light TOYOTA 4RUNNER 1998 Owner's Manual

4RUNNER (1998)
HEADLIGHTS
To turn on the following lights:
Twist the headlight/turn signal leverknob.
Position 1ÐParking, tail, license plate,
side marker and instrument panel
lights
Position 2ÐHeadlights and all of the
above
If you turn the ignition switch to the
ºLOCKº position with the headlights
left on, a buzzer reminds you to turn
the lights off when you open the driv-
er 's door.
NOTICE
To prevent the battery from being
discharged, do not leave thelights on for a long period whenthe engine is not running.
Daytime running light system (Cana-
da only)
The headlights turn on when the park-
ing brake is released with the engine
started, even with the light switch in
the ºOFFº position. They will not go
off until the ignition switch is turned
off.
To turn on the other exterior lights
and instrument panel lights, twist the
knob to the position 1. Under the daytime running light sys-
tem, the headlights turn on at reduced
intensity. Twist the knob to the posi-
tion 2 to turn to full intensity for driv-
ing at night.

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High- Low beams ÐFor high beams,
turn the headlights on and push the
lever away from you (position 1). Pull
the lever toward you (position 2) for
low beams.
The headlight high beam indicator light
(blue light) on the instrument panel
will tell you that the high beams are on.
Flashing the high beam headlights
(position 3)ÐPull the lever all the way
back. The high beam headlights turn
off when you release the lever.
You can flash the high beam head-
lights with the knob turned to ºOFFº.

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TURN SIGNALS
To signal a turn, push the head-
light/turn signal lever up or down to
position 1.
The key must be in the ºONº position.
The lever automatically returns after
you make a turn, but you may have
to return it by hand after you change
lanes.
To signal a lane change, move the
lever up or down to the pressure point
(position 2) and hold it.
If the turn signal indicator lights
(green lights) on the instrument panel
flash faster than normal, a front or
rear turn signal bulb is burned out. Emergency flashers

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To turn on the emergency flashers,
push the switch.
All the turn signal lights will flash. To
turn them off, push the switch once
again.
Turn on the emergency flashers to
warn other drivers if your vehicle must
be stopped where it might be a traffic
hazard.
Always pull as far off the road as
possible.
The turn signal light switch will not
work when the emergency flashers are
operating.
NOTICE
To prevent the battery from being
discharged, do not leave theswitch on longer than necessarywhen the engine is not running.
Instrument panel light con-
trol

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To adjust the brightness of the
instrument panel lights, turn the knob. Interior light
To turn on the interior light, slide
the switch.
The interior light switch has the fol-
lowing positions:

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ºONº'Keeps the light on all the time.
ºOFFº 'Turns the light off.
ºDOORº 'Turns the light on when any
of the side door is opened. The light
goes off when all the side door is
closed. Personal lights
To turn on the personal light, push
the switch. To turn the lights off,
push the switch once again.
Luggage compartment light

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To turn on the luggage compart-
ment light, slide the switch.
The luggage compartment light switch
has the following positions:
ºONº'Keeps the light on all the time.
ºOFFº 'Turns the light off.
ºDOORº 'Turns the light on when the
back door is opened. The light goes
off when the back door is closed. Ignition switch light

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For easy access to the ignition
switch, the ignition switch light
comes on when the driver's door isopened.
The light remains on for some time
after driver 's door is closed.
Windshield wipers and
washer (intermittent type)

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To defog or defrost the back win-
dow, push the switch.
The key must be in the ºONº position.
The thin heater wires on the inside of
the back window will quickly clear the
surface. An indicator light will illumi-
nate to indicate the defogger is oper-
ating.
Push the switch once again to turn
the defogger off.
The system will automatically shut off
after the defoggers have operated
about 15 minutes. Make sure you turn the defogger off
when the window is clear. Leaving the
defogger on for a long time could
cause the battery to discharge, espe-
cially during stop- and- go driving. The
defogger is not designed for drying
rain water or for melting snow.
NOTICE
To prevent the battery from be-
ing discharged, turn the switchon when the engine is running.
When cleaning the inside of the
back window, be careful not toscratch or damage the heaterwires.

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The gauge works when the ignition
switch is on and indicates the
approximate quantity of fuel remain-
ing in the tank.
Nearly fullÐNeedle at ºFº
Nearly emptyÐNeedle at ºEº
It is a good idea to keep the tank
over 1/4 full.
This fuel gauge has a non- return type
needle which remains at the last indi-
cated position when the ignition switch
is turned off.
If the fuel level approaches ºEº or the
low fuel level warning light comes on,
fill the fuel tank as soon as possible. On inclines or curves, due to the
movement of fuel in the tank, the fuel
gauge needle may fluctuate or the low
fuel level warning light may come on
earlier than usual.
If the fuel tank is completely empty,
the malfunction indicator lamp comes
on. Fill the fuel tank immediately.
The indicator lamp goes off after driv-
ing several times. If the indicator lamp
does not go off, contact your Toyota
dealer as soon as possible. Engine coolant temperatur
e
gauge