2000 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER Owners Manual

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To adjust a mirror, use the switches.
1. Master switch—To select the mirror to be adjusted
Place the switch at ”L” (left) or ”R”
(right).
2. Control switch—To move the mirror Push the switch in the desired direc-
tion.
Mirror can be adjusted when the key is in
the ”ACC” or ”ON” position.
NOTICE
If ice should jam the mirror, do not
operate the control or scrape the mir-
ror face. Use a spray de −icer to free
the mirror.
—Folding rear view mirrors
The rear view mirrors can be folded
backward for parking in restricted
areas.
To fold the rear view mirror, push back-
ward.
CAUTION
Do not drive with the mirrors folded
backward. Both the driver and pas-
senger side rear view mirrors must
be extended and properly adjusted
before driving.
—Power rear view mirror
control

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Adjust the mirror so that you can just
see the rear of your vehicle in the mir-
ror.
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 driving—Lever at position 1
The reflection in the mirror has greater
clarity at this position.
Night driving—Lever at position 2
Remember that by reducing glare you also
lose some rear view clarity.
CAUTION
Do not adjust the mirror while the
vehicle is moving. It may cause the
driver to mishandle the vehicle and
an accident may occur resulting in
personal injuries.
Sun visors—
To block out glare, move the sun visor.
To block out glare from the front—Swing
down the main sun visor.
To block out glare from the side—Swing
down the main sun visor, remove it from
the hook and swing it to the lateral side.
You can adjust its position as shown.
Anti-glare inside rear view mir-
ror

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To block the glare from the front when the
main sun visor is swung down, swing
down the second sun visor.
CAUTION
Slide the main sun visor only when
it is swung down to the lateral side.
It can cover the anti −glare inside rear
view mirror and obstruct the rear
view.
—Vanity mirror
To use the vanity mirror, swing down
the main sun visor and open the cover.
The vanity light comes on when you open
the cover.

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CONTROLS
Lights, Wipers and Defogger
Headlight and turn signals84
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Emergency flashers85
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Instrument panel light control86
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Front fog lights86
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Interior lights87
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Personal lights88
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Center interior and personal lights88
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Ignition switch light89
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Windshield wipers and washer90
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Rear window wiper and washer90
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Rear window defogger91
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Outside rear view mirror heaters 92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SECTION
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Headlight and turn signals
HEADLIGHTS
To turn on the following lights: Twist
the headlight/turn signal lever knob.
Position 1—Parking, tail, license plate,
side marker and instrument panel lights
Position 2—Headlights and all of the
above
Position 3 (”AUTO”)—Headlights and/or all
of the above
They automatically turn on or off depend-
ing on the darkness of the surroundings.
Manually twist the knob to the position 2
to turn on the headlights if they are need-
ed immediately when entering a dark tun-
nel, parking structure, etc.The automatic light control sensor is on
the top of the passenger ’s side instrument
panel.
Do not place anything on the instrument
panel, and/or do not affix anything on the
windshield to block this sensor.
If you feel that the automatic light control
comes into operation too early or too late,
have the sensor adjusted by your Toyota
dealer.
The headlights automatically turn off after
some time since the ignition switch is
turned off, then any side door is opened.
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
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
the headlights to full intensity for driving
at night.

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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. See ”Replacing light
bulbs” in Section 7 −3. Emergency flashers 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 traffic hazard.
Always pull your vehicle as far off the
road as possible.
The turn signal light switch will not work
when the emergency flashers are operat-
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NOTICE
To prevent the battery from being dis-
charged, do not leave the switch on
longer than necessary when the en-
gine is not running.
Instrument panel light control
To adjust the brightness of the instru-
ment panel lights, turn the dial.Front fog lightsTo turn on the front fog lights, twist
the band of the headlight/turn signal
lever. They will come on only when the
headlights are on low beam.