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Check the interior of your vehicle. Wa-
ter and dirt can accumulate under the
floor mats and could cause corrosion. Oc-
casionally check under the mats to make
sure the area is dry. Be particularly care-
ful when transporting chemicals, cleans-
ers, fertilizers, salt, etc; these s hould be
transported in proper containers. If a spill
or leak should occur, immediately clean
and dry the area.
Use mud shields on your wheels. If you
drive on salted or gravel roads, mud
shields help protect your vehicle. Fullsize
shields, which come as near to the ground
as possible, are the best. We recommend
that the fittings and the area where the
shields are installed be treated to resist
corrosion. Your Toyota dealer will be
happy to assist in supplying and installing
the shields if they are recommended for
your area.
Keep your vehicle in a well ventilated
garage or a roofed place. Do not park
your vehicle in a damp, poorly venti-
lated garage. If you wash your vehicle in
the garage, or if you drive it covered with
water or snow, your garage may be so
damp and it will cause corrosion. Even if
your garage is heated, a wet vehicle can
corrode if the ventilation is poor. Washing your Toyota
Keep your vehicle clean by regular
washing.
The following cases may cause weakness
to the paint or corrosion to the body and
parts. Wash your vehicle as soon as pos-
sible.
When driving in a coastal area
When driving on a road sprinkled with
antifreeze
When having coal tar, tree sap, bird
droppings and carcass of an insect
When driving in the areas where there
is a lot of smoke, soot, dust, iron dust
and chemical substances
When the vehicle becomes remarkably
dirty with dust and mud
Handwashing your Toyota
Work in the shade and wait until the
vehicle body is not hot to the touch.
CAUTION
When cleaning under floor or chassis,
be careful not to injure your hands.
1. Rinse off loose dirt with a hose. Re- move any mud or road salt from the
underside of the vehicle or in the
wheel wells.
2. Wash with a mild carwash soap, mixed according to the manufacturer ’s
instructions. Use a soft cotton mitt and
keep it wet by dipping it frequently into
the wash water. Do not rub hard—let
the soap and water remove the dirt.
Fuel filler door: Do not apply water (high
pressure car wash, for example) at or
near the fuel tank inlet with the fuel f iller
door opened. If the water enters the air
vent, you may experience trouble with re-
fueling or rough engine idling.
Rear height control air suspension: Do not
spray a jet of highpressure water at the
air suspension unit, especially the air
spring, at an extremely close range. This
may damage the air suspension.
Plastic wheel ornaments: The plastic
wheel ornaments are damaged easily by
organic substances. If any organic sub-
stances splashes an ornament, be sure to
wash it off with water and check if the
ornament is damaged.
Washing and waxing your
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Your Toyota vehicle has been designed for
fewer maintenance requirements with long-
er service intervals to save both your time
and money. However, each regular mainte-
nance, as well as daytoday care, is
more important than ever before to ensure
smooth, and troublefree, safe, and eco-
nomical drivings.
It is the owner ’s responsibility to make
sure the specified maintenance, including
general maintenance service, is performed.
Note that both the new vehicle and emis-
sion control system warranties specify that
proper maintenance and care must be per-
formed. See “Owner ’s Warranty Informa-
tion Booklet” or “Owner ’s Manual Supple-
ment” for complete warranty information.
General maintenance
General maintenance items are those day
today care practices that are important to
your vehicle for proper operation. It is the
owner ’s responsibility to ensure that the
general maintenance items are performed
regularly.
These checks or inspections can be done
either by yourself or a qualified technician,
or if you prefer, your Toyota dealer will be
pleased to do them at a nominal cost. Scheduled maintenance
The scheduled maintenance items listed in
the “Scheduled Maintenance Guide” or
“Owner ’s Manual Supplement” are those
required to be serviced at regular inter-
vals.
For details of your maintenance schedule,
read the “Scheduled Maintenance Guide”
or “Owner ’s Manual Supplement”.
It is recommended that any replacement
parts used for maintenance or for the
repair of the emission control system
be Toyota supplied.
The owner may elect to use nonToyota
supplied parts for replacement pur-
poses without invalidating the emission
control system warranty. However, use
of replacement parts which are not of
equivalent quality may impair the effec-
tiveness of the emission control sys-
tems.
You may also elect to have mainte-
nance, replacement, or repair of the
emission control devices and system
performed by any automotive repair es-
tablishment or individual without invali-
dating this warranty. See “Owner’s War-
ranty Information Booklet” or “Owner’s
Manual Supplement” for complete war-
ranty information.Where to go for service?
Toyota technicians are welltrained spe-
cialists and are kept up to date with the
latest service information through technical
bulletins, service tips, and indealership
training programs. They learn to work on
Toyotas before they work on your vehicle,
rather than while they are working on it.
You can be confident that your Toyota
dealer ’s service department performs the
best job to meet the maintenance require-
ments on your vehicle—reliably and eco-
nomically.
Your copy of the repair order is proof that
all required maintenance has been per-
formed for warranty coverage. If any prob-
lems should arise with your vehicle while
under warranty, your Toyota dealer will
promptly take care of it. Again, be sure
to keep a copy of the repair order for any
service performed on your Toyota.
What about doityourself maintenance?
Many of the maintenance items are easy
to do yourself if you have a little mechani-
cal ability and a few basic automotive
tools. Simple instructions for how to per-
form them are presented on page 315 in
Section 7.
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3. Remove the filter case by holding
both sides.4. Remove the filter from the filtercase.
5. Inspect the filter on the surface.
If it is the just moderately dusty, it may
be cleaned by blowing compressed air
from the reverse surface. Do not wash or
oil the filter.
If it is dirty, it should be replaced.
When setting the filter to the filter case,
ensure that the flat side of the filter is
down and the ribbed side is up.
Position the filter case so that the “ ↑UP”
mark is pointing up and install it in the
vehicle.
INFORMATION
The air filter should be installed prop-
erly in position. The use of air condi-
tioning with the air filter removed
may cause deteriorated dustproof per-
formance and then affect air condi-
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NOTICE
Be sure the engine and all accesso-
ries are off before performing main-
tenance.
 When checking the battery, remove
the ground cable from the negative
terminal (“” mark) first and rein-
stall it last.
 Be careful not to cause a short cir-
cuit with tools.
 Take care no solution gets into the
battery when washing it.
If the battery is disconnected or run
down, the power window, power back win-
dow and moon roof may not operate auto-
matically and the jam protection function
will not function correctly, and does not
open the back door after you reconnect,
replace or recharge the battery. In any of
these cases, you should normalize the
power window, power back window, back
door and moon roof. To normalize them,
see “Power windows” on page 23, “Power
back window” on page 26, “Back door” on
page 29 and “Electric moon roof” on page
35 in Section 12.
Ty p e A
Ty p e B Green Dark
Clear or light
yellow
Blue White Red
CHECKING BY INDICATOR
Check the battery condition by the indi-
cator color. Indicator color
ConditionTy p e ATy p e B
GreenBlueGood
DarkWhite
Charging necessary.
Have battery
checked by your
Toyota dealer.
Clear orlight
yellow
Red
Have battery
checked by your
Toyota dealer.
During recharging, the battery is pro-
ducing hydrogen gas.
Therefore, before recharging:
1. If recharging with the battery installed on the vehicle, be sure to disconnect
the ground cable.
2. Be sure the power switch on the re- charger is off when connecting the
charger cables to the battery and when
disconnecting them.
CAUTION
Always charge the battery in an un-
confined area. Do not charge the
battery in a garage or closed room
where there is not sufficient ventila-
tion.
Only do a slow charge (5 A or
less). Charging at a quicker rate is
dangerous. The battery may ex-
plode, causing personal injuries.
NOTICE
Never recharge the battery while the
engine is running. Also, be sure all
accessories are turned off.
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Model:
1GRFE and 2UZFE
Type: 1GRFE engine6 cylinder V type, 4 cycle, gasoline
2UZFE engine
8 cylinder V type, 4 cycle, gasoline
Bore and stroke, mm (in.): 1GRFE engine94.0 95.0 (3.70 3.74)
2UZFE engine
94.0 84.0 (3.70 3.31)
Displacement, cm
3 (cu. in.):
1GRFE engine 3956 (241.4)
2UZFE engine 4664 (284.6)
Dimensions and cargo load
Overall width mm (in.)
2790 (109.8)
Overall height
∗
1mm (in.)
1575 (62.0)
Wheelbase mm (in.)
Front tread mm (in.) 1575 (62.0)
Rear tread mm (in.)
66 (145)
∗1: Unladen vehicle∗2: With twowheel drive models∗3: With fourwheel drive models∗4: With roof rails∗5: With rear spoiler∗6: With rear height control air suspensionOverall length mm (in.)
Cargo load
kg (lb.)4800 (189.0)
1875 (73.8)
1820 (71.7)
∗
2or3,4
1765 (69.5)∗2, 5
1760 (69.3)∗3, 5
1755 (69.1)∗2
1750 (68.9)∗3
1810 (71.3)∗2 or 3,4,6
1750 (68.9)∗2 or 3,5,6
1740 (68.5)∗2or3,6
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33. FR WIPWSH 30 A: Windshield wipers
and washer
34. 4WD 20 A: Fourwheel drive control
system
35. D P/SEAT 30 A: Driver ’s power seat
36. P P/SEAT 30 A: Front passenger ’s
power seat
37. PWR OUTLET 15 A: Power outlets
38. RR WSH 15 A: Rear window washer,
multiplex communication system
39. ECUIG 10 A: Shift lock control sys-
tem, power windows, antilock brake
system, traction control system (two
wheel drive models), active traction
control system (fourwheel drive mod-
els), vehicle stability control system,
electric moon roof, multiplex commu-
nication system, theft deterrent system,
rear height control air suspension 40. IG1 15 A:
Antilock brake system,
traction control system (twowheel
drive models), active traction control
system (fourw heel drive models), ve-
hicle stability control system, air c ondi-
tioning system, charging system, rear
window defogger, backup lights, turn
signal lights, emergency flashers, seat
heaters, AC inverter, instrument panel
light control, auto antiglare inside rear
view mirror, SRS airbag system
41. STA 7.5 A: No circuit
42. SECU/HORN 10 A: Theft deterrent sys-
tem
43. TAIL 10 A: Tail lights, license plate
lights, parking lights, instrument panel
light control, multiport fuel injection
system/s equential multiport fuel injec-
tion system, instrument panel lights,
meter and gauge, grove box light
44. ACC 7.5 A: Power outlets, outside rear
view mirrors, audio system, navigation
system, rear seat audio system, shift
lock control system, instrument panel
lights
45. CIG 10 A: No circuit Fuses (type B)
46. HEATER 50 A: Air conditioning system
47. AIRSUS 50 A: Rear height control air
suspension
48. AM1 50 A: All components in “ACC”,
“CIG”, “IG1”, “ECUIG”, “FR WIP
WSH”, “RR WIP”, “RRWSH”, “4WD”,
and “STA” fuses
49. TOWING BRK 30 A: Trailer brake con-
troller
50. J/B 50 A: All components in “PWR
OUTLET”, “D P/SEAT”, “P P/SEAT”,
“POWER”, “TAIL” and “SECU/HORN”
fuses
51. BATT CHG 30 A: Trailer sub battery
52. TOWING 40 A: Trailer lights (tail
lights)
53. ABS MTR 40 A: Antilock brake sys-
tem, traction control system (twowheel
drive models), active traction control
system (fourw heel drive models), ve-
hicle stability control system
54. AM2 30 A: Starter system, “IGN”,
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55. ABS SOL 50 A: Antilock brake sys-
tem, traction control system (twowheel
drive models), active traction control
system (fourw heel drive models), ve-
hicle stability control system
56. POWER 30 A: Power windows, electric
moon roof
Fuses (type C)
57. ALT 140 A: All components in “AM2”,
“ALTS”, “DR/LCK”, “TRNHAZ”,
“HORN”, “RADIO NO.2”, “EFI”,
“TOWING”, “ABS MTR”, “ABS SOL”
and “ETCS” fuses