2017 TOYOTA TACOMA 4 wheel drive

TABLE OF CONTENTS2
For your information....................... 8
Reading this manual .................... 12
How to search .............................. 13
Pictorial index .............................. 14
1-1. For safe useBefore driving ...................... 24
For safety drive ................... 26
Seat belts ............................ 28
SRS airbags ........................ 34
Front passenger occupant classification system ......... 45
Safety information for children ........................ 50
Child restraint systems ........ 51
Installing child restraints ...... 55
Exhaust gas precautions ..... 68
1-2. Theft deterrent system Engine immobilizer system............................... 69
Alarm ................................... 78
2. Instrument cluster Warning lights and indicators........................... 82
Gauges and meters............. 88
Multi-information display ..... 93
Fuel consumption information ........................ 98 3-1. Key information
Keys................................... 102
3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Doors ................................. 109
Tailgate .............................. 116
Smart key system .............. 121
3-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats......................... 129
Rear seats ......................... 131
Head restraints .................. 134
3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel ................... 138
Inside rear view mirror ....... 140
Outside rear view mirrors ............................. 143
3-5. Opening, closing the windows and moon roof
Power windows.................. 145
Back window (vehicles with sliding type) .............. 148
Power back window ........... 149
Moon roof .......................... 151
1For safety and security
2Instrument cluster
3Operation of
each component

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4-1. Before drivingDriving the vehicle ............. 156
Cargo and luggage............ 165
Vehicle load limits ............. 169
Trailer towing..................... 170
Dinghy towing.................... 188
4-2. Driving procedures Engine (ignition) switch (vehicles without
a smart key system) ........ 189
Engine (ignition) switch (vehicles with a smart
key system) ..................... 192
Automatic transmission ..... 197
Manual transmission ......... 202
Turn signal lever................ 204
Parking brake .................... 205
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 206
Fog light switch ................. 210
Windshield wipers and washer ............................ 211
4-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap .................................. 214 4-5. Using the driving support
systems
Cruise control .................... 218
Intuitive parking assist ....... 223
Rear view monitor system ............................. 229
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor)......... 239
• The Blind Spot Monitor function.......................... 241
• The Rear Cross Traffic Alert function ................. 244
Four-wheel drive system ... 247
AUTO LSD system ............ 251
Rear differential lock system ............................. 253
Active traction control system ............................. 256
Multi-terrain Select............. 258
Crawl Control ..................... 262
Clutch start cancel switch .............................. 266
Driving assist systems ....... 267
4-6. Driving tips Winter driving tips .............. 273
Off-road precautions .......... 277
4Driving

19Pictorial index
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 504
Front-wheel drive control switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 247
Power mode switch
*3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 198
Wireless charger switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 418
AUX port/USB port
*4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 289
BSM main switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 239
Intuitive parking assist switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 223
Type A
Type B
*1: If equipped
*2: Vehicles with a manual transmission
*3: Vehicles with an automatic transmission
*4: For vehicles with Entune Audio Plus or Entune Premium Audio, refer to “NAVIGATION AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL”.
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261-1. For safe use
For safety drive
Adjust the angle of the seat-
back so that you are sitting
straight up and so that you do
not have to lean forward to
steer. (→P. 129)
Adjust the seat so that you can
depress the pedals fully and so
that your arms bend slightly at
the elbow when gripping the
steering wheel. ( →P. 129, 138)
Lock the head restraint in place with the center of the head restraint
closest to the top of your ears. ( →P. 134)
Wear the seat belt correctly. ( →P. 2 8 )
Make sure that all occupants are we aring their seat belts before driv-
ing the vehicle. ( →P. 2 8 )
Use a child restraint system appropriate for the child until the child
becomes large enough to properly wear the vehicle’s seat belt.
( → P. 51)
Make sure that you can see rearward of the vehicle clearly, by adjust-
ing the inside and outside rear view mirrors properly. ( →P. 140, 143)
For safe driving, adjust the seat and mirror to an appropriate
position before driving.
Correct driving posture
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Correct use of the seat belts
Adjusting the mirrors
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371-1. For safe use
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For safety and security
WARNING
■SRS airbag precautions
Observe the following precautions regarding the SRS airbags.
Failure to do so may cause death or serious injury.
● The driver and all passengers in the vehicle must wear their seat belts
properly.
The SRS airbags are supplemental devices to be used with the seat belts.
● The SRS driver airbag deploys with considerable force, and can cause
death or serious injury especially if the driver is very close to the airbag.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) advises:
Since the risk zone for the driver’s airbag is the first 2 - 3 in. (50 - 75 mm)
of inflation, placing yourself 10 in. (250 mm) from your driver airbag pro-
vides you with a clear margin of safety. This distance is measured from
the center of the steering wheel to your breastbone. If you sit less than 10
in. (250 mm) away now, you can change your driving position in several
ways:
• Move your seat to the rear as far as you can while still reaching the ped- als comfortably.
• Slightly recline the back of the seat. Although vehicle designs vary, many drivers can achieve the 10 in. (250
mm) distance, even with the driver seat all the way forward, simply by
reclining the back of the seat somewhat. If reclining the back of your
seat makes it hard to see the road, raise yourself by using a firm, non-
slippery cushion, or raise the seat if your vehicle has that feature.
• If your steering wheel is adjustable, tilt it downward. This points the air- bag toward your chest instead of your head and neck.
The seat should be adjusted as recommended by NHTSA above, while
still maintaining control of the foot pedals, steering wheel, and your v\
iew
of the instrument panel controls.
● If the seat belt extender has been con-
nected to the front seat belt buckles but
the seat belt extender has not also been
fastened to the latch plate of the seat
belt, the SRS front airbags will judge
that the driver and front passenger are
wearing the seat belt even though the
seat belt has not been connected. In
this case, the SRS front airbags may
not activate correctly in a collision,
resulting in death or serious injury in the
event of a collision. Be sure to wear the
seat belt with the seat belt extender.

391-1. For safe use
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For safety and security
WARNING
■SRS airbag precautions
● Do not hang coat hangers or other hard objects on the coat hooks. All of
these items could become projectiles and may cause death or serious
injury, should the SRS curtain shield airbags deploy.
● If a vinyl cover is put on the area where the SRS knee airbag will deploy,
be sure to remove it.
●Do not allow anyone to kneel on the
passenger seats toward the door or put
their head or hands outside the vehicle.
● Do not attach anything to or lean any-
thing against areas such as the dash-
board, steering wheel pad and lower
portion of the instrument panel.
These items can become projectiles
when the SRS driver, front passenger
and knee airbags deploy.
● Do not attach anything to areas such as
a door, windshield, side windows, front
or rear pillar, roof side rail and assist
grip.
● Do not attach any heavy, sharp or hard
objects such as keys and accessories
to the key. The objects may restrict the
SRS knee airbag inflation or be thrust
into the driver’s seat area by the force
of the deploying airbag, thus causing a
danger.

832. Instrument cluster
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Instrument cluster
Warning lights inform the driver of malfunctions in the indicated vehi-
cle’s systems.
Warning lights
*1
(U.S.A.)
Brake system warning
light ( →P. 514)
*1
(Canada)
ABS warning light
(→P. 515)
*1
(Canada)
Brake system warning
light ( →P. 514)
*1, 3
Slip indicator ( →P. 515)
*1, 2
Charging system warn-
ing light (→P. 514)
*2
(Yellow)
(If equipped)
Cruise control indicator
light (→P. 515)
*1, 2
Low engine oil pressure
warning light ( →P. 514)*1, 2, 4Automatic transmission
fluid temperature warn-
ing light ( →P. 515)
*1
(U.S.A.)
Malfunction indicator
lamp (→P. 514)
*2
(Flashes
in yellow)
(4WD models)
Four-wheel drive indica-
tor ( →P. 516)
*1
(Canada)
Malfunction indicator
lamp ( →P. 514)
*5
(Flashes
rapidly)
(If equipped)
Rear differential lock
indicator ( →P. 516)
*1
SRS warning light
(→P. 514)
*6
(Flashes)
(4WD models)
Low speed four-wheel
drive indicator ( →P. 516)
*1
(U.S.A.)
ABS warning light
(→P. 515)
*2
Open door warning light
(→P. 516)

852. Instrument cluster
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Instrument cluster
The indicators inform the driver of the operating state of the vehicle’s
various systems.
Indicators
Turn signal indicator
( →P. 204)*3
VSC off indicator
(→P. 251, 268, 269)
(U.S.A.)
Headlight indicator
(→P. 206)
*3
“TRAC OFF” indicator
(→P. 268, 269)
(Canada)
Tail light indicator
(→P. 206)
*5
(If equipped)
Active traction control
system indicator
(→P. 256)
Headlight high beam
indicator ( →P. 208)
(Green)
(4WD models)
Four-wheel drive indica-
tor (→P. 247)
(If equipped)
Fog light indicator
(→P. 210)
*3
(If equipped)
Rear differential lock
indicator ( →P. 253)
*1
Power mode indicator
(→P. 198)
*5
(If equipped)
Multi-terrain Select indi-
cator ( →P. 258)
*2
(Green)
(If equipped)
Cruise control indicator
(→P. 218)*5
(If equipped)
Crawl Control indicator
(→P. 262)
*2
(If equipped)
Cruise control “SET”
indicator ( →P. 218)
*3
“AUTO LSD” indicator
(→P. 251)
*3, 4
Slip indicator
(→P. 251, 256, 262, 268)
(4WD models)
Low speed four-wheel
drive indicator ( →P. 247)