check engine light TOYOTA COROLLA HATCHBACK 2021 Owners Manual (in English)
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5TABLE OF CONTENTS
COROLLA H/B_U
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9
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Wheels ............................... 453
Air conditioning filter ........... 454
Electronic key battery ......... 456
Checking and replacing fuses ......................................... 458
Light bulbs .......................... 460
8-1. Essential information Emergency flashers ........... 464
If your vehicle has to be stopped  in an emergency .............. 464
If the vehicle is trapped in rising  water ................................ 465
8-2. Steps to take in an emergency If your vehicle needs to be towed......................................... 467
If you think something is wrong ......................................... 470
Fuel pump shut off system ......................................... 471
If a warning light turns on or a  warning buzzer sounds .... 472
If a warning message is dis- played .............................. 482
If you have a flat tire (vehicles  without spare tire) ............ 484
If you have a flat tire (vehicles  with a spare tire) .............. 494
If the engine will not start ... 502
If you lose your keys .......... 504
If the electronic key does not  operate properly ............... 504
If the vehicle battery is dis- charged ............................ 506
If your vehicle overheats .... 510
If the vehicle becomes stuck ......................................... 5129-1. Specifications
Maintenance data (fuel, oil level, etc.) .................................. 514
Fuel information ................. 522
Tire information .................. 524
9-2. Customization Customizable features ....... 535
9-3. Initialization Items to initialize ................ 543
10-1. For owners Reporting safety defects for U.S. owners ............................. 546
Seat belt instructions for Cana- dian owners (in French) ... 546
SRS airbag instructions for  Canadian owners (in French)......................................... 548
What to do if... (Troubleshooting) ......................................... 556
Alphabetical Index.............. 559
8When trouble arises
9Vehicle specifications
10For owners
Index 
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13Pictorial index
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Refueling method ................................................................. P.171
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity ................................................. P.515
Tires..................................................................................... P.442
Tire size/inflation pressure ................................................... P.519
Winter tires/tire chains ......................................................... P.251
Checking/rotation/tire pressure warning system .................. P.442
Coping with flat tires..................................................... P.484, 494
Hood .................................................................................... P.433
Opening ............................................................................... P.433
Engine oil ............................................................................. P.516
Coping with overheating ...................................................... P.510
Headlights/daytime running lights ................................... P.160
Turn signal lights ............................................................... P.153
Parking lights ..................................................................... P.160
Front side marker lights .................................................... P.160
Fog lights
*........................................................................... P.166
Stop lights/tail lights/r ear side marker lights/
turn signal lights ................................................................ P.160
License plate lights............................................................ P.160
Tail lights............................................................................. P.160
Back-up lights
Shifting the shift position to R .... .................................. P.147, 151
*: If equipped
Light bulbs of the exterior lights for driving
(Replacing method: P.460, Watts: P.520) 
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231-1. For safe use
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For safety and security
Adjust the angle of the seat-
back so that you are sitting 
straight up and so that you do 
not have to lean forward to 
steer. ( P.115)
Adjust the seat so that you 
can depress the pedals fully 
and so that your arms bend 
slightly at the elbow when 
gripping the steering wheel. 
( P.115)
Lock the head restraint in 
place with the center of the 
head restraint closest to the 
top of your ears. ( P.115)
Wear the seat belt correctly. 
( P.25)
WARNING
■Before driving
●Check that the floor mat is 
securely fixed in the correct 
place with all the provided 
retaining hooks (c lips). Be espe-
cially careful to perform this 
check after cleaning the floor.
●With the engine stopped and 
the shift lever in P (continuously 
variable transmission) or N 
(manual transmission), fully 
depress each pedal to the floor 
to make sure it does not inter-
fere with the floor mat.
For safe driving
For safe driving, adjust the 
seat and mirror to an appro-
priate position before driv-
ing.
Correct driving posture 
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431-1. For safe use
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For safety and security
Exhaust gas precau-
tions
Harmful substance to the 
human body is included in 
exhaust gases if inhaled.
WARNING
Exhaust gases include harmful 
carbon monoxide (CO), which is 
colorless and odorless. Observe 
the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause 
exhaust gases enter the vehicle 
and may lead to an accident 
caused by light-headedness, or 
may lead to death or a serious 
health hazard.
■Important points while driving
●Keep the back door closed.
●If you smell exhaust gases in 
the vehicle even when the back 
door is closed, open the win-
dows and have the vehicle 
inspected at your Toyota dealer 
as soon as possible.
■When parking
●If the vehicle is in a poorly venti-
lated area or a closed area, 
such as a garage, stop the 
engine.
●Do not leave the vehicle with 
the engine on for a long time.
If such a situation cannot be 
avoided, park the vehicle in an 
open space and ensure that 
exhaust fumes do not enter the 
vehicle interior.
●Do not leave the engine running 
in an area with snow build-up, 
or where it is snowing. If snow-
banks build up around the vehi-
cle while the engine is running, 
exhaust gases may collect and 
enter the vehicle.
■Exhaust pipe
The exhaust system needs to be 
checked periodically. If there is a 
hole or crack caused by corro-
sion, damage to a joint or abnor-
mal exhaust noise, be sure to 
have the vehicle inspected and 
repaired by your Toyota dealer. 
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661-4. Theft deterrent system
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*: If equipped
■Items to check before lock-
ing the vehicle
To prevent unexpected trigger-
ing of the alarm and vehicle 
theft, make sure of the following:
 Nobody is in the vehicle.
 The windows are closed 
before the alarm is set.
 No valuables or other per-
sonal items are left in the 
vehicle.
■Setting
Close the doors, back door and 
hood, and lock all the doors. 
The system will set automati-
cally after 30 seconds.
The indicator light changes from 
being on to flashing when the sys-
tem is set.
■Deactivating or stopping
Do one of the following to deac-
tivate or stop the alarms:
 Unlock the doors.
 Turn the engine switch to 
ACC or ON, or start the 
engine. (The alarm will be 
deactivated or stopped after a 
few seconds.)
■System maintenance
The vehicle has a mainte-
nance-free type alarm system.
■Triggering of the alarm
The alarm may be triggered in the 
following situations: 
(Stopping the alarm deactivates the 
alarm system.)
●A person inside the vehicle opens 
a door, back door or hood, or 
unlocks the vehicle.
●A person inside the vehicle 
Alarm*
The alarm uses light and 
sound to give an alert when 
an intrusion is detected. 
The alarm is triggered in the 
following situations when 
the alarm is set:
 A locked door or back door 
is unlocked or opened in 
any way other than using 
the entry function, wireless 
remote control or mechani-
cal key. (The doors will lock 
again automatically.)
 The hood is opened.
Setting/deactivating/stop-
ping the alarm system 
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722-1. Instrument cluster
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*1: These lights come on when the engine switch is turned to ON to 
indicate that a system check is 
being performed. They will turn 
off after the engine is started, or 
after a few seconds. There may 
be a malfunction in a system if 
the lights do not come on, or turn 
off. Have the vehicle inspected 
by your Toyota dealer.
*2: This light illuminates on the multi-information display.
The indicators inform the driver 
of the operating state of the 
vehicle’s various systems.
Rear passengers’ 
seat belt reminder 
lights ( P.476)
Tire pressure warning 
light
*1 (  P.476)
(Orange)
LTA indicator (if equipped) 
( P.476)
LDA indicator (if equipped) 
(  P.476)
(Flashes)
RCTA OFF indicator*1 (if 
equipped) ( P.477)
(Flashes 
or illumi- nates)PCS warning light*1 
(  P.477)
Slip indicator
*1 (  P.477)
(Flashes)
(U.S.A.)
Parking brake indicator 
(  P.478)
(Flashes)
(Canada)
Parking brake indicator 
( P.478)
(Flashes)
Brake hold operated indi-
cator
*1 ( P.478)
(Orange)
iMT indicator*1 (if 
equipped) ( P.478)
WARNING
■If a safety system warning 
light does not come on
Should a safety system light such 
as the ABS and SRS warning light 
not come on when you start the 
engine, this could mean that 
these systems are not available to 
help protect you in an accident, 
which could result in death or seri-
ous injury. Have the vehicle 
inspected by your Toyota dealer 
immediately if this occurs.
Indicators
Turn signal indicator 
(  P.153)
(U.S.A.)
Headlight indicator 
( P.160)
(Canada)
Tail light indicator 
( P.160)
Headlight high beam indi-
cator ( P.162)
Automatic High Beam 
indicator ( P.163)
Front fog light indicator (if 
equipped) ( P.166)
PCS warning light
*1, 2 
(  P.180)
Cruise contro l indicator 
(  P.204, 215)
Dynamic radar cruise con-
trol indicator ( P.204, 
215) 
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732-1. Instrument cluster
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Vehicle status information and indicators
*1: These lights come on when the  engine switch is turned to ON to 
indicate that a system check is 
being performed.  They will turn 
off after the engine is started, or 
after a few sec onds. There may 
be a malfunction in a system if 
the lights do not come on, or turn 
off. Have the vehicle inspected 
by your Toyota dealer.
*2: This light comes on when the  system is turned off.
*3: Depending on the operating con-dition, the color and illuminat-
ing/flashing state of the light 
change.
*4: This light illuminates on the out-side rear view mirrors.
*5: This light illuminates on the multi-information display.
*6: When the outside temperature is approximately 37°F (3°C) or 
lower, this indicator will flash for 
approximately 10 seconds, then 
stay on.
*7: This light illuminates on the cen-ter panel.
Cruise control “SET” indi-
cator (
P.204, 215)
*3
LTA indicator (if equipped) 
( P.191)
LDA indicator (if 
equipped) ( P.200)
BSM outside rear view 
mirror indicators
*1, 4 (if 
equipped) ( P.228)
BSM indicator (if 
equipped) ( P.228)
RCTA OFF indicator
*1, 2 
(if equipped) ( P.233)
(Flashes)
Slip indicator*1 ( P.247)
VSC OFF indicator
*1, 2 
(  P.247)
Smart key system indica-
tor
*5 (  P.142)
(U.S.A.)
Parking brake indicator 
( P.154)
(Canada)
Parking brake indicator 
( P.154)
Brake hold standby indi-
cator
*1 (  P.157)
Brake hold operated indi-
cator
*1 (  P.157)
Auto EPB OFF indicator
*1, 
2
 (if equipped) ( P.154)
Eco Driving Indicator 
Light
*1(if equipped) 
(  P.85)
Low outside temperature 
indicator
*6 (  P.74, 78)
Security indicator ( P.64, 
66)
“AIR BAG ON/OFF” 
indicator
*1, 7 ( P. 3 8 )
Sport mode indicator (if 
equipped) ( P.245)
(Green)
iMT indicator (if equipped) 
( P.152) 
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1013-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Before driving
3-2.Opening, closing and locking the doors
■Smart key system
Carry the electronic key to 
enable this function.
1 Grip the driver’s door handle 
to unlock the door. Holding 
the driver’s door handle for 
approximately 2 seconds 
unlocks all the doors. Grip 
the front passenger’s door 
handle to unlock all the 
doors.
*
Make sure to touch the sensor on 
the back of the handle.
The doors cannot be unlocked for 3 
seconds after the doors are locked.
*: The door unlock settings can be 
changed. ( P.101, 535)
2 Touch the lock sensor (the 
indentation on the side of the 
front door handle) to lock all 
the doors.
Check that the door is securely 
locked.
■Wireless remote control
1 Locks all the doors
Check that the do or is securely 
locked.
2 Unlocks all the doors
Pressing the button unlocks the 
driver’s door. Pressing the button 
again within 5 seconds unlocks the 
other doors.
Press and hold to open the win-
dows.
*
*
: This setting must be customized  at your Toyota dealer.
■Switching the door unlock func-
tion
It is possible to set which doors the 
entry function unlocks using the 
wireless remote control.
1 Turn the engine switch off.
2 When the indicator light on the 
key surface is not on, press and 
hold   or   for approxi-
mately 5 seconds while pressing 
and holding  .
The setting changes each time an 
operation is performed, as shown 
below. (When changing the setting 
continuously, release the buttons, 
wait for at least 5 seconds, and 
repeat step  2.)
Side doors
Unlocking and locking the 
doors from the outside 
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1113-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Before driving
●When the lock operation is per-
formed using the lock sensor, rec-
ognition signals will be shown up 
to two consecutive times. After 
this, no recognition signals will be 
given.
●If the door handle becomes wet 
while the electronic key is within 
the effective range, the door may 
lock and unlock repeatedly. In that 
case, follow the fo llowing correc-
tion procedures to wash the vehi-
cle:
• Place the electronic key in a loca-
tion 6 ft. (2 m) or more away from 
the vehicle. (Take care to ensure 
that the key is not stolen.)
• Set the electronic key to bat- tery-saving mode to disable the 
smart key system. ( P.109)
●If the electronic key is inside the 
vehicle and a door handle 
becomes wet during a car wash, a 
message may be shown on the 
multi-information display and a 
buzzer will sound outside the vehi-
cle. To turn off the alarm, lock all 
the doors.
●The lock sensor may not work 
properly if it comes into contact 
with ice, snow, mud, etc. Clean 
the lock sensor and attempt to 
operate it again.
●A sudden handle operation or a 
handle operation immediately 
after entering the effective range 
may prevent the doors from being 
unlocked. Touch the door unlock 
sensor and check that the doors 
are unlocked before pulling the 
door handle again.
●If there is another electronic key in 
the detection area, it may take 
slightly longer to unlock the doors 
after the door handle is gripped.
■When the vehicle is not driven 
for extended periods
●To prevent theft of the vehicle, do 
not leave the electronic key within 
6 ft. (2 m) of the vehicle.
●The smart key system can be  deactivated in advance. (
P.535)
●Setting the electronic key to bat-
tery-saving mode helps to reduce 
key battery depletion. ( P.109)
■To operate the system properly
Make sure to carry the electronic 
key when operating the system. Do 
not get the electronic key too close 
to the vehicle when operating the 
system from the outside of the vehi-
cle.
Depending on the position and hold-
ing condition of the electronic key, 
the key may not be detected cor-
rectly and the system may not oper-
ate properly. (The alarm may go off 
accidentally, or the door lock pre-
vention function may not operate.)
■If the smart key system does 
not operate properly
●Locking and unlocking the doors: 
 P. 5 0 4
●Starting the engine:  P. 5 0 5
■Customization
Some functions can be customized. 
(  P.535)
■If the smart key system has 
been deactivated in a custom-
ized setting
●Locking and unlocking the doors: 
Use the wireless remote control or 
mechanical key. ( P.101, 504)
●Starting the engine and changing 
engine switch modes:  P. 5 0 5
●Stopping the engine:  P. 1 4 3 
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1314-1. Before driving
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Driving
as needed.
Manual transmission
1 While depressing the clutch 
pedal, depress the brake 
pedal.
2 If the parking brake is in man-
ual mode, set the parking 
brake. ( P.154)
Check that the parking brake indi-
cator is illuminated.
3 Shift the shift lever to N. 
( P.151)
If parking on a hill, shift the shift 
lever to 1 or R and block the wheels 
as needed.
4Press the engine switch to 
stop the engine.
5 Slowly release the brake 
pedal.
6 Lock the door, making sure 
that you have the key on your 
person.
■Starting off on a steep 
uphill
Continuously variable trans-
mission
1 Make sure that the parking 
brake is set and shift the shift 
lever to D.
2 Gently depress the accelera-
tor pedal.
3 Release the parking brake.
Manual transmission
1 Make sure that the parking 
brake is set and shift the shift 
lever to 1. 2
Lightly depress the accelera-
tor pedal at the same time as 
gradually releasing the clutch 
pedal.
3 Release the parking brake.
■Driving in the rain
●Drive carefully when it is raining, 
because visibility will be reduced, 
the windows may become 
fogged-up, and the road will be 
slippery.
●Drive carefully when it starts to 
rain, because the road surface will 
be especially slippery.
●Refrain from high speeds when 
driving on an expressway in the 
rain, because there may be a 
layer of water between the tires 
and the road surface, preventing 
the steering and brakes from 
operating properly.
■Engine speed while driving 
(vehicles with a continuously 
variable transmission)
In the following conditions, the 
engine speed may become high 
while driving. This  is due to auto-
matic up-shifting control or 
down-shifting implementation to 
meet driving conditions. It does not 
indicate sudden acceleration.
●The vehicle is judged to be driving 
uphill or downhill
●When the accelerator pedal is 
released
●When the brake pedal is 
depressed while sport mode is 
selected
■Restraining the engine output 
(Brake Override System)
●When the accelerator and brake 
pedals are depressed at the same 
time, the engine output may be 
restrained.
●A warning message is displayed 
on the multi-info rmation display