TOYOTA TUNDRA 2012 2.G Owners Manual

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2-5. Driving information
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When driving
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After the trailer swaying has stopped:
• Stop in a safe place. Get all occupants out of the vehicle.
• Check the tires of the vehicle and the trailer.
• Check the load in the trailer.
Make sure the load has not shifted.
Make sure the tongue weight is appropriate, if possible.
• Check the load in the vehicle. Make sure the vehicle is not overloaded after occupants get in.
If you cannot find any problems, the speed at which trailer swaying occu\
rred
is beyond the limit of your particular vehicle-trailer combination.
Drive at a lower speed to prevent instability. Remember that swaying of the
towing vehicle-trailer increases as speed increases.
CAUTION
■ Trailer towing precautions
To tow a trailer safely, use extreme care and drive the vehicle in accordance
with the trailer’s characteristics and operating conditions. Failure to do so
could cause an accident resulting in death or serious injury. Vehicle stability
and braking performance are affected by trailer stability, brake setting and
performance, and the hitch. Your vehicle will handle differently when towing
a trailer.
■ To avoid accident or injury
●Do not exceed the TWR, unbraked TWR, GCWR, GVWR or GAWR.
● If the gross trailer weight is over 2000 lb. (907 kg), a sway control device
with sufficient capacity is required.
● If the gross trailer weight is over 5000 lb. (2268 kg), a weight distributing
hitch with sufficient capacity is required.
● Adjust the tongue weight within the appropriate range. Place heavier loads
as close to the trailer axle as possible.
● Do not exceed 65 mph (104 km/h), the posted towing speed limit or the
speed limit for your trailer as set forth in your trailer owner’s manual,
whichever is lowest. Slow down sufficiently before making a turn, in cross-
winds, on wet or slippery surface, etc. to help avoid an accident. If you
experience a vehicle-trailer instabilit y from reducing a certain speed, slow
down and make sure you keep your vehicle speed under the speed of
which you experience the instability.

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CAUTION
■To avoid accident or injury
●Do not make jerky, abrupt or sharp turns.
● Do not apply the brakes suddenly as you may skid, resulting in jackknifing
and loss of vehicle control. This is especially true on wet or slippery sur-
faces.
● Do not exceed the trailer hitch assembly weight, gross vehicle weight,
gross axle weight and trailer tongue weight capacities.
● Do not use cruise control when towing.
● Slow down and downshift before descending steep or long downhill
grades. Do not make sudden downshifts while descending steep or long
downhill grades.
● Vehicle-trailer instability is more likely on steep long downhills. Before
descending steep or long downhill grades, slow down and downshift. Do
not make sudden downshifts when descending steep or long downhill
grades. Avoid holding the brake pedal down too long or applying the
brakes too frequently. This could cause the brakes to overheat and result
in reduced braking efficiency.
● Do not tow a trailer when the temporary spare tire is installed on your vehi-
cle.
■ Hitch
Trailer hitch assemblies have different weight capacities established by the
hitch manufacturer. Even though the vehicle may be physically capable of
towing a higher weight, the operator must determine the maximum weight
rating of the particular hitch assembly and never exceed the maximum
weight rating specified for the trailer-hitch. Exceeding the maximum weight
rating set by the trailer-hitch manufacturer can cause an accident resulting in
death or serious personal injuries.

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When driving
CAUTION
■
When towing a trailer
Toyota recommends trailers with brakes that conform to any applicable fed-
eral and state/provincial regulations.
● If the gross trailer weight exceeds unbraked TWR, trailer brakes are
required. Toyota recommends trailers wi th brakes that conform to all appli-
cable federal and state/provincial regulations.
● Never tap into your vehicle’s hydraulic system, as this will lower the vehi-
cle’s braking effectiveness.
● Never tow a trailer without using a safety chain securely attached to both
the trailer and the vehicle. If damage occurs to the coupling unit or hitch
ball, there is danger of the trailer wandering into another lane.
NOTICE
■When installing a trailer hitch
Use only the position recommended by your Toyota dealer. Do not install the
trailer hitch on the bumper; this may cause body damage.
■ Do not directly splice trailer lights
Do not directly splice trailer lights. Directly splicing trailer lights may damage
your vehicle’s electrical system and cause a malfunction.
■ When towing a fifth wheel trailer
Be careful not to hit the cabin or bed with
the trailer while making a sharp turn.

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Dinghy towing
NOTICE
■To avoid serious damage to your vehicle
Do not tow your vehicle with four wheels on the ground.
Your vehicle is not designed to be dinghy towed (with 4 wheels on
the ground) behind a motor home.

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3-1. Using the air conditioningsystem and defogger
Automatic air conditioning system ........................... 298
Manual air conditioning system ........................... 307
Outside rear view mirror defoggers and front
windshield wiper de-icer
(if equipped on Regular
Cab and Double Cab
models) .......................... 315
Back window, outside rear view mirror defoggers
and front windshield
wiper de-icer (if equipped
on CrewMax models) ..... 317
3-2. Using the audio system Audio system types .......... 320
Using the radio ................. 324
Using the CD player ......... 332
Playing MP3 and WMA discs............................... 341
Operating an iPod ............ 349
Operating a USB memory .......................... 355
Optimal use of the audio system ........................... 362
Using the AUX port .......... 366
Using the steering wheel audio switches ............... 368
Antenna............................ 371 3-3. Using the Bluetooth® audio
system
Bluetooth
® audio
system ........................... 374
Using the Bluetooth
®
audio system.................. 377
Operating a Bluetooth
®
enabled portable
player ............................. 382
Setting up a Bluetooth
®
enabled portable
player ............................. 384
Bluetooth
® audio system
setup .............................. 389
3-4. Using the rear audio/video system
Rear seat entertainment system ........................... 390
Using the DVD player (DVD video) ................... 399
Using the DVD player (video CD)...................... 408
Using the DVD player (audio CD/CD text) ........ 411
Using the DVD player (MP3 discs) .................... 413
Using the video mode ...... 416
Changing the Setup Menu settings .......................... 418
Interior and exterior
features3

Interior and exteriorfeatures3
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3-5. Using the hands-free phone
system (for cellular phone)
Hands-free phone system (for cellular phone)
features .......................... 426
Using the hands-free phone system ................ 430
Making a phone call ......... 438
Setting a cellular phone ... 442
Security and system setup .............................. 446
Using the phone book ...... 449
3-6. Using the interior lights Interior lights list ............... 455
• Personal/interior light main switch .................... 457
• Personal/interior lights ... 457
• Cargo lamp main switch ............................. 460
3-7. Using the storage features List of storage features .... 461
• Glove boxes ................... 463
• Console box ................... 465
• Card holder .................... 467
• Map holder ..................... 470
• Pen holder ..................... 473
• Tissue pocket................. 475 • Overhead console .......... 477
• Front cup holders ........... 478
• Rear cup holders ........... 480
• Bottle holders ................. 481
• Auxiliary boxes ............... 483
• Storage box ................... 485
3-8. Other interior features Sun visors ........................ 488
Vanity mirrors ................... 489
Clock ................................ 490
Outside temperature display............................ 491
Power outlets (12V DC) ........................ 493
Power outlets (115V AC) ...................... 498
Seat heaters..................... 502
Seat heaters and ventilators ...................... 504
Armrest (CrewMax models only) .................. 506
Seatback table ................. 507
Floor mat .......................... 508
Luggage compartment features .......................... 510
Garage door opener......... 513
Compass .......................... 520

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3-1. Using the air conditioning system and defogger
Automatic air conditioning system
: If equipped
Airflow and outlets are automatically adjusted according to the tem-
perature setting.
Control panel
Fan speed
control dial
Outside air or
recirculated air mode Front passenger’s
side temperature
control dial
Air conditioning ON/OFF switch
Simultaneous modeAir outlet
selection dial
Driver’s side temperature
control dial
Automatic mode Windshield defogger
Fan OFF switch

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and defogger
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Interior and exterior features
Using the automatic mode
Press .
The air conditioning system will begin to operate. Air outlets and fan
speed are automatically adjusted according to the temperature set-
ting.
Turn the temperature control dial clockwise (warm) or coun-
terclockwise (cool).
The temperature for the driver and front passenger seats can be set
separately.
Display
Front passenger’s side
temperature setting display
Fan speed display Airflow display
Driver’s side temperature
setting display

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Adjusting the settings
■ Adjusting the temperature setting
Turn the temperature control dial clockwise (warm) or counter-
clockwise (cool).
The air conditioning system sw itches between individual and
simultaneous modes each time is pressed.
● Individual mode (the indicator on is on)
The temperature for the driver and front passenger seats can be
adjusted separately.
● Simultaneous mode (the indicator on is off)
The driver’s side temperature control dial can be used to adjust
the temperature for driver and front passenger seats.
■ Adjusting the fan speed
Turn the fan speed control dial clockwise (increase) or counter-
clockwise (decrease).
The fan speed is shown on the display. (7 levels)
Press to turn the fan off.