Manual Tacoma, noticing some things. Are they normal?

That feature helps you get out of a hairy situation, it allows you to ride the starter out in gear.

 

Yes sorry mixed up stop and cancel, the original comment said "hill start feature". So I was taking that as starting the truck.

 

"Hill Start Assist" is what is on the Sport and Manual SR's, it hold the brakes for a few seconds.

 

I have significant experience with MT's but it took me a couple weeks to get used to my OR MT.

 

Yep, I like this feature. 2 second hold, or apply throttle to release brakes (whichever comes first).

I found I was working against the brakes a bit when I first got this 19, but that was just a footwork issue.

 

You engage the hill start feature simply by pushing the brake down farther than you normally need to.

 

My RAV4 A/T worked like that...

Is that in the owner's manual?

I don't recall reading that... hmm

 

The salesman told me about that.

 

Mine will hold the brakes with even a short push of the pedal if on the slope that it triggers on.

It has become a minor PITA with the 2LM since almost no throttle is needed, so I am fighting the brakes a bit or playing the guessing game for when it releases.

 

I've noticed the slight jerk on my 2nd gen too, I think it's just me moving too quickly to get to where I know the clutch starts to engage. It doesn't happen if I go slowly, only if I go somewhat quickly to where it catches.

 

2nd Gens have the accumulator also. It slows engagements, so that might be your issue? There were a few different accumulator arrangements on the 2nd Gen. One has enough line slack where you can just bend the lines and install a coupler.

This was posted in the 2nd Gen forum and was what kicked off my research:

 

I have a very similar situation. 2017 Taco OR MT SB LB, 69k. Like many other drivers, I've stalled in reverse. When I try to turn the engine over again it takes ~4 seconds to catch. I've put a multimeter across the battery while starting and had a max voltage of 13.8V and min of 10.3V.

Not likely to take it back to the dealer at this point but definitely glad to see this thread. Sub'd!

 

I have a 2019 MT and I occasionally get the slight jerk from time to time and from what I read, the accumulator causes most of it.

Still dealing with a buzz in my clutch pedal over 3000 RPMS if anyone wants to chime in

 

Sometimes my starter makes a high pitched noise when I stall or turn engine off and back on quickly.

 

I bought a 2017 MT brand new and now have 50K miles. What your describing is exactly what experienced until I reflashed the ECU with the new factory tuning.

there’s a big thread on this.

I now have OVTune, and now I don’t experience any of this anymore.

 

I thought I saw on Toyota's website it is on the OR? And I've read of certain OR trucks having this feature. Weird.

 

Off Road and Pro Automatic, no MT Off Road or Pro have it..

 

Ah. Good to know. Thanks!

 

I shouldve been more clear, i was referring to MTs only.

 

Yup, I am still jerky with it after a year because of that. As to resetting the computer after a stall to get a successful start, that too has happened a couple ties to me.