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To block the glare from the front when the
main sun visor is swung to the lateral
side (position 2), swing down the sub vi-
sor.
CAUTION
Do not extend the plate at the end of
the sun visor when the visor is in the
position 1. It can cover the anti −glare
inside rear view mirror and obstruct
the rear view.
Standard and access cab models
Double cab models
To use the vanity mirrors, swing down
the sun visor and open the cover.
The vanity light(s) comes on when you
open the cover.
—Vanity mirrors
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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
door is opened. The light goes off when
all the doors are closed. Standard cab and access cab models only
(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.Standard and access cab models
Double cab models
Interior light
Personal lights
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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
lights
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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.
Ignition switch and step lights
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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).
Cargo lamp
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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
(intermittent type)
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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
heaters
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(a) Brake System Warning Light and
Buzzer
This light comes on in the following cases
when the ignition key is in the “ON” posi-
tion.
When the parking brake is applied...
With the vehicle stability control system—
This light comes on for a few seconds
when the ignition key is turned to the
“ON” position even after the parking brake
is released.
When the brake fluid level is low...
CAUTION
It is dangerous to continue driving
normally when the brake fluid level is
low.
When the hydraulic brake booster
fails (with the vehicle stability con-
trol system)...
If the hydraulic booster causes a problem
resulting in poor braking performance, the
warning light comes on and buzzer sounds
continuously. Have your vehicle checked at your
Toyota dealer in the following cases:
The light does not come on even if the
parking brake is applied when the igni-
tion key is in the “ON” position.
With the vehicle stability control system—
The light does not come on even if the
ignition key is turned on with the park-
ing brake released.
A warning light turning on briefly during
operation does not indicate a problem.
CAUTION
Without the vehicle stability control
system—
If the light does not turn off even
after the parking brake is released
while the engine is running, immedi-
ately stop your vehicle at a safe
place and contact your Toyota dealer.
In this case, the brakes may not work
properly and your stopping distance
will become longer. Depress the brake
pedal firmly and bring the vehicle to
an immediate stop.
With the vehicle stability control sys-
tem—
If any of the following conditions oc-
curs, immediately stop your vehicle at
a safe place and contact your Toyota
dealer.
The light does not turn off even
after the parking brake is released
while the engine is running.
The warning buzzer comes on to-
gether with the warning light.
In either case, this can indicate that
the brakes may not work properly
and your stopping distance will be-
come longer. Depress the brake
pedal firmly and bring the vehicle
to an immediate stop.
The brake system warning light re-
mains on together with the “ABS”
warning light.
In this case, not only the anti −lock
brake system will fail but also the
vehicle will become extremely un-
stable during braking.