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1. Personal lights
2. Interior light
3. Moon roof switches
4. Microphone
5. Auxiliary box
6. Garage door opener
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To open the trunk lid, push and hold
the trunk opener switch of the transmit-
ter for 1 second. A long beep will
sound.
If the key is in the ignition (vehicles with
key cylinder−type ignition switch) or the
ignition switch is set at ACC or ON (ve-
hicles with smart key system), the trunk
lid cannot be opened by  the trunk opener
switch.
Opening of the trunk lid with  the wireless
remote control can be changed as follows.
Contact your Toyota dealer for details.
Trunk lid opens by pushing the trunk
opener switch twice in succession.
Trunk lid opens by pushing the trunk
opener switch once regardless of how
long the switch is being pressed.
Opening of the trunk lid is disabled
using the wireless remote control trans-
mitter.
Vehicles with key cylinder type ignition
switch
Vehicles with smart key system
Pushing the alarm switch for 1 second
or more blows the horn intermittently
and flashes the headlights,  turn signal
lights, tail lights and interior light.
Vehicles with smart key  system only—
When pushing the switch,  the indicator
light flashes.
The alarm switch is used to deter vehicle
theft when you witness anyone attempting
to break into or damage your vehicle.
The alarm will last for one minute. To stop
the alarm midway, push any button on the
wireless remote control or set the ignition
switch to ON.
If the key is in the ignition (vehicles with
key cylinder−type ignition switch) or the
ignition switch is set at ACC or ON (ve-
hicles with smart key system), the alarm
does not work.
This alarm function can be disabled. For
details, contact your Toyota dealer.
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When the engine is not turned off. A
beep will sound continuously for 2 sec-
onds.
When the key is left in the vehicle. A
beep will sound continuously for 2 sec-
onds.
When attempting to lock  the doors with
the key near a window or a door han-
dle. A beep will sound continuously for
2 seconds.
The beep may not  sound if the key  is on
the instrument panel, on the package tray,
in the glove box or on the floor, etc.
The answerback function (the turn signal
flash and the beep)  can be disabled. For
details, contact your Toyota dealer.
Unlocking operation
Grasp the front outside door handle
(sensors are located on the underside
of the door handles). Only the driver’s
door unlocks when the driver ’s door
handle is grasped. All the doors unlock
when the front passenger ’s door handle
is grasped. At this time two beeps will
be heard and the turn signal lights
flash twice.
The doors may not unlock if the handle
is grasped too quickly. Be sure to confirm
that  the doors  are unlocked before pulling
the door handle. If the doors do not open
when the handle is pulled, return the han-
dle to its original position.Wearing gloves may slow response time.
For three seconds after the doors have
been locked, the doors cannot be re−un-
locked via the smart key system.
The answerback function (the turn signal
flash and the beep)  can be disabled. For
details, contact your Toyota dealer.
When you enter the entry function actua-
tion area, the interior light comes on for
about 15 seconds. After the light comes
on, all the  side doors  can be unlocked by
grasping the outside door handle.
You have 60 seconds  to open a door after
using the unlocking function. If a door is
not opened by  then, all the doors will be
automatically locked again.
The automatic locking time can also be
set to 30 seconds. For details, contact
your Toyota dealer.
The doors may unlock if the key is within
the entry  function actuation area and a
large amount of water splashes on the
door handle (for example,  in the rain or
in a car wash).
When you unlock  the doors,  the illumi-
nated entry system will be activated. (For
further information, see “Illuminated entry
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To open the hood:
1. Pull the hood lock release lever. The
hood will spring up slightly.
CAUTION
Before driving, be sure that the hood
is closed and securely locked. Other-
wise, the hood may open unexpected-
ly while driving and an accident may
occur.
2. In front of the vehicle, pull up the
auxiliary catch lever and lift the
hood.
Before closing the hood, check to see that
you have not forgotten any tools, rags,
etc. Then lower the hood and make sure
it locks into place. If necessary, press
down gently on the front edge to lock it.To deter vehicle theft, the system is
designed to sound an alarm if  any of
the doors, trunk or  hood is  forcibly un-
locked or the battery terminal is discon-
nected and then reconnected when the
vehicle is locked.
The alarm blows the horn intermittently
and flashes the headlights, tail lights, turn
signal lights and interior light.
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OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND
CONTROLS
Lights, Wipers and Defogger
Headlights and turn signals120 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Emergency flashers125 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Instrument panel light control126 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Front fog lights126 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Interior light126 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Personal lights127 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Illuminated entry system128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Windshield wipers and washer128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Rear window and outside rear view mirror defoggers129 . . . . . . . . . . . 
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To adjust the brightness of the instru-
ment panel lights, turn the knob.
With the knob turned fully clockwise, the
intensity of the instrument panel  lights will
not be reduced even when the tail lights/
headlights are turned on.To turn on the front fog lights, twist
the band of the headlight and turn sig-
nal switch lever. They will come on
only when the headlights are on low
beam.
Front fog light indicator light on the instru-
ment panel will tell you that the front fog
lights are on.Without moon roof
With moon roof
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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 the illu-
minated entry system acts. For details,
see “Illuminated entry system” on page
128 in this Section.
FRONT PERSONAL LIGHTS
To turn on the front personal light,
push the lens. To turn it off, push the
lens once again.REAR PERSONAL LIGHTS (vehicles with
moon roof)
To turn on the rear personal light, push
the switch. To turn it off, push the
switch once again.
By gently adjusting the shade of the rear
personal light, you can change the direc-
tion of the light to suit your preference.
When either of the rear side doors is
opened, the light on that side turns on
automatically. Closing the rear side doors
will turn the lights off.
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The interior light and ignition switch
light will come on when any of the
doors are opened. After all the doors
are closed, the lights remain on for
about 15 seconds before fading out.
Without theft deterrent system—When any
of the front doors are unlocked,  the lights
will come on and remain on for about 15
seconds before fading out.
With theft deterrent system—When any of
the doors are unlocked, the lights will
come on and  remain on  for about  15 sec-
onds before fading out.
If all the doors are closed, when the igni-
tion switch is turned off, the lights will
come on and  remain on  for about  15 sec-
onds.
If all the doors are closed and the ignition
switch is set at ACC or ON, the lights will
fade out.
If all the doors are locked, the lights will
fade out.
To prevent  the battery  being discharged,
all of  the lights will automatically  turn off
the key removed (vehicles with key cylin-
der−type ignition switch) or the ignition is
turned off (vehicles with smart key sys-
tem), and the door is left opened for
about 20 minutes.This  feature  can be disabled and  the dura-
tion of the lighting can be changed. For
details, ask your Toyota dealer.
ILLUMINATIONS OF ENTRY FUNCTION
(vehicles with smart key system)
The interior light and ignition switch light
come on and  remain on  for about  15 sec-
onds when you carry the registered key
into the entry  function actuation area. For
further information of entry  function actua-
tion area, see “Smart key system” on
page 30 in Section 1−2.
To turn on the windshield wipers, move
the lever to the desired setting.
The ignition switch must be set at ON.
Lever position
Operation
Position 1Intermittent operation
Position 2Low speed operation
Position 3High speed operation
Position 4Single sweep operation
Position 5Washer on
Illuminated entry system Windshield wipers and washer