Toyota Corolla (E170) 2014–2019 Owners Manual / Driving / Before driving / Towing your vehicle with 4 wheels on the ground
Toyota Corolla (E170): Towing your vehicle with 4 wheels on the ground
To prevent damage to your vehicle, perform the following procedures before towing.
1 Shift the shift lever to N.
2 Turn the engine switch to the “ACC” position (without a smart key system) or ACCESSORY mode (with a smart key system).
(, 166) Ensure that the audio system and other powered devices are turned off.
3 Release the parking brake.
After towing, leave the engine in idle for at least 3 minutes before driving the vehicle.
■Necessary equipment and accessories
Specialized equipment and accessories are required for dinghy towing. Contact the service branch of the motor home manufacturer regarding recommended equipment.
NOTICE
■Dinghy towing direction
Do not tow the vehicle backwards.
Doing so may cause serious damage.
■To prevent the steering from locking
Vehicles without a smart key system: Ensure the engine switch is in the “ACC” position.
Vehicles with a smart key system: Ensure the engine switch is in ACCESSORY mode.
Other materials:
Lower ball joint assy front lh
Replacement
Hint: components:
1. Inspect lower ball joint assy front lh
Jack up front side of the vehicle.
check the rattle of the lower ball joint assy front lh.
2. Remove front wheel
3. Remove front axle hub lh nut
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4. Disconnect speed sensor front lh (w/ ...
Precaution
1. Handling precautions on srs airbag system
The vehicle is equipped with srs (supplemental restraint system) such as
the driver airbag and front
passenger airbag. Failure to carry out service operation in correct sequence
could cause the srs to
unexpectedly deploy during servicing, po ...
Inspection
1. Spark plug
Notice:
never use a wire brush for cleaning.
Never attempt to adjust the electrode gap on used
spark plug.
Spark plug should be replaced every 192,000 km
(120,000 miles).
Clean the spark plugs.
Air pressure: below 588 kpa (6.0 Kg/cm2, 85 psi)
duration: 20 sec ...