traction control TOYOTA VENZA 2009 Owners Manual (in English)

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CAUTION
■General precautions while driving
Driving under the influence: Never drive your vehicle when under the influ-
ence of alcohol or drugs that have impaired 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 dis-
tracts 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 cigarette lighter, the windows, the moon roof, 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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2-4. Using other driving systems
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Driving assist systems
To help enhance driving safety and performance, the following sys-
tems operate automatically in res ponse to various driving situations.
Be aware, however, that these systems are supplementary and
should not be relied upon too h eavily when operating the vehicle.
■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
Generates an increased level of braking force after the brake pedal is
depressed, when the system detects a panic stop situation.
■Enhanced VSC (Enhanced Vehicle Stability Control)
Helps the driver to control skidding when swerving suddenly or turning
on slippery road surfaces.
■TRAC (Traction Control)
Maintains drive power and prevents the front wheels (2WD models) or
four wheels (AWD models) from spinning when starting the vehicle or
accelerating on slippery roads.
■Hill-start assist control
P. 225
■ EPS (Electric Power Steering)
Employs an electric motor to reduce the amount of effort needed to turn
the steering wheel.

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Uniform Tire Quality GradingThis information has been prepared in accordance with regulations
issued by the National Highway Tr affic Safety Administration of the
U.S. Department of Transportation.
It provides the purchasers and/or prospective purchasers of Toyota
vehicles with information on uniform tire quality grading.
Your Toyota dealer will help answ er any questions you may have as
you read this information.
■ DOT quality grades
All passenger vehicle tires mu st conform to Federal Safety
Requirements in addition to these grades. Quality grades can be
found where applicable on the tire sidewall between tread shoulder
and maximum section width.
For example: Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature A
■ Treadwear
The treadwear grade is a comparative rating based on the wear
rate of the tire when tested under controlled conditions on a speci-
fied government test course.
For example, a tire graded 150 would wear one and a half (1 - 1/2)
times as well on the government course as a tire graded 100.
The relative performance of tires depends upon the actual conditions
of their use, however, and may depart significantly from the norm due
to variations in driving habits, service practices and differences in
road characteristics and climate.

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Vehicle specifications
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Traction AA, A, B, C
The traction grades, from highest to lowest, are AA, A, B and C,
and they represent the tire’s ab ility to stop on wet pavement as
measured under controlled cond itions on specified government
test surfaces of asphalt and concrete.
A tire marked C may have poor traction performance.
Warning: The traction grade assigned to this tire is based on braking
(straight ahead) traction tests and does not include cornering (turn-
ing) traction.
■ Temperature A, B, C
The temperature grades are A (the highest), B, and C, represent-
ing the tire’s resistance to the generation of heat and its ability to
dissipate heat when tested under controlled conditions on a speci-
fied indoor laboratory test wheel.
Sustained high temperature can cause the material of the tire to
degenerate and reduce tire life, and excessive temperature can lead
to sudden tire failure.
The grade C corresponds to a level of performance which all passen-
ger car tires must meet under the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Stan-
dard No. 109.
Grades B and A represent higher levels of performance on the labo-
ratory test wheel than the minimum required by law.
Warning: The temperature grades for this tire are established for a
tire that is properly inflated and not overloaded.
Excessive speed, underinflation, or excessive loading, either sepa-
rately or in combination, can caus e heat buildup and possible tire fail-
ure.

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Abbreviation list
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ABBREVIATIONSMEANING
OBD On Board Diagnostics
PASS Passenger
PWR Power
P/S Power Steering
SRS Supplemental Restraint System
TEMP Temperature
TFT Thin Film Transistor
TIN Tire Identification Number
TPMS Tire Pressure Warning System
TRAC Traction Control
VIN Vehicle Identification Number
VSC Vehicle Stability Control

612 Alphabetical index
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Smart key systemEntry function ..........................28
Starting the engine ........163, 167
Spare tire Inflation pressure...................468
Storage location .................... 529
Spark plug ................................566
Specifications...........................560
Speech command switch
*...... 351
Speedometer ............................ 178
Steering Adjustment .............................. 84
Audio switches ......................313
Column lock release..............165
Stop lights
Replacing light bulbs ............. 491
Wattage .................................571
Storage feature.........................388
Storage precautions ................238
Stuck
If your vehicle becomes stuck ...................................556
Sun visors.................................400
Sunshade Roof......................................... 96
Switch Engine switch ................163, 167
Fog light switch ..................... 214
Ignition switch................163, 167
Light switches........................ 202
Power back door .....................59
Power door lock switch ...........54
Power window switch ..............90
Rear window wiper and washer switch ..................... 217
Window lock switch ................. 90
Wipers and washer switch ....215 Tachometer .............................. 178
Tail lights
Replacing light bulbs ............. 491
Switch ................................... 202
Wattage................................. 571
Talk switch
*............................. 351
Telephone switch
*.................. 351
Theft deterrent system Alarm..................................... 104
Engine immobilizer system ... 101
Theft prevention labels ........... 107
Tire inflation pressure ............. 468
Tire pressure warning system .................................... 462
Tire information
Glossary ................................ 582
Size ....................................... 578
Tire identification number...... 577
Uniform tire quality grading ... 580
Tires Chains ................................... 245
Checking ............................... 461
If you have a flat tire.............. 529
Inflation pressure .................. 468
Information ............................ 575
Pressure warning system...... 462
Replacing .............................. 529
Rotating tires ......................... 461
Size ....................................... 569
Snow tires ............................. 245
Spare tire .............................. 529
Tonneau cover ......................... 409
Tools ......................................... 529
Total load capacity .................. 243
Towing Dinghy towing ....................... 262
Emergency towing ................ 505
Trailer towing ........................ 250
TRAC ......................................... 226
Traction control ....................... 226
Trailer towing ........................... 250
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