reset TOYOTA 4RUNNER 1998 Owners Manual

4RUNNER (1998)
Instrument cluster overview
1. Service reminder indicators or indi- cator lights
2. Engine coolant temperature gauge
3. Tachometer 4. Speedometer
5. Odometer
6. Trip meter
7. Fuel gauge
8. Trip meter reset knob

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These meters show the running dis-
tance.
1. OdometerÐIt shows the total dis- tance the vehicle has been driven.
2. Trip meterÐIt shows the distance driven since the last time it was
set to zero. The black digits on
white indicate tenths of kilometers
or miles.
3. Trip meter reset knobÐIt resets the trip meter to zero.
To reset the trip meter, push the
knob. Service reminder indicators
an d warn in g bu zzers

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SHIFTING BETWEEN ºH2º AND ºH4º
To shift from ºH2º to ºH4º, move
the front drive control lever.
This can be done when the vehicle is
stopped, or moving straight ahead at
speeds of 40 km/h (25 mph) or less.
If you have trouble shifting, depress
or release the accelerator pedal mo-
mentarily while pushing the front drive
control lever.
CAUTION
Never move the front drive con-
trol lever if wheels are slipping.
Stop the slipping or spinning be-
fore shifting.
To shift from ºH4º to ºH2º, simply
move the front drive control lever.
This can be done at any vehicle
speed.
If the indicator light does not go off
when you shift the transfer into ºH2º,
drive straight ahead while accelerating
or decelerating, or drive in reverse. With A.D.D.
To shift from ºH2º to ºH4º,
reduce
your speed to less than 80 km/h (50
mph) and move the front drive control
lever.
If you have trouble shifting in cold
weather, reduce your speed or stop
the vehicle and reshift.
CAUTION
Never move the front drive con-
trol lever if wheels are slipping.
Stop the slipping or spinning be-
fore shifting.
To shift from ºH4º to ºH2º, simply
move the front drive control lever.
This can be done at any vehicle
speed.
If the indicator light does not go off
when you shift the transfer into ºH2º,
drive straight ahead while accelerating
or decelerating, or drive in reverse.
SHIFTING BETWEEN ºH4º ANDºL4º
To shift between ºH4º and ºL4º, stop
the vehicle and put the transmission
in ºNº. With your foot holding down
the brake pedal, move the front drive
control lever. SHIFTING BETWEEN ºH2º AND ºH4º
To shift from ºH2º to ºH4º,
reduce
your speed to less than 100 km/h (62
mph) and push in the º4WDº button.
If the indicator light does not come on
when you push in the º4WDº button,
drive straight ahead while accelerating
or decelerating.
If the indicator light flashes and the
buzzer sounds when you push in the
º4WDº button, reduce your speed or
stop the vehicle and reset.
CAUTION
Never push the º4WDº button if
wheels are slipping. Stop the slip-
ping or spinning before shifting.
(c) Shifting procedure (lev
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transmission) (c) Shifting procedure
(lever/button type)

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SETTING AT A DESIRED SPEED
On vehicles with automatic transmis-
sion, the transmission must be in ºDº
before you set the cruise control
speed.
Bring your vehicle to the desired
speed, push the lever down in the
ºSET/COASTº direction and release it.
This sets the vehicle at that speed. If
the speed is not satisfactory, tap the
lever up for a faster speed, or tap it
down for a slower speed. Each tap
changes the set speed by 1.6 km/h
(1.0 mph). You can now take your foot
off the accelerator pedal. If you need accelerationÐfor example,
when passingÐdepress the accelera-
tor pedal enough for the vehicle to
exceed the set speed. When you re-
lease it, the vehicle will return to the
speed set prior to the acceleration.
CAUTION
For manual transmission:
While driving with the cruise con-
trol on, do not shift to neutral
without depressing the clutch
pedal, as this may cause engine
racing or overrevving.
CANCELLING THE PRESET SPEED
You can cancel the preset speed by:a. Pulling the lever in the ºCANCELº
direction and releasing it.
b. Depressing the brake pedal.
c. Depressing the clutch pedal (manu- al transmission).
If the vehicle speed falls below about
40 km/h (25 mph), the preset speed
will automatically cancel out.
If the vehicle speed drops 16 km/h
(10 mph) below the preset speed, the
preset speed will also automatically
cancel out.

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If the preset speed automatically can-
cels out other than for the above
cases, have your vehicle checked by
your Toyota dealer at the earliest op-
portunity.
RESETTING AT A FASTER SPEED
Push the lever up in the ºRES/ACCº
direction and hold it. Release the le-
ver when the desired speed is at-
tained. While the lever is held up, the
vehicle will gradually gain speed.
However, a faster way to reset is to
accelerate the vehicle and then push
the lever down in the ºSET/COASTº
direction.
RESETTING AT A SLOWER SPEED
Push the lever down in the ºSET/
COASTº direction and hold it. Release
the lever when the desired speed is
attained. While the lever is held down,
the vehicle speed will gradually de-
crease.
However, a faster way to reset is to
depress the brake pedal and then
push the lever down in the ºSET/
COASTº direction. On vehicles with automatic transmis-
sion, even if you turn off the overdrive
switch, with the cruise control on, en-
gine braking will not be applied be-
cause the cruise control is not can-
celled. To decrease the vehicle speed,
reset to a slower speed with the
cruise control lever or depress the
brake pedal. If you use the brake ped-
al, cruise control is cancelled.
RESUMING THE PRESET SPEED
If the preset speed is cancelled by
pulling the control lever or by de-
pressing the brake pedal or clutch
pedal, pushing the lever up in the
ºRES/ACCº direction will restore the
speed set prior to cancellation.
However, once the vehicle speed falls
below about 40 km/h (25 mph), the
preset speed will not be resumed.
CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE WARN-
ING
If the ºCRUISEº indicator light in the
instrument cluster flashes when using
the cruise control, press the ºCRUISE
ON- OFFº button to turn the system
off and then press it again to turn it on.If any of the following conditions then
occurs, there is some trouble in the
cruise control system.
The indicator light does not comeon.
The indicator light flashes again.
The indicator light goes out after it
comes on.
If this is the case, contact your Toyo-
ta dealer and have your vehicle in-
spected.

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Details of specific buttons, controls,
and features are described in the al-
phabetical listing that follows. 1 2 3 4 5 6 (Preset buttons)
These buttons are used to preset and
tune in radio stations.
To preset a station to a button: Tune
in the desired station (see ºTUNEº
button). Push and hold down the but-
ton until you hear a beep
'this will
set the station to the button. The but-
ton number will appear on the display.
To tune in to a preset station: Push
the button for the station you want.
The button number and station fre-
quency will appear on the display.
These systems can store one AM and
two FM stations for each button (The
display will show ºAMº, ºFM1º or
ºFM2º when you push ºAMº or ºFMº).
(Eject button)
Push this button to eject a cassette.
After you turn the ignition to ºLOCKº,
you will be able to eject a cassette
but you will not be able to reinsert it.

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SCAN
Radio
You can either scan all the frequen-
cies on a band or scan only the pre-
set stations for that band.
To scan all the frequencies:
Quickly push and release ºSCANº. If
you hear a beep, you held the button
too long, and the radio will scan the
preset stations. The radio will find the
next station up the station band, stay
there for a few seconds, and then
scan again. To select a station, push
ºSCANº a second time.
To scan the preset stations:
Push and hold ºSCANº until you hear
a beep. The radio will tune in the next
preset station up the band, stay there
for a few seconds, and then move to
the next preset station. To select a
station, push ºSCANº a second time. Compact disc player
There are two scan featuresÐyou can
either scan the tracks on a specific
disc or scan the first tracks of all the
discs in the magazine.
Scanning for the tracks on a disc:
Quickly push and release ºSCANº.
ºSCANº will appear on the display and
the player will scan all the tracks on
the disc you are listening to. If you
hear a beep, you held the button too
long, and the player will scan the first
tracks of all the discs in the maga-
zine. To select a track, push the
ºSCANº a second time. If the player
scanned all the tracks on the disc, it
will stop scanning.
Compact disc auto changer onlyÐ
Scanning for the first tracks of all the
discs in the magazine:
Push and hold ºSCANº until you hear
a beep. ºD´SCANº will appear on the
display and the player will perform the
first track of the next disc. To select
a disc, push the ºSCANº a second
time. If the player has scanned all the
discs, it will stop sc
anning. ST (Stereo reception) display
Your radio automatically changes to
stereo reception when a stereo broad-
cast is received. ºSTº appears on the
display. If the signal becomes weak,
the radio reduces the amount of chan-
nel separation to prevent the weak
signal from creating noise. If the sig-
nal becomes extremely weak, the ra-
dio switches from stereo to mono re-
ception.
TA P E
Push ºTAPEº to switch from radio or
compact disc operation to cassette op-
eration. If the audio system is off, you
can turn on the cassette player by
pushing ºTAPEº. In both cases, a cas-
sette must already be loaded in the
player.
TRACK (Track up/down button):
Compact disc player
By using this button, you can skip up
or down to a different track.
Push either side of the track button
until the number of the track you want
to listen to appears on the display. If
you want to return the beginning of
the current track, push the down side
of the button one time, quickly.

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Details of specific buttons, controls,
and features are described in the al-
phabetical listing that follows. 1 2 3 4 5 6 (Preset buttons)
These buttons are used to preset and
tune in radio stations.
To preset a station to a button: Tune
in the desired station (see ºTUNEº
button). Push and hold down the but-
ton until you hear a beep
'this will
set the station to the button. The but-
ton number will appear on the display.
To tune in to a preset station: Push
the button for the station you want.
The button number and station fre-
quency will appear on the display.
These systems can store one AM and
two FM stations for each button (The
display will show ºAMº, ºFM1º or
ºFM2º when you push ºAM´FMº).
(Eject button)
Push this button to eject a compact
disc.
After you turn the ignition to ºLOCKº,
you will be able to eject a disc but
you will not be able to reinsert it.

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RPT (Repeat)
There are two repeat featuresÐyou
can either replay a disc track or a
whole compact disc.
Repeating a track:
Quickly push and release ºRPTº while
the track is playing. ºRPTº will appear
on the display. If you hear a beep,
you held the button too long, and the
player will repeat the whole disc.
When the track ends, it will automati-
cally be replayed. This process will be
continued until you push the button
again to turn off the repeat feature.
Compact disc auto changer onlyÐ
Repeating a disc:
Push and hold ºRPTº until you hear a
beep. ºD´RPTº will appear on the dis-
play. The player will repeat all the
tracks on the disc you are listening
to. When the disc ends, the player
will automatically go back to the top
track of the disc and replay. This pro-
cess will be continued until you push
the button again to turn off the repeat
feature. SCAN
Radio
You can either scan all the frequen-
cies on a band or scan only the pre-
set stations for that band.
To scan all the frequencies:
Quickly push and release ºSCANº. If
you hear a beep, you held the button
too long, and the radio will scan the
preset stations. The radio will find the
next station up the station band, stay
there for a few seconds, and then
scan again. To select a station, push
ºSCANº a second time.
To scan the preset stations:
Push and hold ºSCANº until you hear
a beep. The radio will tune in the next
preset station up the band, stay there
for a few seconds, and then move to
the next preset station. To select a
station, push ºSCANº a second time.
Compact disc player
There are two scan featuresÐyou can
either scan the tracks on a specific
disc or scan the first tracks of all the
discs in the magazine.
Scanning for the tracks on a disc:
Quickly push and release ºSCANº.
ºSCANº will appear on the display and
the player will scan all the tracks on
the disc you are listening to. If you
hear a beep, you held the button too
long, and the player will scan the first
tracks of all the discs in the maga-
zine. To select a track, push the
ºSCANº a second time. If the player
scanned all the tracks on the disc, it
will stop scanning.
Compact disc auto changer onlyÐ
Scanning for the first tracks of all the
discs in the magazine:
Push and hold ºSCANº until you hear
a beep. ºD´SCANº will appear on the
display and the player will perform the
first track of the next disc. To select
a disc, push the ºSCANº a second
time. If the player has scanned all the
discs, it will stop sc
anning.

4RUNNER (1998)
Details of specific buttons, controls,
and features are described in the al-
phabetical listing that follows. 1 2 3 4 5 6 (Preset buttons)
These buttons are used to preset and
tune in radio stations.
To preset a station to a button: Tune
in the desired station (see ºTUNEº or
ºSEEKº button). Push and hold down
the button until you hear a beep
'this
will set the station to the button. The
button number will appear on the dis-
play.
To tune in to a preset station: Push
the button for the station you want.
The button number and station fre-
quency will appear on the display.
These systems can store one AM and
two FM stations for each button (The
display will show ºAMº, ºFM1º or
ºFM2º when you push ºAMº or ºFMº).
(Eject button)
Push this button to eject a cassette.
After you turn the ignition to ºLOCKº,
you will be able to eject a cassette
but you will not be able to reinsert it.