2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA light

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To block the glare from the front when the
main sun visor is swung to the lateral
side (position 2), swing down the sub vi-
sor.
CAUTION
Do not extend the plate at the end of
the sun visor when the visor is in the
position 1. It can cover the antiglare
inside rear view mirror and obstruct
the rear view.
To use the vanity mirrors, swing down
the sun visor and open the cover.
The vanity light comes on when you open
the cover.
—Vanity mirrors (with light)

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OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND
CONTROLS
Lights and Wipers
Headlights and turn signals 92
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Emergency flashers 93
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Instrument panel light control 94
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Front fog lights 94
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Interior light 94
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Personal lights 95
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Ignition switch and step lights 95
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Cargo lamp 95
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Windshield wipers and washer 96
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Outside rear view mirror heaters 98
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SECTION 1 4

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HEADLIGHTS
To turn on the following lights: Twist
the headlight/turn signal lever knob.
Position 1—Parking, tail, license plate and
instrument panel lights
Position 2—Headlights and all of the
above
The lights automatically turn off when the
driver ’s door is opened with the ignition
turned off. 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 head-
light 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 (on some
models)
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.
HighLow 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”.

Headlights and turn signals

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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 “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.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.
Emergency flashers

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To adjust the brightness of the instru-
ment panel lights, turn the knob.To 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.To turn on the interior light, slide the
switch.
The 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 any
door is opened. The light goes off when
all the doors are closed.
Instrument panel light control Front fog lights Interior light

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The personal lights operate separately.
To turn on the light, push the lens on your
side. To turn the light off, push the lens
once again.
The personal light switch has the following
positions:
“OFF”—Turns the lights off.
“DOOR”—Turns the lights on when any of
the doors are opened.For easy access to the ignition switch,
the ignition switch light comes on when
the driver’s door is opened. The step
light also comes on when the driver’s
door is opened.
The ignition switch light remains on for
some time after the driver’s door is
closed.
Personal lights Ignition switch and step lights Cargo lamp

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The cargo lamp is designed to light up
the rear deck of your vehicle.
CARGO LAMP OPERATION
By pushing “CARGO LAMP” switch
To turn on: Push the “CARGO LAMP”
switch once.
At this time, the indicator light on the
instrument panel will come on.
To turn off: Push the “CARGO LAMP”
switch once again.
By locking and unlocking doors (ve-
hicles with the power door lock system)
You can operate the cargo lump by this
method when all the doors are closed and
the ignition switch is in the “ACC” or
“LOCK” position or the key is removed.
To turn on: Unlock the doors with the key,
the power door lock switch or the remote
keyless entry transmitter.
The cargo lamp will automatically turn off
after 20 seconds.
To turn off: Lock the doors with the key,
the power door lock switch or the remote
keyless entry transmitter. By opening and closing doors
To turn on: Open any of the doors.
To turn off: Close all the doors:
When the ignition switch is in the “ON”
position, the cargo lamp will go off im-
mediately.
When the ignition switch is in the
“ACC” or “LOCK” position or the key is
removed, the cargo lamp will automati-
cally go off after 20 seconds.
CARGO LAMP AUTOMATIC POWEROFF
FUNCTION
When the vehicle speed exceeds
approximately 5 km/h (3 mph), the car-
go lamp will go off.
To prevent the battery being dis-
charged, the cargo lamp will automati-
cally go off when the lamp remains on
for 30 minutes or more.
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
The “INT TIME” band lets you adjust the
wiping time interval when the wiper lever
is in the intermittent position (position 1).
Twist the band upward to increase the
time between sweeps, and downward to
decrease it.
Windshield wipers and washer
(intermittent type)

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To defog or defrost the outside rear
view mirrors, push the switch.
The key must be in the “ON” position.
The heater panels in the outside rear view
mirrors will quickly clear the mirror sur-
faces. An indicator light will illuminate to
indicate the mirror heaters are operating.
Push the switch once again to turn the
mirror heaters off.
The system will automatically shut off af-
ter the mirror heaters have operated about
15 minutes.
CAUTION
Since the mirror surfaces can get hot,
do not touch them when the switch
is on.
Make sure you turn the mirror heaters off
when the mirror surfaces are clear. Leav-
ing the mirror heaters on for a long time
could cause the battery to discharge, es-
pecially during stop−and− go driving. The
mirror heaters are not designed for drying
rain water or for melting snow.
If the outside rear view mirrors are heavi-
ly coated with ice, use a spray de −icer
before operating the switch.
Outside rear view mirror
heaters