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1. Front fog light switch
2. Headlight and turn signal switch
3. Wiper and washer switches
4. Automatic transmission selector lever
5. Cargo lamp switch
6. Emergency flasher switch
7. Car audio
8. Air conditioning controls
9. Passenger airbag manual on- off switch
10. Clock
11. Cup holder
12. Power outlets
13. 4LOº button
14. 2WD/4HIº button
15. Ashtray
16. Cigarette lighter
17. Cruise control switch
18. Ignition switch
19. Tilt steering lock release lever
20. Instrument panel light control knob
21. Clutch start cancel switch
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Indicator symbols on the instrument panel
Seat belt reminder light*1
Low oil pressure warning light*1
Low fuel level warning light*1
Brake system warning light*1
Discharge warning light*1
Malfunction indicator lamp*1
Anti- lock brake system warning light*1
SRS warning light*1
(type A)
(type B)
Automatic transmission fluid temperature warning
light*1
Unengaged Parkº warning light*1
Low windshield washer fluid level warning
light*1
Headlight high beam indicator light
Overdrive- off indicator light Turn signal indicator lights
Open door warning light*1
Passenger airbag off indicator light
Automatic transmission indicator lights
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Part 1
OPERATION OF
INSTRUMENTS AND
CONTROLSÐ
Chapter 1- 3
Seats, Seat belts,
Steering wheel and
Mirrors

Seats

Front seats

Armrest

Swing- up rear seats

Head restraints

Seat belts

SRS driver and front passenger
airbags

Passenger airbag manual on- off
switch

Child restraint

Tilt steering wheel

Outside rear view mirrors

Anti- glare inside rear view
mirror

Sun visors
Seats
While the vehicle is being driven, all ve-
hicle occupants should have the seatback
upright, sit well back in the seat and prop-
erly wear the seat belts provided.
CAUTION

Do not drive the vehicle unless the
occupants are properly seated. Do
not allow sitting on top of a
folded- down seatback, or in the
luggage compartment. Persons not
properly seated and not properly re-
strained by seat belts can be se-
verely injured in the event of emer-
gency braking or a collision.

During driving, do not allow pas-
sengers to stand up or move
around between seats. Severe inju-
ries can occur in the event of emer-
gency braking or a collision.
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CAUTION

After inserting the tab, make sure
the tab and buckle are locked and
that the seat belt extender is not
twisted.

Do not insert coins, clips, etc. in
the buckle as this may prevent you
from properly latching the tab and
buckle.

If the seat belt does not function
normally, immediately contact your
Toyota dealer. Do not use the seat
until the seat belt is fixed. It cannot
protect an adult occupant or your
child from injury.
ÐFront seat belt pretensioners
The driver and front passenger 's seat
belt pretensioners are designed to be
activated in response to a severe fron-
tal impact.
When the airbag sensor detects the shock
of a severe frontal impact, the front seat
belt is quickly drawn back in by the re-
tractor so that the belt snugly restrains
the front seat occupants.
The seat belt pretensioners are activated
even with no passenger in the front seat.This indicator comes on when the igni-
tion key is turned to the ACCº or
ONº position. It goes off after about
6 seconds. This means the front seat
belt pretensioners are operating proper-
ly.
This warning light system monitors the
airbag sensor assembly, front airbag sen-
sors, seat belt pretensioner assemblies,
warning light, interconnecting wiring and
power sources. (For details, see Service
reminder indicators and warning buzzersº
in Chapter 1- 5.)
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This front seat belt pretensioner system
has a service reminder indicator to inform
the driver of operating problems. If either
of the following conditions occurs, this
indicates a malfunction of the airbags or
pretensioners. Contact your Toyota dealer
as soon as possible to service the
vehicle.

The light does not come on when the
ignition key is turned to the ACCº or
ONº position, or remains on.

The light comes on or flashes while
driving.

If either front seat belt does not retract
or cannot be pulled out due to a mal-
function or activation of the pretension-
er.

The front seat belt pretensioner assem-
bly or surrounding area has been dam-
aged.

The front part of the vehicle (shaded
in the illustration) was involved in an
accident that did not cause the seat
belt pretensioners to operate.

The front seat belt pretensioner assem-
bly is scratched, cracked, or otherwise
damaged.
The SRS (Supplemental Restraint Sys-
tem) airbags are designed to provide
further protection for the driver and
front passenger when added to the pri-
mary protection provided by the seat
belts.
In response to a severe frontal impact,
the SRS airbags work together with the
seat belts to help prevent or reduce injury
by inflating, in order to decrease the likeli-
hood of the driver 's or front passenger 's
head or chest directly hitting the steering
wheel or dashboard. When the passenger
airbag manual on- off switch is in the ONº
position, the passenger airbag is activated
even with no passenger in the front seat.
Be sure to wear your seat belt.
SRS driver and front
passenger airbags
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CAUTION
A driver or front passenger too close
to the steering wheel or dashboard
during airbag deployment can be
killed or seriously injured. Toyota
strongly recommends that:

The driver sit as far back as pos-
sible from the steering wheel while
still maintaining control of the ve-
hicle.

The front passenger sit as far back
as possible from the dashboard.

All vehicle occupants be properly
restrained using the available seat
belts.
Indicator light
The passenger airbag system is
equipped with a manual on- off switch
and indicator light. Turning the passen-
ger airbag manual on- off switch clock-
wise to the ONº position makes the
passenger airbag system operational.
Turning the passenger airbag manual
on- off switch counterclockwise to the
OFFº position disables the passenger
airbag system. The indicator light on
the passenger airbag manual on- off
switch will come on when the passen-
ger airbag system has been disabled.
See Passenger airbag manual on- off
switchº in this chapter for detail.
CAUTION

Make sure that the indicator light is
off.

Do not turn off the passenger air-
bag manual on- off switch except
when a member of a passenger risk
group identified in TABLE 1 is oc-
cupying the right front passenger
seating position.

When the passenger airbag manual
on- off switch is turned off, the pas-
senger airbag will not inflate in a
collision and turning off the pas-
senger airbag can reduce the occu-
pant protection which your vehicle
safety systems can provide to you
in certain accidents and increase
the likelihood of serious personal
injuries.
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This indicator comes on when the igni-
tion key is turned to the ACCº or
ONº position. It goes off after about
6 seconds. This means the SRS airbags
are operating properly.
This warning light system monitors the
airbag sensor assembly, front airbag sen-
sors, inflators, warning light, interconnect-
ing wiring and power sources. (For details,
see Service reminder indicators and
warning buzzersº in Chapter 1- 5.)
TABLE 1: A PASSENGER RISK GROUP
Infant. An infant (less than 1 year old) who must ride in the front seat because:

Vehicle has no rear seat;

Vehicle has a rear seat too small to accommodate a rear- facing infant seat;
or

The infant has a medical condition which, according to the infant's physician,
makes it necessary for the infant to ride in the front seat so that the driver
can constantly monitor the child's condition.
Child age 1 to 12. A child age 1 to 12 must ride in the front seat because:

Vehicle has no rear seat:

Although children ages 1 to 12 ride in the rear seat(s) whenever possible,
children ages 1 to 12 sometimes must ride in the front because no space is
available in the rear seat(s) of vehicle; or

The child has a medical condition which, according to the child's physician,
makes it necessary for the child to ride in the front seat so that the driver can
constantly monitor the child's condition.
Medical condition. A passenger has a medical condition which according to his
or her physician:

Causes the passenger airbag to pose a special risk for the passenger: and

Makes the potential harm from the passenger airbag in a crash greater than the
potential harm from turning off the airbag and allowing the passenger, even if
belted, to hit the dashboard, or windshield in a crash.
For more detailed information concerning about the passenger risk group, please
contact NHTSA at 1- 800- 424- 9393 or Transport Canada at 1- 800- 333- 0371.
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Hitting a curb,
edge of pavement
or hard materialFalling into or
jumping over a
deep hole
Landing hard or vehicle falling
The SRS airbags may deploy if a seri-
ous impact occurs to the underside of
your vehicle. Some examples are shown
in the illustration.The SRS airbag system mainly consists of
the following components and their loca-
tions are shown in the illustration. 1. Front airbag sensors
2. SRS warning light
3. Airbag module for passenger (airbag and inflator)
4. Passenger airbag manual on- off switch
5. Airbag sensor assembly
6. Airbag module for driver (airbag and inflator)
The airbag sensor assembly consists of a
safing sensor and airbag sensor. In a severe frontal impact, sensors detect
deceleration and the system triggers the
airbag inflators. Then a chemical reaction
in the inflators momentarily fills the air-
bags with non- toxic gas to help restrain
the forward motion of the occupants.
When the airbags inflate, they produce a
fairly loud noise and release some smoke
and residue along with non- toxic gas. This
does not indicate a fire. This gas is nor-
mally harmless, however, for those who
have delicate skin, it may cause minor
skin irritation. Be sure to wash off any
residue as soon as possible to prevent
minor skin irritation.
Deployment of the airbags happens in a
fraction of a second, so the airbags must
inflate with considerable force. While the
system is desi
gned to reduce serious inju-
ries, it may also cause minor burns or
abrasions and swellings.
Parts of the airbag module (steering wheel
hub, dashboard) may be hot for several
minutes, but the airbags themselves will
not be hot. The airbags are designed to
inflate only once.
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CAUTION
A member of a passenger risk group
should never sit or be occupied in
the right front passenger seat with
airbag manual on- off switch in the
ONº position. (For details, see SRS
driver and front passenger airbagsº
in this chapter.)
CAUTION

Never put a rear- facing child re-
straint system on the right front
seat with the passenger airbag
manual on- off switch in the ONº
position. In the event of an acci-
dent, the force of the rapid inflation
of the passenger airbag can cause
death or serious injury to the child.

A forward- facing child restraint sys-
tem which belongs to a passenger
risk group should never be put on
the right front seat with the passen-
ger airbag manual on- off switch in
the ONº position, because the
force of a deploying airbag could
cause death or serious injury to the
child in forward seating position.
For instructions concerning the
installation of a child restraint sys-
tem, see Child restraintº in this
chapter.
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In the following cases, contact your Toyota
dealer as soon as possible:

The SRS airbags have been inflated.

The front part of the vehicle (shaded
in the illustration) was involved in an
accident that did not cause the SRS
airbags to inflate.

The pad section of the steering wheel
or front passenger airbag cover
(shaded in the illustration) is scratched,
cracked, or otherwise damaged.
NOTICE
Do not disconnect the battery cablesbefore contacting your Toyota dealer.
Indicator light
This on- off switch is designed to dis-
able the passenger airbag in order to
allow usage, if necessary, of a member
of a passenger risk group identified in
TABLE 1 is occupying the right front
passenger seating position. (For details,
see SRS driver and front passenger
airbagsº in this chapter.)
Operate on- off switch as follows:
Insert key into the keyhole and turn it.
To turn passenger airbag on: Turn the key
clockwise to the ONº position.
To turn passenger airbag off: Turn the key
counterclockwise to the OFFº position.
The indicator comes on when the passen-
ger airbag system is off.
CAUTION

Make sure that the indicator light is
off.

Do not turn off the passenger air-
bag manual on- off switch except
when a member of a passenger risk
group identified in TABLE 1 (page
37) is occupying the right front pas-
senger seating position.

When the passenger airbag manual
on- off switch is turned off, the pas-
senger airbag will not inflate in a
collision and turning off the pas-
senger airbag can reduce the occu-
pant protection which your vehicle
safety systems can provide to you
in certain accidents and increase
the likelihood of serious personal
injuries.
For details, see SRS driver and front
passenger airbagsº in this chapter.
Passenger airbag manual
on- off switch
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