- [Narrator] The third-generation Toyota Tundra
is a premium towing machine.
This is thanks not only
to its enormously powerful new powertrains
and high-strength construction,
but also a wide range of advanced
next-gen technologies available
through the Advanced Towing Package.
These great new features are designed
to work with Toyota's integrated
Trailer Brake Controller
to help take the stress out of towing,
whether you're bringing the fishing boat
to the lake for the weekend,
or a cargo trailer filled with furniture
for your first new home.
Let's take a few minutes
to go over what's new.
To make the most of your towing experience,
Tundra offers an available
Trailer Garage system.
Built right into Tundra's
Multi-Information Display, or MID,
this system allows you to register
and save multiple trailers
so that the right settings
can easily be loaded
whenever they're attached.
That's because a travel trailer RV
and a flatbed ATV cart
have entirely different requirements,
but once you register them
in your virtual garage,
Tundra will know
what to do with both just fine.
Anyone who's ever had to back up
with a trailer knows it can be
a headache to keep things
pointed where you want them.
And that's exactly where
Trailer Backup Guide comes in.
Once calibrated, this system offers
two types of driver assistance,
a Guidance mode,
and a Straight Path Assist mode.
In Guidance mode,
the system will overlay arrows
onto the overview camera view
to indicate which way the trailer is turning,
making it easy to make corrections yourself.
This is important because steering
with a trailer can
be pretty counter-intuitive
if you're not experienced with the process.
But the real party trick
is Straight Path Assist.
With this system,
all you have to do is control
the gas and brakes,
and the system will handle
all of the steering for you,
making whatever adjustments it needs
to keep the trailer pointed
in its original direction,
regardless of the angle of the truck itself.
That's right, "jackknifing" is officially
a thing of the past.
Sure, Blind Spot Monitor
is not a new feature on its own,
but with the third-generation Tundra,
it's now designed to work
while the truck is towing.
That means that when a trailer is attached,
the Blind Spot Monitor
will now watch for vehicles
in an extended "detection zone"
that's based on the system's
estimation of trailer length.
And the best part is,
this Trailer Mode BSM functions
entirely on its own,
automatically detecting the trailer
and estimating its length
without any input from the driver.
It doesn't just stop at Blind Spot Monitor, though,
as Tundra's Toyota Safety Sense 2.5 suite
has also now been specially tuned
for use when the truck is towing
with the integrated Trailer Brake Controller.
At highway speeds,
one of the most important keys
to both efficiency and stability
is how a vehicle cuts
through the air, its aerodynamics.
This is doubly true
when that vehicle is towing,
and that's exactly why Toyota
outfitted the third-generation Tundra
with an active front spoiler.
This component is designed
to automatically open a flap underneath
Tundra's chin once speeds
go above 37 miles per hour,
which helps the air flow above
and around the vehicle,
instead of underneath.
However, it's also able
to recognize when a trailer is attached,
including the type of trailer,
and adjust its operation accordingly
to help maintain optimal
efficiency and stability.
So that's a closer look at
some of the great new towing functionality
offered by the new third-generation Tundra.
For more information on Tundra,
be sure to check out the other videos
on Toyota's YouTube channel,
or visit toyota.com/tundra.
Until next time, happy towing.