Toyota Tacoma Owners Manual: If the vehicle becomes stuck
Carry out the following procedures if the tires spin or the vehicle becomes stuck in mud, dirt, or snow.
Stop the engine. Set the parking
brake and put the shift lever in P (vehicles with an automatic transmission) or
N (vehicles with a manual transmission).
Remove the mud, snow, or sand from
around the stuck tire.
Place wood, stones or some other
material to help provide traction under the tires.
Restart the engine.
Turn off the VSC.
Shift the shift lever to D or R
(automatic transmission) or 1 or R (manual transmission) and carefully apply the
accelerator to free the vehicle.
CAUTION
■When attempting to free a stuck vehicle
If you choose to rock the vehicle back and forth to free it, make sure the surrounding area is clear, to avoid striking other vehicles, objects or persons.
The vehicle may also lunge forward or back suddenly as it becomes free.
Use extreme caution.
■When shifting the shift lever
Vehicles with an automatic transmission: Be careful not to shift the shift lever with the accelerator pedal depressed.
This may lead to unexpected rapid acceleration of the vehicle that may cause an accident and result in death or serious injury.
NOTICE
■To avoid damaging the transmission and other components
●Avoid spinning the wheels and do not rev up the engine.
●If the vehicle remains stuck after trying these procedures, the vehicle may require towing to be freed.
If your vehicle overheats
The following may indicate that your vehicle is overheating.
● The needle of the engine coolant temperature gauge (→P. 155) enters the red
zone or a loss of engine power is experienced. ...
If your vehicle has to be stopped in an emergency
Only in an emergency, such as if it becomes impossible to stop the vehicle
in the normal way, stop the vehicle using the following procedure:
Steadily step on the brake pedal
with both feet and ...
Other materials:
Entune Audio
Operations such as listening to audio, using the hands-free phone, confirming
vehicle information and changing multimedia system settings are started by using
the following buttons.
Multimedia system operation buttons
button
Press this button to access the Bluetooth® hands-free system.
...
Driving the vehicle
The following procedures should be observed to ensure safe driving.
■ Starting the engine
■ Driving
Automatic transmission
With the brake pedal depressed,
shift the shift lever to D.
Release the parking brake.
Gradually release the brake pedal
and gently depress the acceler ...
Tires
Replace or rotate tires in accordance with maintenance schedules and treadwear.
■ Checking tire
1. New tread
2. Treadwear indicator
3. Worn tread
The location of treadwear indicators is shown by the “TWI” or “
” marks, etc., molded on the sidewall of each tire.
Check spare tire condi ...