1997 TOYOTA PASEO Owners Manual

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CAUTION!
Always make sure the shoulder
belt is positioned across the cen-
ter of child's shoulder. The belt
should be kept away from child's
neck, but not falling off child's
shoulder. Failure to do so could re-
duce the amount of protection in
an accident and increase the
chance of injury.
High-positioned lap belts and
loose-fitting belts both could in-
crease the chance of injury due to
sliding under the lap belt during an
accident. Keep the lap belt as lowon your hip bone as possible.
For child's safety, do not place the
shoulder belt under child's arm.
After inserting the tab, make sure
the tab and buckle are locked and
that the lap and shoulder portions
of the belt 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, it cannot protect your
child from injury. Contact your To-
yota dealer immediately. Do not
use the seat until the seat belt isfixed.
2. To remove the child restraint system,
press the buckle-release button and
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If your child restraint system requires
the use of a top strap, latch the hook
onto the anchor bracket and tighten
the top strap.
See the following instructions to install the
anchor brackets.On the filler panel behind the rear seat
a. Using the illustration as a guide, run your fingers across trim of the filler panel- itself to locate the position of the holes un- derneath.
b. Make a hole in the covering directly
above the hole in the filler panel.
c. Insert a 10 mm (0.4 in.) spacer and tighten down the anchor bracket for your
child restraint system with a bolt. Torque the bolt to 16.5-24.7 NVm (1.68-2.52
kgf Vm, 12.2-18.2 ft Vlb.). To comply with Canada Motor Vehicle
Safety Standards, vehicles sold in Cana-
da are provided with a bracket set in the
glovebox,
designed for use with any of the
3 anchor locations shown in the illustra-tion.
If your child restraint system does not pro-
vide any of the necessary parts, ask your
Toyota dealer. (See ÐChild restraint sys-
temº.)
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Adjust the mirror so you can just see
the side of your vehicle in the mirror. Be careful when judging the size or dis- tance of any object seen in the outside
rear view mirror on the passenger's side.
It is a convex mirror with a curved surface.
Any object seen in a convex mirror will
look smaller and farther away than when
seen in a flat mirror.
CAUTION!
Do not adjust the mirror while the ve-
hicle is moving. It may cause the
driver to mishandle the vehicle and
an accident may occur resulting in
personal injuries.
To adjust the rear view mirror, simply
operate the control lever.
If ice should jam the mirror, do not operate the control or scrape the
mirror face. Use a spray de-icer to free the mirror.
NOTICE
ÐRear view mirror remote control
Outside rear view mirrorsÐ

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To reduce glare from the headlights of
the vehicle behind you during night
driving, operate the lever on the lower
edge of the mirror. Daylight drivingÐLever at position 1
The reflection in the mirror has greater claritgy at this position. Night drivingÐLever at position 2 Remember that by reducing glare you
also lose some rear view clarity.
Anti-glare inside rear view mirror

Part 1Headlights and turn signals
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OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS ANDCONTROLSÐ
Chapter 1-4
Lights, Wipers and Defogger
Headlights and turn signals
Emergency flashers
Instrument panel light control
Personal lights
Windshield wipers and washer
Rear window defogger
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 discharged, do not leave the lights
on for a long period when theengine is not running.
Daytime running light system (Canada only)
The headlights turn on when the parking brake is released with the engine started,
even with the light switch in the OFFº
position. They will not go off until the igni-
tion switch is turned off.
To turn on the other exterior lights and in-
strument panel lights, twist the knob to the
position 1.
Under the daytime running light system,
the headlights turn on at reduced intensi-
ty. Twist the knob to the position 2 to turn
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High-Low beamsÐFor 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 headlights with the knob turned to OFFº.TURN SIGNALS
To signal a turn, push the headlight/
turn signal lever up or down to posi-
tion 1. The key must be in the ONº position. The lever automatically returns after you make a turn, but you may have to returnit by hand after you change lanes.
To signal a lane change, move the lever
up or down to the pressure point (position2) 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 has burned out.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 traf fic hazard.
Always pull as far off the road as possible.
The turn signal light switch will not work
when the emergency flashers are operat- ing.
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NOTICE
To prevent the battery from being discharged, do not leave the lights
on for a long period when the engine is not running.
To adjust the brightness of the instru-
ment panel lights, turn the knob.Coupe
Convertible
Instrument panel light control Personal lights

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The personal lights operate separately
with each outer switch.
To turn on the light, push the switch on
your side. To turn the light off, push the
switch once again.
The center switch has the following posi- tions: DOORºÐTurn both lights on when both
side
doors are opended. The lights remain
on for some time after both side doors are closed.
OFFºÐThe lights are off unless you op- erate either outside switch. ConvertibleÐ
To operate the personal light, move
the knob.
To turn on the light, push the knob for-
ward. To turn off the light, pull the knob backward. The light comes on when either door is opened.
To turn on the windshield wipers, move the lever to the desired setting. The key must be in the ONº position.
Lever position
Speed setting
Position 1Intermittent
Position 2Slow
Position 3Fast
To squirt washer fluid, pull the lever to-
ward you and release it.
If the windshield wipers are off, they will op-
erate a couple of times after the washer
squirts.
For instructions on adding washer fluid, see
Adding washer fluidº in Chapter 7- 3. In freezing weather, warm the windshield
with the defroster before using the washer.
This will help prevent washer fluid from
freezing on your windshield, which could
block your vision.
NOTICE
Do not operate the wipers if the
windshield is dry. It may scratch the
glass.
Windshield wipers and washer