Toyota Tacoma (2005–2015) Owners Manual: 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 designed to record data related to vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a short period of time, typically 30 seconds or less.
The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record such data as: • How various systems in your vehicle were operating; • Whether or not the driver and passenger safety belts were buckled/fastened; • How far (if at all) the driver was depressing the accelerator and/or brake pedal; and, • How fast the vehicle was traveling.
These data can help provide a better understanding of the circumstances in which crashes and injuries occur.
NOTE: EDR data are recorded by your vehicle only if a nontrivial crash situation occurs; no data are recorded by the EDR under normal driving conditions and no personal data (e.g., name, gender, age, and crash location) are recorded. However, other parties, such as law enforcement, could combine the EDR data with the type of personally identifying data routinely acquired during a crash investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment is required, and access to the vehicle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the vehicle manufacturer, other parties, such as law enforcement, that have the special equipment, can read the information if they have access to the vehicle or the EDR.
● Disclosure of the EDR data
Toyota will not disclose the data recorded in an EDR to a third party except when: • An agreement from the vehicle’s owner (or the lessee for a leased vehicle) is obtained
• In response to an official request by the police, a court of law or a government agency
• For use by Toyota in a lawsuit
However, if necessary, Toyota may: • Use the data for research on vehicle safety performance
• Disclose the data to a third party for research purposes without disclosing information about the specific vehicle or vehicle owner
Vehicle data recordings
Your Toyota is equipped with several sophisticated computers that will record
certain data, such as: • Engine speed
• Accelerator status
• Brake status
• Vehicle speed
• Shift position ...
Scrapping of your Toyota
The SRS airbag and seat belt pretensioner devices in your Toyota contain explosive
chemicals. If the vehicle is scrapped with the airbags and seat belt pretensioners
left as they are, this may cau ...
Other materials:
Pattern Select Switch Power Mode Circuit
DESCRIPTION
The ECM memory contains the programs for the normal and PWR shift patterns.
By following the programs corresponding to the signals from the pattern select
switch assembly, park/neutral position switch and other various sensors, the ECM
switches the shift solenoid valves on and off, ...
Transfer System
Precaution
PRECAUTION
Before disassembly, clean the transfer assembly and remove any deposited
sand and mud to prevent it from entering the transfer during disassembly
and assembly.
When removing any light alloy parts such as the transfer covers, do
not pry them off with a ...
Disposal
DISPOSAL
PROCEDURE
1. DISPOSE OF FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER ASSEMBLY
(a) Fully extend the shock absorber piston rod, and fix it at an angle in a vise
or similar tool.
(b) Using a drill or similar tool, slowly make a hole in the shaded area shown
in the illustration, and discharge the gas inside. ...
