Toyota Tacoma 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 maintenance ...
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:
Checking and replacing fuses
If any of the electrical components do not operate, a fuse may have blown.
If this happens, check and replace the fuses as necessary.
Turn the engine switch to the LOCK
position.
The fuses are located in the following
places. To check the fuses, follow the instructions below.
Engine comp ...
Wheels
If a wheel is bent, cracked or heavily corroded, it should be replaced.
Otherwise, the tire may separate from the wheel or cause loss of handling control.
■ Wheel selection
When replacing wheels, care should be taken to ensure that they are equivalent
to those removed in load capacity, di ...
Playing an audio CD and MP3/WMA/AAC discs
Insert disc or select “CD” on the “Select Audio Source” screen to begin listening
to a CD.
Audio control screen
1. “Select Audio Source” screen appears
2. Audio CD
Displaying the track list
MP3/WMA/AAC
Displaying the folder list
3. Random playback
4. Repeat play
5. Pause
Select to r ...