Toyota Highlander Owners Manual: If the vehicle becomes stuck
Carry out the following procedures if the tires spin or the vehicle becomes stuck in mud, dirt or snow:
- Stop the engine. Set the parking brake and shift the shift lever to p.
- Remove the mud, snow or sand from around the front wheels.
- Place wood, stones or some other material under the front wheels to help provide traction.
- Restart the engine.
- Awd models: activate all-wheel drive lock mode.
- Shift the shift lever to d or r and release the parking brake. Then, while exercising caution, depress the accelerator pedal.
When it is difficult to free the vehicle
Press 
to turn off trac.
 Warning
If you choose to push the vehicle back and forth to free it, make sure the surrounding area is clear to avoid striking other vehicles, objects or people. The vehicle may also lunge forward or lunge back suddenly as it becomes free. Use extreme caution. When shifting the shift lever Be careful not to shift the shift lever with the accelerator pedal depressed. This may lead to unexpected rapid acceleration of the vehicle that may cause an accident resulting in death or serious injury. |
 Notice
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If your vehicle overheats
The following may indicate that your vehicle is overheating.
The needle of the engine coolant temperature gauge
Enters the red zone or a loss of engine power is experienced. (For
example, the ...
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Speed sensor (U241E/U140F)
REPLACEMENT
1. REMOVE BATTERY
2. REMOVE AIR CLEANER ASSY
3. REMOVE AIR CLEANER HOSE NO.1
4. REMOVE SPEED SENSOR (NT SENSOR)
(a) Disconnect the connector.
(b) Remove the bolt and speed sensor.
5. REMOVE SPEED SENSOR (NC SENSOR)
(a) Disconnect the connector.
(b) Remove the bolt and sp ...
