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Loved the post here of the video describing arcane "TOYOTA 3-second rules". Though not a 3-second rule, here's something simple I only just discovered randomly. After enabling "accessory mode" (press the Start button without your foot on the brake), it always bugged me that the only way I could...

Thanks to Ross for posting about hooking up a CD player to his 6th gen 4runner. Others pointed out it might be better to rip the CDs to a medium such as a jump drive. Having never "ripped" anything in my life, it took maybe an hour to figure out how to do it right. I've now got 15 albums ripped...

I've encountered a very noticeable and bothersome jerking motion going downhill when the traction battery is fully charged, and shift lever is in "S" to help reduce speed. The attached pic shows the options I've enabled which helped diagnose the problem. The traction battery status (LHS panel 8...

Just finished first serious 4wd experience in 6th gen off-road. In SW Colorado, took Nellie Creek road from 9.3K feet to Uncompahgre peak trailhead at 11.4K feet. Not sure the linear distance, but I'll guess maybe 6 steep miles. Found the DAC/Crawl control instructions in the manual to be...

The A/C seems to still work even when the engine decides to shut down e.g. at a traffic light. So its power source must be battery rather than belt-driven. But which battery, 12-volt or hybrid?

I live in a mountainous area so often need engine braking on steep downhills in my '25 off-road hybrid. Configuring via Tow/Haul mode or choosing a max gear in s+/-, the instantaneous mpg meter drops significantly from 60 (max) down to something like 30 or maybe 40. This indicates to me that...