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Fan speed selector
Turn the knob to adjust the fan speed—to
the right to increase, to the left to de-
crease.
Temperature selector
Turn the knob to adjust the temperature—
to the right to warm, to the left to cool.
Turning the knob fully counterclockwise
sets the air intake selector to the
RECIRCULATE mode automatically for
quick cooling. To set to the FRESH mode,
press the air intake selector button.
Air flow selector
Turn the knob to select the vents used for
air flow.
1. Panel— Air flows from the instrument
panel vents.
2. Bi level— Air flows from both the floor
vents and the instrument panel vents.
3. Floor— Air flows mainly from the floor
vents.
4. Floor/Windshield— Air flows mainly
from the floor vents and windshield
vents.
Turning the air flow selector to the
floor/windshield position turns on the
defogging function with the purpose of
clearing the front view. This position allows the air intake to
select FRESH automatically. This is to
clean up the front view more quickly.
If you want to return the setting to
RECIRCULATE mode, press the air in-
take selector button once again.
5. Windshield— Air flows mainly from the
windshield vents.
Turning the air flow selector to the
windshield position turns on the defog-
ging function with the purpose of clear-
ing the front view.
This position allows the air intake to
select FRESH automatically. This is to
clean up the front view more quickly.
It is not possible to select the
RECIRCULATE mode in the windshield
mode if you press the air intake control
button.
For details about air flow selector settings,
see “—Air flow selector settings” de-
scribed blow.
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OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND
CONTROLS
Other equipment
Trip information 272
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Clock 276
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Compass 276
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Cigarette lighter and ashtrays 281
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Power outlets 282
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Power outlet 283
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Glove box 284
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Garage door opener 285
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Auxiliary boxes 288
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Container 289
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Cup holders 290
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Bottle holders 292
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Tie −down hooks 293
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Luggage cover 293
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Roof luggage carrier 295
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Floor mat 297
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For information about the clock of a vehicle equipped with Naviga-
tion system, please refer to the separate “Navigation System Own-
er’s Manual”.
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Energy Monitor screen
Touching the “Energy” switch turns on
the “Energy Monitor” that displays the
hybrid system operating condition.
The arrow on the screen indicates the
movement of the energy. See “Energy
monitor” on page 2 for the representative
screen.
The segment of the battery on the screen
indicates the status of the traction battery.
See “—Traction battery status” on page 4
for details.
To reset the hour: Push the “H” button.
To reset the minutes: Push the “M” button.
The key must be in the “ACC” or “ON”
position.
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).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 “COMP” switch to turn the com-
pass system on and off.
Clock Compass
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Appliances with high initial peak watt-
age: cathode−ray tube type televisions,
compressor −driven refrigerators, electric
pumps, electric tools, etc.
Measuring devices which process pre-
cise data: medical equipment, measur-
ing instruments, etc.
Other appliances requiring an extremely
stable power supply: microcomputer −
controlled electric blankets, touch sen-
sor lamps, etc.
Certain electrical appliances may cause
radio noise.
To use the glove box:
Open by pulling the lever.
Lock by inserting the master key and turn-
ing it clockwise.
Unlock by inserting the master key and
turning it counterclockwise.
With the instrument panel lights on, the
glove box light will come on when the
globe box is open.
CAUTION
To reduce the chance of injury in
case of an accident or a sudden stop,
always keep the glove box door
closed while driving.
Glove box
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Upper
knobSide knobs
ADJUSTING THE POSITION OF CROSS
RAILS:
1. Turn the upper and side knobs coun- terclockwise to loosen the cross
rails.2. Slide the cross rails to the appropri-ate position for loading the luggages
and turn the side knobs clockwise to
tighten the cross rails securely.
Vehicles with the electric moonroof—There
are cross rail stoppers on the roof rails
which help you prevent the cross rails
being touched with the tilted up moonroof.
NOTICE
Vehicles with the electric moonroof
only—Do not remove the cross rail
stoppers, or the moonroof may be
damaged when it is tilted.
3. In order to fix the cross rails to the appropriate length, turn the upper
knobs clockwise after tightening all
of the side knobs.
CAUTION
Make sure the cross rails are fixed
securely by pushing forward and rear-
ward them. Failure to do so may
cause an unexpected accident or se-
vere injury in the event of emergency
braking or a collision.
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To store the jack, rotate the jack joint
until the jack is firmly secured.
After storing the jack, make sure it is
securely held by the tightening strap.
This prevents the jack from flying for-
ward during a collision or sudden
stop.To detach the spare tire:
1. Remove the inside spare tire cov- er by turning it counterclockwise.2. Remove the cover as shown in theillustration.
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3. Put the adapter socket (for remov-
ing a spar e tir e) on the spar e tir e
clamp bolt.4. Threading the jack handle throughthe adapter socket, turn the jack
handle counterclockwise. Contin-
ue until the spare tire is lowered
completely to the ground.5. Pull out the spare tire and standit up against the bumper.
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6. Remove the holding br ac k et and
the spare tire cover.2. Block the wheel diagonally op- posite the flat tire to keep the
vehicle from rolling when it is
jacked up.
When blocking the wheel, place a
wheel block in front of one of the front
wheels or behind one of the rear
wheels.3. Loosen all the wheel nuts.
Always loosen the wheel nuts before
raising the vehicle.
Turn the wheel nuts counterclockwise
to loosen. To get maximum leverage,
fit the wrench to the nut so that the
handle is on the right side, as shown
above. Grab the wrench near the end
of the handle and pull up on the han-
dle. Be careful that the wrench does
not slip off the nut.
Do not remove the nuts yet—just un-
screw them about one −half turn.
—Blocking the wheel —Loosening wheel nuts