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AUDIO CONT (Tone and sound balance
adjustment function)
Each time you push the “AUDIO CONT”
knob, the mode changes. To adjust the
tone and balance, turn the knob.
BAS: Adjusts low−pitched tones. The dis-
play ranges from −5 to 5.
MID: Adjusts mid −pitched tones. The dis-
play ranges from −5 to 5.
TRE: Adjusts high −pitched tones. The dis-
play ranges from −5 to 5.
FAD: Adjusts the sound balance between
the front and rear speakers. The display
ranges from F7 to R7.
BAL: Adjusts the sound balance between
the right and left speakers. The display
ranges from L7 to R7.
SURROUND: Turn on or off the surround
function. “SURROUND ON” or
“SURROUND OFF” on the display.
DISC (Compact disc)
Push the “DISC” button to play a compact
disc. The indicator light will come on.
When the audio system is set into com-
pact disc operation, the display shows the
track, or track and disc number currently
being played. Error messages
If the player malfunctions, your audio sys-
tem will display following error messages.
“WAIT”:
The compact disc player unit
may be too hot. Allow the player to cool
down.
“ERROR 1”: The disc may be dirty, dam-
aged or inserted incorrectly (up −side
down). Clean the disc and re −insert it.
“NO DISC”: The compact disc changer of
separate unit is empty. Insert a disc.
“ERROR 3”: There is a problem inside
the system. Eject the disc or magazine.
Set the disc or magazine again.
“ERROR 4”: Over−current. Ask your
Toyota dealer to inspect.
“CD OPEN”: The compact disc changer
lid of separate unit is open. Close the
compact disc changer lid.
If the malfunction still exists, take your
vehicle to your Toyota dealer. DISC/TYPE
Radio
When you push the “
” or “” side of
the “DISC/TYPE” button while receiving an
RDS station, the current program type ap-
pears on the display.
Each time you push “ ” or “ ” side of
this button, the program type changes as
in the following:
NEWS
SPORTS
TA L K
POP
ROCK
JAZZ
CLASSIC
OTHERS
INFORM (Information)
EASY LIS (Easy listening)
CLS/JAZZ (Classical music and Jazz)
R&B (Rhythm and Blues)
RELIGION
ALERT (Emergency message)

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SEEK/TRACK (Seeking/Tracking up or
down)
Radio
In the seek mode, the radio finds and
plays the next station up or down the
station band.
To seek the next station, quickly push and
release “” or “ ” side of the “SEEK/
TRACK” button. Do this again to find the
station after that.
XM satellite radio
∗—
To select the next channel within the cur-
rent channel category, push the “ ” or
“  ” side of the “SEEK/TRACK” button.
Repeat until a desired channel is found.
∗: Use of satellite radio r equires XM tuner
and service. Contact your Toyota deal-
er for details.
Cassette player
Use this button to skip up or down to
locate a song or recording.
You can select up to nine recordings (in-
cluding current one).
A blank space of at least 3 seconds is
considered to be a start of a recording.
When the beginning of a tape is reached,
the player automatically resumes play. When the end of the tape is reached, the
player automatically reverses sides and
resumes normal play.
In addition, the feature may not work well
with some spoken word, live, or classical
recordings.
Compact disc player
Use this button to skip up or down to a
different track.
Push “
” or “ ” side of the “SEEK/
TRACK” button until the number of the
track you want to listen to appears on the
display. If you want to return to the begin-
ning of the current track, quickly push the
down side of the button one time.
ST (Stereo reception) display
Your radio automatically changes to stereo
reception when a stereo broadcast is re-
ceived. “ST” appears on the display. If the
signal becomes weak, the radio reduces
the amount of channel separation to prev-
ent the weak signal from creating noise.
If the signal becomes extremely weak, the
radio switches from stereo to mono recep-
tion.
TA P E
Push the “TAPE” button to play a cassette
tape. The indicator light will come on. TEXT
Radio
This button is operational in RDS mode.
When an RDS station transmits a text
message, “MSG” will appear on the dis-
played.
To display the text message, first push
the “TEXT” button to change the radio
station display. Then push the “TEXT” but-
ton once more to display, and the mes-
sage will appear on the display.
If the entire the message is not displayed,
“
” will appear on the display. To display
the rest of the message, push and hold
the “TEXT” button until you hear a beep.
After the entire message has been dis-
played, the message will disappear.
The message display will be canceled if
any button that affects the display is
pushed.
If no messages are received, “NO
MESSAGE” will appear on the display, and
the display returns to the previous mode.
The message display will be canceled if
you activate any function that affects the
display.

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XM satellite radio∗1—
When you push the “TEXT” button, the
display changes as follows:
CH NAME → TITLE (SONG/PROGRAM
TITLE) → NAME (ARTIST
NAME/FEATURE) → CH NUMBER → CH
NAME
Up to 10 alphanumeric characters can be
displayed. (Some information will not be
fully displayed.)
The message display will be canceled if
any button that affects the display is
pushed.
If there is no song/program title or artist
name/feature associated with the channel
at that time, “ −−−−−” will appear on the
display.
This XM tuner supports “Audio Services”
(Music and Talk) of only XM satellite radio
and “Text Information”
∗ 2 linked to the re-
spective audio services.
∗ 1: Use of satellite radio r equires XM tuner
and service. Contact your Toyota deal-
er for details.
∗ 2: Text Information includes, Channel
Name, (Artist) Name, (Song) Title and
Category Name. Compact disc player
This button is used to change the display
for the compact disc that contains text
data.
To change the display, quickly push and
release the “TEXT” button while the com-
pact disc is playing. The display changes
in the order from the elapsed time to disc
title to track title, then back to the
elapsed time.
If this button is pushed while a compact
disc that does not contain text data is
playing, “NO TITLE” will appear on the
display.
If the entire disc or track title does not
appear on the display, push and hold the
button until you hear a beep. The rest of
the title will appear.
TRAF (Traffic)
This button turns the traffic announcement
(TA) feature on and off. This button is
operational only in FM mode.
By pushing the “TRAF” button, “TRAF
SEEK” will flash on the display and the
radio will seek a traffic program station.
After the traffic announcement program is
over, the display returns to the previous
mode. If no traffic program station is found, “NO
TRAF INFO” appears on the display, and
the display returns to the previous mode
and a beep sound.
To cancel the traffic announcement, push
this button again.
TUNE (Tuning)
Turn the “TUNE” knob clockwise to step
up the frequency. Turn the knob counter-
clockwise to step down the frequency.
XM satellite radio
∗—
Turn the “TUNE” knob clockwise to step
up the channel. Turn the knob counter-
clockwise to step down the channel.
∗: Use of satellite radio requires XM tuner and service. Contact your Toyota deal-
er for details.

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To reset the hour: Push the “H” button.
To reset the minutes: Push the “M” button.
If quick adjustment to a full hour is de-
sired, push the “:00” button.
For example, if the “:00” button is de-
pressed when the time is between
1:01—1:29, the time will change to 1:00.
If the time is between 1:30—1:59, the
time will change to 2:00.
The ignition switch must be set at ON.
If the electrical power source has been
disconnected from the clock, the time dis-
play will automatically be set to 1:00 (one
o’clock).When the instrument panel lights are
turned on, the brightness of the time in-
dication may be reduced.The direction is indicated on the inside
rear view mirror.
If the ignition switch was turned off with
the system on, the system will automati-
cally turn back on when the ignition switch
is turned on.
Push the “
” switch to turn the com-
pass system on and off.
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CALIBRATING THE COMPASS (circling
calibration)
Sometimes the direction display on the
compass may not change after a turn. To
rectify this, stop the vehicle and push and
hold the “
” switch until “C” appears on
the display.
If “C” appears on the display because of
a drastic change in the magnetic field,
perform circling calibration.
Drive the vehicle in a circle at 8 km/h (5
mph) or less. If there is not enough space
to drive in a circle, drive around the
block.
After driving 1 to 3 circles in the above
method, calibration is completed when the
direction is shown on the display.
If calibration cannot be performed because
of the magnetized vehicle etc., take your
vehicle to Toyota dealer. Perform circling calibration just after
you have purchased your Toyota. And
then always perform circling calibration
after the battery has been removed, re-
placed or disconnected.
Do not perform circling calibration of
the compass in a place where the
earth’s magnetic field is subject to in-
terference by artificial magnetic fields
(underground parking, under a steel
tower, between buildings, roof parking,
near a crossing, near a large vehicle,
etc.).
During calibration, do not operate elec-
tric systems (moon roof, power win-
dows, etc.) as they may interfere with
the calibration.

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3. Simultaneously press and hold thehand− held garage transmitter button
along with the selected HomeLink
 but-
ton.
Do not release the buttons until step 4
has been completed.
4. When the indicator light on the HomeLink
 changes from a slow to a
rapid flash after 20 seconds, you can
release both buttons.
5. Test the operation of the HomeLink by
pressing the newly programmed button.
If programming a garage door opener,
check to see if the garage door opens
and closes.
If the garage door does not operate, iden-
tify if your garage transmitter is of the
“Rolling Code” type. Press and hold the
programmed HomeLink
 button. The ga-
rage door has the rolling code feature if
the indicator light (on the HomeLink
)
flashes rapidly and then remains lit after
2 seconds. If your garage transmitter is
the “Rolling Code” type, proceed to the
heading “Programming a ro lling code sys-
tem”. 6. Repeat steps 2 through 5 for each re-
maining HomeLink
 button to program
another device.
Programming a rolling code system
If your device is “Rolling Code”
equipped, it is necessary to follow
steps 1 through 4 under the heading
“Programming the HomeLink
” before
proceeding with the steps listed below.
1. Locate the “training” button on the ceil- ing mounted garage door opener motor.
The exact location and color of the
button may vary by brand of garage
door opener. Refer to the owner ’s
guide supplied by the garage door
opener manufacturer for the location of
this “training” button.
2. Press the “training” button on the ceil- ing mounted garage door opener motor.
Following this step, you have 30 seconds
in which to initiate step 3 below. 3. Press and release the vehicle’s pro- grammed HomeLink
 button twice. The
garage door may open. If the door
does open, the programming process is
complete. If the door does not open,
press and release the button a third
time. This third press and release will
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The ceiling mounted garage door opener
motor should now recognize the
HomeLink
 unit and be able activate the
garage door up/down.
4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 for each re- maining HomeLink
 button to program
another rolling code system.
Programming an entrance gate/Program-
ming all devices in the Canadian market 1. Decide which of the 3 HomeLink
 but-
tons you want to program.
2. Place your hand− held gate/device
transmitter 25 to 75 mm (1 to 3 in.)
away from the surface of the
HomeLink
.
Keep the indicator light on the HomeLink

in view while programming. 3. Press and hold the selected HomeLink
 button.
4. Continuously press and release ( cycle)
the hand− held gate/device transmitter
button every two seconds until step 5
is complete.
5. When the indicator light on the HomeLink
 changes from a slow to a
rapid flash after 20 seconds, you can
release both buttons. 6. Test the operation of the HomeLink
 by
pressing the newly programmed button.
Check to see if the gate/device oper-
ates correctly.
7. Repeat steps 1 through 6 for each re- maining HomeLink
 button to program
another device.
Programming other devices
To program other devices such as home
security systems, home door locks or
lighting, contact your authorized Toyota
dealer for assistance.
Reprogramming a button
Individual HomeLink
 buttons cannot be
erased, however, to reprogram a single
button, follow the procedure “Programming
the HomeLink
”.
(b) Operating the HomeLink

To operate the HomeLink, press the
appropriate HomeLink button to activate
the programmed device. The HomeLink
indicator light should come on. The
HomeLink continues to send the signal
for up to 20 seconds as long as the
button is pressed.
(c) Erasing the entire HomeLink
memory (all three programs)
To erase all previously programmed codes
at one time, press and hold down the 2
outside buttons for 20 seconds until the
indicator light flashes.
If you sell your vehicle, be sure to erase
the programs stored in the HomeLink

memory.
For additional programming assistance
with your HomeLink
 Universal
Transceiver call the:
Toyota Customer Experience Center at
1 −800− 331−4331 (U.S.A.)
Toyota Canada Customer Interaction
Centre at 1 −888− 869−6828 (Canada)

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CAUTION
Avoid inhaling the engine exhaust.
It contains carbon monoxide, which
is a colorless and odorless gas. It
can cause unconsciousness or even
death.
Make sure the exhaust system has
no holes or loose connections. The
system should be checked from
time to time. If you hit something,
or notice a change in the sound of
the exhaust, have the system
checked immediately.
Do not run the engine in a garage
or enclosed area except for the
time needed to drive the vehicle in
or out. The exhaust gases cannot
escape, making this a particularly
dangerous situation.
Do not remain for a long time in a
parked vehicle with the engine run-
ning. If it is unavoidable, however,
do so only in an unconfined area
and adjust the heating or cooling
system to force outside air into the
vehicle.
Keep the trunk lid closed while
driving. An open or unsealed trunk
lid may cause exhaust gases to be
drawn into the vehicle.
To allow proper operation of your
vehicle’s ventilation system, keep
the inlet grilles in front of the wind-
shield clear of snow, leaves, or oth-
er obstructions.
If you smell exhaust fumes in the
vehicle, drive with the windows
open and the trunk lid closed. Have
the cause immediately located and
corrected.
FUNCTIONS OF ENGINE OIL
Engine oil has the primary functions of
lubricating and cooling the inside of the
engine, and plays a major role in main-
taining the engine in proper working order.
ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION
It is normal that an engine should con-
sume some engine oil during normal
engine operation. The causes of oil
consumption in a normal engine are as
follows.
Oil is used to lubricate pistons, piston
rings and cylinders. A thin film of oil
is left on the cylinder wall when a pis-
ton moves downwards in the cylinder.
High negative pressure generated when
the vehicle is decelerating sucks some
of this oil into the combustion chamber.
This oil as well as some part of the oil
film left on the cylinder wall is burned
by the high temperature combustion
gases during the combustion process.
Engine exhaust cautionsFacts about engine oil
consumption