2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Owners Manual

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To turn on the personal light, push the
switch. To turn the light off, push the
switch once again.Without electric moon roof
With electric moon roof
CENTER INTERIOR LIGHT
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 of
the side doors is opened. The light re-
mains on when all the side doors are
closed.
ILLUMINATED ENTRY SYSTEM
When the switch is in the “DOOR” posi-
tion and any of the side doors is opened,
the 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 “ACC” or “ON”
position.
The ignition key is turned to the “ACC”,
“ON” or “START” position after all the
side doors are closed.
All the doors are locked when the light
is still on.
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When all the doors are unlocked using
either the key or the wireless remote con-
trol transmitter simultaneously, the lights
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 switch in “DOOR” position
for 20 minutes or more.
CENTER PERSONAL LIGHTS
To turn on the center personal light,
push the switch. To turn the light off,
push the switch once again.
The interior lights operate separately
with each outer switch.
To turn on the light, push the switch.
To turn the light off, push the switch
once again.
The interior light switch has the following
positions:
“DOOR”—Turns the light on when any of
the side doors is opened. The light re-
mains on when all the side doors are
closed.
“OFF”—The lights are off unless you oper-
ate either outside switch. ILLUMINATED ENTRY SYSTEM
When the switch is in the “DOOR” posi-
tion and any of the side doors is opened,
the 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 “ACC” or “ON”
position.
The ignition key is turned to the “ACC”,
“ON” or “START” position after all the
side doors are closed.
All the side doors and back door are
locked when the light is still on.
When all the side doors and back door
are unlocked using either the key or the
wireless remote control transmitter simul-
taneously, the lights come on for about 15
seconds before fading 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
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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 switch in “DOOR” position
for 20 minutes or more.
To turn on the luggage compartment
light, slide the switch.
The luggage compartment 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 of
the side doors or back door are opened.
The light goes off immediately when the
back door is closed. However, the light
remains on when all the side doors are
closed.ILLUMINATED ENTRY SYSTEM
When the switch is in “DOOR” position
and any door is opened, the light will
come on. After all the side doors are
closed, the light remains on for about 15
seconds before fading out.
However, in the following cases, the lights
go off immediately.
All the side doors and back door are
closed when the ignition key is in the
“ACC” or “ON” position.
The ignition key is turned to the “ACC”,
“ON”, or “START” position after all the
side doors are closed.
All the side doors and back door are
closed and locked.
When all the side doors and back door
are unlocked using either the key or the
wireless remote control transmitter simul-
taneously, the lights will come on and re-
main on for about 15 seconds before fad-
ing out.
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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
For easy access to the ignition switch,
the ignition switch light comes on when
any of the side doors are opened.
The light remains on for some time after
all the side doors are closed.
However, in the following cases, the lights
go off immediately.
All the side doors are closed when the
ignition key is in the “ACC” or “ON”
position.
The ignition key is turned to the “ACC”,
“ON”, or “START” position after all the
side doors are closed.
All the side doors are closed and
locked.When all the side doors and back door
are unlocked using either the key or the
wireless remote control transmitter simul-
taneously, the ignition switch light will
come on and remain on for about 15 sec-
onds before fading out.
To prevent the battery being discharged,
the light will automatically turn off when
the key is removed and the door is left
opened for 20 minutes or more.
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
Ignition switch light

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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
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. 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” on page 389 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.
To turn on the back 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 back window,
twist the knob upward or downward as far
as it will go (position 3 or 4).
The wiper is activated after the washer
squirts fluid if you twist the knob upward.
But, the washer only squirts fluid if you
twist the knob downward.
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The knob automatically returns from these
positions after you release it.
For instructions on adding washer fluid,
see “Adding washer fluid” on page 389 in
Section 7−3.
If the back window is not fully closed, the
back window wiper and washer will not
work. Make sure the back window is fully
closed when using the back window wiper
and washer.
NOTICE
Do not operate the back window wip-
er if the back window is dry. It may
scratch the glass.To defog or defrost the back window,
push the switch with the back window
closed.
The key must be in the “ON” position.
The thin heater wires on the inside of the
back window will quickly clear the surface.
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
defogger off.
The system will automatically shut off af-
ter the defoggers have operated about 15
minutes. Make sure you turn the defoggers off
when the surfaces are clear. Leaving the
defoggers on for a long time could cause
the battery to discharge, especially during
stop
−and− go driving. The defoggers are
not designed for drying rain water or for
melting snow.
CAUTION
On some models, since the mirror
surfaces can get hot, do not touch
them when the defogger switch is on.
NOTICE
When cleaning the inside of the back
window, be careful not to scratch or
damage the heater wires or connec-
tors.
If the back window is not fully closed, the
back window defogger will not work. Make
sure the back window is fully closed when
using the back window defogger.
Back window and outside rear
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If the back window is opened while the
defogger is working, the defogger will au-
tomatically turn off. Even if the back win-
dow is fully closed after that, the defogger
will not automatically turn on.

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