Toyota back-up processes A full revue of Toyota back-up processes for opening and starting 2026 models finds not a single change. Back-up open and start processes become necessary for those times that the battery in the key fob needs replacing. The company has yet to fall victim to the trend that was actually started by …
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Review of 2026 Toyota models finds no back-up entry and start updates
Back-up entry and start We’ve begun to gather jump start information for Toyota and Lexus electric vehicles (EVs) and it made for a good time to review back-up entry and start processes for both company’s models. After all, if the vehicle needs a jump start, likely as not you are at least locked out! Back-up …
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Unusual abbreviation added to the acronyms and abbreviations page
Acronyms and abbreviations We have a unusual new entry on our acronyms and abbreviations and abbreviations page: TDA (Trailer Drive Assist). Unusual because the system, from Toyota, uses no less than seven driving assist systems in the vehicle to aid with towing control, and does not have its own indicator. When active, it uses the …
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Toyota confused LTA and LDA — won’t their customers end up confused as well??
Toyota confused When the Toyota symbols page update was finished, we noted that Toyota is clearly confused about the symbols they had applied to Lane Tracing Assist (LTA) and Lane Departure Assist (LDA). For the record, LTA is an advanced version of LDA. But with Toyota confused, how are their drivers likely feeling. This may …
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Our update of the Toyota symbols page is now complete
Toyota symbols Our Toyota symbols page update is at long last finished. In the process we added 51 symbols and indicators to a page, which now come in at nearly 150. Fifteen of those additions are brand new, including five seat belt indicators, three suspension modes and three drive modes for GR Corollas. There is …
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Another owner’s manual fail, albeit a minor one
Owner’s manual fail While continuing our update of the Toyota dashboard symbols page, we ran into another rather minor owner’s manual fail. Looking through the 2025 Sequoia manual, we ran across an Auto LSD indicator. Now those letters were bound to get our attention, but forgetting that this is not a new system and that …
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Solid-state battery tech poised to take EV range to 800+ miles
Battery tech An automaker in China is touting solid-state battery tech capable of nearly double the energy density of today’s best lithium-ion EV packs. As reported by Autoblog, the company, Chery, says the technology could take driving range up to and over 800 miles on a single charge. Solid-state batteries offer a number of key …
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