Educate me

Save me from pullin out the owners manual and trying to make sense of the Toyota jargon...


What’s the function of this button and what do these indicator lights mean?

Second question when is next used?

I have a 2017 sport 4x2

 

Read your owners manual.

 

It's limited slip. Turn off for big burn outs. Turn on for being cool in front of the 5-0.

 

When you just press the button once, it turns traction control by engine throttle off (Won't cut your throttle), and turns on AUTO LSD, which uses the drum brakes in the rear to try and replicate a limited slip. When wheel spin is detected it will apply brakes to that wheel to try and let the other wheel catch up.

If you press and hold the button for 5+ seconds it turns off all traction control and auto LSD.

 

Your computer-ran traction control is off. You will get no help controlling wheel slippage when the tires lose grip on sand/mud/ice etc. LSD is limited slip differential and will still function.

*Damn, my bad, couldn't even reply before those quick-shooters haha.

 

Is this true for second gens too?

 

Yes
Edit: But if you have a 2008-2005 model year, I don't think those trucks have any traction control at all.

 

I think I’m picking up what you’re putting down...

 

Auto...

... LSD