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This section describes some of the basic
features on Toyota audio systems. Some
information may not pertain to your sys-
tem.
Your audio system works when the ignition
key is in the “ACC” or “ON” position.
TURNING THE SYSTEM ON AND OFF
Push “PWR·VOL” to turn the audio system
on and off.
Push “AM”, “FM1”, “FM2” or “DISC·AUX”
to turn on that function without pushing
“PWR·VOL”. To turn on the compact disc
player, a compact disc must be loaded in
the player.
You can turn on compact disc player by
inserting a compact disc.
You can turn off the compact disc player
by ejecting the compact disc. If the audio
system was previously off, then the entire
audio system will be turned off when you
eject the compact disc. If other function
was previously playing, it will come on
again.
SWITCHING BETWEEN FUNCTIONS
Push “AM”, “FM1”, “FM2” or “DISC·AUX” if
the system is already on but you want to
switch from one function to other.TONE AND BALANCE
For details about your system’s tone and
balance controls, see the description of
your own system.
SRS

Type 1 and 2 −1 audio systems utilize SRS
FOCUS  and SRS TruBass  audio
enhancement technologies, under license
from SRS Labs, Inc., in all mode except
AM radio mode.
FOCUS , TruB as s , SRS andsymbol are trademarks of
S RS Labs , Inc .
FOCUS and TruBass technologies are incorporated under
license from SRS Labs, Inc.
Tone
How good an audio program sounds to
you is largely determined by the mix of
the treble, midrange (type 2 −2) and bass
levels. In fact, different kinds of music
and vocal programs usually sound better
with different mixes of treble, midrange
and bass. Balance
A good balance of the left and right stereo
channels and of the front and rear sound
levels is also important.
Keep in mind that if you are listening to
a stereo recording or broadcast, changing
the right/left balance will increase the vol-
ume of one group of sounds while de-
creasing the volume of other.
YOUR RADIO ANTENNA
Your vehicle has a mast type antenna.
To remove the antenna, carefully turn it
counterclockwise.NOTICE
To prevent damage to the antenna,
make sure it is removed before driv-
ing your Toyota through an automatic
car wash.
Using your audio system—
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SEEK/TRACK (Seeking/Track up/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.
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. MP3/WMA player
To file up or down to a different file:
Push either side of the “SEEK/TRACK”
several times until the file you want to
listen to appears on the display. If you
want to return to the beginning of the
current file, push the “
” side of the but-
ton one time, quickly.
To fast forward or reverse the disc:
If you want to fast forward or reverse the
disc, push and hold it until you hear a
beep. When you release the button, the
player will resume playing.
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. TEXT
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.

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SEEK/TRACK (Seeking/Track up/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.
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
beginning of the current track, quickly
push the down side of the button one
time.
Vehicles with rear seat entertainment sys-
tem—
While the rear DVD player is in operation,
the chapter or track can be changed by
pushing the “ ” or “ ” side of the
“SEEK·TRACK” button. MP3/WMA player
To file up or down to a different file:
Push either side of the “SEEK/TRACK”
several times until the file you want to
listen to appears on the display. If you
want to return to the beginning of the
current file, push the “
” side of the but-
ton one time.
To fast forward or reverse the disc:
If you want to fast forward or reverse the
disc, push and hold it until you hear a
beep. When you release the button, the
player will resume playing.
Vehicles with rear seat entertainment sys-
tem—
While the rear DVD player is in operation,
the chapter or track can be changed by
pushing the “ ” or “ ” side of the
“SEEK·TRACK” button.
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. TEXT
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.

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9. “” button
This button stops a screen when the
DVD player is operated.
10. “SET UP” button
This button indicates the initial set up
screen when the DVD player is oper-
ated.
11. “MENU” button This button indicates the menu screen
for DVD video when the DVD player is
operated.
12. “AUDIO” button This button indicates the changing au-
dio screen when the DVD player is
operated.
13. “SUB TITLE” button
This button indicates the changing sub-
title screen when the DVD player is
operated.
14. “DISPLAY” button
This button adjusts the color, tone,
contrast and brightness of the screen.
15. “SIZE” button
This button changes the display mode
when the DVD player is operated. 16. “ANGLE” button
This button selects the angle of the
screen when the DVD player is oper-
ated.
17. “SEARCH” button
This button indicates the title search
screen when the DVD player is oper-
ated.
18. “TOP MENU” button This button indicates the title selection
screen for DVD video when the DVD
player is operated.
19. “
” button
This button reverse a screen when the
DVD player is operated.
20. “ 
” button
This button plays or pauses a screen
when the DVD player is operated.
21. “TRACK/CHAPTER
” button
This button selects track/chapter.
22. “TRACK/CHAPTER
” button
This button selects track/chapter.
23. “OPTION” button This button indicates the control
switches on the screen when the DVD
player is operated. REPLACING CONTROLLER BATTERY
For replacement, use 3 AA batteries.
CAUTION
Special care should be taken to pre-
vent small children from swallowing
the removed battery or components.
NOTICE

When replacing the battery, be care-
ful not to lose the components.
 Replace only with the same or
equivalent type recommended by a
Toyota dealer.
 Dispose of used batteries according
to the local laws.

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The audio system controls in the instru-
ment panel can be used to disable the
operation of the rear seat entertainment
system by rear seat passengers.
Turning on the rear system lock prevents
small children from using the remote con-
troller or operation panel of the DVD play-
er unit to operate the rear seat entertain-
ment system during driving.
Turn the audio system on. Push the
“AUDIO CONTROL” knob repeatedly until
“RSE” is displayed. Next, turn the “AUDIO
CONTROL” knob until “ON” is displayed,
and then push the “AUDIO CONTROL”
knob.
When the rear system lock is on and any
button is pushed on the remote controller
or the operation panel, the screen shown
above is displayed for approximately 6
seconds.
Even when the rear system lock is turned
on during play mode, the images and
sounds continue without interruption.
The condition of the rear system lock is
maintained, even when the ignition switch
is turned off.The DVD player can play audio CDs/
MP3 CDs, DVD video discs, CD texts,
dtsCDs and video CDs.
For appropriate discs for this player, see
“Audio/video system operating hints” on
page 229 in this Section.
The DVD player works when the ignition
key is in the “ACC” or “ON” position.
To turn on the DVD player, a disc must
be loaded in the player.
To turn off the player, eject the disc.
Error messages
If the player malfunctions, your audio sys-
tem will display following error messages.
If “DISC CHECK” appears on the
screen:
It indicates that the disc is dirty,
damaged or it was inserted upside down.
Clean the disc or insert it correctly.
If “REGION CODE ERROR” appears on
the screen: It indicates that the DVD re-
gion code is not set properly.
If “DVD ERROR” appears on the
screen: There is a problem inside the
player. Eject the disc. Set the disc again.
If the malfunction still exists, take your
vehicle to your Toyota dealer.
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MP3 only—
Folder and file names will appear on the
screen when the “DVD” button is pushed.
The details of the specific switches, con-
trols, and features are described below.1. “RPT” switch When the “RPT” switch is pushed while
a track is played, the track file will be
played repeatedly until the switch is
pushed again. When the switch is
pushed for at least 0.8 seconds, all the
files in a folder will be played repeat-
edly. To turn off repeat play mode,
push the switch again.
2. “RAND” switch
When the “RAND” switch is pushed,
the files in a current folder will be
played in random order. When the
switch is pushed for at least 0.8 sec-
onds, all the files in the disk will be
played in random. To turn off random
play mode, push the switch again. 3. “SCAN” switch
When the “SCAN” switch is pushed, all
the files in a current folder will be
scanned. Only the first 10 seconds of
each file are played sequentially until
all the files are scanned. When the
switch is pushed for at least 0.8 sec-
onds, the first 10 seconds of each ini-
tial file of all the folders in the disk will
be played sequentially until the entire
initial files are scanned. To stop scan-
ning, push the switch again.
4. “FLD
” switch
When the switch is pushed, the initial
file of the next folder will be played.
5. “
FLD” switch
When the switch is pushed, the initial
file of the previous folder will be
played.
6. “DETAIL” switch
When the switch is pushed while a
track is played, the detailed file infor-
mation of the track will be displayed. You can adjust the color, contrast, tone
and brightness of the screen.
Push the “DISPLAY” button on the control-
ler and the “Display” screen will appear.
The screen may turn purple to deflect the
sunlight. This is not a malfunction.
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If following another vehicle on a dusty
road, or driving in windy and dusty
conditions, it is recommended that the
air intake selector be temporarily set to
RECIRCULATE, which will close off the
outside passage and prevent outside
air and dust from entering the vehicle
interior.Heating
For best results, set controls to:
Fan speed— Any setting except “0”
Temperature— To w a r d s WARM
(red zone)
Air intake—FRESH (outside air)
Air flow—FLOOR
Air conditioning—OFF
For quick heating, select recirculated
air for a few minutes. To keep the
windows from fogging, select fresh af-
ter the vehicle interior has been
warmed.
Press the “A/C” button on for dehumidi-
fied heating.
Choose floor/windshield air flow to heat
the vehicle interior while defrosting or
defogging the windshield.
Air conditioning
For best results, set controls to:
Fan speed— Any setting except “0”
Temperature— To w a r d s COLD
(blue zone)
Air intake—FRESH (outside air)
Air flow—PANEL
Air conditioning—ON
For quick cooling, turn the temperature
selector dial fully towards COLD and
change the air intake selector mode to
RECIRCULATE.

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CAUTION
Do not pump the brake pedal if the
engine stalls. Each push on the
pedal uses up your reserved vacu-
um.
Even if the power assist is com-
pletely lost, the brakes will still
work. But you will have to push the
pedal hard, much harder than nor-
mal. And your braking distance will
increase.
ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM
The antilock brake system is designed
to help prevent lockup of the wheels
during a sudden braking or braking on
slippery road surfaces. This assists in
providing directional stability and steer-
ing performance of the vehicle under
these circumstances.
Effective way to press the ABS brake
pedal: When the anti −lock brake system
function is in action, you may feel the
brake pedal pulsating and hear a noise.
In this situation, to let the anti −lock
brake system work for you, just hold the
brake pedal down more firmly. Do not
pump the brake in a panic stop. This
will result in reduced braking performan-
ce.
The anti −lock brake system becomes op-
erative after the vehicle has accelerated
to a speed in excess of approximately 10
km/h (6 mph). It stops operating when the
vehicle decelerates to a speed below
approximately 5 km/h (3 mph).
Depressing the brake pedal on slippery
road surfaces such as on a manhole cov-
er, a steel plate at a construction site,
joints in a bridge, etc. on a rainy day
tends to activate the anti −lock brake sys-
tem.
A sound may be heard from the engine
compartment for a few seconds when the
engine is started or just after the vehicle
begins to move. This means that the anti −
lock brake system is in the self −check
mode. This sound does not indicate a
malfunction. When the antilock brake system is ac-
tivated, the following conditions may
occur. They do not indicate a malfunc-
tion of the system:
You may hear the anti
−lock brake sys-
tem operating and feel the brake pedal
pulsating and the vibrations of the ve-
hicle body and steering wheel. You
may also hear the motor sound in the
engine compartment even after the ve-
hicle is stopped.
At the end of the anti −lock brake sys-
tem activation, the brake pedal may
move a little forward.