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1. Open the hood. Unplug the connec-tor. Remove the rubber cover.
If the connector is tight, wiggle it.2. Release the bulb retaining spring and remove the bulb. Install a new
bulb and the bulb retaining spring.
To install a bulb, align the tabs of the
bulb with the cutouts of the mounting
hole.3. Install the rubber cover and fit it securely on the boss. Plug in the
connector.
Make sure the rubber cover fits securely
on the bulb base and the mounting body.
Aiming is not necessary after replacing
the bulb. When aiming adjustment is nec-
essary, contact your Toyota dealer.
—Headlights
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—Parking and front side
marker lights—Front turn signal lights —Front fog lights
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3. Turn the bulb counterclockwise andremove it.4. Install a new bulb and the connectorinto the mounting hole by turning it
clockwise.
—Rear turn signal, stop/tail,
rear side marker and back up
lights
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Recommended oil viscosity:SAE 5W −30
Outside temperature
Please contact your Toyota dealer for fur-
ther details. COOLING SYSTEM
Total capacity, L (qt., Imp. qt.):
With manual transaxle 6.6 (7.0, 5.9)
With automatic transaxle 6.8 (7.2, 6.0)
Coolant type:
“Toyota Super Long Life Coolant” is
used in your Toyota vehicle at factory
fill. In order to avoid technical problems,
only use “Toyota Super Long Life
Coolant” or similar high quality ethylene
glycol based non −silicate, non −amine,
non− nitrite, and non− borate coolant with
long− life hybrid organic acid technology.
(Coolant with long −life hybrid organic
acid technology is a combination of low
phosphates and organic acids.)
Do not use plain water alone.
Please contact your Toyota dealer for
further details.
BATTERY
Open voltage
∗ at 20 C (68 F):
12.6—12.8 V Fully charged
12.2—12.4 V Half charged
11.8—12.0 V Discharged
∗: Voltage that is checked 20 minutes af-
ter the key is removed with all the lights
turned off
Charging rates: 5 A max. CLUTCH
Pedal free play, mm (in.):
5—15 (0.2—0.6)
Fluid type: SAE J1703 or FMVSS No.116 DOT 3
MANUAL TRANSAXLE
Oil capacity, L (qt., Imp. qt.): Tw o −wheel drive models
2.5 (2.6, 2.2)
Four −wheel drive models
3.4 (3.6, 3.0)
Oil type: Gear oil API GL −4 or GL −5
Recommended oil viscosity: SAE 75W −90
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Tire size:215/70R16 99S
235/60R16 100H
Cold tire inflation pressure, kPa
(kgf/cm
2 or bar, psi):
200 (2.0, 29)
Wheel size: Steel wheel 16 61/2J
Aluminum Wheel 16 7JJ
Wheel nut torque, N
·m (kg f·m, ft·lbf):
103 (10.5, 76)
NOTE: For a complete information on tires (e.g. replacing tires
or replacing wheels), see
“Checking tire inflation pres-
sure” through “Aluminum
wheel precautions”, pages
291 through 298 in Section
7−2.
Engine compartment
Instrument panel
Fuses (type A)
1. RADIO 15 A: Car audio system
2. DOME 10 A: Clock, personal light, in-
terior lights, vanity lights, garage door
opener, air conditioning system, wire-
less remote control system, gauges
and meters
3. CUT 30 A: “RADIO” and “DOME” fuses
4. A/C 5 A: Air conditioning system
5. MAIN 30 A: “H−LP RH” and “H −LP LH”
fuses
6. HAZ 10 A: Emergency flashers
Tires Fuses
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