2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA Owners Manual

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Standard and access cab models with rear console box
: See “Instrument panel vents” in this Section.
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To cool off your Toyota after it has
been parked in the hot sun, drive with
the windows open for a few minutes.
This vents the hot air, allowing the air
conditioning to cool the interior more
quickly.
Make sure the air intake grilles in front
of the windshield are not blocked (by
leaves or snow, for example).
On humid days, do not blow cold air
on the windshield. The windshield could
fog up because of the difference in air
temperature on the inside and outside
of the windshield.
Keep the area under the front seats
clear to allow air to circulate through-
out the vehicle.
On cold days, set the fan speed to
high for a minute to help clear the
intake ducts of snow or moisture. This
can reduce the amount of fogging on
the windows.
When driving on dusty roads, close all
windows. If dust thrown up by the ve-
hicle is still drawn into the vehicle after
closing the windows, it is recommended
that the air intake selector be set to
FRESH and the fan speed selector to
any setting except “OFF”.

Double cab models
: See “Instrument panel vents” in this Section.
Operating tips

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If following another vehicle on a dusty
road, or driving in windy and dusty
conditions, it is recommended that the
air intake selector be temporarily set to
RECIRCULATE, which will close off the
outside passage and prevent outside
air and dust from entering the vehicle
interior.
Heating
For best results, set controls to:
Fan speed— Any setting except “OFF”
Temperature— To w a r d s WARM
(red zone)
Air intake—FRESH (outside air)
Air flow—FLOOR
Lower vent—CLOSED
Air conditioning—OFF
For quick heating, select recirculated
air for a few minutes. To keep the
windows from fogging, select fresh af-
ter the vehicle interior has been
warmed.
Press the “A/C” button on for dehumidi-
fied heating.
Choose floor/windshield air flow to heat
the vehicle interior while defrosting or
defogging the windshield. Air conditioning
For best results, set controls to:
Fan speed— Any setting except “OFF”
Temperature— To w a r d s COLD
(blue zone)
Air intake—FRESH (outside air)
Air flow—PANEL
Air conditioning—ON
For quick cooling, move the air intake
selector to recirculate for a few min-
utes.
Ventilation
For best results, set controls to:
Fan speed— Any setting except “OFF”
Temperature— To w a r d s COLD
(blue zone)
Air intake—FRESH (outside air)
Air flow—PANEL
Air conditioning—OFF
Defogging
The inside of the windshield
For best results, set controls to:
Fan speed— Any setting except “OFF”
Temperature— To w a r d s WARM (red
zone) to heat; COLD
(blue zone) to cool
Air intake—FRESH (outside air)
Air flow—WINDSHIELD
Lower vent—CLOSED
Turning the air flow selector to the wind-
shield or floor/windshield position turns on
the defogging function with the purpose of
clearing the front view.
When turning the air flow selector to wind-
shield or floor/windshield position, the air
intake selects FRESH automatically. This
is to clean up the front view more quickly.
Vehicles with “A/C” button—
Press the “A/C” button for dehumidified
heating or cooling. This setting clears the
front view more quickly.
On humid days, do not blow cold air
on the windshield—the difference be-
tween the outside and inside tempera-
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Defrosting
The outside of the windshield
For best results, set controls to:
Fan speed— Any setting except “OFF”
Temperature— To w a r d s WARM
(red zone)
Air intake—FRESH (outside air)
Air flow—WINDSHIELD
Lower vent—CLOSED
Turning the air flow selector to the wind-
shield or floor/windshield position turns on
the defrosting function with the purpose of
clearing the front view.
When turning the air flow selector to wind-
shield or floor/windshield position, the air
intake selects FRESH automatically. This
is to clean up the front view more quickly.
Vehicles with “A/C” button—
Press the “A/C” button for dehumidified
heating or cooling. This setting clears the
front view more quickly.
To heat the vehicle interior while de-
frosting the windshield, choose floor/
windshield air flow.
Side vents
Lower vent
Rear vents (double cab models only)
If air flow control is not satisfactory, check
the instrument panel and rear vents. The
instrument panel and rear vents may be
opened or closed as shown.
For removing frost or fog, it is recom-
mended that you close the lower vent
when using the “Floor”, “Floor/Windshield”
or “Windshield” mode.
Instrument panel and rear
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OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND
CONTROLS
Other equipment
Multi−information display 286
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Clock 296
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Cigarette lighter and ashtrays 296
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Power outlets (12 VDC) 297
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Power outlet (115 VAC) 298
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Glove box 299
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Garage door opener box 300
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Auxiliary boxes 303
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Rear console box 305
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Coin holder 307
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Compact disc and cassette tape holder 309
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Cassette tape holder 311
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Cup holders 311
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Note pad holder 314
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Grocery bag/cargo net hooks 314
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Floor mat 315
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SECTION 1 10

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1. “E/M” button
2. Garage door opener buttons
3. “MODE” button
4. Garage door opener indicator
5. Outside temperature display
6. Compass
Multiinformation display—

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Operate the multiinformation display
with the ignition switch on.
When the ignition switch is turned to
“ON”, the last previously used mode dis-
played just before the ignition switch is
turned off will appear.
When the instrument panel lights are
turned on, the brightness of the display
will be reduced. “E/M” button
This button is used to switch between
English/U.S. Customary System and
metric units of the outside temperature
display.
Each time you push this button, the dis-
play switches. This is also linked to the
multi
−information display. The display vari-
ations are as follows;
Indication
Outside
temperature
English/U.S. Customary
System (E) F
Metric (M)C
The initial mode will be English/U.S. Cus-
tomary System units, however, if the unit
is switched to metric and the ignition
switch is off, it will display metric units
when the ignition switch is turned to “ON”. “MODE” button
This button is used to select the item.
Every time you push the “MODE” button,
the display toggles.
For more details, see “—Outside tempera-
ture display” in this Section.
CAUTION
Do not adjust the display while the
vehicle is moving. Be sure to adjust
the display only when the vehicle is
stopped.
—Before using the
multiinformation display