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Toyota Motor Corporation
Industry: Automotive
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An auxiliary cooler that is available to provide extra cooling for automatic transmission fluid. Lower temperatures equal longer transmission life.
Industry:Automotive
1. The outside band of rubber bonded to a tire. The tread is the portion of the tyre that contacts the road surface. 2. Sometimes this term is also interchanged with track.
Industry:Automotive
An instrument that can be used to measure the distance between specific points or between fill-ups.
Industry:Automotive
Typically measured curb-to-curb, this is the tightest possible circle driven by the outside front tyre between two imaginary curbs.
Industry:Automotive
In a vehicle with this feature (including all Toyotas with power door locks), only the driver's door is unlocked when the key is turned in that door's lock. A second turn unlocks the other doors. This provides extra security in situations where the driver desires to open only one door, yet also allows the convenience of easily unlocking doors for all passengers.
Industry:Automotive
The floor pan of a vehicle and chassis are connected to form a single structure; there is no separate frame. By welding all body panels together to form the vehicle's frame, it is possible to build in strength and rigidity with less weight.
Industry:Automotive
The weight of vehicle components that are not supported by the springs, including the wheels, tires, brakes and suspension components.
Industry:Automotive
Advanced computerised technology applied to select automatic transmission models for smoother, more positive shift performance when travelling up or down a hill.
Industry:Automotive
A vehicle that has been previously owned or driven. Also referred to as a pre-owned car.
Industry:Automotive
A locking system with two different keys. One key can only open the doors and operate the ignition. The second key opens all locks, including those for the glove box and trunk or rear hatch, and operates the ignition. The purpose is to provide a valet with a key that operates the ignition, but does not unlock the storage compartments. On cars with folding seatbacks, this locking system also includes special seat latches to help keep the contents of the trunk or hatch secure.
Industry:Automotive
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