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Important information about this manual
Safety and vehicle damage warnings
Throughout this manual, you will see safety and vehicle dam-
age warnings. You must follow these warnings carefully to
avoid possible injury or damage.
The types of warnings, what they look like, and how they are
used in this manual are explained as follows:
CAUTION
This is a warning against anything which may cause
injury to people if the warning is ignored. You are
informed about what you must or must not do in
order to reduce the risk of injury to yourself and
others.
NOTICE
This is a warning against anything which may cause
damage to the vehicle or its equipment if the warning
is ignored. You are informed about what you must or
must not do in order to avoid or reduce the risk of
damage to your vehicle and its equipment.
Safety symbol
When you see the safety symbol
shown above, it means: “Do not...”;
“Do not do this”; or “Do not let this
happen”.
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Your responsibility for
maintenance
It is the owner ’s responsibility to make sure that the speci-
fied maintenance is performed. Section 6 gives details of
these maintenance requirements. Also included in Section
6 is general maintenance. For scheduled maintenance in-
formation, please refer to the “Scheduled Maintenance
Guide” or “Owner ’s Manual Supplement”.
Important health and safety
information about your Toyota
CAUTION
WARNING: Engine exhaust, some of its constitu- ents, and a wide variety of automobile compo-
nents contain or emit chemicals known to the
State of California to cause cancer and birth de-
fects and other reproductive harm. In addition,
oils, fuels and fluids contained in vehicles as
well as waste produced by component wear con-
tain or emit chemicals known to the State of
California to cause cancer and birth defects or
other reproductive harm.
Battery posts, terminals and related accessories contain lead and lead compounds. Wash your
hands after handling. Used engine oil contains
chemicals that have caused cancer in laboratory
animals. Always protect your skin by washing
thoroughly with soap and water.
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Installation of a mobile
two− way radio system
As the installation of a mobile two −way radio system in
your vehicle could affect electronic systems such as fol-
lows, be sure to check with your Toyota dealer for precau-
tionary measures or special instructions regarding installa-
tion.
Multiport fuel injection system/sequential multiport fuel
injection system
Electronic throttle control system
SRS airbag system
Seat belt pretensioner system
Anti −lock brake system
Traction control system
“AUTO LSD” system
Vehicle stability control system
Cruise control system
Tire pressure warning system
Tires and loading on your
To y o t a
Underinflated or overinflated tire pressure and the
excess load may result in the deterioration of
steering ability and braking ability, leading to an
accident. Check the tire inflation pressure periodi-
cally and be sure to keep the load limits given in
this Owner ’s Manual. For details about tire inflation
pressure and load limits, see “Checking tire infla-
tion pressure” in Section 7−2 and “Vehicle load
limits” in Section 2.
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1. Side vents
2. Instrument cluster
3. Center vents
4. Personal lights
5. Garage door opener box or auxiliary
box
6. Side defroster outlet
7. Glove box
8. Power door lock switches
9. Power window switches
10. Manual transmission gear shift lever
11. Rear console box
12. Cup holders
13. Parking brake lever
14. Tire pressure warning system reset switch
15. Lower vent
16. Hood lock release lever
17. Window lock switch
18. Power rear view mirror control switches
Instrument panel overview (standard and access cab models)
Vehicles with manual transmission
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1. Side vents
2. Instrument cluster
3. Automatic transmission selector lever
4. Center vents
5. Personal lights
6. Garage door opener box or auxiliary
box
7. Side defroster outlet
8. Glove box
9. Power door lock switches
10. Power window switches
11. Auxiliary box
12. Rear console box
13. Cup holders
14. Passenger airbag manual on −off switch
15. Tire pressure warning system reset switch
16. Lower vent
17. Hood lock release lever
18. Parking brake pedal
19. Window lock switch
20. Power rear view mirror control switches
Vehicles with automatic transmission (type A)
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1. Side vents
2. Instrument cluster
3. Automatic transmission selector lever
4. Center vents
5. Personal lights
6. Garage door opener box or auxiliary
box
7. Side defroster outlet
8. Glove box
9. Power door lock switches
10. Power window switches
11. Rear condole box
12. Cup holders
13. Tire pressure warning system reset switch
14. Lower vent
15. Hood lock release lever
16. Parking brake pedal
17. Window lock switch
18. Power rear view mirror control switches
Vehicles with automatic transmission (type B)
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1. Side vents
2. Instrument cluster
3. Center vents
4. Multi −information display
5. Personal lights
6. Auxiliary box
7. Electric moon roof switches
8. Side defroster outlet
9. Glove box
10. Power door lock switches
11. Power window switches
12. Seat heater switches
13. Rear console box
14. Input terminal adapter
15. Headphone input jacks and headphone volume control dials
16. Power outlets
17. Cup holders
18. Power outlet main switch
19. Tire pressure warning system reset switch
20. Lower vent
Instrument panel overview (double cab models)
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Driver ’s seat belt reminder light∗
1
Low engine oil pressure warning light∗1
Low fuel level warning light∗1
Brake system warning light∗1
Discharge warning light∗1
Malfunction indicator lamp∗1
Anti −lock brake system warning light∗
1or
Front passenger ’s seat belt reminder light∗1
Vehicle stability control system warning
light∗1
Traction control system warning light∗1
“AUTO LSD” system warning light∗1
SRS warning light∗1
Automatic transmission fluid temperature
warning light∗1 (four −wheel drive models)
Unengaged “Park” warning light
∗
1
Low windshield washer fluid level warning
light∗1
Open door warning light∗1
Low tire pressure warning light∗1
Engine oil replacement reminder light∗1
(for vehicles sold in U.S.A.)
Indicator symbols on the instrument panel