2008 Toyota Tundra Owners Manual - Page 245

07 11.20 When the "S" mode indicator light does not come on even with the selector lever moved to the "S" position, there may be a problem somewhere in the system. Have your vehicle checked/repaired by your Toyota dealer as soon as possible. In this case, you can drive in the same condition as in the "D" position. (d) Using engine braking To use engine braking, you can downshift the transmission as follows: For decreasing the vehicle speed, see "Cruise control" on page 262 in this Section. Four −wheel drive models with towing package -Front drive control switch knob at "2WD" or "4H" ...132 km/h (82 mph) -Front drive control switch knob at "4L" ...50 km/h (31 mph) D Move the selector lever down to the " −" side to select the "3" range. The transmission will downshift to third range when the vehicle speed drops down to or lower than the following speed, and stronger engine braking will be enabled. 4.0 L V6 (1GR−FE) engine ...136 km/h (84 mph) D Move the selector lever down to the D When driving in the "D" position- Shift the selector lever to "S" position. When driving in the "5" range within the "S" position- Move the selector lever down to the " −" side to select the "4" range. The transmission will downshift to fourth range and engine braking will be enabled. When the cruise control is being used, engine braking can not be enabled because the cruise control is not cancelled. However, engine braking will be automatically enabled if the vehicle speed is higher than the set speed of the cruise control depending on the driving conditions. 4.7 L V8 (2UZ−FE) engine Two−wheel drive models -without towing package ...138 km/h (85 mph) -with towing package ...132 km/h (82 mph) Four −wheel drive models without towing package -Front drive control switch knob at "2WD" or "4H" ...138 km/h (85 mph) -Front drive control switch knob at "4L" ...52 km/h (32 mph) " −" side to select the "2" range. The transmission will downshift to second range when the vehicle speed drops down to or lower than the following speed, and more powerful engine braking than that of the "3" range position will be enabled. 4.0 L V6 (1GR−FE) engine ...92 km/h (57 mph) 4.7 L V8 (2UZ−FE) engine Two−wheel drive models -without towing package ...93 km/h (57 mph) -with towing package ...89 km/h (55 mph) 215 2008 TUNDRA from Apr. '08 Prod. (OM34477U)