traction control TOYOTA HILUX 2017 Owners Manual (in English)

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WARNING
■General precautions while driving
Driving under the influence: Never drive your vehicle when under the influ-
ence of alcohol or drugs that have impair ed your ability to operate your vehi-
cle. Alcohol and certain drugs delay reaction time, impair judgment and
reduce coordination, which could lead to an accident that could result in
death or serious injury.
Defensive driving: Always drive defensively. Anticipate mistakes that other
drivers or pedestrians might make and be ready to avoid accidents.
Driver distraction: Always give your full attention to driving. Anything that
distracts the driver, such as adjusting controls, talking on a cellular phone or
reading can result in a collision with resulting death or serious injury to you,
your occupants or others.
■ General precaution regarding children’s safety
Never leave children unattended in the vehicle, and never allow children to
have or use the key.
Children may be able to start the vehicle or shift the vehicle into neutral.
There is also a danger that children may injure themselves by playing with
the windows or other features of the vehicle. In addition, heat build-up or
extremely cold temperatures inside the vehicle can be fatal to children.

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Driving
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Four-wheel drive system
H2 (high speed position, two-
wheel drive)
Use this for normal driving on dry
hard-surfaced roads. This position
gives greater economy, quietest
ride and least wear.
H4 (high speed position, four-
wheel drive)
Use this for driving only on tracks
that permit the tires slide, like off-
road, icy or snow-covered roads.
This position provides greater trac-
tion than two-wheel drive.
The four-wheel drive indicator
light comes on
L4 (low speed position, four-
wheel drive)
Use this for maximum power and traction. Use L4 for climbing or descend-
ing steep hills, off-road driving, and hard pulling in sand, mud or deep
snow.
The four-wheel drive and low speed four-wheel drive indicator lights
come on
The A.D.D. can be engaged or disengaged by the shifting operations
described in the following shifting procedures.
: If equipped
Use the front-wheel drive control switch to select the following
transfer modes.
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2
3
A.D.D. (automatic disconnecting differential) (if equipped)

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Driving assist systems
◆ABS (Anti-lock Brake System)
Helps to prevent wheel lock when the brakes are applied suddenly, or if the
brakes are applied while driving on a slippery road surface
◆Brake assist (if equipped)
Generates an increased level of braking force after the brake pedal is
depressed when the system detects a panic stop situation
◆VSC (Vehicle Stability Control) (if equipped)
Helps the driver to control skidding when swerving suddenly or turning on
slippery road surfaces
◆TRC (Traction Control) for Pre Runner and H2 position on 4WD
models (if equipped)
Helps to maintain drive power and pr event the drive wheels from spinning
when starting the vehicle or accelerating on slippery roads
◆A-TRC (Active Traction Control) for H4 and L4 position on 4WD
models (if equipped)
Helps to maintain drive power and prevent the four wheels from spinning
when starting the vehicle or accelerating on slippery roads
◆Hill-start assist control (if equipped)
Helps to reduce the backward movement of the vehicle when starting on
an uphill
To keep driving safety and performance, the following systems
operate automatically in response to various driving situations.
Be aware, however, that these systems are supplementary and
should not be relied upon too heavily when operating the vehi-
cle.

718Alphabetical index
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Tires .......................................... 566
Chains ................................... 403
Checking ............................... 566
If you have a flat tire.............. 625
Inflation pressure .......... 569, 689
Replacing .............................. 625
Rotating tires ......................... 567
Size ....................................... 689
Snow tires ............................. 402
Spare tire .............................. 625
Tools ......................................... 628
Towing
Emergency towing ................ 603
Towing hook.......................... 605
Trailer towing ................ 252, 253
Toyota Safety Sense................ 309
Traction control ....................... 387
Trailer towing ................... 252, 253
Transmission
Automatic transmission ......... 277
If the shift lever cannot be
shifted from P ..................... 282
Manual transmission ............. 284
TRC (Traction Control) ............ 387
Trip information ............... 138, 143
Trip meters ............................... 134
Turn signal lights
Replacing light
bulbs................... 588, 594, 596
Turn signal lever ................... 290
Wattage ................................ 691
USB memory ............................ 443
USB port*................................. 417
Valet key ................................... 152
Vanity mirror ............................ 522
Vehicle identification
number ................................... 666
Vehicle Stability Control
(VSC) ...................................... 387
VSC (Vehicle Stability
Control) .................................. 387
Warning buzzers
Fuel filter ............................... 612
Key reminder ........................ 268
Pre-collision braking ............. 321
Seat belt reminder ................ 614
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