Toyota Grand Highlander (AS10) 2024 Owners Manual / Maintenance and care / Tires / Setting the tire pressure

Toyota Grand Highlander (AS10): Setting the tire pressure

■ When you need to setting the tire pressure

In the following situations, it will be necessary to perform the tire inflation pressure setting procedure of the tire pressure warning system.

• When the specified tire inflation pressure has changed, such as due to carried load, etc.
• When the tire inflation pressure is changed such as when the tire size is changed.

If the tire inflation pressure has been adjusted to the specified level, perform the tire inflation setting procedure by selecting specified inflation pressure on the multi-information display.

When the tire inflation pressure is to be other than specified, such as when tires other than the specified size are used, etc., set the tire inflation pressure using the current pressure.

Make sure to adjust the tire inflation pressure of each tire to the appropriate level before performing tire pressure setting.

The tire pressure warning system operates based on this tire inflation pressure.

■ Setting by selecting a specified tire inflation pressure

1. Park the vehicle in a safe place and then start the engine.

The tire inflation pressure cannot be set while the vehicle is moving.

2. Select of the multi-information display using the meter control switches and then press .

3. Select "Vehicle Settings" and then press and hold v.

4. Select "TPWS setting" and then press .

5. Select "Tire Pressure Setting" and then press .

6. Select "Setting by Specified Pressure" and then press .

7. Select the desired tire pressures, then press .

The tire pressure warning light will slowly blink 3 times.

After setting the tire inflation pressure, a message indicating that setting has been completed will be displayed on the multi-information display.

■ Setting using the current tire inflation pressure

1. Adjust the tire inflation pressure of each tire to the appropriate level.

Make sure to adjust the tire inflation pressure with the tires cold.

2. Start the engine.

The tire inflation pressure cannot be set while the vehicle is moving.

3. Select of the multi-information display using the meter control switches and then press .

4. Select "Vehicle Settings" and then press and hold .

5. Select "TPWS setting" and then press .

6. Select "Tire Pressure Setting" and then press .

7. Select "Setting by Current Pressure" and then press .

The tire pressure warning light will slowly blink 3 times and a message indicating that tire inflation pressure is being set will be displayed on the multi-information display.

After setting the tire inflation pressure, a message indicating that setting has been completed will be displayed on the multi-information display.

■Warning performance of the tire pressure warning system (Setting using the current tire inflation pressure)

• When performing the tire pressure setting using the current tire inflation pressure, the warning timing of the tire pressure warning system will vary according to the conditions under which tire pressure setting was performed. Therefore, a warning may be output even if the tire inflation pressure drops slightly or if the tire inflation pressure increases above that when the tire inflation pressure was set.
• Make sure to perform the tire pressure setting procedure after adjusting the tire inflation pressure.

  Also, make sure the tires are cold before performing the tire pressure setting procedure or adjusting the tire inflation pressure.

■Tire inflation pressure setting procedure (Setting using the current tire inflation pressure)

• If the engine switch is turned off while setting the tire inflation pressure, the next time the engine switch is turned to ON, the setting procedure will resume and it will not be necessary to restart the procedure.
• If the tire inflation pressure setting procedure is started unnecessarily, adjust the tire inflation pressure to the specified level with the tires cold and then perform setting by selecting a specified tire inflation pressure, or perform the tire inflation pressure setting procedure with the current tire inflation pressure.

■If the tire inflation pressure cannot be set easily

• Normally, it takes approximately 3 minutes to complete the setting procedure to the current tire inflation pressure.
• If the tire pressure warning light does not blink 3 times when starting the tire inflation pressure setting procedure, the procedure may not have started. Perform the procedure again from the beginning.
• If tire inflation pressure setting procedure cannot be completed after performing the above procedure, contact your Toyota dealer.

WARNING

■When setting using the current tire inflation pressure

Make sure to adjust the tire inflation pressure of each tire to the appropriate level before performing tire pressure setting. Otherwise, the tire pressure warning light may not illuminate even if the tire inflation pressure drops or may illuminate even though the tire inflation pressure is normal.