2016 TOYOTA TACOMA Owners Manual (in English)

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Driving
Off-road precautions
●Specific design characteristics give it a higher center of gravity than
ordinary passenger cars. This vehicle design feature causes this
type of vehicle to be more likely to rollover. And, utility vehicles
have a significantly higher rollover rate than other types of vehicles.
●An advantage of the higher ground clearance is a better view of the
road allowing you to anticipate problems.
●It is not designed for cornering at the same speeds as ordinary pas-
senger cars any more than low-slung sports cars are designed to
perform satisfactorily under off-road conditions. Therefore, sharp
turns at excessive speeds may cause the vehicle to rollover.
This vehicle belongs to the utility vehicle class, which has
higher ground clearance and narrower tread in relation to the
height of its center of gravity to make it capable of performing in
a wide variety of off-road applications.
Off-road vehicle features

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When driving your vehicle off-road, please observe the following pre-
cautions to ensure your driving enjoyment and to help prevent the clo-
sure of areas to off-road vehicles.
●Drive your vehicle only in areas where off-road vehicles are permit-
ted to travel.
●Respect private property. Get owner’s permission before entering
private property.
●Do not enter areas that are closed. Honor gates, barriers and signs
that restrict travel.
●Stay on established roads. When conditions are wet, driving tech-
niques should be changed or travel delayed to prevent damage to
roads.
WARNING
■Off-road vehicle precautions
Always observe the following precautions to minimize the risk of death, seri-
ous injury or damage to your vehicle:
●In a rollover crash, an unbelted person is significantly more likely to die
than a person wearing a seat belt. Therefore, the driver and all passengers
should always fasten their seat belts.
●Avoid sharp turns or abrupt maneuvers, if at all possible.
Failure to operate this vehicle correctly may result in loss of control or
vehicle rollover causing death or serious injury.
●Avoid loading any items on the roof that will raise the vehicle’s center of
gravity.
●Always slow down in gusty crosswinds. Because of its profile and higher
center of gravity, your vehicle is more sensitive to side winds than an ordi-
nary passenger car. Slowing down will allow you to have better control.
●When driving off-road or in rugged terrain, do not drive at excessive
speeds, jump, make sharp turns, strike objects, etc. This may cause loss
of control or vehicle rollover causing death or serious injury. You are also
risking expensive damage to your vehicle’s suspension and chassis.
●Do not drive horizontally across steep slopes. Driving straight up or
straight down is preferred. Your vehicle (or any similar off-road vehicle)
can tip over sideways much more easily than forward or backward.
Off-road driving

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Driving
■Additional information for off-road driving
For owners in U.S. mainland, Hawaii and Puerto Rico:
To obtain additional information pertaining to driving your vehicle off-road,
consult the following organizations.
●State and Local Parks and Recreation Departments
●State Motor Vehicle Bureau
●Recreational Vehicle Clubs
●U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management
WARNING
■Off-road driving precautions
Always observe the following precautions to minimize the risk of death, seri-
ous injury or damage to your vehicle:
●Drive carefully when off the road. Do not take unnecessary risks by driving
in dangerous places.
●Do not grip the steering wheel spokes when driving off-road. A bad bump
could jerk the wheel and injure your hands. Keep both hands and espe-
cially your thumbs on the outside of the rim.
●Always check your brakes for effectiveness immediately after driving in
sand, mud, water or snow.
●After driving through tall grass, mud, rock, sand, rivers, etc., check that
there is no grass, bush, paper, rags, stone, sand, etc., adhering or trapped
on the underbody. Clear off any such matter from the underbody. If the
vehicle is used with these materials trapped or adhering to the underbody,
a breakdown or fire could occur.
●When driving off-road or in rugged terrain, do not drive at excessive
speeds, jump, make sharp turns, strike objects, etc. This may cause loss
of control or vehicle rollover causing death or serious injury. You are also
risking expensive damage to your vehicle’s suspension and chassis.

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NOTICE
■To prevent the water damage
Take all necessary safety measures to ensure that water damage to the
engine or other components does not occur.
●Water entering the engine air intake will cause severe engine damage.
●Water entering the automatic transmission will cause deterioration in shift
quality, locking up of your transmission accompanied by vibration, and ulti-
mately damage.
●Water can wash the grease from wheel bearings, causing rusting and pre-
mature failure, and may also enter the differentials, transmission and
transfer case, reducing the gear oil’s lubricating qualities.
■When you drive through water
If driving through water, such as when crossing shallow streams, first check
the depth of the water and the bottom of the river bed for firmness. Drive
slowly and avoid deep water.
■Inspection after off-road driving
●Sand and mud that has accumulated in brake drums and around brake
discs may affect braking efficiency and may damage brake system compo-
nents.
●Always perform a maintenance inspection after each day of off-road driv-
ing that has taken you through rough terrain, sand, mud, or water. For
scheduled maintenance information, refer to the “Scheduled Maintenance
Guide” or “Owner’s Manual Supplement”.

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Driving

278
5-1. Basic Operations
Audio system types ........... 280
Audio system .................... 282
Steering wheel audio
switches .......................... 284
USB Port/AUX Port ........... 285
Basic audio operations...... 286
5-2. Setup
Setup menu....................... 288
General settings ................ 289
Audio settings ................... 291
Display settings ................. 292
Voice settings.................... 293
5-3. Using the multimedia
system
Selecting the audio
source ............................. 294
List screen operation......... 295
Optimal use of
the multimedia system .... 297
5-4. Using the radio
Radio operation................. 298

279
5Multimedia
5-5. Playing an audio CD and
MP3/WMA/AAC discs
CD player operation .......... 300
5-6. Using an external device
Listening to an iPod .......... 305
Listening to a USB
memory device................ 309
Using the AUX port ........... 313
5-7. Connecting Bluetooth
®
Preparations to use
wireless
communication ................ 314
Registering a Bluetooth
®
audio player
for the first time ............... 320
Registering a Bluetooth
®
phone for the first time ... 321
Registering a Bluetooth
®
device.............................. 322
Connecting a Bluetooth
®
device.............................. 324
Displaying a Bluetooth
®
device details .................. 326
Detailed Bluetooth
®
system settings ............... 3275-8. Bluetooth
® audio
Listening to Bluetooth®
audio ............................... 328
5-9. Bluetooth
® phone
Using a Bluetooth®
phone .............................. 329
Making a call ..................... 331
Receiving a call ................. 334
Speaking on the phone ..... 335
Bluetooth
® phone
message function ............ 338
Using the steering wheel
switches .......................... 342
Bluetooth
® phone
settings ........................... 343
Contact/Call History
Settings ........................... 345
What to do if...
(Troubleshooting) ............ 354
5-10. Bluetooth
®
Bluetooth®......................... 358
5-11. Using the voice
command system
Voice command system .... 363

2805-1. Basic Operations
Audio system types
Entune Audio
P. 2 8 2
Entune Audio Plus
Refer to the “NAVIGATION AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM
OWNER’S MANUAL”.