Toyota Tacoma (2005–2015) Owners Manual: General maintenance
Listed below are the general maintenance items that should be performed at the intervals specified in the “Scheduled Maintenance Guide” or “Owner’s Manual Supplement”. It is recommended that any problem you notice should be brought to the attention of your Toyota dealer or qualified service shop for advice.
Engine compartment
Vehicle interior
Vehicle exterior
CAUTION
■If the engine is running
Turn the engine off and ensure that there is adequate ventilation before performing maintenance checks.
Maintenance requirements
To ensure safe and economical driving, day-to-day care and regular maintenance
is essential. It is the owner’s responsibility to perform regular checks. Toyota
recommends the following maintenan ...
Emission inspection and maintenance (I/M) programs
Some states have vehicle emission inspection programs which include OBD (On
Board Diagnostics) checks. The OBD system monitors the operation of the emission
control system.
■ If the malfunc ...
Other materials:
Communication Error from ECM to VSC Invalid Serial Data Received (P163181)
DESCRIPTION
The ECM sends signals such as dynamic radar cruise control operation signals,
brake operation demand signals and buzzer operation demand signals to the skid control
ECU (master cylinder solenoid)*1 or skid control ECU (brake actuator assembly)*2
when the dynamic radar cruise contr ...
Pre-collision System Warning Buzzer
Components
COMPONENTS
ILLUSTRATION
*1
SKID CONTROL BUZZER
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Inspection
INSPECTION
PROCEDURE
1. INSPECT SKID CONTROL BUZZER
(a) Make sure that there is no looseness in the locking part and connecting
part of the conne ...
Transfer Shift Motor Control Circuit Circuit Open (P17A8)
DESCRIPTION
This DTC is output when an open circuit in the transfer shift motor drive circuit
is detected.
DTC No.
Detection Item
DTC Detection Condition
Trouble Area
P17A8
Transfer Shift Motor Control Circuit Circuit Open
...
