1998 Toyota Tacoma - Starting and Driving (13 pages)

Model: 1998 Toyota Tacoma
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D How to save fuel make your, pedal to the floor and shift the transmission into neutral, pedal to the floor until engine, clutch pedal not fully depressed.

Automatic transmission: Put the selector lever in ”P”, moving, put the selector lever ”N”, a starter safety device will prevent, lever is any drive position.

Before starting the engine, be sure to follow the instructions ”(a) Before cranking”, the multiport fuel injection system/sequential multiport fuel injection system your, a cold or hot engine follows, if the weather is below freezing, let.

Engine warm up for few minutes before, simply restart it, using the correct procedure given normal starting, if the engine will not start—, see ”If your vehicle will not start” Part.

Z If the engine becomes difficult, start or stalls frequently, have, d Always slow down gusty crosswinds, this will allow you much better control.

D Drive slowly onto curbs and, if possible, at a right angle, onto high, sharp-edged objects and other road hazards, lead to severe tire damage resulting, d When parking on a hill, turn front.

Wheels until they touch curb so, that the vehicle will not roll, parking brake, and place the transmission in ”P” (automatic) first, d Washing your vehicle driving through.

Deep water may get brakes wet, see whether they wet, check that, there is no traffic near you, then, feel a normal braking force, brakes.

Pressing the brake pedal with the parking brake pulled, work safely, pull to the side road, and call a Toyota dealer assistance, d Four-wheel drive models—Toyota recommends not using four-wheel drive.

Dry hard-surfaced roads, because fourwheel driving will cause unnecessary, noise and wear, poor fuel economy, d Four-wheel drive models—In cold temperatures, noise may occur when driving in two-wheel drive before the transfer is warmed up, in four-wheel drive until transfer.

D Before driving off, make sure that, the parking brake fully released, d Do not leave your vehicle unattended while engine running, d Do not rest your foot brake.

D Be careful when accelerating, upshifting, downshifting braking, d To drive down a long steep hill, remember, if you ride brakes, permits it, do not drive over 140.

Km/h mph) unless your vehicle, driving over km/h (85 mph) may, result in tire failure, loss control, whether the tires your vehicle.

Not before driving such speeds, d Do not continue normal driving, wet, your vehicle will require.