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Keep the door locks from freez ing.
Squirt lock de−icer or gl ycer ine i nto the
lock s to keep them from f reezi ng.
Use a washer flui d containing an anti-
freez e solution.
This pr oduct i s avai lable at any authori zed
Toyota dealer or r epairer and most auto
parts s tores or anot her qualifi ed profes-
sional . Foll ow the manufac turer’s di rec-
tions for how much to mix wi th water.
NOTICE
Do not use engi ne antif reeze or any
other substit ute because it may dam-
age your vehicle’s paint.
Do not use your parking brake when
there is a possibility it could freeze.
When par king, put t he t ransmi ssi on int o
“P” (automati c tr ansmiss ion or Multidr ive)
or int o firs t or r evers e (manual t ransmi s-
sion) and bloc k t he r ear wheel s. Do not
use t he park ing brake, or snow or wat er
accumul ated i n and ar ound t he park ing
brake mechanis m may freeze, maki ng it
hard to releas e.
Keep ice and snow from accumulat ing
under the fenders.
Ice and snow built up under your fenders
can mak e s teering diffi cult . During bad
winter dr ivi ng, stop and c heck under the
fenders oc casi onally.
Depending on where you ar e dri ving,
we recommend you carry some emer-
gency equipment.
Some of the thi ngs y ou m ight put in the
vehic le are t ire chai ns, wi ndow scraper,
bag of sand or s alt, fl ares, smal l shovel ,
jumper cables , etc.
Your vehi cle is desi gned pri maril y as a
passenger −car ryi ng vehicl e. Towi ng a
trai ler will have an adver se effect on
handling, perf ormance, brak ing, dur ability
and driv ing economy ( fuel cons umption,
etc. ). Your safet y and sati sfac tion depend
on t he proper use of c orrec t equipment
and c autious driv ing habits . For y our
safet y and the s afety of other s, you must
not ov erload your v ehicl e or t railer. Toyota
warrant ies do not apply t o damage or
malfunc tion c aused by towing a trai ler for
commerc ial pur pose. As k your l ocal
authori zed Toyot a dealer or r epairer, or
another dul y qual ified and equipped
profes sional , for fur ther detail s before
towing, as t here ar e addit ional legal
requir ements i n some c ountri es.
WEIGHT LIMITS
Before towi ng, confi rm the t owing capac ity,
gross vehic le mas s (GVM), maximum per-
miss ible axle capac ity (MPAC) and dr aw-
bar load. They are lis ted on page 549 in
Secti on 8.
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