TOYOTA tC 2015 Owners Manual (in English)

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CAUTION
■
To prevent an accident or injury when inspecting under the hood of
your vehicle
●If steam is seen coming from under the hood, do not open the hood until
the steam has subsided. The engine compartment may be very hot, caus-
ing serious injury such as burns.
● Keep hands and clothing (especially a tie, a scarf or a muffler) away from
the fans and belts. Failure to do so may cause the hands or clothing to be
caught, resulting in serious injury.
● Do not loosen the coolant reservoir cap while the engine and radiator are
hot.
Serious injury, such as burns, may result from hot coolant and steam
released under pressure.
NOTICE
■When adding engine coolant
Wait until the engine has cooled down before adding engine coolant.
When adding coolant, do so slowly. Adding cool coolant to a hot engine too
quickly can cause damage to the engine.
■ To prevent damage to the cooling system
Observe the following precautions:
●Avoid contaminating the coolant with foreign matter (such as sand or dust
etc.).
● Do not use any coolant additive.

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If the vehicle becomes stuck
■When it is difficult to free the vehicle
Turn off TRAC and/or VSC if these functions are hampering your attempts to
free the vehicle. ( P. 216)
Carry out the following procedures if the tires spin or the vehicle
becomes stuck in mud, dirt or snow:
Stop the engine. Set the parki ng brake and shift the shift
lever to P (automatic transmission) or N (manual transmis-
sion).
Remove the mud, snow or sand from around the stuck tire.
Place wood, stones or some other material under the tires
to help provide traction.
Restart the engine.
Shift the shift lever to the D or R position (automatic trans-
mission) or 1 or R position (manual transmission) and
release the parking brake. Then, while exercising caution,
depress the accelerator pedal.STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
STEP 5
Press to turn off TRAC.

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CAUTION
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When attempting to free a stuck vehicle
If you choose to push the vehicle back and forth to free it, make sure the sur-
rounding area is clear to avoid striki ng other vehicles, objects or people. The
vehicle may also lunge forward or lu nge back suddenly as it becomes free.
Use extreme caution.
■ When shifting the shift lever (vehic les with an automatic transmission)
Be careful not to shift the shift lever with the accelerator pedal depressed.
This may lead to unexpected rapid acceleration of the vehicle that may
cause an accident resulting in death or serious injury.
NOTICE
■ To avoid damage to the transmission and other components
●Avoid spinning the wheels and depressing the accelerator pedal more
than necessary.
● If the vehicle remains stuck even after these procedures are performed,
the vehicle may require towing to be freed.

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If your vehicle has to be stopped in an emergency
Only in an emergency, such as if it becomes impossible to stop the
vehicle in the normal way, stop the vehicle using the following pro-
cedure:
Steadily step on the brake pedal with both feet and firmly
depress it.
Do not pump the brake pedal repeatedly as this will increase the
effort required to slow the vehicle.
Shift the shift lever to N.
If the shift lever is shifted to N After slowing down, stop the vehi cle in a safe place by the
road.
Stop the engine.
If the shift lever cannot be shifted to N Keep depressing the brake pedal with both feet to reduce
vehicle speed as much as possible.
Vehicles without a smart key
system: Stop the engine by
turning the engine switch to
the “ACC” position.
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
STEP 3
STEP 4

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If the engine has to be turned off while driving
●Power assist for the brakes and steering wheel will be lost, making the
brake pedal harder to depress and the steering wheel heavier to turn.
Decelerate as much as possible before turning off the engine.
● Vehicles without a smart key system: Never attempt to remove the key, as
doing so will lock the steering wheel.
Vehicles with a smart key sys-
tem: To stop the engine, press
and hold the “ENGINE START
STOP” switch for 2 consecu-
tive seconds or more, or press
it briefly 3 times or more in
succession.
Stop the vehicle in a safe place by the road.STEP 4
Press and hold for 2 seconds or more, or press briefly 3 times or more
STEP 5

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Vehicle specifications6
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6-1. SpecificationsMaintenance data (fuel, oil level, etc.) ......... 428
Fuel information ............... 439
Tire information ................ 443
6-2. Customization Customizable features ..... 457
6-3. Initialization Items to initialize .............. 461

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6-1. Specifications
Maintenance data (fuel, oil level, etc.)
Dimensions and weight
*: Unladen vehicles
Overall length176.6 in. (4485 mm)
Overall width70.7 in. (1795 mm)
Overall height*55.7 in. (1415 mm)
Wheelbase106.3 in. (2700 mm)
TreadFront 60.6 in. (1540 mm)
Rear 61.4 in. (1560 mm)
Vehicle capacity weight
(occupants + luggage) 865 lb. (390 kg)

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Vehicle identification
■ Vehicle identification number
The vehicle identification number (VIN) is the legal identifier for
your vehicle. This is the primar y identification number for your
Scion. It is used in registering the owners hip of your vehicle.
This number is stamped under
the passenger seat.
This number is stamped on the
top left of the instrument panel.
This number is also on the Certi-
fication Label on the driver’s side
center pillar.

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■Engine number
The engine number is stamped
on the engine block as shown.
Engine
Fuel
Model2.5 L 4-cylinder (2AR-FE)
Type 4 cylinder in line, 4 cycle, gasoline
Bore and stroke3.54  3.86 in. (90.0  98.0 mm)
Displacement 152.2 cu.in. (2494 cm3)
Drive belt tension
Automatic adjustment
Valve clearance
Fuel type Unleaded gasoline only
Octane rating87 (Research Octane Number 91) or higher
Fuel tank capacity (reference) 14.5 gal. (55 L, 12.1 Imp.gal.)