Toyota Corolla (E170) 2014–2019 Owners Manual / When trouble arises / Steps to take in an emergency / If your vehicle needs to be towed
Toyota Corolla (E170): If your vehicle needs to be towed
If towing is necessary, we recommend having your vehicle towed by your Toyota dealer or a commercial towing service, using a lift-type truck or flat bed truck.
Use a safety chain system for all towing, and abide by all state/ provincial and local laws.
- Before towing
- Emergency towing
- Towing with a sling-type truck
- Towing with a wheel-lift type truck
- Using a flat bed truck
Other materials:
Automatic door locking and unlocking systems
The following functions can be set or cancelled:
*1: Vehicles with an automatic transmission or continuously variable transmission
*2: Vehicles with a smart key system
■ Setting and canceling the functions
To switch between set and canceled, follow the procedure below:
1 Vehicles withou ...
Engine oil
With the engine at operating temperature and turned off, check the oil level
on the dipstick.
■ Checking the engine oil
1 Park the vehicle on level ground. After warming up the engine and turning it
off, wait more than 5 minutes for the oil to drain back into the bottom of the engine.
2 ...
Hydraulic test
1. Perform hydraulic test
Measure the line pressure.
Notice:
Do the test at normal operation atf temperature 50 to 80 °c (122 to
176 °f).
The line pressure test should always be carried out in pairs. One
technician should observe
the conditions of wheels or wheel stopper outsi ...