2007 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Owners Manual

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OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND
CONTROLS
Lights, Wipers and Defogger
Headlights and turn signals146
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Emergency flashers 150
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Instrument panel light control 150
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Front fog lights 151
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Personal lights 151
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Center interior and personal lights 152
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Center interior light 153
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Luggage compartment light 154
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Ignition switch light 154
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Windshield wipers and washer 155
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Back window wiper and washer 156
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Back window and outside rear view mirror defoggers 156
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SECTION 1 5

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HEADLIGHTS
To turn on the following lights: Twist
the headlight/turn signal lever knob.
Position 1—Parking, tail, license plate,
side marker and instrument panel lights
Some models for Canada—The tail light
indicator (green light) on the instrument
panel will tell you that the tail lights are
on.
Position 2—Headlights and all of the
above
Some models for the U.S.A.—The head-
light low beam indicator light (green light)
on the instrument panel will tell you that
the low beams are on.Position 3 (“AUTO”)—Headlights and/or all
of the lights in position 1
They automatically turn on or off depend-
ing on the darkness of the surroundings.
Manually twist the knob to the position 2
to turn on the headlights if they are need-
ed immediately when entering a dark tun-
nel, parking structure, etc.
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The automatic light control sensor is on
the top of the driver’s side instrument
panel.
Do not place anything on the instrument
panel, and/or do not affix anything on the
windshield to block this sensor.
Headlights and turn signals
(with automatic light control
system)

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The lights automatically turn off after 30
seconds when all the side doors and back
door are closed with the ignition key in
the “ACC” or “LOCK” position and the le-
ver at position 2.
The lights also automatically turn off when
the driver ’s door is opened with the lever
at position 1.
If the doors are locked by the wireless
remote control transmitter, the lights auto-
matically turn off immediately.
To turn them on again, turn the key to the
“ON” position or actuate the headlight
switch.
If you are going to park for over one
week, make sure the headlight switch is
off.
The time before the headlights turn off
can be changed. For details, contact your
Toyota dealer.
NOTICE
To prevent the battery from being dis-
charged, do not leave the lights on
for a long period when the engine is
not running.
Daytime running light system (all mod-
els sold in Canada and some models
sold in the U.S.A.)
The headlights turn on when the parking
brake is released with the engine started,
even with the light switch in the “OFF”
position. They will not go off until the
ignition switch is turned off.
To turn on the other exterior lights and
instrument panel lights, twist the knob to
position 1.
Under the daytime running light system,
the headlights turn on at reduced intensity.
Twist the knob to position 2 to turn to full
intensity for driving at night.
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HighLow beams—For high beams, turn
the headlights on and push the lever away
from you (position 1). Pull the lever to-
ward you (position 2) for low beams.
The headlight high beam indicator light
(blue light) on the instrument panel will
tell you that the high beams are on.
Flashing the high beam headlights
(position 3)—Pull the lever all the way
back. The high beam headlights turn off
when you release the lever.
You can flash the high beam headlights
with the knob turned to “OFF”.

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TURN SIGNALS
To signal a turn, push the headlight/
turn signal lever up or down to position
1.
The key must be in the “ON” position.
The lever automatically returns after you
make a turn, but you may have to return
it by hand after you change lanes.
To signal a lane change, move the lever
up or down to the pressure point (position
2) and hold it.
If the turn signal indicator lights (green
lights) on the instrument panel flash faster
than normal, a front or rear turn signal
bulb is burned out.
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HEADLIGHTS
To turn on the following lights: Twist
the headlight/turn signal lever knob.
Position 1—Parking, tail, license plate,
side marker and instrument panel lights
Position 2—Headlights and all of the
aboveThe lights automatically turn off after 30
seconds when all the side doors and back
door are closed with the ignition key in
the “ACC” or “LOCK” position and the le-
ver at position 2.
The lights also automatically turn off when
the driver ’s door is opened with the lever
at position 1.
If the doors are locked by the wireless
remote control transmitter, the lights auto-
matically turn off immediately.
To turn them on again, turn the key to the
“ON” position or actuate the headlight
switch.
If you are going to park for over one
week, make sure the headlight switch is
off.
The timing for the headlights turning off
can be changed. For details, contact your
Toyota dealer.
NOTICE
To prevent the battery from being dis-
charged, do not leave the lights on
for a long period when the engine is
not running.
Headlights and turn signals
(without automatic light
control system)

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Daytime running light system (all mod-
els sold in Canada and some models
sold in the U.S.A.)
The headlights turn on at reduced intensi-
ty when the parking brake is released with
the engine started, even with the light
switch in the “OFF” position. They will not
go off until the ignition switch is turned
off.
To turn on the other exterior lights and
instrument panel lights, twist the knob to
position 1.
Twist the knob to position 2 to turn to full
intensity for driving at night.
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HighLow beams—For high beams, turn
the headlights on and push the lever away
from you (position 1). Pull the lever to-
ward you (position 2) for low beams.
The headlight high beam indicator light
(blue light) on the instrument panel will
tell you that the high beams are on.
Flashing the high beam headlights
(position 3)—Pull the lever all the way
back. The high beam headlights turn off
when you release the lever.
You can flash the high beam headlights
with the knob turned to “OFF”.
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TURN SIGNALS
To signal a turn, push the headlight/
turn signal lever up or down to position
1.
The key must be in the “ON” position.
The lever automatically returns after you
make a turn, but you may have to return
it by hand after you change lanes.
To signal a lane change, move the lever
up or down to the pressure point (position
2) and hold it.
If the turn signal indicator lights (green
lights) on the instrument panel flash faster
than normal, a front or rear turn signal
bulb is burned out.

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To turn on the emergency flashers,
push the switch.
All the turn signal lights will flash. To turn
them off, push the switch once again.
Turn on the emergency flashers to warn
other drivers if your vehicle must be
stopped where it might be a traffic hazard.
Always pull as far off the road as pos-
sible.
The turn signal light switch will not work
when the emergency flashers are operat-
ing.
NOTICE
To prevent the battery from being dis-
charged, do not leave the switch on
longer than necessary when the en-
gine is not running.
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To adjust the brightness of the instru-
ment panel lights, turn the knob.
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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.
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To turn on the personal light, push the
switch. To turn the light off, push the
switch once again.
ILLUMINATED ENTRY SYSTEM
When the center interior light switch is in
the “DOOR” position and any of the side
doors is opened, the personal light will
come on. After all the side doors are
closed, the light remains on for a certain
time before fading out.
However, in the following cases, the light
goes out immediately:
All the side doors are closed when the
ignition key is in the “ACC” or “ON”
position.
The ignition key is turned to the “ACC”,
“ON” or “START” position after all the
side doors are closed.
All the doors are locked when the light
is still on.
When all the doors are unlocked using
either the key or the wireless remote con-
trol transmitter simultaneously, the light
come on for about 15 seconds before fad-
ing out.
The following adjustments can be made in
this system. For details, contact your
Toyota dealer.
Cancelling the door key or wireless re-
mote control transmitter linked opera-
tion
Changing the timing for the light turn-
ing off
To prevent the battery being discharged,
the light will automatically turn off when
the key is removed and the door is left
opened with the center interior light switch
in “DOOR” position for 20 minutes or
more.
For details about center interior light, see
“Center interior and personal lights” on
page 152 or “Center interior light” on page
153 in this Section.
Front fog lights Personal lights