2001 TOYOTA SIENNA Owners Manual

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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 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.
Instrument panel light control
To adjust the brightness of the instru-
ment panel lights, turn the dial.
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Front fog lights
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.
Personal lights
Front (with moon roof)
The front personal lights operate sepa-
rately with each lens.
To turn on the light, push the lens on your
side. To turn the light off, push the lens
once again.Front (without moon roof)
The front personal lights operate sepa-
rately with each lens.
To turn on the light, push the lens on your
side. To turn the light off, push the lens
once again.
To turn on the front personal lights,
push the switch.
The front personal light switch has the
following positions:
“OFF”—Turns the light off.
“DOOR”—Turns the light on when either
front or sliding door is opened.
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Center
The center personal lights operate sep-
arately with each lens.
To turn on the light, push the lens on your
side. To turn the light off, push the lens
once again.
To turn on the center personal lights,
slide the switch.
The center personal light switch has the
following positions:
“OFF”—Turns the light off.
“DOOR”—Turns the light on when either
front or sliding door is opened.ILLUMINATED ENTRY SYSTEM
Front (with moon roof)—
The light comes on when either front or
sliding doors are opened. After all the
doors are closed, the light remains on for
about 15 seconds and then goes out.
Front (without moon roof) and center—
With the switch in the “DOOR” position,
the light comes on when either front or
sliding door is opened. After all the doors
are closed, the light remains on for about
15 seconds and then goes out.
However, in the following cases, the light
goes out immediately:
All the doors are closed when the igni-
tion key is in “ACC” or “ON” position.
All the doors are locked when the light
is still on.
One door will be closed with the lock
knob pushed forward (front door) or
downward (sliding door) while the other
doors are locked.
When the driver’s door is unlocked with a
key, the light comes on for 15 seconds,
even if the doors are not opened.PERSONAL LIGHTS CUT OFF
OPERATION
When the ignition switch is “OFF” and any
personal lights in the vehicle stay lighting
on, the lights will cut off automatically
after 30 minutes.
You can cancel the cut off operation by:
Turning the key to the “ACC” position.
Opening or closing any of the doors.
Turning off all the “ON” lights.
All the lights are turned off when all the
doors are locked by the key or wireless
remote control transmitter.
The key must be in the “OFF” position.
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Interior light
Front
To turn on the front interior light, push
the switch.
The front interior light switch has the fol-
lowing positions:
“ON”—Keeps the light on all the time.
“OFF”—Turns the light off.
Vehicles without power door lock system—
“DOOR”—Turns the light on when either
front door is opened.
Vehicles with power door lock system—
“DOOR”—Turns the light on when either
front or sliding door is opened.Center
To turn on the center interior light,
slide the switch.
The center interior light switch has the
following positions:
“ON”—Keeps the light on all the time.
“OFF”—Turns the light off.
“DOOR”—Turns the light on when either
front or sliding door is opened.Rear
To turn on the rear interior light, slide
the switch.
The rear interior light switch has the fol-
lowing positions:
“ON”—Keeps the light on all the time.
“OFF”—Turns the light off.
“DOOR”—Turns the light on when either
sliding or back door is opened.
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ILLUMINATED ENTRY SYSTEM
(with power door lock system)
Front and center—
With the switch in the “DOOR” position,
the light comes on when either front or
sliding doors are opened. After all the
doors are closed, the light remains on for
about 15 seconds and then goes out.
However, in the following cases, the light
goes out immediately:
All the doors are closed when the igni-
tion key is in “ACC” or “ON” position.
All the doors are locked when the light
is still on.
One door will be closed with the lock
knob pushed forward (front door) or
downward (sliding door) while the other
doors are locked.
When the driver’s door is unlocked with a
key, the light comes on for 15 seconds,
even if the doors are not opened.INTERIOR LIGHTS CUT OFF OPERATION
When the ignition switch is “OFF” and any
interior lights in the vehicle stay lighting
on, the lights will cut off automatically
after 30 minutes.
You can cancel the cut off operation by:
Turning the key to the “ACC” position.
Opening or closing any of the doors.
Turning off all the “ON” lights.
All the lights are turned off when all the
doors are locked by the key or wireless
remote control transmitter.
The key must be in the “OFF” position.
Ignition switch light
For easy access to the ignition switch,
the ignition switch light comes on when
any of the doors are opened.
The light remains on for 15 seconds when
all the doors are closed.
Vehicles with power door lock system—
However, in the following cases, the light
goes out immediately:
All the doors are closed when the igni-
tion key is in “ACC” or “ON” position.
All the doors are locked when the light
is still on.
One door will be closed with the lock
knob pushed forward (front door) or
downward (sliding door) while the other
doors are locked.
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When the driver’s door is unlocked with a
key, the light comes on for 15 seconds,
even if the doors are not opened.
IGNITION SWITCH LIGHT CUT OFF
OPERATION
When the ignition switch is “OFF” and
ignition switch light in the vehicle stays
lighting on, the light will cut off automati-
cally after 30 minutes.
You can cancel the cut off operation by:
Turning the key to the “ACC” position.
Opening or closing any of the doors.
Turning off all the “ON” lights.
The light is turned off when all the doors
are locked by the key or wireless remote
control transmitter.
The key must be in the “OFF” position.
Luggage compartment light
To turn the luggage compartment light
on, open the back door and push the
switch downwards. To turn it off, push
the switch upwards or close the back
door.LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT LIGHT CUT
OFF OPERATION
When the ignition switch is “OFF” and
luggage compartment light in the vehicle
stays lighting on, the light will cut off au-
tomatically after 30 minutes.
You can cancel the cut off operation by:
Turning the key to the “ACC” position.
Opening or closing any of the doors.
Turning off all the “ON” lights.
The light is turned off when all the doors
are locked by the key or wireless remote
control transmitter.
The key must be in the “OFF” position.
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To turn on the windshield wipers, move
the lever to the desired setting.
The key must be in the “ON” position.
Lever position
Speed setting
Position 1Intermittent
Position 2Slow
Position 3Fast
With interval adjuster: The “INT TIME”
band lets you adjust the wiping time inter-
val when the wiper lever is in the intermit-
tent position (position 1). Twist the band
upward to increase the time between
sweeps, and downward to decrease it.To squirt washer fluid, pull the lever
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 “Adding washer fluid” in Section 7−3.
In freezing weather, warm the windshield
with the defroster before using the washer.
This will help prevent the washer fluid
from freezing on your windshield, which
can block your vision.
NOTICE
Do not operate the wipers if the wind-
shield is dry. It may scratch the
glass.
Rear window wiper and washer
To turn on the rear window wiper, twist
the lever knob upward.
The key must be in the “ON” position.
Lever position
Speed setting
Position 1Intermittent
Position 2Normal
To squirt washer fluid on the rear window,
twist the knob upward or downward as far
as it will go (position 3 or 4). The knob
automatically returns from these positions
after you release it.
For instructions on adding washer fluid,
see “Adding washer fluid” in Section 7−3.
Windshield wipers and
washer
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NOTICE
Do not operate the rear wiper if the
rear window is dry. It may scratch the
glass.
With manual air conditioning controls
With automatic air conditioning controls
To defog or defrost the rear window,
push the switch.
The key must be in the “ON” position.
The thin heater wires on the inside of the
rear window will quickly clear the window
surfaces. An indicator light will illuminate
to indicate the defogger is operating.
On some models, heater panels in the
outside rear view mirrors will also quickly
clear the surfaces.
Push the switch once again to turn the
defoggers off.
The system will automatically shut off af-
ter the defoggers have operated about 15
minutes.
CAUTION
On some models, since the mirror
surfaces can get hot, keep your
hands off them when the defogger
switch is on.
Rear window and outside
rear view mirror defoggers
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