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:
Downhill Assist Control system
The downhill assist control system helps to prevent excessive speed on steep
downhill descents.
■ System operation
The system will operate when the vehicle is traveling under 15 mph (25 km/h)
and the front-wheel drive control switch is in the L4 position.
Press the DAC switch. The ind ...
Power Source Mode does not Change to ON (IG)
DESCRIPTION
If the engine switch is pressed with the electrical key transmitter sub-assembly
in the cabin, the certification ECU (smart key ECU assembly) receives a signal and
changes the power source mode.
HINT:
When the cable is disconnected and reconnected to the negative (-) battery termi ...
Disassembly
DISASSEMBLY
PROCEDURE
1. REMOVE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ASSEMBLY
(a) Put matchmarks on the steering intermediate shaft assembly and steering main
shaft assembly.
(b) Remove the bolt and steering intermediate shaft assembly.
2. REMOVE UPPER STEERING COLUMN BRACKET WITH SWITCH ASSEMBLY (w ...
