Too Afraid to Ask: What Do These Buttons On My Tacoma Do? – Toyota USA Newsroom

You know what there’s a lot of in the world?

Buttons. Buttons for everything, just ready to be pushed and make life a little better.

Cars are no exception. So many buttons to choose from, but what do they do?

We needed clarity, so we called up Jess Buck at Toyota Motor North America Research & Development, and grabbed our nearest TRD Pro Tacoma – which happened to be in the new Wavemaker hero color – and a camera, and asked Buck to take us through some of the most important buttons at our disposal.

Some are for safety, some are for off-roading, and some are just for making your drive a bit better.

Important to note, that these buttons aren’t exclusive to Tacoma. No matter what you drive, there should be some useful information here.

Watch Buck explains some buttons in the video below.

Originally published September 12, 2025