Toyota Corolla (E120) 2002–2008 Repair Manual / Introduction / Repair instruction / Precaution / For vehicles equipped with catalytic converter
Toyota Corolla (E120): For vehicles equipped with catalytic converter
Caution
: if large amount of unburned fuel flows into the converter, it may cause overheating and a fire hazard.
To prevent this, observe the following precautions.
- Use only unleaded gasoline.
- avoid prolonged idling.
Avoid running the engine at idle speed for more than 20 minutes.
- avoid a spark jump test.
- Perform a spark jump test only when absolutely necessary. Perform this test as rapidly as possible.
- While testing, never race the engine.
- avoid a prolonged engine compression measurement.
Engine compression measurements must be performed as rapidly as possible.
- do not run the engine when the fuel tank is nearly empty. This may cause the engine to misfire and create an extra load on the converter.
Other materials:
Circuit description
The o/d main switch (transmission control switch) is a momentary type switch.
When pressing the o/d main
switch, the o/d off indicator light lights up and the ecm prohibits shifting
into o/d, and when pressing it
once again, the o/d off indicator light goes off and the ecm allows shifting
in ...
Cargo and luggage
Take notice of the following
information about storage
precautions, cargo capacity
and load:
Capacity and distribution
Cargo capacity depends on the
total weight of the occupants.
(Cargo capacity) = (Total load
capacity) - (Total weight of
occupants)
Steps for Determining Correct
Load Limit -
(1) L ...
Registering and connecting from the “Bluetooth* Setup” screen
To display the screen shown below, press the “SETUP” button and select “Bluetooth*”
on the “Setup” screen.
1 Select to connect the device to be used with multimedia system.
2 Select to register a Bluetooth® device to be used with multimedia system.
3 Select to set detailed Bluet ...