2022 TOYOTA TUNDRA HYBRID Owners Manual

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Maintenance and care
1 Insert the tab of the cover as
shown in the illustration.
2 Push the cover to engage the
2 claws.
■Scheduled maintenance of the
air intake vents is necessary
when
In some situations such as when the
vehicle is used frequently or in
heavy traffic or dusty areas, the air
intake vents may need to be
cleaned more regularly. For details,
refer to the “Owner’ s Warranty Infor-
mation Booklet” or “Owner’s Manual
Supplement”.
■Cleaning the air intake vent
●Dust in the air intake vent may
interfere with the cooling of the
hybrid battery (traction battery). If
charging/discharging of the hybrid
battery (traction battery) becomes
limited, the distance that the vehi-
cle can be driven using the electric
motor (traction motor) may be
reduced and the fuel economy
may be reduced.
Inspect and clean the air intake
vent periodically.
●Improper handling of the air intake
vent cover and filt er may result in
damage to them. If you have any
concerns about cleaning the filter,
contact your Toyota dealer.
■If “Maintenance Required for
Traction Battery Cooling Parts
See Owner’s Manual” is dis-
played on the multi-information
display
●If this warning message is dis-
played on the multi-information
display, remove the air intake vent
cover and clean the filter.
(  P.481)
●After cleaning the air intake vent,
start the hybrid system and check
that the warning message is no
longer shown.
It may take approximately 20 min- utes after the hybrid system is
started until the warning message
disappears. If the warning mes-
sage does not disappear, have the
vehicle inspected by your Toyota
dealer.
WARNING
■When cleaning the air intake
vent
●Do not use water or other liq-
uids to clean the air intake vent.
If water is applied to the hybrid
battery (traction battery) or
other components, a malfunc-
tion or fire may occur.
●Before cleaning
the air intake
vent, make sure to turn the
power switch off to stop the
hybrid system.
■When removing the air intake
vent cover
Do not touch the service plug
located near the air intake vent.
(  P. 7 7 )

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NOTICE
■When cleaning the air intake
vent
When cleaning the air intake vent,
make sure to only use a vacuum
to suck out dust and clogs. If a
compressed air blow gun, etc. is
used to blow out dust and clogs,
the dust or clogs may be pushed
into the air intake vent, which may
affect the performance of the
hybrid battery (tr action battery)
and cause a malfunction.
■To prevent damage to the
vehicle
●Do not allow water or foreign
matter to enter t he air intake
vent when the cover is
removed.
●Carefully handle the removed
filter so that it will not be dam-
aged.
If the filter is damaged, have it
replaced with a new filter by
your Toyota dealer.
●Make sure to reinstall the filter
and cover to their original posi-
tions after cleaning.
●Do not install anything to the air
intake vent other than the exclu-
sive filter for this vehicle or use
the vehicle witho ut the filter
installed.
■If “Maintenance Required for
Traction Battery Cooling
Parts See Owner’s Manual” is
displayed on the multi-infor-
mation display
If the vehicle is continuously
driven with the warning message
(indicating that charging/discharg-
ing of the hybrid battery [traction
battery] may become limited) dis-
played, the hybrid battery (traction
battery) may malfunction. If the
warning message is displayed,
clean the air intake vent immedi-
ately.

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Maintenance and care
■If the electronic key battery is
depleted
The following symptoms may occur:
●The smart key system and wire-
less remote contr ol will not func-
tion properly.
●The operational range will be
reduced.
 Flathead screwdriver
 Small flathead screwdriver
 Lithium battery CR2450
■Use a CR2450 lithium battery
●Batteries can be purchased at
your Toyota dealer, local electrical
appliance shops or camera stores.
●Replace only with the same or
equivalent type recommended by
the manufacturer.
●Dispose of used ba tteries accord-
ing to local laws.
1 Take out the mechanical key.
2 Remove the cover.
To prevent damage to the key,
cover the tip of the flathead screw-
driver with a tape.
3Remove the depleted battery.
Insert a new battery with the “+” ter-
minal facing up.
Electronic key batter y
Replace the battery with a
new one if it is depleted.
As the key may be damaged
if the following procedure is
not performed properly, it is
recommended that key bat-
tery replacement be per-
formed by your Toyota
dealer.
Items to prepare
Replacing the battery

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WARNING
■Removed battery and other
parts
These parts are small and if swal-
lowed by a child, they can cause
choking. Keep away from chil-
dren. Failure to do so could result
in death or serious injury.
■Battery precautions
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so m ay result in
death or serious injury.
●Do not swallow the battery.
Doing so may cause chemical
burns.
●A coin battery o r button battery
is used in the electronic key. If a
battery is swallowed, it may
cause severe chemical burns in
as little as 2 hours and may
result in death or serious injury.
●Keep away new and removed
batteries from children.
●If the cover cannot be firmly
closed, stop using the electronic
key and stow the key in the
place where children cannot
reach, and then contact your
Toyota dealer.
●If you accidentally swallow a
battery or put a b attery into a
part of your body, get emer-
gency medical attention imme-
diately.
■To prevent battery explosion
or leakage of flammable liq-
uid or gas
●Replace the battery with a new
battery of the same type. If a
wrong type of battery is used, it
may explode.
●Do not expose batteries to
extremely low pr essure due to
high altitude or extremely high
temperatures.
●Do not burn, bre ak or cut a bat-
tery.
NOTICE
■When replacing the battery
Use a flathead screwdriver of
appropriate size. Applying exces-
sive force may deform or damage
the cover.
■For normal operation after
replacing the battery
Observe the following precautions
to prevent accidents:
●Always work with dry hands.
Moisture may cause the battery
to rust.
●Do not touch or move any other
component inside the remote
control.
●Do not bend either of the battery
terminals.

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Maintenance and care
1 Turn the power switch off.
2 Open the fuse box cover.
Engine compartment: type A
fuse box
Push the tabs in and lift the lid off.
Engine compartment: type B
fuse box
Push the tabs in and lift the lid off.
Passenger’ side instrument
panel
Remove the cover.
Vehicles with footwell lights:
Remove the footwell lights connec-
tor.
Remove the lid.
Make sure to push the claw when
removing/installing the lid.
Checking and replac-
ing fuses
If any of the electrical com-
ponents do not operate, a
fuse may have blown. If this
happens, check and replace
the fuses as necessary.
Checking and replacing
fuses

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Under the right-hand rear seat
Lift the rear seat cushion. ( P.135)
Remove the cover.
3 Remove the fuse with the
pullout tool.
Only type A fuse can be removed using the pullout
tool.
4 Check if the fuse is blown.
Type A and B:
Replace the blown fuse with a new
fuse of an appropriate amperage
rating. The amperage rating can be
found on the fuse box lid.
Type C and D:
Contact your Toyota dealer.
Type A
Normal fuse
Blown fuse
Type B

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Normal fuse
Blown fuse
Type C Normal fuse
Blown fuse
Type D
Normal fuse
Blown fuse
■After a fuse is replaced
●When installing the lid, make sure
that the tab is installed securely.
●If the lights do n ot turn on even
after the fuse has been replaced,
a bulb may need replacement.
●If the replaced fuse blows again,
have the vehicle inspected by
your Toyota dealer.
■If there is an overload in a cir-
cuit
The fuses are designed to blow, pro- tecting the wiring harness from
damage.
■When replacing light bulbs
Toyota recommends that you use
genuine Toyota pr oducts designed
for this vehicle.
Because certain bulbs are con-
nected to circuits designed to pre-
vent overload, non-genuine parts or
parts not designed for this vehicle
may be unusable.
WARNING
■To prevent system break-
downs and vehicle fire
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so may cause dam-
age to the vehicle, and possibly a
fire or injury.
●Never use a fuse of a higher
amperage rating than that indi-
cated, or use any other object in
place of a fuse.
●Always use a genuine Toyota
fuse or equivalent.
Never replace a fuse with a
wire, even as a temporary fix.
●Do not modify the fuses or fuse
boxes.
NOTICE
■Before replacing fuses
Have the cause of electrical over-
load determined and repaired by
your Toyota dealer as soon as
possible.

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Check the wattage of the light
bulb to be replaced. ( P.548)
Front turn signal/parking
lights (bulb type)
■Lights that need to be
replaced by your Toyota
dealer
 Headlights
 Daytime running lights
 Front turn signal/parking lights
(LED type)
 Front fog lights
 Side marker lights
 Side turn signal lights
 Trailering light (if equipped)
 Tail lights
 Stop lights
 Back-up light
 Rear turn signal lights
 High mounted stoplight/cargo
lamp
 Trailer hitch light (if equipped)
 Bed lamp (if equipped)
 Auxiliary lights (if equipped)
 Light bar (if equipped)
 Front arch molding marker
lights (if equipped)
■When replacing the light bulbs
Confirm that they are properly
engaged with the bulb base and that
there is no light leakage.
■LED Lights
The lights other than front turn sig-
nal/parking lights (b ulb type) consist
of a number of LEDs. If any of the
LEDs burn out, take your vehicle to
your Toyota dealer to have the light
replaced.
Light bulbs
You may replace the follow-
ing bulb by yourself. If nec-
essary bulb replacement
seems difficult to perform,
contact your Toyota dealer.
For more information about
replacing other lights, con-
tact your Toyota dealer.
Preparing for light bulb
replacement
Bulb location