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:
CD cannot be Inserted / Played or CD is Ejected Right After Insertion
PROCEDURE
1.
CHECK IF A PROPER CD IS INSERTED
(a) Make sure that the CD is an audio CD or a CD with an MP3, WMA or AAC file,
and that it is not deformed, flawed, stained, deteriorated or otherwise defective.
OK:
CD is normal.
HINT:
Translucent or uniq ...
Precaution
PRECAUTION
1. IGNITION SWITCH EXPRESSION
(a) The type of ignition switch used on this model differs depending on the specifications
of the vehicle.
The expressions listed in the table below are used in this section.
Expression
Ignition Switch (Position)
Engine ...
Event data recorder
This vehicle is equipped with an event data recorder (EDR). The main purpose
of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near crash-like situations, such as
an air bag deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist in understanding
how a vehicle’s systems performed. The EDR is ...
