Toyota Corolla (E120) 2002–2008 Repair Manual / Steering column / Steering system / On–vehicle inspection
Toyota Corolla (E120): On–vehicle inspection
1. Check steering wheel freeplay

- Stop the vehicle and face the tires straight ahead.
- rock the steering wheel gently up and down by your
hand, check the steering wheel freeplay.
Maximum freeplay: 30 mm (1.18 In.)
Other materials:
Inspection procedure
Hint:
when the throttle position is slightly opened (the accelerator pedal
is slightly depressed) because a
floor carpet is overlapped on the accelerator pedal, or if not fully
releasing the accelerator pedal, etc.,
Dtc p505 will possibly be detected.
Read freeze frame data using the ...
Taking out the spare tire
1 Remove the luggage floor cover.
2 Remove the tool tray.
3 Loosen the center fastener that secures the spare tire.
CAUTION
■When storing the spare tire
Be careful not to catch fingers or other body parts between the spare tire and
the body of the vehicle. ...
Stopping the engine
1 Stop the vehicle.
2 Continuously variable transmission: Shift the shift lever to P.
Manual transmission: Shift the shift lever to N.
3 Set the parking brake. 4 Press the engine switch.
5 Vehicles without a multi-information display: Release the brake pedal (continuously
variable transmission ...


