2018 TOYOTA TACOMA automatic transmission

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4-1. Before drivingDriving the vehicle ............. 160
Cargo and luggage............ 170
Vehicle load limits ............. 174
Trailer towing..................... 175
Dinghy towing.................... 192
4-2. Driving procedures Engine (ignition) switch (vehicles without
a smart key system) ........ 193
Engine (ignition) switch (vehicles with a smart
key system) ..................... 196
Automatic transmission ..... 201
Manual transmission ......... 207
Turn signal lever................ 209
Parking brake .................... 210
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 211
Automatic High Beam ....... 215
Fog light switch ................. 220
Windshield wipers and washer ............................ 221
4-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap .................................. 224 4-5. Using the driving support
systems
Toyota Safety Sense P ...... 228
PCS (Pre-Collision System)..... 235
LDA (Lane Departure Alert)..... 249
Dynamic radar cruise control ................... 257
Cruise control .................... 271
Intuitive parking assist ....... 275
Rear view monitor system ............................. 281
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor)......... 291
• T he Blind Spot Monitor
function .......................... 293
• T he Rear Cross Traffic
Alert function ................. 296
Four-wheel drive system ... 299
AUTO LSD system ............ 303
Rear differential lock system ............................. 305
Active traction control system ............................. 308
Multi-terrain Select............. 310
Crawl Control ..................... 314
Clutch start cancel switch .............................. 318
Driving assist systems ....... 319
4-6. Driving tips Winter driving tips .............. 325
Off-road precautions .......... 329
4Driving

17Pictorial index
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 210
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 210
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 326
Warning light/warning buzzer/warning message . . . . . . . P. 567, 580
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 209
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 211
Headlights/parking lights/tail lights/daytime running lights . . . . P. 211
Fog lights
*4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 220
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 221
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 221
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 518
Warning messages
*5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 577
Hood lock release lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 505
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . P. 140
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 426, 432
Usage (manual type)
*4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 426
Usage (automatic type)
*4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 432
Entune Audio system
*6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 33 6
*1: Vehicles without a smart key system
*2: Vehicles with a smart key system
*3: Vehicles with an automatic transmission
*4: If equipped
*5: For Canada only
*6: For vehicles with Entune Audio Plus or Entune Premium Audio, refer to
“NAVIGATION AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL”.
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19Pictorial index
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 556
Front-wheel drive control switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 299
Power mode switch
*3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 203
Wireless charger switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 470
AUX port/USB port
*4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 341
BSM main switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 291
Intuitive parking assist switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 275
Power back window switch
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 151
Type A
Type B
Type C
*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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251-1. For safe use
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For safety and security
WARNING
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause the driver’s floor mat to slip, possibly interfering
with the pedals while driving. An unexpectedly high speed may result or it may
become difficult to stop the vehicle. This could lead to an acc ident, resulting in
death or serious injury.
■ When installing the driver’s floor mat
● Do not use floor mats designed for other models or different mo del year
vehicles, even if they are Toyota Genuine floor mats.
● Only use floor mats designed for the driver’s seat.
● Always install the floor mat securely using the retaining hooks (clips) pro-
vided.
● Do not use two or more floor mats on top of each other.
● Do not place the floor mat bottom-side up or upside-down.
■ Before driving
● Check that the floor mat is securely
fixed in the correct place with all the
provided retaining hooks (clips). Be
especially careful to perform this check
after cleaning the floor.
● With the engine stopped and the shift
lever in P (automatic transmission) or N
(manual transmission), fully depress
each pedal to the floor to make sure it
does not interfere with the floor mat.

862. Instrument cluster
*1: These lights turn on when the engine switch is turned to the “ON” position(vehicles without a smart key system) or IGNITION ON mode (vehi cles
with a smart key system) to indicate that a system check is bei ng per-
formed. They will turn off after the engine is started, or after a few seconds.
There may be a malfunction in a system if the lights do not com e on, or if
the lights do not turn off. Have the vehicle inspected by your Toyota dealer
for details.
*1, 3, 5PCS warning light
( P. 568)*4
(U.S.A.)
ABS warning light
(P. 575)
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(Yellow)
LDA indicator ( P. 568)
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(Canada)
ABS warning light
(P. 575)
*4
(U.S.A.)
Brake system warning
light ( P. 573)
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Slip indicator ( P. 575)
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(Canada)
Brake system warning
light (P. 573)
*4, 5Tire pressure warning
light (P. 575)
*4Automatic transmission
fluid temperature warn-
ing light ( P. 574)*4Brake Override System/
Drive-Start Control warn-
ing light
(P. 576, 577, 587)
*4High engine coolant tem-
perature warning light
(P. 574)*4Low engine oil level
warning light ( P. 576)
*4Low engine oil pressure
warning light ( P. 574)*4
(Canada
only)
Low windshield washer
fluid warning light
(P. 577)
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Charging system warn-
ing light ( P. 574)

882. Instrument cluster
*1: Vehicles with an automatic transmission.
*2: These lights turn on when the engine switch is turned to the “ON” position(vehicles without a smart key system) or IGNITION ON mode (vehi cles
with a smart key system) to indicate that a system check is bei ng per-
formed. They will turn off after the engine is started, or after a few seconds.
There may be a malfunction in a system if the lights do not com e on, or if
the lights do not turn off. Have the vehicle inspected by your Toyota dealer
for details.
*3: The light flashes to indicate that the system is operating.
*4: This light illuminates on the multi-information display.
*5: When the outside temperature is approximately 37°F (3°C) or lo wer, the
indicator will flash for 10 times, then comes on.
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(Green)
LDA indicator ( P. 252)
*4, 9
Crawl Control indicator
(P. 314)
(4WD models)
Low speed four-wheel
drive indicator ( P. 299)
*4, 5
Low outside tempera-
ture indicator (P. 90)
(U.S.A.)
Parking brake indicator
(P. 210)
*6, 7, 9BSM outside rear view
mirror indicator
(P. 291)
(Canada)
Parking brake indicator
(P. 210)
*8, 9
Security indicator
(P. 69, 79)
*4, 9
Multi-terrain Select indi-
cator (P. 310)
“AIR BAG ON/OFF” indicators
(P. 45)*2, 8

1153-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Operation of each component
The door cannot be opened from
inside the vehicle when the lock is
set.
Unlock
Lock
These locks can be set to prevent
children from opening the rear
doors. Push down on each rear
door switch to lock both rear doors.
The following functions can be set or canceled:
Rear door child-protector l ock (Double Cab models only)
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Automatic door locking and unlocki ng systems (vehicles with an
automatic transmission)
FunctionOperation
Shift position linked door locking
functionShifting the shift lever out of P locks
all the doors.
Shift position linked door unlocking
functionShifting the shift lever to P unlocks
all the doors.
Speed linked door locking function
All the doors are locked when the
vehicle speed is approximately 12 mph
(20 km/h) or higher.
Driver’s door linked door unlocking
function
Vehicles without a smart key system
All
the doors are unlocked when the
driver’s door is opened within 10 sec-
onds after turning the engine switch to
the “LOCK” position.
Vehicles with a smart key system
All the doors are unlocked when the
driver’s door is opened within
10 seconds after turning the engine
switch off.

1353-3. Adjusting the seats
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Operation of each component
WARNING
■When raising the bottom cush ion or fold the seatbacks down
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or serious injury.
● Stop the vehicle on level ground, set the parking brake and shi ft the shift
lever to P (automatic transmission) or N (manual transmission).
Access Cab models
● Do not allow anyone to raise the bottom cushion while driving.
● Do not allow anyone to sit on the auxiliary box
Double Cab models
● Do not allow anyone to fold the seatbacks down while driving.
● Do not allow anyone to sit on the folded seatbacks while drivin g.
■ When returning the seats to their original position
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or serious injury.
● Be careful not to get your hands or feet pinched in the seat.
Access Cab models
● Make sure the bottom cushions are securely locked.
Double Cab models
● Make sure the seatback is securely locked by pushing it forward and rear-
ward on the top.
● Check that the seat belts are not twisted or caught in the seat .
● Arrange the seat belts in the proper positions for ready use.
NOTICE
■Stowing the seat belts
The seat belts and the buckles must be stowed before you raise the bottom
cushion or fold down the rear seatbacks.