traction control TOYOTA VENZA 2011 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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When driving
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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. 221
■ 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 ....................... 258
Emergency towing ................ 549
Trailer towing ........................ 246
TRAC ........................................ 223
Traction control ....................... 223
Trailer towing........................... 246
Trip information display ........................... 180, 194
Trip meter................................. 174
Turn signal lights Replacing light bulbs ............ 536
Switch ................................... 171
Wattage ................................ 619
Utility vehicle precautions...... 229
Valet key..................................... 26
Vanity lights Vanity lights .......................... 446
Wattage ................................ 619
Vanity mirrors .......................... 446
Vehicle identification number................................... 607
Vehicle stability control .......... 223
VSC ........................................... 223
Warning buzzers Brake system........................ 558
Open door ........................... 561
Seat belt reminder ................ 561
Warning lights Active Torque Control 4WD system................................ 561
Automatic headlight leveling system................................ 559
Anti-lock brake system ......... 560
Brake system........................ 558
Charging system .... .............. 559 Electric power steering ..........559
Engine oil maintenance ......... 561
Engine oil pressure ...............559
Low fuel level ........................561
Malfunction indicator lamp ....559
Master warning......................561
Open door .............................561
Seat belt reminder .................561
SRS airbags ..........................560
Tire pressure .........................561
Washer fluid ..........................561
Warning messages ..................573
Washer
Checking ...............................505
Preparing and checking before winter .......................241
Switch....................................210
Washing and waxing ...............470
Weight
Cargo capacity ......................234
Load limits .............................239
Weight ...................................606
Wheels ......................................517
Window glasses ........................85
Window lock switch ...................85
Windows Power windows .......................85
Rear window defogger ..........278
Washer ..................................210
Windshield wiper de-icer.........278
Windshield wipers ...........210, 472
Wireless remote control key Replacing the battery ............522
Wireless remote control key ....43
WMA disc ..................................303
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