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7-2. Maintenance
General maintenance should be performed on a daily basis. This can
be done by yourself or by a Toyota dealer.
Scheduled maintenance should be performed at specified intervals
according to the maintenance schedule.
For details about maintenance items and schedules, refer to the “Sched-
uled Maintenance Guide” or “Owner’s Manual Supplement”.
You can perform some maintenance procedures by yourself.
Please be aware that do-it-yourself maintenance may affect warranty
coverage.
The use of Toyota Repair Manuals is recommended.
For details about warranty coverage, refer to the separate “Owner’s War-
ranty Information Booklet” or “Owner’s Manual Supplement”.
Maintenance requirements
To ensure safe and economical driving, day-to-day care and reg-
ular maintenance are essential. It is the owner’s responsibility to
perform regular checks. Toyota recommends the following main-
tenance:
General maintenance
Scheduled maintenance
Do-it-yourself maintenance
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Maintenance and care
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■Repair and replacement
It is recommended that genuine Toyota parts be used for repairs to ensure
performance of each system. If non-Toyota parts are used in replacement or if
a repair shop other than a Toyota dealer performs repairs, confirm the war-
ranty coverage.
■Resetting the message indicating maintenance is required (U.S.A. only)
After the required maintenance is performed according to the maintenance
schedule, please reset the message.
To reset the message, follow the procedure described below:
Vehicles with monochrome display
Vehicles without a smart key system: Turn the engine switch to the “LOCK”
position with the trip meter A reading shown. (→P. 79)
Vehicles with a smart key system: Turn the engine switch off with the trip
meter A reading shown. (→P. 79)
Vehicles without a smart key system:
While pressing the display change button (→P. 79), turn the engine switch
to the “ON” position (do not start the engine because reset mode will be
canceled).
Vehicles with a smart key system:
While pressing the display change button (→P. 79), turn the engine switch
to the IGNITION ON mode (do not start the engine because otherwise the
reset mode will be canceled).
Continue to press and hold the button until the trip meter displays “000000”.
Vehicles with color display
While the engine is running, switch the multi-information display to the “Set-
tings” screen. (→P. 95)
Select “Reset Scheduled Maint. Data” on the “Settings” screen.
Select “Yes” when “Reset Data?” is displayed on the multi-information dis-
play.
“The Data Has Been Reset” will be displayed when the reset procedure has
been completed.
■Allow inspection and repairs to be performed by a Toyota dealer
●Toyota technicians are well-trained specialists and are kept up to date with
the latest service information. They are well informed about the operations
of all systems on your vehicle.
●Keep a copy of the repair order. It proves that the maintenance that has
been performed is under warranty coverage. If any problem should arise
while your vehicle is under warranty, your Toyota dealer will promptly take
care of it.
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Vehicle exterior
ItemsCheck points
Doors/trunk• Do the doors/trunk operate
smoothly?
Engine hood• Does the engine hood lock system
work properly?
Fluid leaks
• There should not be any signs of
fluid leakage after the vehicle has
been parked.
Tires
• Is the tire inflation pressure cor-
rect?
• The tires should not be dam-
aged or excessively worn.
• Have the tires been rotated
according to the maintenance
schedule?
• The wheel nuts should not be
loose.
Windshield wipers
• The wiper blades should not show
any signs of cracking, splitting,
wear, contamination or deforma-
tion.
• The wiper blades should clear the
windshield without streaking or
skipping.
WARNING
■If the engine is running
Turn the engine off and ensure that there is adequate ventilation before per-
forming maintenance checks.
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Replacement method
Remove the air conditioning fil-
ter and replace it with a new
one.
The “↑UP” marks shown on the
filter should be pointing up.
■Checking interval
Inspect and replace the air conditioning filter according to the maintenance
schedule. In dusty areas or areas with heavy traffic flow, early replacement
may be required. (For scheduled maintenance information, please refer to the
“Schedule maintenance guide” or “Owner’s Manual Supplement”.)
■If air flow from the vents decreases dramatically
The filter may be clogged. Check the filter and replace if necessary.
NOTICE
■When using the air conditioning system
Make sure that a filter is always installed.
Using the air conditioning system without a filter may cause damage to the
system.
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*: Refer to the separate “Scheduled Maintenance Guide” or “Owner’s Manual
Supplement” for the maintenance interval applicable to your vehicle.
■Message displays
Message displays used in this section are intended as examples, and may
differ from the image that is actually displayed on the multi-information dis-
play.
■Warning buzzer
→P. 489
(U.S.A. only)
Indicates that all maintenance according to the
driven distance on the maintenance schedule
*
should be performed soon.
Comes on approximately 4500 miles (7200 km)
after the message has been reset.
→If necessary, perform maintenance.
Monochrome display
Color display
(U.S.A. only)
Indicates that all maintenance is required to cor-
respond to the driven distance on the mainte-
nance schedule
*.
Comes on approximately 5000 miles (8000 km)
after the message has been reset.
(The indicator will not work properly unless the
message has been reset.)
→Perform the necessary maintenance.
Please reset the message after the mainte-
nance is performed (→P. 419)
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