Light bulbs
You may replace the following bulbs yourself. The difficulty level of replacement varies depending on the bulb. If necessary bulb replacement seems difficult to perform, contact your Toyota dealer.
For more information about replacing other light bulbs, contact your Toyota dealer.
Preparing for light bulb replacement
Check the wattage and color of the light bulb being replaced.
Bulb locations
Rear
- Stop/tail and rear side marker lights
- Rear turn signal lights
- Back-up lights
- Tail lights
- License plate light
Replacing light bulbs
Stop/tail, rear side marker lights and rear turn signal lights
1. Open the back door and remove the cover.
To protect the cover, place a rag between the flathead screwdriver or equivalent and cover as shown in the illustrations.
Right side
Left side (vehicles with speaker in the luggage)
Left side (vehicles without speaker in the luggage)
2.Turn the bulb bases counter-clockwise.
- Stop/tail and rear side marker light
- Rear turn signal light
3.Remove the light bulb.
- Stop/tail and rear side marker light
- Rear turn signal light
4.When installing, reverse the steps listed.
Tail lights, back-up lights
1.Vehicles with power back door only: Remove the covers. To protect the cover, place a rag between the flathead screwdriver or equivalent and cover as shown in the illustrations.
2. Remove the nuts.
3. Remove the rear combination light assembly in the order shown in the illustration.
4. Turn the bulb base counter-clockwise.
- Tail light
- Back-up light
5.Remove the light bulb.
- Tail light
- Back-up light
6.When installing, reverse the steps listed.
License plate lights
1.Remove the screws and lens.
2.Remove the light bulb.
3.When installing, reverse the steps listed.
Replacing the following bulbs
If any of the lights listed below has burnt out, have it replaced by your Toyota dealer.
- Headlight low beams
- Headlight high beams
- Front side marker lights
- Daytime running lights
- Parking lights
- Front turn signal lights
- Front fog lights
- Side turn signal lights (if equipped)
- High mounted stoplight
- Outer foot lights (if equipped)
LED light bulbs
The following lights consist of a number of LEDs. If any LEDs burn out, take your vehicle to your Toyota dealer to have the light replaced.
- Headlight low beams
- Headlight high beams
- Front side marker lights
- Daytime running lights
- Parking lights
- Front turn signal lights
- Front fog lights
- Side turn signal lights (if equipped)
- High mounted stoplight
- Outer foot lights (if equipped)
Condensation build-up on the inside of the lens
Temporary condensation build-up on the inside of the headlight lens does not indicate a malfunction. Contact your Toyota dealer for more information in the following situations:
- Large drops of water are built up on the inside of the lens.
- Water has built up inside the headlight.
WARNING
Replacing light bulbs
- Turn off the headlights. Do not attempt to replace the bulb immediately after turning off the headlights. The bulbs become very hot and may cause burns.
- Do not touch the glass portion of the light bulb with bare hands. When it is unavoidable to hold the glass portion, use and hold with a clean dry cloth to avoid getting moisture and oils on the bulb. Also, if the bulb is scratched or dropped, it may blow out or crack.
- Fully install light bulbs and any parts used to secure them. Failure to do so may result in heat damage, fire, or water entering the headlight unit. This may damage the headlights or cause condensation to build up on the lens.
- Do not attempt to repair or disassemble light bulbs, connectors, electric circuits or component parts. Doing so may result in death or serious injury due to electric shock
To prevent damage or fire
- Make sure bulbs are fully seated and locked.
- Check the wattage of the bulb before installing to prevent heat damage.