What is this and what does it do?

There's an " ECT PWR" button to the left of my steering wheel. What is it?

 

its for the transmission. like when you are pulling a load you can hit that button and make the shifts between gears longer so the motor is not under as much of a load. ECT stands for electronically controlled transmission i believe.

 

"Toyota provides some shifting control via a dash-mounted button marked "ECT Power" (electronically controlled transmission). This feature provides drivers the choice of aggressive or sedate driving. When engaged, ECT Power tells the transmission to make gear changes at higher rpms, which provides greater acceleration. Be forewarned — if you've got a heavy foot, enabling ECT Power is like choosing between reasonable and unreasonable fuel consumption."

 

^What they said. Only use it when towing and when towing keep it out of OD unless you're on flat terrain. When driving normally keep it in the off, up, position. I turned it on for a tank to see if it made a difference in mpg's and they dropped by about 5 mpg's.

 

Also just throwing this out there it say's what it is in your manual.

 

Thats where I found it too... we have alot of random manuals that have been found or lost here at the dealer.

 

Damn I've been using the ECT button while driving with out towing anything. That describes my poor gas mileage. Thanks guys. I couldn't have figure it out myself bcuz I dot have my manual.

 

not a problem