tow TOYOTA COROLLA 2021 Owners Manual (in English)

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COROLLA_UTABLE OF CONTENTS
For your information ........................
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Reading this manual ...................... 11
How to search ................................ 12
Pictorial index ................................ 13
1-1. For safe use Before driving ........................ 24
For safe driving ..................... 25
Seat belts .............................. 27
SRS airbags .......................... 31
Front passenger occupant clas- sification system.................. 41
Exhaust gas precautions....... 46
1-2. Child safety Riding with children ............... 47
Child restraint systems .......... 48
1-3. Emergency assistance Safety Connect ..................... 73
1-4. Theft deterrent system Engine immobilizer system ... 80
Alarm ..................................... 82
2-1. Instrument cluster Warning lights and indicators............................................ 86
Gauges and meters (4.2-inch display)................................ 91
Gauges and meters (7-inch dis- play) .................................... 95
Multi-information display .... 100
Fuel consumption information ......................................... 1063-1. Key information
Keys ................................... 110
3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Doors ................................. 117
Trunk .................................. 122
Smart key system .............. 125
3-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats ......................... 133
Rear seats.......................... 134
Head restraints................... 136
3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel ................... 138
Inside rear view mirror ....... 139
Outside rear view mirrors ... 140
3-5. Opening and closing the win- dows
Power windows .................. 142
Moon roof ........................... 145
4-1. Before driving Driving the vehicle.............. 150
Cargo and luggage ............ 158
Vehicle load limits .............. 161
Trailer towing...................... 161
Dinghy towing .................... 162
4-2. Driving procedures Engine (ignition) switch (vehicles without a smart key system)......................................... 163
Engine (ignition) switch (vehicles with a smart key system) . 164
Continuously variable transmis- sion (vehic l

es without paddle
shift switches) .................. 169
1For safety and security
2Vehicle status information
and indicators
3Before driving
4Driving

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7-2. Maintenance Maintenance requirements......................................... 457
General maintenance ......... 458
Emission inspection and mainte- nance (I/M) programs....... 461
7-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance Do-it-yourself service precau-tions ................................. 462
Hood .................................. 464
Positioning a floor jack ....... 465
Engine compartment .......... 466
Tires ................................... 475
Tire inflation pressure......... 484
Wheels ............................... 486
Air conditioning filter ........... 487
Wireless remote control/elec- tronic key battery.............. 489
Checking and replacing fuses ......................................... 492
Light bulbs .......................... 495
8-1. Essential information Emergency flashers ........... 502
If your vehicle has to be stopped in an emergency .............. 502
If the vehicle is trapped in rising water ................................ 504
8-2. Steps to take in an emergency If your vehicle needs to be towed......................................... 505
If you think something is wrong ......................................... 509
Fuel pump shut off system ......................................... 510
If a warning light turns on or a warning buzzer sounds .... 511
If a warning message is dis- played .............................. 521If you have a flat tire (vehicles
without spare tire) ............ 523
If you have a flat tire (vehicles with a spare tire) .............. 534
If the engine will not start ... 542
If you lose your keys .......... 544
If the electronic key does not operate properly............... 544
If the vehicle battery is dis- charged ............................ 546
If your vehicle overheats .... 550
If the vehicle becomes stuck ......................................... 553
9-1. Specifications Maintenance data (fuel, oil level, etc.) .................................. 556
Fuel information ................. 568
Tire information .................. 570
9-2. Customization Customizable features ....... 581
9-3. Initialization Items to initialize ................ 589
10-1. For owners Reporting safety defects for U.S. owners ............................. 592
Seat belt instructions for Cana- dian owners (in French) ... 592
SRS airbag instructions for Canadian owners (in French)........ ................................. 59

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8When trouble arises
9Vehicle specifications
10For owners

15Pictorial index
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■Instrument panel
Engine switch ............................................................. P.163, 164
Starting the engine/changing the positions
*1....................... P.163
Starting the engine/changing the modes
*2........................... P.164
Emergency stop of the engin e ............................................. P.502
When the engine will not start ................................. ............. P.542
Warning messages ............................................... ............... P.521
Shift lever.................................................... ........ P.169, 172, 176
Changing the shift position................................... P .169, 172, 176
Precautions for towing .. ....................................... ................ P.505
When the shift lever does not move
*3.................................. P.171
Meters ............................................................................. P.91, 95
Reading the meters/adjusting the instrument panel light . P.91, 9 5
Warning lights/indicator lights ................................ ................ P.86
When a warning light turns on ............................................. P.511
Multi-information display . ................................................. P.100
Display ........................................................ ......................... P.100

371-1. For safe use
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For safety and security
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WA R N I N G
• Slightly recline the back of the seat.
Although vehicle designs vary,
many drivers can achieve the
10 in. (250 mm) distance, even
with the driver seat all the way
forward, simply by reclining the
back of the seat somewhat. If
reclining the back of your seat
makes it hard to see the road,
raise yourself by using a firm,
non-slippery cushion, or raise
the seat if your vehicle has that
feature.
• If your steering wheel is adjust- able, tilt it downward. This
points the airbag toward your
chest instead of your head and
neck.
The seat should be adjusted as
recommended by NHTSA above,
while still maintain ing control of
the foot pedals, steering wheel,
and your view of the instrument
panel controls.
●If the seat belt extender has
been connected to the front
seat belt buckles but the seat
belt extender has not also been
fastened to the latch plate of the
seat belt, the SRS front airbags
will judge that t he driver and
front passenger are wearing the
seat belt even t hough the seat
belt has not been connected. In
this case, the SRS front airbags
may not activate correctly in a
collision, resulting in death or
serious injury in the event of a
collision. Be su re to wear the
seat belt with the seat belt
extender.
●The SRS front passenger air-
bag also deploys with consider-
able force, and can cause death
or serious injury especially if the
front passenger is very close to
the airbag. The front passenger
seat should be as far from the
airbag as possible with the seat-
back adjusted, so the front pas-
senger sits upright.

381-1. For safe use
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WA R N I N G
●Improperly seated and/or
restrained infants and children
can be killed or seriously injured
by a deploying airbag. An infant
or child who is too small to use
a seat belt should be properly
secured using a child restraint
system. Toyota strongly recom-
mends that all infants and chil-
dren be placed in the rear seats
of the vehicle and properly
restrained. The rear seats are
safer for infants and children
than the front pa ssenger seat.
(
P. 4 8 )
●Do not sit on the edge of the
seat or lean against the dash-
board.
●Do not allow a child to stand in
f r o n t o f t h e S R S f r o n t p a s s e n g e r
airbag unit or sit on the knees of
a front passenger.
●Do not allow the front seat occu-
pants to hold items on their
knees.
●Do not lean against the door,
the roof side rail or the front,
side and rear pillars.
●Do not allow anyone to kneel on
the passenger seats toward the
door or put thei r head or hands
outside the vehicle.
●Do not attach a nything to or
lean anything against areas
such as the dashboard, steering
wheel pad and lower portion of
the instrument panel.
These items can become pro-
jectiles when th e SRS driver,
front passenger and knee air-
bags deploy.

631-2. Child safety
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For safety and security
COROLLA_Ulow as possible. (
P.27)
■Removing a child restraint
system installed with a seat
belt
Press the buckle release button
and fully retract the seat belt.
When releasing the buckle, the
child restraint system may spring
up due to the rebound of the seat
cushion. Release the buckle while
holding down the child restraint
system.
Since the seat belt automatically
reels itself, slowly return it to the
stowing position.
WA R N I N G
■When installing a child
restraint system
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so m ay result in
death or serious injury.
●Do not allow children to play
with the seat belt. If the seat belt
becomes twisted around a
child’s neck, it may lead to
choking or other serious injuries
that could result in death.
If this occurs and the buckle
cannot be unfastened, scissors
should be used to cut the belt.
●Ensure that the belt and plate
are securely locked and the
seat belt is not twisted.
●Shake the child restraint system
left and right, and forward and
backward to ensure that it has
been securely installed.
●After securing a child restraint
system, never adjust the seat.
●When a booster seat is
installed, always ensure that the
shoulder belt is positioned
across the center of the child’s
shoulder. The belt should be
kept away from the child’s neck,
but not so that it could fall off the
child’s shoulder.
●Follow all installation instruc-
tions provided by the child
restraint system manufacturer.
●When securing some types of
child restraint systems in rear
seats, it may not be possible to
properly use the seat belts in
positions next to the child
restraint without interfering with
it or affecting seat belt effective-
ness. Be sure your seat belt fits
snugly across your shoulder
and low on your hips. If it does
not, or if it interferes with the
child restraint, move to a differ-
ent position. Fa ilure to do so
may result in death or serious
injury.

791-3. Emergency assistance
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For safety and security
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of needs, such as: towing, flat
tire, fuel delivery, etc. For a
description of the Enhanced
Roadside Assistance services
and their limitations, please see
the Safety Connect Terms and
Conditions, which are available
at Toyota.com in the United
States, Toyotapr.com in Puerto
Rico and Toyota.ca in Canada.
Important! Read this informa-
tion before using Safety Con-
nect.
■Exposure to radio fre-
quency signals
The Safety Connect system
installed in your vehicle is a
low-power radio transmitter and
receiver. It receives and also
sends out radio frequency (RF)
signals.
In August 1996, the Federal
Communications Commission
(FCC) adopted RF exposure
guidelines with safety levels for
mobile wireless phones. Those
guidelines are consistent with
the safety standards previously
set by the following U.S. and
international standards bodies.
 ANSI (American National
Standards Institute) C95.1
[1992]
 NCRP (National Council on
Radiation Protection and Measurement) Report 86
[1986]
 ICNIRP (International Com-
mission on Non-Ionizing Radi-
ation Protection) [1996]
Those standards were based on
comprehensive and periodic
evaluations of the relevant sci-
entific literature. Over 120 scien-
tists, engineers, and physicians
from universities, and govern-
ment health agencies and
industries reviewed the avail-
able body of research to
develop the ANSI Standard
(C95.1).
The design of Safety Connect
complies with the FCC guide-
lines in addition to those stan-
dards.
Safety information for
Safety Connect

1133-1. Key information
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Before driving
COROLLA_Uat your Toyota dealer.
*2: If equipped
■Panic mode (with a wireless
remote control function)
Vehicles without a smart key sys-
tem
When is pressed for longer
than about one second, an alarm
will sound intermittently and the
vehicle lights will f lash to deter any
person from trying to break into or
damage your vehicle.
To stop the alarm, press any button
on the wireless re mote control.
Vehicles with a smart key system
When is pressed for longer
than about one second, an alarm
will sound intermittently and the
vehicle lights will f lash to deter any
person from trying to break into or
damage your vehicle.
To stop the alarm, press any button
on the electronic key.
■Conditions affecting the opera-
tion of the smart key system or
wireless remote control (with a
wireless remote control func-
tion)
Vehicles without a smart key sys-
tem
The wireless remote control function
may not operate normally in the fol-
lowing situations:
●When the wireles s key battery is
depleted
●Near a TV tower, electric power
plant, gas station, radio station,
large display, airpo rt or other facil-
ity that generates strong radio
waves or electrical noise
●When carrying a portable radio,
cellular phone or other wireless
communication devices
●When the wireless key is in con-
tact with, or is c overed by a metal-
lic object
●When a wireless key (that emits
radio waves) is being used nearby
●If window tint wit h a metallic con-
tent or metallic objects are
attached to the rear window
Vehicles with a smart key system
 P.127
Using the key (vehicles
without a smart key sys-
tem and with a wireless
remote control function)

1143-1. Key information
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1Releasing
To release the key, press the button
2Folding
To stow the key, press the button
then fold the key.
To take out the mechanical key,
slide the release button and take
the key out.
The mechanical key can only be
inserted in one direction, as the
key only has grooves on one
side. If the key cannot be
inserted in a lock cylinder, turn it
over and re-attempt to insert it.
After using the mechanical key,
store it in the electronic key.
Carry the mechanical key
together with the electronic key.
If the electronic key battery is
depleted or the entry function
does not operate properly, you
will need the mechanical key.
( P.544)
■If you lose your mechanical
keys
 P.544
Using the mechanical key
(vehicles with a smart key
system)

1273-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Before driving
COROLLA_Ubeen used for 5 days or longer.
●If the smart key system has not
been used for 14 days or longer,
the doors cann
ot be unlocked
from any door except the driver’s
door. In this case, hold the driver’s
door handle, or use the wireless
remote control or mechanical key
to unlock the doors.
■Electronic key battery-saving
function
When battery-savi ng mode is set,
battery depletion is minimized by
stopping the electronic key from
receiving radio waves.
Press twice while pressing and
holding . Confirm that the elec-
tronic key indicator flashes 4 times.
While the battery-saving mode is
set, the smart key system cannot be
used. To cancel the function, press
any of the electronic key buttons.
■Conditions affecting operation
The smart key system uses weak
radio waves. In the following situa-
tions, the communication between
the electronic key and the vehicle
may be affected, preventing the
smart key system, wireless remote
control and engine immobilizer sys-
tem from operating properly.
●When the electronic key battery is
depleted
●Near a TV tower, electric power
plant, gas station , radio station,
large display, airpo rt or other facil-
ity that generates strong radio
waves or electrical noise
●When carrying a portable radio,
cellular phone, cordless phone or other wireless communication
device
●When the electronic key is in con-
tact with, or is c
overed by the fol-
lowing metallic objects
• Cards to which aluminum foil is
attached
• Cigarette boxes that have alumi-
num foil inside
• Metallic wallets or bags
•Coins
• Hand warmers made of metal
• Media such as CDs and DVDs
●When other wirel ess keys (that
emit radio waves) are being used
nearby
●When carrying the electronic key
together with the following devices
that emit radio waves
• Another vehicle’s electronic key or a wireless key that emits radio
waves
• Personal computers or personal digital assistants (PDAs)
• Digital audio players
• Portable game systems
●If window tint wit h a metallic con-
tent or metallic objects are
attached to the rear window
●When the electronic key is placed
near a battery charger or elec-
tronic devices
●When the vehicle is parked in a
pay parking spot where radio
waves are emitted
If the doors cannot be
locked/unlocked using the smart key
system, lock/unlock the doors by
performing any of the following:
●Bring the electronic key close to
either front door handle and oper-
ate the entry function.
●Operate the wireless remote con-
trol.
If the doors cannot be
locked/unlocked using the above
methods, use the mechanical key.
(  P.544)
If the engine cannot be started using
the smart key system, refer to