1998 TOYOTA 4RUNNER Owners Manual

4RUNNER (1998)
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:

4RUNNER (1998)
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

4RUNNER (1998)
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

4RUNNER (1998)
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)

4RUNNER (1998)
To turn on the windshield wipers,
move the lever to the desired set-
ting.
The key must be in the ºONº position. Lever posi-tion
Speed set-ting
Position 1Intermittent
Position 2Slow
Position 3Fast
The ºINT TIMEº band lets you adjust
the wiping time interval when the wip-
er lever is in the intermittent position
(position 1). Twist the band upward to
increase the time between sweeps,
and downward to decrease it. To squirt washer fluid, pull the le-
ver toward you.
If the windshield wipers are off, they
will operate a couple of times after
the washer squirts.
For instructions on adding washer
fluid, see ºAdding washer fluidº in
Chapter 7- 3.
In freezing weather, warm the wind-
shield with the defroster before using
the washer. This will help prevent the
washer fluid from freezing on your
windshield, which can block your vi-
sion.
NOTICE
Do not operate the wipers if the
windshield is dry. It may scratchthe glass.
Windshield wipers and
washer (mist type)

4RUNNER (1998)
To turn on the windshield wipers,
move the lever to the desired set-
ting.
The key must be in the ºONº position.
Lever posi-tion
Speed set-ting
Position 1Slow
Position 2Fast
For a single sweep of the windshield,
push the lever up and release it.
To squirt washer fluid, pull the le-
ver toward you.
For instructions on adding washer
fluid, see ºAdding washer fluidº in
Chapter 7- 3. In freezing weather, warm the wind-
shield with the defroster before using
the washer. This will help prevent the
washer fluid from freezing on your
windshield, which can block your vi-
sion.
NOTICE
Do not operate the wipers if the
windshield is dry. It may scratchthe glass.
Back window wiper and
washer

4RUNNER (1998)
To turn on the back window wiper,
twist the lever knob upward.
The key must be in the ºONº position.
Lever posi-tion
Speed set-
ting
Position 1Intermittent
Position 2Normal
To squirt washer fluid on the back
window, twist the knob upward or
downward as far as it will go (position
3 or 4). The knob automatically re-
turns from these positions after you
release it.
For instructions on adding washer
fluid, see ºAdding washer fluidº in
Chapter 7- 3.
NOTICE
Do not operate the back window
wiper if the back window is dry.It may scratch the glass.
Back window defogger

4RUNNER (1998)
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.