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Instrument panel overview
1. Side vents
2. Instrument cluster
3. Center vents
4. Interior light
5. Glove box
6. Manual transmission gear shift lever or
sequential manual transmission selector
lever
7. Parking brake lever
8. Power window switches
9. Power rear view mirror control switches
10. Power window lock switch
11. Power door lock switch
12. Front fog light switch
13. Instrument panel light control switch
SB11025b
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1. Headlight and turn signal switches
2. Transmission shift switches
(with sequential manual transmission)
3. Wiper and washer switches
4. Clock
5. Rear window defogger switch
6. Emergency flasher switch
7. Auxiliary box
8. Engine immobilizer system indicator light
9. Air conditioning controls
10. Audio system
11. Cup holders
12. Ashtray
13. Cigarette lighter
14. Cruise control switch
(sequential manual transmission)
15. Ignition switch
16. Tilt steering lock release lever
SB11022a
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When the soft top is completely
lowered, keep the rear window de-
fogger turned off to avoid damage
to the top.
It may be hard to fix the soft top
when raising it after having kept it
open for a long time.
—Lowering the soft top
SB12077
1. Lower both side windows and sun
visors. Then pull down the lock lev-
ers on both sides of the vehicle fully
while pushing down the button.
Be sure not to leave any object on the
folding board.
If the battery is discharged and the win-
dows cannot be lowered, open both the
doors.
SB12071a
2. Stand outside of the vehicle and pull
the soft top up holding the part
shown in dark color in the illustra-
tion.
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OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND
CONTROLS
Lights, Wipers and Defogger
Headlights and turn signals68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Emergency flashers69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Front fog lights70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Instrument panel light control70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interior light70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Windshield wipers and washer71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear window defogger71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SECTION 1 5
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Front fog lights
SB12093
To turn on the front fog lights, push
the switch. they will come on when the
headlights and/or tail lights are turned
on.
Instrument panel light control
SB14015a
To adjust the brightness of the instru-
ment panel lights, turn the switch.
Interior light
SB14022
To turn on the interior light, slide the
switch.
The interior light switch has the following
positions:
“ON”—The light stays on all the time.
“DOOR”—Turns the light on when either
side door is opened. The light goes off
when both the doors are closed.
“OFF”—Turns the light off.
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Windshield wipers and washer
SB14020
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
For a single sweep of the windshield,
push the lever up and release it.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 227 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 the windshield, which can
block your vision.
NOTICE
Do not operate the wipers if the wind-
shield is dry. It may scratch the
glass.
Rear window defogger
SB14023
To defog or defrost the rear window,
push the switch.
The key must be in the “ON” position.
The thin heater wires on the inside of the
rear window will quickly clear the surface.
An indicator light will illuminate to indicate
the defogger is operating.
Push the switch once again to turn the
defogger off.
The system will automatically shut off af-
ter the defogger has operated about 15
minutes.
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Make sure you turn the defogger off when
the window is clear. Leaving the defogger
on for a long time could cause the battery
to discharge, especially during stop−and−
go driving. The defogger is not designed
for drying rain water or for melting snow.
NOTICE
To prevent the battery from being
discharged, turn the switch off
when the engine is not running.
When cleaning the inside of the
rear window, be careful not to
scratch or damage the heater wires
or connectors.
When the soft top is completely
lowered, keep the rear window de-
fogger turned off to avoid damage
to the top.
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Air flow selector settings Operating tips
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 seats clear to
allow air to circulate throughout the ve-
hicle.
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”.
SB18009