Toyota Corolla (E170) 2014–2019 Owners Manual / Maintenance and care / Do-it-yourself maintenance / Do-it-yourself service precautions
Toyota Corolla (E170): Do-it-yourself service precautions
If you perform maintenance by yourself, be sure to follow the correct procedure as given in these sections.


CAUTION
The engine compartment contains many mechanisms and fluids that may move suddenly, become hot, or become electrically energized. To avoid death or serious injury, observe the following precautions.
■When working on the engine compartment
●Keep hands, clothing and tools away from the moving fan and engine drive belt.
●Be careful not to touch the engine, radiator, exhaust manifold, etc. right after driving as they may be hot. Oil and other fluids may also be hot.
●Do not leave anything that may burn easily, such as paper and rags, in the engine compartment.
●Do not smoke, cause sparks or expose an open flame to fuel or the battery.
Fuel and battery fumes are flammable.
●Be extremely cautious when working on the battery. It contains poisonous and corrosive sulfuric acid.
■When working near the electric cooling fan or radiator grille
Vehicles without a smart key system: Be sure the engine switch is off. With
the engine switch in the “ON” position, the electric cooling fan may automatically
start to run if the air conditioning is on and/or the coolant temperature is high.
Vehicles with a smart key system: Be sure the engine switch is off. With the engine
switch in IGNITION ON mode, the electric cooling fan may automatically start to
run if the air conditioning is on and/or the coolant temperature is high. ■Safety
glasses
Wear safety glasses to prevent flying or falling material, fluid spray, etc.
from getting in your eyes.
NOTICE
■If you remove the air cleaner filter
Driving with the air cleaner filter removed may cause excessive engine wear due to dirt in the air.
Other materials:
Using the AUX port
To use the AUX port, connect a portable player, press the “AUDIO” button,
then select “AUX” to display the audio control screen.
Connecting a portable audio player
■Operating portable audio players connected to the multimedia system
The volume can be adjusted using the vehicle' ...
Light bulbs
You may replace the following
bulbs yourself. The difficulty
level of replacement
varies depending on the
bulb. If necessary bulb
replacement seems difficult
to perform, contact your
Toyota dealer.
For more information about
replacing other light bulbs,
contact your Toyota dealer.
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If your vehicle overheats
The following may indicate that your vehicle is overheating.
● Vehicles without a multi-information display: The high engine coolant temperature
warning light comes on or a loss of power is experienced.
Vehicles with a multi-information display: The engine coolant temperature gauge&n ...


