2020 TOYOTA TACOMA Owners Manual (in English)

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TOYOTA TACOMA 2020  Owners Manual (in English) 1694-1. Before driving
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Driving
Automatic transmission
With the shift lever in D, depress the brake pedal.
Set the parking brake ( P. 218), and shift the shift lever to P 
(  P. 210).
Vehicl

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TOYOTA TACOMA 2020  Owners Manual (in English) 1704-1. Before driving
■When  starting  off on  an  uphill  (v ehicles  with  the  hill-start  assist  control
system)
The hill-start assist control will activate. ( P. 318)
■ Driving in the ra

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TOYOTA TACOMA 2020  Owners Manual (in English) 1714-1. Before driving
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Driving
■Breaking in your new Toyota
To extend the life of the vehicle, observing the following prec autions is recom-
mended:
● For the first 200 miles (300 km):
Avoid su

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TOYOTA TACOMA 2020  Owners Manual (in English) 1724-1. Before driving
WARNING
Observe the following precautions. 
Failure to do so may result in death or serious injury.
■When starting the vehicle (vehicles with an automatic transmission)
Always

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TOYOTA TACOMA 2020  Owners Manual (in English) 1734-1. Before driving
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Driving
WARNING
Observe the following precautions. 
Failure to do so may result in death or serious injury.
■When driving the vehicle
● Do not drive in excess of the speed

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TOYOTA TACOMA 2020  Owners Manual (in English) 1744-1. Before driving
WARNING
■If you hear a squealing or scraping noise (brake pad wear limit indica-
tors)
Have the brake pads checked and replaced by your Toyota dealer  as soon
as possible. 
Ro

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TOYOTA TACOMA 2020  Owners Manual (in English) 1754-1. Before driving
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Driving
WARNING
●Do  not  leave  a  door  or  window  open  if  the  curved  glass  is  coated  with  a
metallized film such as a silver-colored one. Reflected sunligh t may

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TOYOTA TACOMA 2020  Owners Manual (in English) 1764-1. Before driving
NOTICE
■When driving the vehicle
● Do not depress the accelerator and brake pedals at the same tim e during
driving, as this may restrain the engine output.
Vehicles with