2022 TOYOTA 86 Owners Manual

1534-2. Driving procedures
4
Driving
Each time the shift lever or paddle
shift switches are operated, the
gear changes up or down one gear
and the selected gear, “1” through
“6”, will be set.
The selected gear, from M1 to M6,
will be fixed and displayed on the
meter.
When in manual mode, the gear
will not change unless the shift
lever or paddle shift switches
are operated.
However, even when in the
manual mode, the gears will be
automatically changed in the fol-
lowing situation:
When vehicle speed drops
(downshift only).
 When engine oil temperature
is high and engine speed
rises close to the red zone.
■Downshifting restriction warn-
ing buzzer
If downshifting operations are per-
formed at a vehicle speed by which
downshifting is not possible (when
downshifting will cause the engine
speed to enter the red zone), a
buzzer will sound to w arn the driver
that downshifting cannot be per-
formed.
*: If equipped
■Shifting the shift lever
1 Depress the clutch pedal
firmly.
2 Shift the shift lever to the
desired gear.
Make sure to only shift gears
sequentially.
3Gradually release the clutch
pedal.
If it is difficult to shift in R, shift the
lever to N, release the clutch pedal
momentarily, and then try again.
■Shifting the shift lever to R
Shift the shift lever to R while lift-
ing up the ring section.
WARNING
■To prevent incorrect opera-
tion
Do not attach items such as
accessories to the paddle shift
switches. Doing so may uninten-
tionally move the paddle shift
switches.
Manual transmission*
Operating instructions

1544-2. Driving procedures
■Maximum allowable speeds
Observe the following maximum
allowable speeds in each gear when
maximum acceleration is necessary.
The selected shift position will
be displayed on the multi-infor-
mation display.
The indicator can be turned on/off.
(  P.400)
Shift posi-
tionMaximum speedmph (km/h)
129 (46)
248 (76)
368 (108)
486 (138)
5104 (167)
6136 (218)
NOTICE
■To prevent damage to the
vehicle
When shifting gears, observe the
following precautions. Failure to
do so may cause damage to the
engine, manual transmission,
and/or clutch.
●Do not shift the shift lever with-
out depressing the clutch pedal.
●Do not lift up the ring section
except when shifting the lever to
R.
●Shift the shift lever to R only
when the vehicle is stationary.
●Do not rest your hand on or hold
the shift lever any time other
than when shifting.
●In order to not cause the engine
to overrev, make sure to only
shift gears sequentially.
●Do not release the clutch pedal
suddenly.
Shift position indicator

1554-2. Driving procedures
4
Driving
■Shift position indicator display
The selected shift position will not
appear in the following situations:
●When the shift lever is in N.
●When the vehicle speed is 6 mph
(10 km/h) or less (except when the
shift lever is in R).
●When the clutch pedal is
depressed.
To help enable fuel-efficient driv-
ing, shift-up indicator illuminate
to indicate upshift timing.
The indicator can be turned on/off.
(  P.400)
The lever will return to its origi-
nal position immediately after
operation.
1 Right turn
2 Lane change to the right
(move the lever partway and
hold it
*)
The right turn signal lights will blink
until the lever is released.
3Lane change to the left
(move the lever partway and
hold it
*)
The left turn signal lights will blink
until the lever is released.
4Left turn
*: When the turn signal lever is
operated to position 2 or 3, if the
lever is released immediately, the
Shift-up indicator
Tur n signal lever
Operating instructions

1564-2. Driving procedures
turn signal lights will blink 3 times.
■If the turn signals do not
stop flashing after turning
left or right, or if you want
to stop them flashing
Operate the lever in the oppo-
site direction to either position 2
or 3. If you move the lever to
either position 1 or 4, the
selected turn signals will flash.
■Turn signals can be operated
when
The engine switch is in ON.
■If the indicator flashes faster
than usual
Check that a light bulb in the front or
rear turn signal lights has not
burned out.
■If the turn signals stop flashing
before a lane change has been
performed
Operate the lever again.
■Customization
Some functions can be customized.
(  P.400)
U.S.A.
Canada
1 To set the parking brake, fully
pull the parking brake lever
while depressing the brake
pedal.
2 To release the parking brake,
slightly raise the lever and
lower it completely while
pressing the button.
■Parking the vehicle
 P.132
■If the brake system warning
light comes on
 P.348
■Usage in winter time
 P.265
Parking brake
Operating instructions
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1574-2. Driving procedures
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Driving
■When changing the driving
mode (vehicles with an auto-
matic transmission)
When the driving mode is changed,
the sound of the active sound con-
trol will be stopped for approxi-
mately 1 second, this is not a
malfunction.
■Customization
Some functions can be customized.
(  P.400)
NOTICE
■When parking the vehicle
Before you leave the vehicle, set
the parking brake, shift the shift
lever to P (automatic transmis-
sion) or N (manual transmission)
and make sure that the vehicle
does not move.
■Before driving
Fully release the parking brake.
Driving the vehicle with the park-
ing brake set will lead to brake
components overheating, which
may affect braking performance
and increase brake wear.
ASC (Active Sound
Control)
The active sound control
provides dynamic engine
sounds. When driving with
sport mode
* (  P.257)
selected, the engine sounds
will be particularly loud.
*: If equipped

1584-3. Operating the lights and wipers
4-3.Operating the lights and wipers
Operating the switch
turns on the lights as follows:
For the U.S.A.
1 The headlights, park-
ing/daytime running lights
( P.158) and all the lights
listed above turn on and off
automatically. (When the
engine switch is in ON.)
2 The side marker, park-
ing, tail, license plate, instru-
ment panel lights and
daytime running lights
( P.158) turn on.
3 The headlights and all
lights listed above (except
daytime running lights) turn on.
4 The daytime running
lights turn on. ( P.158)
For Canada
1 The headlights, park-
ing/daytime running lights
( P.158) and all the lights
listed above turn on and off
automatically. (When the
engine switch is in ON.)
2 The side marker, park-
ing, tail, license plate, instru-
ment panel lights and
daytime running lights
( P.158) turn on.
3 The headlights and all
lights listed above (except
daytime running lights) turn
on.
■AUTO mode can be used when
The engine switch is in ON.
■Daytime running light system
●The daytime runn ing lights illumi-
nate using the same lights as the
Headlight switch
The headlights can be oper-
ated manually or automati-
cally.
Operating instructions

1594-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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Driving
parking lights and illuminate
brighter than the parking lights.
●To make your vehicle more visible
to other drivers during daytime
driving, the daytime running lights
turn on automatically when all of
the following conditions are met.
(The daytime running lights are
not designed for use at night.)
• The engine is running
• The shift lever is shifted out of P (vehicles with an automatic trans-
mission)
• The parking brake is released
• The headlight s witch is in the
(U.S.A. only), or
* position
*: When the surroundings are bright
The daytime running lights remain
on after they illumi nate, even if the
parking brake is set again.
●When the turn signal indicators
are flashing, the daytime running
light on the side that the turn sig-
nals are flashing will turn off.
●When the emergency flashers are
flashing, both daytime running
lights will turn off.
●Compared to turning on the head-
lights, the daytime running light
system offers gr eater durability
and consumes less electricity, so
it can help improve fuel economy.
■Headlight control sensor
In the following si tuations, the auto-
matic light control system may not
operate correctly.
●When an object is placed on the
sensor or something which blocks
the sensor is affixed to the wind-
shield
●When the surrounding area is lit
by light other than natural light
■Automatic light off system
When the light switch is in : The
headlights and tail lights turn off 30
seconds after a door is opened and
closed if the engine switch is turned
off. (The lights turn off immediately if on the key is pressed twice after
both side doors are closed.)
To turn the lights on again, turn the
engine switch to ON, or turn the light
switch off once and then back to
or (except for Canada).
■Light reminder buzzer
A buzzer sounds when the engine
switch is turned off and the driver’s
door is opened wh ile the lights are
turned on.
■Automatic headlight leveling
system
The level of the headlights is auto-
matically adjusted according to the
number of passengers and the load-
ing condition of the vehicle to
ensure that the headlights do not
interfere with o ther road users.
■Windshield wiper linked head-
light illumination
When driving during daytime with
the headlight switch turned to , if
the windshield wipers are used, the
headlights will turn o n automatically
after several se conds to help
enhance the visibility of your vehi-
cle.
■Battery-saving function
In order to prevent the battery of the
vehicle from discharging, if the
headlights and/or tail lights are on

1604-3. Operating the lights and wipers
when the engine switch is turned off
the battery saving function will oper-
ate and automatically turn off all the
lights after approximately 20 min-
utes.
When any of the fo llowing are per-
formed, the battery -saving function
will be disabled.
●When the engine switch is turned
to ACC or ON
●When the headlight switch is in
the position (U.S.A. only)
●When a door is opened or closed
■Welcome light illumination con-
trol
The headlights and t ail lights auto-
matically turn on at night when the
doors are unlocked using the wire-
less remote control if the light switch
is in the position. The headlights
and tail lights will turn off automati-
cally after approximately 30 sec-
onds.
■Customization
Some functions can be customized.
(  P.400)
1 With the headlights on, push
the lever away from you to
turn on the high beams.
Vehicles without high beam assist:
If the lever is pushed and released,
the high beam he adlights will turn
on. Pull and releas e the lever to
turn off the high beam headlights
and turn on the low beam head-
lights.
Vehicles with high beam assist: If
the lever is pushed and released
with the headlight switch in
position, the high beam assist will
turn on. When the high beam assist
is operating, the headlights will
automatically change between the
high beams and low beams accord-
ing to the conditio ns. If the lever is
pushed forward and released
again, the high beam assist will turn
off and the high beam headlights
will turn on.
To manually turn the high beam
headlights on, push and release the
lever with the headlight switch in
position. If the lever is pulled
and released, the high beam head-
lights will turn off and the low beam
headlights will turn on.
2 Illuminate the high beam
headlights while the lever is
pulled
Even if the lights are off, the high
beam headlights will illuminate.
When the lever is released, the
headlights will retu rn to the low
beam headlights or will turn off.
NOTICE
■To prevent battery discharge
Do not leave the lights on longer
than necessary when the engine
is not running.
Turning on the high beam
headlights