traction control TOYOTA VENZA 2010 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 prevent 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. 218
■ 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

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Alphabetical index
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Towing
Dinghy towing ....................... 255
Emergency towing ................ 545
Trailer towing ........................ 243
TRAC ........................................ 220
Traction control ....................... 220
Trailer towing........................... 243
Trip information display ........................... 178, 192
Trip meter................................. 172
Turn signal lights Replacing light bulbs ............ 532
Switch ................................... 169
Wattage ................................ 615
Utility vehicle precautions...... 226
Valet key..................................... 26
Vanity lights Vanity lights .......................... 442
Wattage ................................ 615
Vanity mirrors .......................... 442
Vehicle identification number................................... 603
Vehicle stability control .......... 220
VSC ........................................... 220
Warning buzzers Brake system........................ 554
Open door ........................... 557
Seat belt reminder ................ 557
Warning lights Active Torque Control 4WD system................................ 557
Automatic headlight leveling system................................ 555
Anti-lock brake system ......... 556
Brake system........................ 554
Charging system .... .............. 555 Electric power steering ..........555
Engine oil maintenance ......... 557
Engine oil pressure ...............555
Low fuel level ........................557
Malfunction indicator lamp ....555
Master warning......................557
Open door .............................557
Seat belt reminder .................557
SRS airbags ..........................556
Tire pressure .........................557
Washer fluid ..........................557
Warning messages ..................569
Washer
Checking ...............................501
Preparing and checking before winter .......................238
Switch....................................208
Washing and waxing ...............466
Weight
Cargo capacity ......................231
Load limits .............................236
Weight ...................................602
Wheels ......................................513
Window glasses ........................85
Window lock switch ...................85
Windows Power windows .......................85
Rear window defogger ..........274
Washer ..................................208
Windshield wiper de-icer.........274
Windshield wipers ...........208, 468
Wireless remote control key Replacing the battery ............518
Wireless remote control key ....43
WMA disc ..................................299
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