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To turn on the seat heater, push the
switches (ªLº switch for the driver 's
seat and ªRº switch for the front pas-
senger 's seat).
At this time, the indicator light will illumi-
nate to indicate the seat heater is operat-
ing.
The seat heater switches have the follow-
ing positions.
ªHIºÐHigh heating temperature
ªLOºÐLow heating temperature
The key must be in the ªONº position to
operate seat heaters.
Pushing lightly on the opposite side will
turn it off.
CAUTION
Occupants must use caution when op-
erating the seat heater because it
may make them feel too hot or cause
burns at low temperatures (erythema,
varicella). Use extra caution for;

Babies, small children, elderly per-
sons, sick persons or persons with
physical disabilities

Persons who have delicate skin

Persons who are exhausted

Person who have taken alcohol or
drugs which induce sleep (sleeping
drug, cold remedy, etc.)
To prevent the seat overheating, do
not use the seat heater with a blan-
ket, cushion, or other insulating ob-
jects which cover the seat.
NOTICE

Do not put unevenly weighed ob-
jects on the seat and do not stick
sharp objects (needles, nails, etc.)
into the seat.

When cleaning the seats, do not
use organic substances (paint thin-
ner, benzine, alcohol, gasoline,
etc.). They may damage the heater
and seat surface.

To prevent the battery from being
discharge, turn the switch off when
the engine is not running.
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RECALLING THE MEMORIZED POSITION
When you push button ª1º or ª2º, a
beep will sound and the driving posi-
tion will be automatically adjusted to
the position recorded for that button.
The memorized position can be recalled
under the following conditions:

The ignition key is in the ªON position
and the shift lever is in the ªPº posi-
tion.

The key is not in the ignition switch
and less than 30 seconds have passed
since opening the driver 's door.To stop the operation, push any driving
position memory button.
To reactivate the system, push the button
ª1º or ª2º again.
If the vehicle's battery is disconnected,
the memory will be erased and the posi-
tions will have to be set again.
CAUTION

Do not start the vehicle while the
adjustment are being made.

Take care not to select the wrong
button, or the seat could strike the
rear passenger or hit your body
against the steering wheel. If this
happens, you can stop the move-
ment by pressing another driving
position memory switch, or de-
pressing the brake pedal.
Toyota strongly urges that the driver and
passengers in the vehicle be properly re-
strained at all times with the seat belts
provided. Failure to do so could increase
the chance of injury and/or the severity of
injury in accidents.
The seat belts provided for your vehicle
are designed for people of adult size,
large enough to properly wear them.
Child. Use a child restraint system ap-
propriate for the child until the child be-
comes large enough to properly wear the
vehicle's seat belts. See ªChild restraintº
on page 107 in this Section for details.
If a child is too large for a child restraint
system, the child should sit in the rear
seat and must be restrained using the
vehicle's seat belt. According to accident
statistics, the child is safer when properly
restrained in the rear seat than in the
front seat.
If a child must sit in the front seat, the
seat belts should be worn properly. If an
accident occurs and the seat belts are not
worn properly, the force of the rapid infla-
tion of the airbag may cause death or
serious injury to the child.
Seat beltsÐ
ÐSeat belt precautions

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NOTICE
Do not disconnect the battery cables
before contacting your Toyota dealer.
The SRS (Supplemental Restraint Sys-
tem) side airbags and curtain shield air-
bags are designed to provide further
protection for the driver, front passen-
ger and second seat outside passen-
gers in addition to the primary safety
protection provided by the seat belts.
In response to a severe side impact, the
SRS side airbags and curtain shield air-
bags work with the seat belts to help
reduce injury by inflating. The SRS side
airbags help reduce injuries mainly to the
driver 's or front passenger 's chest and the
SRS curtain shield airbags help reduce
injuries mainly to the driver's, front pas-
senger 's or second seat outside passen-
ger 's head.The SRS side airbag on the passenger
seat will not activate if there is no pas-
senger sitting in the front passenger seat.
However, the side airbag on the passen-
ger seat may deploy if luggage is put in
the seat, or the seat belt is buckled up,
regardless of the presence of an occupant
in the seat. (As for the front passenger
occupant classification system, see ªFront
passenger occupant classification systemº
on page 102 in this Section.)
The SRS curtain shield airbag on the pas-
senger side are activated even with no
passenger in the front seat or rear outside
seat.
Roll sensing function:
In response to a vehicle rollover, the cur-
tain shield airbags on both sides work
with the seat belts to help reduce injury
by inflating. The curtain shield airbags
help reduce injuries mainly to the driver 's,
front passenger 's or second seat outside
passenger 's head and help prevent them
from being thrown out of the vehicle. (This
function can be turned off if inflation is
not desired. See ªRoll sensing of curtain
shield airbags off switchº on page 106 in
this Section.)
The SRS curtain shield airbags may acti-
vate even when the side airbags are not
activated.
SRS side airbags and curtain
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In the following cases, contact your Toyota
dealer as soon as possible:

Any of the SRS side airbags and cur-
tain shield airbags have been inflated.

The portion of the doors (shaded in the
illustration) was involved in an accident
that was not severe enough to cause
the SRS side airbags and curtain
shield airbags to inflate.

The surface of the seats with the side
airbag (shaded in the illustration) is
scratched, cracked, or otherwise dam-
aged.

The portion of the front pillars, rear
pillars or roof side rail garnish (pad-
ding) containing the curtain shield air-
bags inside (shaded in the illustration)
is scratched, cracked, or otherwise
damaged.
NOTICE
Do not disconnect the battery cables
before contacting your Toyota dealer.
Your vehicle is equipped with a front
passenger occupant classification sys-
tem. This system detects the conditions
1Ð4 in the table on page 104 and based
on these conditions activates or deacti-
vates front passenger airbags. The sys-
tem monitors the weight and load on
the front passenger seat, and the seat
belt buckle switch to determine condi-
tions 1Ð4. In order for the system to
detect the conditions correctly, do not
do any of the following.

Put a heavy load on the front passen-
ger seat.

Attach a seatback table to the front
passenger seatback.

Put weight on the front passenger by
putting your hands or feet on the front
passenger seatback from the rear pas-
senger seat.
Front passenger occupant
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The lights automatically turn off after 30
seconds when all the side doors and back
door are closed with the ignition key in
the ªACCº or ªLOCKº position and the le-
ver at position 2.
The lights also automatically turn off when
the driver 's door is opened with the lever
at position 1.
If the doors are locked by the wireless
remote control transmitter, the lights auto-
matically turn off immediately.
To turn them on again, turn the key to the
ªONº position or actuate the headlight
switch.
If you are going to park for over one
week, make sure the headlight switch is
off.
The time before the headlights turn off
can be changed. For details, contact your
Toyota dealer.
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 sold in Canada and some models
sold in the U.S.A.)
The headlights turn on when the parking
brake is released with the engine started,
even with the light switch in the ªOFFº
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
position 1.
Under the daytime running light system,
the headlights turn on at reduced intensity.
Twist the knob to position 2 to turn to full
intensity for driving at night.
High±Low beamsÐFor 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)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 ªOFFº.

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TURN SIGNALS
To signal a turn, push the headlight/
turn signal lever up or down to position
1.
The key must be in the ªONº 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.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
aboveThe lights automatically turn off after 30
seconds when all the side doors and back
door are closed with the ignition key in
the ªACCº or ªLOCKº position and the le-
ver at position 2.
The lights also automatically turn off when
the driver 's door is opened with the lever
at position 1.
If the doors are locked by the wireless
remote control transmitter, the lights auto-
matically turn off immediately.
To turn them on again, turn the key to the
ªONº position or actuate the headlight
switch.
If you are going to park for over one
week, make sure the headlight switch is
off.
The timing for the headlights turning off
can be changed. For details, contact your
Toyota dealer.
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.
Headlights and turn signals
(without automatic light
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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 as far off the road as pos-
sible.
The turn signal light switch will not work
when the emergency flashers are operat-
ing.
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.
To adjust the brightness of the instru-
ment panel lights, turn the knob.
Emergency flashers Instrument panel light control

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To turn on the front fog lights, twist
the band of the headlight and turn sig-
nal switch lever. They will come on
only when the headlights are on low
beam.To turn on the personal light, push the
switch. To turn the light off, push the
switch once again.
ILLUMINATED ENTRY SYSTEM
When the center interior light switch is in
the ªDOORº position and any of the side
doors is opened, the personal light will
come on. After all the side doors are
closed, the light remains on for a certain
time before fading out.
However, in the following cases, the light
goes out immediately:

All the side doors are closed when the
ignition key is in the ªACCº or ªONº
position.

The ignition key is turned to the ªACCº,
ªONº or ªSTARTº position after all the
side doors are closed.

All the doors are locked when the light
is still on.
When all the doors are unlocked using
either the key or the wireless remote con-
trol transmitter simultaneously, the light
come on for about 15 seconds before fad-
ing out.
The following adjustments can be made in
this system. For details, contact your
Toyota dealer.

Cancelling the door key or wireless re-
mote control transmitter linked opera-
tion

Changing the timing for the light turn-
ing off
To prevent the battery being discharged,
the light will automatically turn off when
the key is removed and the door is left
opened with the center interior light switch
in ªDOORº position for 20 minutes or
more.
For details about center interior light, see
ªCenter interior and personal lightsº on
page 150 or ªCenter interior lightº on page
151 in this Section.
Front fog lights Personal lights