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The lights automatically turn off when the
driver ’s door is opened with the ignition
key in the ”ACC” or ”LOCK” position. To
turn them on again, turn the key to the
”ON” position or actuate the headlight
switch. If you are going to park for over
one week, make sure the headlight switch
is off.
NOTICE
To prevent the battery from being dis-
charged, do not leave the lights on
for a long period when the engine is
not running.
Daytime running light system (all mod-
els in Canada and some models in the
U.S.A.)
The headlights turn on at reduced intensi-
ty when the parking brake is released with
the engine started, even with the light
switch in the ”OFF” 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.
Twist the knob to the position 2 to turn
to full intensity for driving at night.
High −Low beams— For high beams, turn
the headlights on and push the lever away
from you (position 1). Pull the lever to-
ward 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)—Pull 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 ”OFF”.TURN SIGNALS
To signal a turn, push the headlight/
turn signal lever up or down to position
1.
The key must be in the ”ON” position.
The lever automatically returns after you
make a turn, but you may have to return
it by hand after you change lanes.
To signal a lane change, move the lever
up or down to the pressure point (position
2) 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 is burned out.
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Odometer and two trip meters
This meter displays the odometer and
two trip meters.
1. Odometer—It shows the total distance the vehicle has been driven.
2. Two trip meters—They show two differ- ent distances independently driven
since the last time each trip meter was
set to zero.
You can use one trip meter to calculate
the fuel economy and the other to
measure the distance on each trip. All
trip meter data is cancelled if the elec-
trical power source is disconnected. 3. Trip meter reset knob—It can reset the
two trip meters to zero, and also
change the meter display.
To change the meter display, quickly
push and release the knob. The meter
display changes in the order from the
odometer to trip meter A to trip meter
B, then back to the odometer each
time you push.
To reset the trip meter A to zero, dis-
play the meter A reading, then push
and hold the knob until the meter is
set to zero. The same process can be
applied for resetting the trip meter B.
Thermometer
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AM
Push ”AM” to switch the AM band. ”AM”
will appear on the display.
If the audio system is off, you can turn
on the radio by pushing ”AM”. Also, push
”AM” to switch from cassette or compact
disc operation to radio operation.
AUDIO CONTROL / MODE
Manual tone adjustment function—
This knob is used to adjust the tone
manually.
For low −pitch tone adjustment, push
”AUDIO CONTROL / MODE” repeatedly
until ”BAS” appears on the display. Then
turn the knob to suit your preference.
The display will show the range from
”BAS −5” to ”BAS 5”.
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For middle −pitch tone adjustment, push
”AUDIO CONTROL / MODE” repeatedly
until ”MId” appears on the display. Then
turn the knob to suit your preference.
The display will show the range from ”MId
− 5” to ”MId 5”. For high
−pitch tone adjustment, push
”AUDIO CONTROL / MODE” repeatedly
until ”TRE” appears on the display. Then
turn the knob to suit your preference.
The display will show the range from
”TRE −5” to ”TRE 5”.
Sound balance adjustment function—
This knob is also used to adjust the
sound balance between the front and rear,
and the right and left speakers.
For front/rear adjustment, push ”AUDIO
CONTROL / MODE” repeatedly until ”FAd”
appears on the display. Then turn the
knob to adjust the front/rear balance.
The display will show the range from ”FAd
F7” to ”FAd R7”.
For left/right adjustment, push ”AUDIO
CONTROL / MODE” repeatedly until ”BAL”
appears on the display. Then turn the
knob to adjust the left/right balance.
The display will show the range from ”BAL
L7” to ”BAL R7”. CD (Compact Disc)
Push ”CD” to switch from radio or cas-
sette operation to compact disc operation.
If the audio system is off, you can turn
on the compact disc player by pushing
”CD”. In both cases, a disc must already
be loaded in the player.
When the audio is set into compact disc
operation, the display shows the track or,
track and disc number currently being
played. Each time you push ”CD”, the
system c
hanges between single disc play-
er and automatic changer.
If the player malfunctions, your audio sys-
tem will display one of the six following
error messages.
If ”WAIT” appears on the display, it indi-
cates inside the player unit may be too
hot due to the very high ambient tempera-
ture. Remove the disc or magazine from
the player and allow the player to cool
down.
If ”Err 1” appears on the display, it
indicates the disc is dirty, damaged, or it
was inserted up −side down. Clean the
disc or insert it correctly.
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RAND (Random)
There are two random features—you can
either listen to the tracks on all the com-
pact discs in the magazine in random or-
der, or only listen to the tracks on a
specific compact disc in random order.
Random playing for the tracks on a disc:
Quickly push and release ”RAND”. ”RAND”
will appear on the display. The disc you
are listening to will play in random order.
If you hear beep, you held the button too
long, and the player will play all the
tracks in the magazine in random order.
To turn off the random feature, push the
”RAND” a second time.
Compact disc auto changer only—
Random playing for all the tracks in the
magazine:
Push and hold ”RAND” until you hear a
beep. ”D·RAND” will appear on the display
and the player will perform all the tracks
on all the discs in the magazine in ran-
dom order. To turn off the random feature,
push ”RAND” a second time. RPT (Repeat)
Cassette Player
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Push ”RPT” while the track is playing.
”RPT” will appear on the display. When
the track ends, it will automatically be
rewound and replayed. This process will
be continued until you push the button
again to turn off the repeat feature.
There must be at least 3 seconds of blank
space between tracks in order for the re-
peat feature to work correctly.
Compact Disc Player
There are two repeat features—you can
either replay a disc track or a whole com-
pact disc.
Repeating a track:
Quickly push and release ”RPT” while the
track is playing. ”RPT” will appear on the
display. If you hear a beep, you held the
button too long, and the player will repeat
the whole disc. When the track ends, it
will automatically be replayed. This pro-
cess will be continued until you push the
button again to turn off the repeat feature. Compact disc auto changer only—
Repeating a disc:
Push and hold ”RPT” until you hear a
beep. ”D·RPT” will appear on the display.
The player will repeat all the tracks on the
disc you are listening to. When the disc
ends, the player will automatically go back
to the top track of the disc and replay.
This process will be continued until you
push the button again to turn off the re-
peat feature.
SCAN
Radio
You can either scan all the frequencies on
a band or scan only the preset stations
for that band.
To scan the preset stations:
Push and hold ”SCAN” until you hear a
beep. The radio will tune in the next pres-
et station up the band, stay there for a
few seconds, and then move to the next
preset station. To select a station, push
”SCAN” a second time.
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To scan all the frequencies:
Quickly push and release ”SCAN”. If you
hear a beep, you held the button too long,
and the radio will scan the preset sta-
tions. The radio will find the next station
up the station band, stay there for a few
seconds, and then scan again. To select
a station, push ”SCAN” a second time.
Compact disc player
There are two scan features—you can ei-
ther scan the tracks on a specific disc or
scan the first tracks of all the discs in the
magazine.
Scanning for the tracks on a disc:
Quickly push and release ”SCAN”. ”SCAN”
will appear on the display and the player
will scan all the tracks on the disc you
are listening to. If you hear a beep, you
held the button too long, and the player
will scan the first tracks of all the discs
in the magazine. To select a track, push
the ”SCAN” a second time. If the player
scanned all the tracks on the disc, it will
stop scanning. Compact disc auto changer only—
Scanning for the first tracks of all the
discs in the magazine:
Push and hold ”SCAN” until you hear a
beep. ”D·SCAN” will appear on the display
and the player will perform the first track
of the next disc. To select a disc, push
the ”SCAN” a second time. If the player
has scanned all the discs, it will stop
scanning.
SEEK (Seeking)
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Radio
In the seek mode, the radio finds and
plays the next station up or down the
station band.
To seek a station, push and hold the ” ”
or ” ” side of ”SEEK” until you hear a
beep. Do this again to find another sta-
tion. Cassette Player
By using this button, you can skip up or
down to a different track.
You can skip up to nine tracks at a time.
Push the up or down side of the button.
”FF 1” or ”REW 1” will appear on the
display.
Next, push either side of the track button
until the number on the display reaches
the number of tracks you want to skip. If
you push the button ten times, the skip
feature will be turned off.
When counting the number of tracks you
want to rewind, remember to count the
current track as well. For example, if you
want to rewind to a song that is two be-
fore the song you are listening to, push
on the down side of the button until ”REW
3” appears on the display.
If you have pushed the track button more
than you wanted to, push the other side
of the button. The track number will be
reduced.
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The track number you select is not valid
if it is higher than the number of tracks
remaining on the current cassette side.
After the beginning of the tape is
reached, the player will automatically
start playing the same side.
After the end of the tape is reached,
the player will automatically reverse
sides and start playing the other side.
There must be at least 3 seconds of blank
space between tracks for the track button
to work correctly. In addition, the feature
may not work well with some spoken
word, live, or classical recordings.
SKIP
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The skip feature allows you to fast for-
ward past long stretches of blank tape.
This is especially useful at the end of
cassettes.
Push ”SKIP”. ”SKIP” will appear on the
display. The cassette player will keep
track of how much blank space it plays.
Any time it has played about 10 seconds
of blank tape, it will automatically fast
forward to the next track and begin to
play.
Push the button a second time to turn off
the skip feature. ST (Stereo reception) display
Your radio automatically changes to stereo
reception when a stereo broadcast is re-
ceived. ”ST” appears on the display. If the
signal becomes weak, the radio reduces
the amount of channel separation to prev-
ent the weak signal from creating noise.
If the signal becomes extremely weak, the
radio switches from stereo to mono recep-
tion.
TA P E
Push ”TAPE” to switch from radio or com-
pact disc operation to cassette operation.
If the audio system is off, you can turn
on the cassette player by pushing ”TAPE”.
In both cases, a cassette must already be
loaded in the player.
TRACK (Track up/down button):
Compact disc player
By using this button, you can skip up or
down to a different track.
Push either side of the track button until
the number of the track you want to listen
to appears on the display. If you want to
return to the beginning of the current
track, push the down side of the button
one time, quickly.
TUNE
Tuning
Your Toyota has an electronic tuning radio
(ETR). Push and release the ”
” (up) or
”  ” (down) side of ”TUNE” to step up or
down the station band. (If you hear a
beep, you held the button too long and
the radio will go into the seek mode.)
Seeking
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In the seek mode, the radio finds and
plays the next station up or down the
station band.
To seek a station, push and hold the ” ”
or ” ” side of ”TUNE” until you hear a
beep. Do this again to find another sta-
tion.
VOL/PWR (Volume/Power)
Push ”VOL/PWR” to turn the audio system
on and off. Turn ”VOL/PWR” to adjust the
volume.
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AUDIO CONTROL / MODE
Manual tone adjustment function—
This knob is used to adjust the tone
manually.
For low −pitch tone adjustment, push
”AUDIO CONTROL / MODE” repeatedly
until ”BAS” appears on the display. Then
turn the knob to suit your preference.
The display will show the range from
”BAS −5” to ”BAS 5”.
With middle− pitch tone—
For middle −pitch tone adjustment, push
”AUDIO CONTROL / MODE” repeatedly
until ”MId” appears on the display. Then
turn the knob to suit your preference.
The display will show the range from ”MId
− 5” to ”MId 5”.
For high −pitch tone adjustment, push
”AUDIO CONTROL / MODE” repeatedly
until ”TRE” appears on the display. Then
turn the knob to suit your preference.
The display will show the range from
”TRE −5” to ”TRE 5”. Sound balance adjustment function—
This knob is also used to adjust the
sound balance between the front and rear,
and the right and left speakers.
For front/rear adjustment, push ”AUDIO
CONTROL / MODE” repeatedly until ”FAd”
appears on the display. Then turn the
knob to adjust the front/rear balance.
The display will show the range from ”FAd
F7” to ”FAd R7”.
For left/right adjustment, push ”AUDIO
CONTROL / MODE” repeatedly until ”BAL”
appears on the display. Then turn the
knob to adjust the left/right balance.
The display will show the range from ”BAL
L7” to ”BAL R7”.
CD (Compact Disc)
Push ”CD” to switch from radio operation
to compact disc operation. If the audio
system is off, you can turn on the com-
pact disc player by pushing ”CD”. In both
cases, a disc must already be loaded in
the player.
When the audio is set into compact disc
operation, the display shows the track or,
track and disc number currently being
played. Each time you push ”CD”, the
system changes between built
−in single
disc player and automatic changer.
If the player malfunctions, your audio sys-
tem will display one of the six following
error messages.
If ”WAIT” appears on the display, it indi-
cates inside the player unit may be too
hot due to the very high ambient tempera-
ture. Remove the disc or magazine from
the player and allow the player to cool
down.
If ”Err 1” appears on the display, it
indicates the disc is dirty, damaged, or it
was inserted up −side down. Clean the
disc or insert it correctly.
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If ”Err 2” appears on the display, it
indicates no disc is loaded inside the
magazine, insert a disc.
If ”Err 3” or ”Err 4” on the display, it
indicates there is a trouble inside the sys-
tem. Eject the disc or magazine. Set the
disc or magazine again.
If ”OPEn” appears on the display, it
indicates the compact disc auto changer
lid is open. Close the compact disc auto
changer lid.
If the malfunction is not rectified, take
your vehicle to your Toyota dealer.
DISC 
Compact disc auto changer only—
By using this button, you can select a
disc you wish to listen to.
Push either side of the button until the
number of the disc you want to listen to
appears on the display.
PWR/VOL (Power/Volume)
Push ”PWR/VOL” to turn the audio system
on and off. Turn ”PWR/VOL” to adjust the
volume. RAND (Random)
There are two random features—you can
either listen to the tracks on all the com-
pact discs in the magazine in random or-
der, or only listen to the tracks on a
specific compact disc in random order.
Random playing for the tracks on a disc:
Quickly push and release ”RAND”. ”RAND”
will appear on the display. The disc you
are listening to will play in random order.
If you hear a beep, you held the button
too long, and the player will play all the
tracks in the magazine in random order.
To turn off the random feature, push the
”RAND” a second time.
Compact disc auto changer only—
Random playing for all the tracks in the
magazine:
Push and hold ”RAND” until you hear a
beep. ”D·RAND” will appear on the display
and the player will perform all the tracks
on all the discs in the magazine in ran-
dom order. To turn off the random feature,
push ”RAND” a second time.
RPT (Repeat)
There are two repeat features—you can
either replay a disc track or a whole com-
pact disc.
Repeating a track:
Quickly push and release ”RPT” while the
track is playing. ”RPT” will appear on the
display. If you hear a beep, you held the
button too long, and the player will repeat
the whole disc. When the track ends, it
will automatically be replayed. This pro-
cess will be continued until you push the
button again to turn off the repeat feature.
Compact disc auto changer only—
Repeating a disc:
Push and hold ”RPT” until you hear a
beep. ”D·RPT” will appear on the display.
The player will repeat all the tracks on the
disc you are listening to. When the disc
ends, the player will automatically go back
to the top track of the disc and replay.
This process will be continued until you
push the button again to turn off the re-
peat feature.
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