2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA Owners Manual

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Standard and access cab models—
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.
With wireless remote control—When the
switch is in the “DOOR” position and all
the door are unlocked using the wireless
remote control transmitter simultaneously,
the lights will come on and remain for
about 30 seconds unless any door is
opened or closed.
Double cab models—
To turn on the personal light, push the
switch. To turn the light off, push the
switch once again.
Turn the light on when any door is
opened. The light goes off when all the
doors are closed.
Ty p e A
Ty p e B
CENTER INTERIOR LIGHT
Ty p e A —
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 doors is opened. The light remains on
when all the doors are closed.
Ty p e B —
To turn on the interior lights, push the
switch.
The interior light switch has the following
positions:
“DOOR”—Turns the lights on when any of
the doors is opened. The light remains on
when all the doors are closed.
“OFF”—The lights are off unless you oper-
ate either outside switch.
Center interior and personal
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ILLUMINATED ENTRY SYSTEM
When the switch is in the “DOOR” posi-
tion and any of the doors is opened, the
light will come on. After all the 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 doors are closed when the igni-
tion key is in “ACC” or “ON” position.
The ignition key is turned to “ACC”,
“ON” or “START” after all the doors are
closed.
All the doors are locked when the light
is still on.
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 at “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.
Standard and access cab models—
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.
Double cab models—
For easy access to the ignition switch,
the ignition switch light comes on when
any of the doors are opened. The step
light also comes on when the any of
the doors are opened.
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The lights remain on for some time after
all the doors are closed.
However, in the following cases, the lights
go off immediately.
All the doors are closed when the igni-
tion key is in the “ACC” or “ON” posi-
tion.
The ignition key is turned to the “ACC”,
“ON”, or “START” position after all the
doors are closed.
All the doors are closed and locked.
When all the doors are unlocked using
either the key or the wireless remote con-
trol transmitter simultaneously, the lights
will come on and remain on for about 15
seconds before fading out.
To prevent the battery being discharged,
the lights 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
The cargo lamp is designed to light up
the rear deck of your vehicle.
CARGO LAMP OPERATION
By pushing the “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 the 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 wireless
remote control transmitter (double cab
models).
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 wireless
remote control transmitter (double cab
models).
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By opening and closing the 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 POWER −OFF
FUNCTION
To prevent the battery being discharged,
the cargo lamp will automatically 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. To squirt washer fluid, pull the lever
toward you and release it.
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” 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.
Windshield wipers and washer
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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 1Slow
Position 2Fast
For a single sweep of the windshield,
push the lever up and release it.
To squirt washer fluid, pull the lever
toward you and release it.
For instructions on adding washer fluid,
see “Adding washer fluid” 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 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.
Windshield wipers and washer
( mist typ e)
Outside rear view mirror
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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.
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.
Heater panels in the outside rear view
mirrors will also quickly clear the sur-
faces.
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
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.
Back window and outside rear
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OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND
CONTROLS
Gauges, Meters and Service reminder indicators
Fuel gauge 166
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Engine coolant temperature gauge 166
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Oil pressure gauge 167
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Vo ltme te r 168
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Tachometer 168
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Odometer and two trip meters 169
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Service reminder indicators and warning buzzers 170
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