle may fly off
the truck.

6188-2. Steps to take in an emergency
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Low washer fluid warning light (if equipped)Indicates low level of washer fluid.
→ Fill the tank.
(Flashes)
(On the center panel)
Intuitive parking assist indicator (warning buzzer)*5 (if
equipped)
Indicates a malfunction in the intuitive parking assist
→ Have the vehicle inspected by your Toyota dealer
immediately.
(On the center panel)
Intuitive parking assist indicator (warning buzzer)*6 (if
equipped)
Indicates that the intuitive parking assist sensor is dirty or
covered with ice.
→ Clean the sensors.
Master warning light (if equipped)
A buzzer sounds and the warning light comes on and
flashes to indicate that the master warning system has
detected a malfunction.
→ P. 626
(Flashes)
PCS warning light (if equipped)
When the warning light flashes (and a buzzer sounds):
Indicates a malfunction in the pre-collision system
→ Have the vehicle inspected by your Toyota dealer.
When the warning light flashes (and a buzzer does not
sound):
Indicates that the pre-collision system is temporarily
unavailable, possibly due to either of the following:
• The part of the windshield around the camera sensor being dirty, fogged up or covered with condensation, ice,
stickers, etc.
→ Clear the dirt, fog, conden sation, ice, stickers, etc.
( →P. 234)
• Camera sensor temperature being outside of its opera- tional range
→ Wait for a while until the area around the camera sen-
sor has cooled down sufficiently.
When the warning light is illuminated:
Either the VSC (Vehicle Stability Control) system or pre-
collision system is disabled or both are disabled.
→ To enable the pre-collisi on system, enable both the
VSC system and pre-collision system. ( →P. 242, 300)
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