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Maintenance and care
etc., molded into the sidewall of 
each tire.
Replace the tires if the treadwear 
indicators are showing on a tire.
■When to replace your vehicle’s 
tires
Tires should be replaced if:
●The treadwear indicators are 
showing on a tire
●You have tire damage such as 
cuts, splits, cracks deep enough 
to expose the fabric, and bulges 
indicating internal damage
●A tire goes flat repeatedly or can-
not be properly repaired due to the 
size or location of a cut or other 
damage
If you are not sure, consult with your 
Toyota dealer.
■Tire life
Any tire over 6 years old must be 
checked by a qualified technician 
even if it has seldom or never been 
used or damage is not obvious.
■Low profile tires (18-inch tires)
Generally, low profile tires will wear 
more rapidly and tire grip perfor-
mance will be reduced on snowy 
and/or icy roads when compared to 
standard tires. Be sure to use snow 
tires or tire chains on snowy and/or 
icy roads and drive carefully at a 
speed appropriate for road and 
weather conditions.
■Maximum load of tire
Check that the maximum load of the 
replacement tire is greater than 1/2 
of the Gross Axle Weight Ratings 
(GAWR) of either the front axle or 
the rear axle, whic hever is greater.
For the GAWR, see the Certification 
Label.
For the maximum load of the tire, 
see the load limit at maximum cold 
tire inflation pressure mentioned on 
the sidewall of the tire. ( P.537)
■Tire types
●Summer tires
Summer tires are high-speed perfor-
mance tires best suited to highway 
driving under dry conditions. Since 
summer tires do not have the same 
traction performance as snow tires, 
summer tires are inadequate for 
driving on snow-covered or icy 
roads. For driving on snow-covered 
roads or icy roads, the use of snow 
tires is recommended. When install-
ing snow tires, be sure to replace all 
four tires.
●All season tires
All season tires are designed to pro-
vide better traction in snow and to 
be adequate for driving in most win-
ter conditions as well as for use 
year-round. All season tires, how-
ever, do not have adequate traction 
performance compared with snow 
tires in heavy or loose snow. Also, 
all season tires fall  short in accelera-
tion and handling performance com-
pared with summer tires in highway 
driving.
●Snow tires
For driving on snow-covered roads 
or icy roads, we recommend using 
snow tires. If you need snow tires, 
select tires of the same size, con-
struction and load capacity as the 
originally installed tires. Since your 
vehicle has radial tires as original 
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Do not install studded tires without 
first checking local regulations for 
possible restrictions. Snow tires 
should be installed on all wheels. 
(
 P.255)
■If the tread on snow tires wears 
down below 0.16 in. (4 mm)
The effectiveness of the tires as 
snow tires is lost.
■Checking the tire valves
When replacing the tires, check the 
tire valves for deformation, cracks, 
and other damage.
Rotate the tires in the order 
shown.
WARNING
■When inspecting or replacing 
tires
Observe the following precautions 
to prevent accidents.
Failure to do so may cause dam-
age to parts of the drive train as 
well as dangerous handling char-
acteristics, which may lead to an 
accident resulting in death or seri-
ous injury.
●Do not mix tires of different 
makes, models or tread pat-
terns.
Also, do not mix tires of remark-
ably different treadwear.
●Do not use tire sizes other than 
those recommended by Toyota.
●Do not mix differently con-
structed tires (radial, bias-belted 
or bias-ply tires).
●Do not mix summer, all season 
and snow tires.
●Do not use tires that have been 
used on another vehicle.
Do not use tires if you do not 
know how they were used previ-
ously.
NOTICE
■Low profile tires (18-inch 
tires)
Low profile tires may cause 
greater damage than usual to the 
tire wheel when sustaining impact 
from the road surface. Therefore, 
pay attention to the following:
●Be sure to use proper tire infla-
tion pressure. If tires are 
under-inflated, they may be 
damaged more severely.
●Avoid potholes, uneven pave-
ment, curbs and other road haz-
ards. Failure to do so may lead 
to severe tire and wheel dam-
age.
■If tire inflation pressure of 
each tire becomes low while 
driving
Do not continue driving, or your 
tires and/or wheels may be 
ruined.
■Driving on rough roads
Take particular care when driving 
on roads with loose surfaces or 
potholes.
These conditions may cause 
losses in tire in flation pressure, 
reducing the cushioning ability of 
the tires. In addition, driving on 
rough roads may cause damage 
to the tires themselves, as well as 
the vehicle’s wheels and body.
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Maintenance and care
Front
To equalize tire wear and extend 
tire life, Toyota recommends that 
tire rotation is carried out at the 
same interval as tire inspection.
Vehicles with a tire pressure warn-
ing system: Do not  fail to initialize 
the tire pressure warning system 
after tire rotation.
Your vehicle is equipped with a 
tire pressure warning system 
that uses tire pressure warning 
valves and transmitters to detect 
low tire inflation pressure before 
serious problems arise.
If the tire pressure drops below 
a predetermined level, the driver 
is warned by a warning light. 
( P.485)
■Routine tire inflation pressure 
checks
The tire pressure warning system 
does not replace routine tire inflation 
pressure checks. Make sure to 
check tire inflation pressure as part 
of your routine of daily vehicle 
checks.
■Situations in which the tire 
pressure warning system may 
not operate properly
●In the following cases, the tire 
pressure warning system may not 
operate properly.
• If non-genuine Toyota wheels are  used.
• A tire has been replaced with a  tire that is not an OE (Original 
Equipment) tire.
• A tire has been replaced with a  tire that is not of  the specified size.
• Tire chains, etc. are equipped.
• An auxiliary-sup ported run-flat tire 
is equipped.
• If a window tint that affects the 
radio wave signals is installed.
• If there is a lot of snow or ice on  the vehicle, particularly around the 
wheels or wheel housings.
• If the tire inflation pressure is  extremely higher than the speci-
fied level.
• If tires not equipped with tire pres- sure warning valv es and transmit-
ters are used.
• If the ID code on the tire pressure  warning valves and transmitters is 
not registered in the tire pressure 
warning computer.
●Performance may be affected in 
the following situations.
• Near a TV tower, electric power 
plant, gas station, radio station, 
large display, airport or other facil-
ity that generates strong radio 
waves or electrical noise.
• When carrying a portable radio,  cellular phone, cordless phone or 
other wireless communication 
device.
●When the vehicle is parked, the 
time taken for the warning to start 
or go off could be extended.
●When tire inflation pressure 
declines rapidly for example when 
a tire has burst, the warning may 
not function.
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■Warning performance of the tire 
pressure warning system
The warning of the tire pressure 
warning system will change in 
accordance with driving conditions. 
For this reason, the system may  give a warning even if the tire pres-
sure does not reach a low enough 
level, or if the pressure is higher 
than the pressure that was adjusted 
to when the system was initialized.
■Tire pressure warning system certification
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Maintenance and care
For vehicles sold in Canada
When replacing tires or wheels, 
tire pressure warning valves and 
transmitters must also be 
installed.
When new tire pressure warning 
valves and transmitters are 
installed, new ID codes must be 
registered in the tire pressure 
warning computer and the tire 
pressure warning system must 
be initialized. Have tire pressure 
warning valves and transmitter 
ID codes registered by your Toy-
ota dealer. ( P.451)
■Replacing tires and wheels
If the ID code of the tire pressure 
warning valve and transmitter is not 
registered, the tire pressure warning 
system will not work properly. After 
driving for about 20 minutes, the tire 
pressure warning light blinks for 1 
minute and stays on to indicate a 
system malfunction.Installing tire pressure 
warning valves and trans-
mitters (vehicles with a 
tire pressure warning sys-
tem)
NOTICE
■Repairing or replacing tires, 
wheels, tire pressure warn-
ing valves, transmitters and 
tire valve caps
●When removing or fitting the 
wheels, tires or the tire pressure 
warning valves and transmit-
ters, contact your Toyota dealer 
as the tire pressure warning 
valves and transmitters may be 
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■The tire pressure warning 
system must be initialized 
in the following circum-
stances:
 When rotating front and rear 
tires which have different tire 
inflation pressures.
 When changing the tire size.
 When the tire inflation pres-
sure is changed such as 
when changing traveling 
speed or load weight.
 When changing between two  registered wheel sets.
When the tire pressure warning 
system is initialized, the current 
tire inflation pressure is set as 
the benchmark pressure.
■How to initialize the tire 
pressure warning system
1 Park the vehicle in a safe 
place and turn the engine 
switch off.
Initialization cannot be performed 
while the vehicle is moving.
2Adjust the tire inflation pres-
sure to the specified cold tire 
inflation pressure level. 
( P.531)
Make sure to adjust the tire pres-
sure to the specified cold tire infla-
tion pressure level. The tire 
pressure warning system will oper-
ate based on this pressure level.
3Turn the engine switch to 
ON.
4 Press   or   of the meter 
control switch to select  .
5 Press   or   to select 
“Vehicle Settings” and then 
press and hold  .
6 Press   or   to select 
“TPWS” and then press  .
7 Press   or   to select “Set 
Pressure”. Then press and 
hold   until the tire pres-
NOTICE
●Make sure to in stall the tire 
valve caps. If the tire valve caps 
are not installed, water could 
enter the tire pressure warning 
valves and the tire pressure 
warning valves could be bound.
●When replacing tire valve caps, 
do not use tire valve caps other 
than those specified. The cap 
may become stuck.
■To avoid damage to the tire 
pressure warning valves and 
transmitters
When a tire is repaired with liquid 
sealants, the tire pressure warn-
ing valve and transmitter may not 
operate properly. If a liquid seal-
ant is used, contact your Toyota 
dealer or other qualified service 
shop as soon as possible. Make 
sure to replace the tire pressure 
warning valve and transmitter 
when replacing the tire. (
P.449)
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sure warning light blinks 3 
times.
■Initialization procedure
●Make sure to carry out initializa-
tion after adjusting the tire inflation 
pressure.
Also, make sure the tires are cold 
before carrying ou t initialization or 
tire inflation pressure adjustment.
●If you have accidentally turned the 
engine switch off  during initializa-
tion, it is not necessary to press 
the reset switch again as initializa-
tion will restart aut omatically when 
the engine switch to ON for the 
next time.
●If initialization has accidentally 
been started when it is not neces-
sary, adjust the tire inflation pres-
sure to the specified level when 
the tires are cold, and then per-
form the initialization procedure 
again.
■When initialization of the tire 
pressure warning system has 
failed
Initialization can be  completed in a 
few minutes. However, in the follow-
ing cases, the settings have not 
been recorded and the system will 
not operate properly. If repeated 
attempts to record  tire inflation pres-
sure settings are unsuccessful, 
have the vehicle inspected by your 
Toyota dealer.
●When attempting to start initializa-
tion, the tire pressure warning light 
does not blink 3 times.
●After driving for a certain period of 
time since the initialization has 
been completed, the warning light 
comes on after blinking for 1 min-
ute.
The tire pressure warning valve 
and transmitter is equipped with 
a unique ID code. When replac-
ing a tire pressure warning valve 
and transmitter, it is necessary 
to register the ID code. Have the 
ID code registered by your Toy-
ota dealer.
Your vehicle is equipped with 
tire pressure warning system 
with the function to have ID 
codes registered for a second 
wheel set, for example a winter 
set, by Toyota dealer.
After registration of a second 
wheel set, either of these two 
wheel sets can be selected for 
usage with the tire pressure 
warning system.
WARNING
■When initializing the tire pres-
sure warning system
Do not initialize the tire pressure 
warning system without first 
adjusting the tire inflation pres-
sure to the specified level. Other-
wise, the tire pressure warning 
light may not come on even if the 
tire inflation pressure is low, or it 
may come on when the tire infla-
tion pressure is actually normal.
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■Operating conditions for 
the function
 This function will perform the 
change of wheel set only if a 
second wheel set has been 
registered. If no second wheel 
set has been registered, no 
change will be made when 
selecting this function in the 
menu.
 Only a change between both 
registered wheel set is possi-
ble, mixing between these 
wheel sets is not supported.
■How to change between 
wheel sets
1 Have the vehicle fitted with 
the preferred wheel set.
2 Press   or   of the meter 
control switch to select  .
3 Press   or   to select 
“Vehicle Settings” and then 
press .
4 Press   or   to select 
“TPWS” and then press  .
5 Press   or   to select 
“Change Wheel”. Then press 
and hold  until the tire  pressure warning light blinks 
slowly 3 times.
6 Initialize the tire pressure 
warning system. ( P.450)