Toyota Corolla (E170): If a warning light turns on or a warning buzzer sounds

Calmly perform the following actions if any of the warning lights comes on or flashes. If a light comes on or flashes, but then goes off, this does not necessarily indicate a malfunction in the system. However, if this continues to occur, have the vehicle inspected by your Toyota dealer.

Share this page:

Other materials:

Starting system
Inspection 1. Inspect starter assy Notice: these tests must be performed within 3 to 5 seconds to prevent burnout of the coil.  perform the pull–in test.  Remove the nut, then disconnect the lead wire from terminal c. Connect the battery to the starter repai ...

How to proceed with troubleshooting
1 Vehicle brought to workshop 2 Customer problem analysis 3 Check and clear dtcs and freeze frame data 4 Problem symptom confirmation Symptom does not occur: go to step 5 Symptom occurs: go to step 6 5 Symptom simulation 6 Dtc check There is no output: go to step 7 There is outp ...

Inspection procedure
Hint: read freeze frame data using the hand-held tester or the obd ii scan tool. Freeze frame data records the engine conditions when a malfunction is detected. When troubleshooting, it is useful for determining whether the vehicle was running or stopped, the engine was warmed up or not, the ...