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 ...
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Air Inlet Control Servo Motor
Inspection
INSPECTION
PROCEDURE
1. INSPECT AIR INLET CONTROL SERVO MOTOR
(a) Inspect the servo motor operation.
(1) Connect the positive (+) lead from the battery to terminal 1 (FRS)
and negative (-) lead to terminals 2 (REC), then check that the shaft rotates
clockwise s ...
Poor Sound Quality in All Modes (Low Volume)
PROCEDURE
1.
CHECK AUDIO SETTINGS
(a) Set "Treble", "Mid" and "Bass" to the initial values and check that sound
is normal.
OK:
Malfunction disappears.
HINT:
Sound quality adjustment measures vary according to the type of amplifie ...
VSC Buzzer Circuit
DESCRIPTION
The skid control ECU (brake actuator assembly) is connected to the combination
meter via CAN communication.
The combination meter has a built-in VSC warning buzzer:
Sounds intermittently to inform the driver if the temperature of brake
actuator assembly has increased exce ...
