2023 TOYOTA TACOMA key

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For your information....................... 8
Reading this manual .................... 14
How to search .............................. 15
Pictorial index .............................. 16
1-1. For safe useBefore driving ...................... 26
For safe driving ................... 28
Seat belts ............................ 30
SRS airbags ........................ 36
Front passenger occupant classification system ......... 48
Safety information for children ........................ 53
Child restraint systems ........ 54
Installing child restraints ...... 58
Exhaust gas precautions ..... 71
1-2. Emergency assistance Safety Connect.................... 72
1-3. Theft deterrent system Engine immobilizer system............................... 78
Alarm ................................... 88
2. Instrument cluster Warning lights and indicators........................... 92
Gauges and meters............. 98
Multi-information display ... 102
Fuel consumption information ...................... 109 3-1. Key information
Keys................................... 112
3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Doors ................................. 119
Tailgate .............................. 126
Smart key system .............. 131
3-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats......................... 139
Rear seats ......................... 142
Head restraints .................. 145
3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel ................... 149
Inside rear view mirror ....... 151
Outside rear view mirrors ............................. 154
3-5. Opening, closing the windows and moon roof
Power windows.................. 156
Back window (vehicles with sliding type) .............. 159
Power back window ........... 160
Moon roof .......................... 162
1For safety and security
2Instrument cluster
3Operation of
each component

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4-1. Before drivingDriving the vehicle ............. 168
Cargo and luggage............ 178
Vehicle load limits ............. 182
Trailer towing..................... 183
Dinghy towing.................... 201
4-2. Driving procedures Engine (ignition) switch (vehicles without
a smart key system) ........ 202
Engine (ignition) switch (vehicles with a smart
key system) ..................... 205
Automatic transmission ..... 211
Manual transmission ......... 216
Turn signal lever................ 218
Parking brake .................... 219
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 220
Automatic High Beam ....... 224
Fog light switch ................. 229
Windshield wipers and washer ............................ 230
4-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap.................... 233 4-5. Using the driving support
systems
Toyota Safety Sense P ...... 237
PCS (Pre-Collision System)..... 245
LDA (Lane Departure Alert)..... 258
Dynamic radar cruise control ................... 266
Cruise control .................... 280
Intuitive parking assist ....... 284
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor)......... 292
• The Blind Spot Monitor function.......................... 294
• The Rear Cross Traffic Alert function ................. 297
Four-wheel drive system ... 303
AUTO LSD system ............ 307
Rear differential lock system ............................. 309
Active traction control system ............................. 312
Multi-terrain Select............. 314
Crawl Control ..................... 318
Clutch start cancel switch .............................. 322
Driving assist systems ....... 323
4-6. Driving tips Winter driving tips .............. 329
Off-road precautions .......... 333
4Driving

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6-1. Maintenance and careCleaning and protecting the vehicle exterior .......... 402
Cleaning and protecting the vehicle interior ........... 406
6-2. Maintenance Maintenance requirements ................... 409
General maintenance ........ 411
Emission inspection and maintenance (I/M)
programs ......................... 414
6-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance Do-it-yourself service precautions ..................... 415
Hood.................................. 417
Engine compartment ......... 419
Tires .................................. 431
Tire inflation pressure........ 442
Wheels .............................. 445
Air conditioning filter .......... 448
Wireless remote control/ electronic key battery ...... 451
Checking and replacing fuses ............................... 455
Light bulbs ......................... 458 7-1. Essential information
Emergency flashers ........... 472
If your vehicle has to be stopped in
an emergency.................. 473
If the vehicle is submerged or water on
the road is rising .............. 475
7-2. Steps to take in an emergency
If your vehicle needs to be towed .......................... 476
If you think something is wrong ......... 480
Fuel pump shut off system ............................. 481
If a warning light turns on or a warning buzzer
sounds ............................. 482
If a warning message is displayed ......................... 489
If you have a flat tire .......... 511
If the engine will not start ................................. 526
If the electronic key does not operate properly
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key system) .................... 528
If the vehicle battery is discharged ....................... 530
If your vehicle overheats.... 534
If the vehicle becomes stuck ................................ 536
6Maintenance and care7When trouble arises

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WARNING
■General precautions while driving
Driving under the influence: Never drive your vehicle when unde r the influ-
ence of alcohol or drugs that have impaired your ability to operate your vehi-
cle. Alcohol and certain drugs delay reaction time, impair judg ment and
reduce coordination, which could lead to an accident that could result in
death or serious injury.
Defensive driving: Always drive defensively. Anticipate mistake s that other
drivers or pedestrians might make and be ready to avoid accidents.
Driver distraction: Always give your full attention to driving. Anything that
distracts the driver, such as adjusting controls, talking on a cellular phone or
reading can result in a collision with resulting death or serious injury to you,
your occupants or others.
■ General precaution regarding children’s safety
Never leave children unattended in the vehicle, and never allow children to
have or use the key.
Children may be able to start the vehicle or shift the vehicle into neutral.
There is also a danger that children may injure themselves by playing with
the windows, the moon roof, or other features of the vehicle. In addition,
heat build-up or extremely cold temperatures inside the vehicle can be fatal
to children.

16Pictorial index
Pictorial index
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Exterior
The illustration represents the Double Cab models and may diffe r from the
body shape of other models.
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 119
Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 119
Opening/closing the door windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 156
Locking/unlocking by using the mechanical key
*1. . . . . . . . . . P. 528
Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 495
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 126
Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 126
Opening/closing the tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 126
Removing the tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 127
Outside rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 154
Adjusting the mirror angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 154
Folding the mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 154
Defogging the mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 340, 347
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 230
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 329
Back window (vehicles with sliding type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 159
Power back window
*3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 160
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Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 233
Refueling method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 233
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 544
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 431
Tire size/inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 551
Winter tires/tire chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 329
Checking/rotation/tire pressure warning system
*3 . . . . . . . . . P. 431
Coping with flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 511
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 417
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 417
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 545
Coping with overheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 534
Camera
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Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 220
Fog lights
*3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 229
Front turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 218
Parking lights (bulb type)
*3/
daytime running lig hts (bulb type)
*3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 220
Parking lights (LED type)
*3/
daytime running lights (LED type)
*3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 220
Rear turn signal/tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 218
Stop/tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 220
Hill-start assist control
*3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 3 24
License plate lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 220
Back-up lights
Shifting the shift lever to R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 211, 216
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 220
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Light bulbs of the exter ior lights for driving
(Replacing method: P. 458, Watts: P. 553)
*1: Vehicles with a smart key system
*2: Refer to “NAVIGATION AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL”
*3: If equipped
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Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 219
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 219
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 330
Warning light/warning buzzer/warning message . . . . . . . P. 483, 496
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 218
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 220
Headlights/parking lights/tail lights/daytime running lights . . . . P. 220
Fog lights
*4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 229
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 230
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 230
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 430
Warning messages
*5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 493
Hood lock release lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 417
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . P. 149
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 338, 344
Usage (manual type)
*4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 338
Usage (automatic type)
*4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 344
Audio system
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*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: Refer to “NAVIGATION AND MULTI MEDIA SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL”.
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For safety and security
WARNING
■SRS airbag precautions
● Do not hang coat hangers or other hard objects on the coat hooks. All of
these items could become projectiles and may cause death or serious
injury, should the SRS curtain shield airbags deploy.
● If a vinyl cover is put on the area where the SRS knee airbag w ill deploy,
be sure to remove it.
● Do not allow anyone to kneel on the
passenger seats toward the door or put
their head or hands outside the vehicle.
● Do not attach anything to or lean any-
thing against areas such as the dash-
board, steering wheel pad and lower
portion of the instrument panel.
These items can become projectiles
when the SRS driver, front passenger
and knee airbags deploy.
● Do not attach anything to areas such as
a door, windshield, side windows, front
or rear pillar, roof side rail and assist
grip.
● Do not attach any heavy, sharp or hard
objects such as keys and accessories
to the key. The objects may restrict the
SRS knee airbag inflation or be thrust
into the driver’s seat area by the force
of the deploying airbag, thus causing a
danger.