interior lights TOYOTA RAV4 1999 Owners Manual

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Part 1
OPERATION OF
INSTRUMENTS AND
CONTROLSÐ
Chapter 1- 4
Lights, Wipers and Defogger
Headlights and turn signals
Emergency flashers
Instrument panel light control
Interior light
Personal lights
Windshield wipers and washer
Rear window wiper and washer
Rear window defogger
Headlights and turn signals
HEADLIGHTS
To turn on the following lights: Twist
the headlight/turn signal lever knob.
Position 1ÐParking, tail, license plate,
side marker and instrument panel lights
Position 2ÐHeadlights and all of the
above
If you remove the key with the headlights
left on, a buzzer reminds you to turn the
lights off when you open the driver 's door.
NOTICE
To prevent the battery from being dis-
charged, do not leave the lights onfor a long period when the engine is not running.
Daytime running light system (on some
models)
The headlights turn on when the parking
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 system,
the headlights turn on at reduced intensity.
Twist the knob to the position 2 to turn
to full intensity for driving at night.

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NOTICE
To prevent the battery from being dis-charged, do not leave the switch onlonger than necessary when the en-gine is not running.
Instrument panel light control
To adjust the brightness of the instru-
ment panel lights, turn the knob. Interior lightTo turn on the interior light, slide the
switch.
The interior light switch has the following
positions:
ºONºÐKeeps the light on all the time.
ºOFFºÐTurns the light off.
ºDOORºÐ
2- door hardtop and soft- top: Turns the
light on when the back door (hardtop) or
tailgate (soft- top) is opened. The light
goes off when the back door is closed.
4- door hardtop: Turns the light on when
either rear door or back door is opened.
The light goes off when both rear doors
and back door are closed.

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CAUTION
To prevent burning yourself, do not
check the washer fluid level when the
engine is hot.
NOTICE
After checking the washer fluid lev-el, make sure the dipstick is se-curely reinserted. If it is loose, fluid may leak from the reservoir.
Do not check the washer fluid levelor add washer fluid when the en- gine is running or when it is hot.
If the fluid is spilled over the hotengine, a fire could result.
If you have added washer fluid untilit is close to the top of the opening for adding fluid, do not pull out the
dipstick. Otherwise, the fluid willoverflow.
Do not use engine antifreeze or any
other substitute because it may damage your vehicle's paint.
Replacing light bulbsÐ
The following illustrations show how to
gain access to the bulbs. When replacing
a bulb, make sure the ignition switch and
light switch are off. Use bulbs with the
wattage ratings given in the table.
CAUTION
Halogen bulbs have pressurized gas
inside and require special handling.
They can burst or shatter if scratched
or dropped. Hold a bulb only by its
plastic or metal case. Do not touch
the glass part of a bulb with barehands.
NOTICE
Only use a bulb of the listed type.
Light bulbsBulb
No.WTy p e
Headlight Inner
Outer
HB3 HB460 51B A
Parking and front
turn signal lights1157NA27/8C
Front side marker
lights2175D
Rear side marker
lights1943.8D
Rear turn signal
lights744021D
Stop and tail lights744321/5D
Back- up lights744021D
License plate light1685D
High mounted
stop light
Hardtop
Soft- top
921
744018 21D D
Interior lightÐ8E

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Fuses
Engine compartment
(without daytime running light system)
Fuses (type A) 1. H- LP (RH) 15 A: Right- hand headlight
2. H- LP (LH) 15 A: Left- hand headlight
3. SPARE 10 A: Spare fuse
4. SPARE 15 A: Spare fuse
5. AM2 5 A: Multiport fuel injection sys-
tem/sequential multiport fuel injection
system, SRS airbag system, seat belt
pretensioners, starting system, dis-
charge warning light
6. ALT- S 5 A: Charging system
7. HAZ 10 A: Emergency flashersEngine compartment
(with daytime running light system)
8. EFI 20 A: Multiport fuel injection sys-
tem/sequential multiport fuel injection
system
9. DOME 15 A: Interior light, personal
lights, clock, daytime running light sys-
tem, gauge and meters, car audio sys-
tem
10. IGN 20 A: Charging system
11. H- LP RH- H 10 A: Right- hand head-
light (high beam)
12. H- LP LH- H 10 A: Left- hand headlight
(high beam)
13. H- LP RH- L 10 A: Right- hand head-
light (low beam)Engine compartment
14. H- LP LH- L 10 A: Left- hand headlight
(low beam)
15. SEAT- HTR 10 A: No circuit
16. PWR OUTLET 15 A: Power outlet
17. CIG 15 A: Cigarette lighter, clock, car
audio system, power rear view mirrors,
electronically controlled automatic
transmission system
18. SRS- ACC 10 A: SRS airbag system,
seat belt pretensioners
19. WIPER 20 A: Windshield wipers and
washer, rear window wiper and washer