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[@TheUnrestricted]

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[@brianwalters4463]

These knobs have been dimming dash lights on all kinds of makes and models of vehicles for decades. Gotta love these “life hacks”.

[@barsaf9989]

People make videos on literally anything now... "Did you know about this Secret button on the steering wheel that can adjust the cruise control?" There's a video.

[@mikemorrison8228]

OMG no kidding.

[@MrUtahfan]

My 96 accord does the same thing...

[@RecBuddha]

Also the symbol showing that it is for adjusting the dash brightness is literally right next to it

[@mcconn746]

I have 3 Toyotas and I was not aware of that. I bet you did not know about it until someone showed you. LOL

[@Mr.Mikey.Holiday]

Its not a secret, its on page 99 of the owners manual in the globe box.

[@CK-ec8kz]

Lol

[@josephferrone7260]

I've been doing this since the 90's...🤣🤣🤣

[@rustie115]

expecting people to RTFM is a stretch

[@mikejanssen6344]

What’s a “globe” box?

[@gladysbinion8029]

Soldja Boy, tell him ❤😂

[@user-zd3ot6qb3e]

No so much a secret. The old school design of that odometer change knob was standard back in the day on all cars. This was how I changed the brightness of my dash in my 1973 Chevy Nova.

[@JohnEboyee]

I'm more impressed by the fact that you need a key to start the truck.

[@hardenxx1335]

Probably a manual. Mine needs a key to start.

[@Sheild_against_the_wicked556]

I have a 21. They're a choice. You can get keyless.

[@hardenxx1335]

@@Sheild_against_the_wicked556 not if the truck is manual.

[@Sheild_against_the_wicked556]

@hardenxx1335 really? Huh. That's weird.

[@hardenxx1335]

@@Sheild_against_the_wicked556 if it’s manual it only comes with keys. Keyless manuals started with the 2024

[@shattered115]

My Toyota is a 2010. Back then they had the sense to just have clearly marked separate control for dash brightness. Easy to find and operate, even while driving. Old school simplicity.

[@MegaSpartan301]

Mine is a 2009 and it works like the one in the video. It’s only you that’s special

[@na1975te]

Every video that has a Tacoma in it always has a empty tank. I can relate I’m always empty on my truck

[@TheUnrestricted]

haha yep

[@thekingofnoobs8362]

Those things are gas guzzlers like the 4runner

[@markkus1134]

Glad I bought a 2wd 2.7

[@Eliaah]

@@markkus1134said no one ever.

[@JDqs-kg5sp]

Hard on fuel pumps always low

[@crosslink1493]

That's on the 3rd gen Toyotas. The 2nd gen (2005-2014?) has a separate knob to do that. On the second gen you use that to reset the 'Maintenance Required'/5,000 mile oil change light too, just hold it in as you turn the ignition key to start the vehicle.

[@DesynqHD]

You can also move it around like a joystick to turn your front wheels!

[@TheUnrestricted]

ill have to try that one out

[@OEF_Vet_0331]

Yup, I’ve been doing that for years, took my steering wheel off

[@nolimitstech8595]

😂😂

[@Zigizi986]

lol

[@jhoang861]

not all of them. my 2003 sequoia has a separate knob

[@silverdropstang]

So you’re telling me that little door on the side panel of my truck with some type of cap is where the gas goes?? I feel so dumb. Everytime my truck stops working I trade it. Never knew you could fill it up with gas yourself🤯

[@danheino7006]

LMFAO.....and people think you love them when you say "i have had 6 of those"

[@nunyabidnis5407]

Drain the blinker fluid first, it's liquid gold.

[@leckercidre160]

Toyota technician for two years, never knew this lol

[@TheUnrestricted]

haha learn something new everyday huh

[@CrowT]

Yeah vehicles have been doing that for decades now. Thanks, professor👍. Make sure and make a video about the secret glove box light next.

[@TheUnrestricted]

will do!

[@michaeljr8615]

@@TheUnrestricted🤣

[@mcconn746]

I have 3 Toyotas and I was not aware of that. I bet you did not know about it until someone showed you. LOL

[@CrowT]

@@mcconn746 Yeah that is not a "Toyota" thing. Just because it took YOU so long to figure this out doesn't mean it did everybody else. I was shown this, yes. Back in 1999 when I started driving my dads 1986 Chevy....which also had the feature.

[@mcconn746]

@@CrowT I did not "figure it out". I appreciate him showing me. I wish you would be nicer about things you know but some of us don't know. We who are not as smart as you are appreciate learning from KZbin. I wish you well.

[@lui4126]

TF never knew that😂🤦🏽‍♂️

[@couchpoet1]

Born yesterday so I read the manual and by happenstance I learned this new trick. The youth are getting smarter everyday.

[@AR47X420]

When a “life hack” is actually a common feature on Toyota vehicles for many years. SHOCKER

[@michaeltammaro482]

Shhhhhhhhhhh. It's a secret. Now EVERYBODY knows the secret that was never a secret. LOL!

[@kevinbradley8613]

Everyone should read their owner’s manuals. There are thousands of secrets hidden within! Not many people know, but in the glove box, on the passenger side, there’s usually a treasure trove of tips and tricks about your vehicle. It also tells you things like how to change a flat tire, recommended maintenance and care techniques, and there’s even a map that tells you what all of the jumbled stuff under your hood is! 10/10 must read

[@rogelioandersen5842]

Someone didn't read his owners manual, didn't pay attention to his new owners briefing or, is just so excited about simple things in a hyperbolic way.

[@noelhernandez5016]

Who ever read the owners manual would have known this "secret"...

[@TheUnrestricted]

Hm i dont read 450 page car manuals but im sure someone out there had done it

[@Stupiditypoo]

There's even a picture by the knob 🤣🤣

[@Alchemist09]

That's why it's a secret 😂😂

[@Michael-ot7tz]

New kid on the block, has never had a Taco before….gotta luv it, keep on trucking kid👍🏻

[@TheUnrestricted]

Right on

[@bahhaziz]

Mine has separate "wheel" for brightness

[@davekrauser7070]

This has only been around for the last 50+ years. Milenials are going to discover headlights one day.😅

[@mikeh9565]

One minute of my life I will never get back

[@silkstyle9828]

Thank you so much. God bless you!

[@PartyWolf36790]

Interesting but that won't work on my 2007 rav4 there is a small button that dims and brightens near a convenient cubby area that holds my sanitizer and tire pressure tool and above it is the dial that changes the brightness.

[@SavannahGG]

Thank you!

[@dualityofman1253]

I've known this since 1989 😂

[@jaxonfloyd2397]

I drove this truck for 5 years. 100,000 miles. Never knew this. I would see this video after selling yesterday

[@briancoleman971]

Pretty old technology, which says a lot about Toyota I suppose😅

[@taco2k3]

Thanks for this I just thought my eye sight was getting worse 😂

[@2SmokeNoah]

Sounds like Walter junior from braking baf

[@notgabelol]

Not really lmao

[@CAIN_STAR]

This been known since the beginning of time. 😅

[@TheSolongsidekick]

No, no it absolutely hasn't. Corollas were invented until 650AD at the earliest.

[@HeathSchrapel]

My 2006 Corolla does that; except where the “blank” part for the odometer is on yours, is a brightness indicator, where I have to push the button in for a second to adjust it

[@DiscipleGamer7]

So I’ll say this all these clowns are here shitting on you for making a video I’ve looked through my manual a few times and never noticed that so I appreciate you showing this.

[@homebuiltcamperdave5226]

No kidding really? It’s been like that on every Tacoma I’ve ever had. Lol

[@JJ-rf7dg]

I knew that and prefer to keep it at low setting. When I had the 2004 Tacoma with bright setting the bulb burns out faster because it was incandescent bulbs.

[@Andrew-lq7pr]

Not only the screens, but for all the leds on the doors/radio, a/c knobs etc. get adjusted as well to brighter or dimmer when you adjust that odometer knob.

[@Where2bub]

That’s interesting, i see the newer Toyotas have done cost cutting with the feature to use one dash knob instead of two. My 2016 Camry has this button just for odometer, and another one on the left that is only for brightness.

[@adriansanchez6212]

What a secret 😂😂😂😂 lots of cars has that button 😂😂😂😂

[@jacobmiller3427]

Lol bro my 88 camry had that feature lol did u know they once had a phone in houses that was like a community phone! Before cell phones!

[@melissasdad]

I have an ‘07 Tacoma and the brightness is on the side - with a wheel - by itself - alone! 🤣😂

[@Dr.Gunsmith]

I twisted my Toyota’s button and now she is taking me to court for a felony charge 😂

[@deeprollingriver52]

I’m a 70 year old woman with a 2003 Toyota Highlander. I’ve known this for 20 years.

[@juicev828]

Please judge them. They're idiots for not knowing.

[@genevandyke4088]

Just bought one ( ‘22 ) I would have never figured that out… great, thank you so much

[@christianvh6655]

I found this out on accident in my 2010 toyota Corolla s. I was pissed because i have owned the car for over 6 years. This video came about a month too late. 😂

[@SmokinOak]

That's on every car I've ever driven in my life, since my 1967 Buick

[@johnossendorf9979]

On my 2010 6 speed manual TRD Offroad Tacoma the dimmer is a little vertical wheel on the right side of the steering wheel.

[@ericlimon1139]

Life saving stuff right here

[@whoozy2261]

2022 tacoma wtf bro that’s not even push to start ? And i have a 2017🤣??

[@TheUnrestricted]

it’s an SR5 TRDs have push starts

[@Roberob1189]

@@TheUnrestricted my mom has 2020 with a push start. I didn’t take notice to which she has. What’s the difference in models?

[@samuelrowland76]

I have a 2022 TRD and it has push to start. Lower trims (SR/SR5) don’t have it.

[@Hydro144]

Chill dawg. Glad you made it

[@hisinvisibleness-fn8qj]

Kids 😂 they're always learning

[@Stuck0nLvl1]

Perfect time for this video to be uploaded right on my lunch break haha thank you @voidzilla!

[@elbolsillo]

I figured this was common knowledge. Born in ‘82 and it seems like I’ve known about that my whole life. A lot of vehicles use that.

[@dieterrechenberg6981]

This is something that Doug Demuro should have told us about

[@TattedColoradoMama]

I have a bright and dim button to the left of my steering wheel on my 2021 Rav4. So no need to use that for me 😂

[@quintinosborn3412]

I have been looking for the dimming switch in my tacoma. Thank you!

[@TheUnrestricted]

no problem

[@junito1008]

New secret button in all the cars 😳👉🏼 you see on the middle of the steering wheel, you push hard and the horn will sound. !!

[@justinsaunders6551]

News flash from 2002!!!

[@user-on6qy7wy5k]

How did we all make it this far without this important public service announcement ….

[@405Lenny]

Good info 👍👍

[@RhubarbVIVII]

60 yr old news.

[@CaptainKirk007]

So that’s where the legos hangout…

[@drrker]

Where did you get fender flares from ? I want to put some black OEM ones on mine but cannot find them anywhere

[@TheUnrestricted]

i blacked them out myself

[@shirothehero0609]

Black oem fender flares are easily had by going to the dealer. Any TRD OR comes with Black, non-painted flares, so you can ask for 2016 - 22 Tacoma TRD Off-road flares and it'll work. I cut mine to install a CBI bumper and messed one up so I asked them for a 2017 Taco TRD-OR driver flare and got it in 2 days.

[@shirothehero0609]

Just in case YT removes my link, here are the part numbers that you can ask/search for: Part numbers 75871 and 75872 for the front L and R 75873 and 75874 are the rear left and right. 👍

[@SoullessPolack]

Definitely looks like it was probably done at home. You can try your dealer, they have some Denver flares through the parts department, and you'll get a nice uniform finish that doesn't look out of place.

[@MikeHoncho3]

I remember when I first started driving too😂

[@TheUnrestricted]

good old days

[@ShakemanCamaro]

Many thanks. I appreciate the post!!!

[@mikeprescott7658]

Are you going to tell us about the secret wheel that turns the truck next? 😂

[@gravyb4741]

Wow. My life is complete now

[@aladdinsane3523]

Just like my cars in the seventies had.

[@AnthonyScolari]

Yes. All cars do that. Even the cars in the 80s did that

[@markjacquez5522]

Pretty cool I'm going to try that soon as I get in my Tacoma

[@TheUnrestricted]

yes

[@americanegale697]

Wow . Sherlock Holmes here lmfao

[@mannfan12]

Well not all Toyotas work this way. Both of mine have separate buttons for this dimmer function.

[@jamesduzan3345]

This is a common RTFM (Read the 'Fine' Manual) issue. Page 100 of the tacoma owners manual. The two manuals (owners and media center) are almost 1,000 pages together, but with power (and car bells and whistles) come responsibility. At least read the first 200 pages of the owners manual.

[@DiffuseMAVERICK]

Isn't there a way to change the background of that display? Like to a different graphic.

[@peacesearcher4598]

Ive had a Toyota for 23 years and never knew this until 21 years ago

[@mozeby1975]

So just like Honda. 😂 yippee

[@nijmegenares]

Me watching this all focused while driving a Toyota Starlet from 1994 (no airco, no electric windows...I don't think this applies to my Toyota)😂

[@dudemanguy101]

Never knew this secret on my 2nd gen Tacoma!

[@carlosmelendez5450]

How do you check your percentage on oil on your Tacoma 2020 ?

[@zap091000]

That’s not a secret bud, just old technology that hasn’t gone away yet because it works just fine😂

[@CaptainEvo85]

Wooooooow how you guys didn't noticed that 😂

[@JamesElms-yx5du]

Thanks!

[@zillpickle8910]

Is this your first vehicle ever? This is common knowledge....

[@martasarber7133]

Wow, thanks!

[@johnnycabrera9532]

You can also change the color of the screen as well

[@BlueWavesEntertainment]

Dope bro, ty for sharing

[@markkus1134]

Very cool just got a 2019 not sure if it had it

[@issavibez394]

Many early 2000s already has this

[@walbertjenkinson]

Imagine that, you can dim your panel lights. Who would have thought.

[@stephenwhite9957]

Well well well thanks mate😂

[@davidvenhaus4114]

This was in cars in 1960s 😂

[@RedWolfDrift2000]

How come you don't have a push start? Mine is a 2020 and it has it

[@TheUnrestricted]

mines a SR5

[@RedWolfDrift2000]

@@TheUnrestricted oh alright. I have a sport 4x4

[@travisyork3915]

And probably pushing and hold after an oil change

[@RaymondLugo]

What does that do? Thanks

[@Asandoypescado]

Yes all toyota owners know this

[@jimmylim5015]

Just got a 23, thank you didnt know that

[@saucemagic]

I discovered this in my dad's car 20 years ago 😂

[@EmeryProductions]

Ooooo like, me if you’re using a physical key, I’m guessing you have a 6MT???

[@MrMd5555]

Looks exactly the same fully bright or dimmed..lol

[@danielalonzo7445]

My nephew used to work at the Toyota plant that makes the Tacoma in Baja California. He used to work in the paint shop and he was getting paid $100 for working 6 days a week. He only lasted one month because it was not enough even just to feed his family

[@manolozhunio]

Thank you 😊

[@TheUnrestricted]

youre welcome

[@wilsonrawlin8547]

It also resets your oil change light too.