If Your Vehicle Will Not Start - Toyota HILUX 2008 Owner's Manual

If your vehicle will not start—

(a) Simple checks
Before making these checks, make sure
you have followed the correct starting
procedure given in "How to start the
engine" on page 180 and that you have
sufficient fuel. Also check whether the
other keys will start the engine. If they
work, your key may be broken. Have the
key checked at your Toyota dealer. If
none of your keys work, there may be a
malfunction in the immobilizer system. Call
your Toyota dealer. (See "Keys" on page
10.)
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If the engine is not turning over or is
turning over too slowly—
1. Check that the battery terminals are
tight and clean.
2. If the battery terminals are O.K., switch
on the interior light.
3. If the light is out, dim or goes out
when the starter is cranked, the battery
is discharged. You may try jump start-
ing. See "(d) Jump starting" for further
instructions.
If the light is O.K., but the engine still will
not start, it needs adjustment or repair.
Call a Toyota dealer or qualified repair
shop.
NOTICE
Manual transmission: Do not pull− or
push−start the vehicle. It may damage
the vehicle or cause a collision when
the engine starts. On vehicles with
three−way catalytic converters, also
the three−way catalytic converters
may overheat and become a fire haz-
ard.
If the engine turns over at its normal
speed but will not start—
Gasoline−powered vehicles
1. The engine may be flooded because of
repeated cranking. See "(b) Starting a
flooded engine (gasoline engine)" for
further instructions.
2. If the engine still will not start, it needs
adjustment or repair. Call a Toyota
dealer or qualified repair shop.
Diesel−powered vehicles
1. If you are starting the engine that has
died from an empty tank, you may
have needed to bleed the fuel system
before cranking the engine. See "(c)
Bleeding the fuel system (diesel en-
gine)" for further instructions.
2. If the fuel system is O.K., but the en-
gine still will not start, it needs adjust-
ment or repair. Call a Toyota dealer or
qualified repair shop for assistance.