1998 TOYOTA 4RUNNER Owners Manual

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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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To crank the engine without de-
pressing the clutch pedal, push the
switch with the ignition on.
The switch stays on as long as the
ignition is on. And it will automatically
turn off when the ignition is off.
This switch cancels the clutch start
system, which is desi gned to keep the
starter motor from operating if the
clutch pedal is not depressed all the
way down.
The switch allows the vehicle to be
driven out of difficult situations by
cranking the engine with the clutch engaged. Never use the switch for normal en-
gine starting. Be sure to follow the
starting procedure instructed in ºHow
to start the engineº in Part 3.
Clutch start cancel switch
(four- wheel drive models wi
manual transmission)

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Part 1
OPERATION OF
INSTRUMENTS
AND CONTROLSÐ
Chapter 1- 7
Car audio system
and Air conditioning system
Car audio system
Reference
Using your audio system:
some basics
Using your audio system:
controls and features
Car audio system operating
hints
Air conditioning system
Controls
Air flow selector settings
Operating tips
Instrument panel vents
Rear heater system Car audio systemÐ
ÐReference

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Type 1: AMF M ETR radio/cassette play-
er/compact disc auto changer controller
Type 2: AMF M ETR radio/compact disc
player/compact disc auto changer con-
troller

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Type 3: AMF M ETR radio/cassette
player/compact disc auto changer con-
troller
Type 4: AMF M ETR radio/cassette player/
compact disc player/compact disc auto
changer controller This section describes some of the
basic features on Toyota audio sys-
tems. Some information may not per-
tain to your system. Your audio system works when the
ignition key is in the ºACCº or ºONº
position.
TURNING THE SYSTEM ON AND OFF
ÐUsing your audio system
some basics

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Push ºPWR
V OLº, ºPWR/VOLº or
ºVOL/PWRº to turn the audio system
on and off.
Push ºAMº, ºFMº, ºAM
F Mº, ºTAPEº or
ºCDº to turn on that function without
pushing ºPWR
V OLº, ºPWR/VOLº or
ºVOL/PWRº.
You can turn on each player by insert-
ing a cassette tape or compact disc.
You can turn off each player by eject-
ing the cassette tape or compact disc.
If the audio system was previously
off, then the entire audio system will
be turned off when you eject the cas-
sette tape or compact disc. If the
another function was previously play-
ing, it will come on again.
SWITCHING BETWEEN FUNCTIONS
Push ºAMº, ºFMº, ºAM
F Mº , ºTAPEº
or ºCDº if the system is already on
but you want to switch from one func-
tion to another. TONE AND BALANCE
For details about your system's tone
and balance controls, see the descrip-
tion of your own system.
Tone
How good an audio program sounds
to you is largely determined by the
mix of the treble, midrange, and bass
levels. In fact, different kinds of music
and vocal programs usually sound bet-
ter with different mixes of treble, mi-
drange, and bass.
Balance
A good balance of the left and right
stereo channels and of the front and
rear sound levels is also important.
Keep in mind that if you are listening
to a stereo recording or broadcast,
changing the right/left balance will in-
crease the volume of one group of
sounds while decreasing the volume
of another.YOUR RADIO ANTENNA
To lower a power antenna, turn off the
audio system by pushing ºPWR
VOLº,
ºPWR/VOLº or ºVOL/PWRº, or turn the
ignition key to ºLOCKº.
On some models, the power antenna
automatically retracts when the radio
mode is switched off to turn on the
cassette tape player.
NOTICE
To prevent damage to the anten-
na, make sure it is retracted be-fore driving your Toyota throughan automatic car wash. On ve-
hicles with detachable antenna,remove the antenna before usingan automatic car wash.