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In the following cases, contact your Toyota
dealer as soon as possible:
Any of the SRS side airbags and cur-
tain shield airbags have been inflated.
The portion of the doors (shaded in the
illustration) was involved in an accident
that was not severe enough to cause
the SRS side airbags and curtain
shield airbags to inflate.
The surface of the seats with the side
airbag (shaded in the illustration) is
scratched, cracked, or otherwise dam-
aged.
The portion of the front pillars, side
pillars or roof side rail garnishes (pad-
ding) containing the curtain shield air-
bags inside (shaded in the illustration)
is scratched, cracked, or otherwise
damaged.
NOTICE
Do not disconnect the battery cables
before contacting your Toyota dealer.
Your vehicle is equipped with a front
passenger occupant classification sys-
tem. This system detects the conditions
1—4 in the table on page 137 and based
on these conditions activates or deacti-
vates the following systems;
Front passenger airbag
Side airbag on the front passenger
seat
Front passenger ’s seat belt pretension-
er
The system monitors the weight and
load on the front passenger seat, and
the seat belt buckle switch to determine
conditions 1—4.
In order for the system to detect the
conditions correctly, do not do any of
the following:
Apply a heavy load to the front pas-
senger seat or equipment (e.g. seat-
back table, grocery bag hooks, armrest
or auxiliary box).
Attach a commercial seatback table,
etc. to the front passenger seat seat-
back.
Put weight on the front passenger seat
by putting your hands or feet on the
seatback from the rear passenger seat.
The “AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG OFF”
indicator lights indicate the actuation of
the front passenger airbag, side airbag
on the front passenger seat and front
passenger ’s seat belt pretensioner.
The “AIR BAG OFF” indicator light will be
illuminated when the engine switch is in
the “ON” position with the condition 2 in
the table shown below.
—Front passenger occupant
classification system

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For the U.S.A.
For Canada
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
On some models—
For Canada—The tail light indicator lights
up in the instrument cluster.
Position 2—Headlights and all of the
above
On some models—
For the U.S.A.—The headlight indicator
lights up in the instrument cluster.
Automatic light cut off system
Position 1—
The lights automatically turn off when the
driver ’s door is opened with the engine
switch in the “ACC” or “LOCK” position.
Position 2—
The lights automatically turn off after 30
seconds when all the side doors and back
door are closed with the engine switch in
the “ACC” or “LOCK” position.If the lock switch of the wireless remote
control transmitter is pushed when all the
side doors and back door are already
locked, the lights automatically turn off
immediately.
The time before the headlights turn off
can be changed. For details, contact your
Toyota dealer.
To turn them on again, turn the engine
switch 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.
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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Position 2 or 3 with the headlights on—
The lights automatically turn off after 30
seconds when all the side doors and back
door are closed with the engine switch in
the “ACC” or “LOCK” position.
If the lock switch of the wireless remote
control transmitter is pushed when all the
side doors and back door are already
locked, the lights automatically turn off
immediately.
The time before the headlights turn off
can be changed. For details, contact your
Toyota dealer.
To turn them on again, turn the engine
switch 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.
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 (DRL) system
(all models sold in Canada and some
models sold in U.S.A.)
The Daytime Running Light (DRL) system
can make it easier for others to see the
front of your vehicle during the day. The
DRL system can be helpful in many differ-
ent driving conditions, but they can be
especially helpful in the short periods after
dawn and before sunset.
The DRL system will make the headlights
come on when:
The engine switch is on with the en-
gine running.
The knob is in the “OFF” position,
position 1 or position 3 with the tail
lights on.
The parking brake is released.
To turn off the DRL system, twist the knob
to position 2 or position 3 with the head-
lights on, or turn the engine switch off.
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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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.
To adjust the brightness of the instru-
ment panel lights, turn the knob.
On some models, with the knob turned
fully clockwise, the intensity of the instru-
ment 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.
Instrument panel light control Front fog lights

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The following adjustments can be made in
this system. For details, contact your
Toyota dealer.
Cancelling the door key or the wireless
remote control transmitter linked opera-
tion
Cancelling the engine switch linked op-
eration.
Changing the duration of lighting
To prevent the battery being discharged,
the lights will automatically turn off when
the key is removed and the door is left
opened with the switch at the “DOOR”
position for 20 minutes or more.
Personal light main switch
To turn on the rear personal lights, op-
erate the personal light main switch.
The lights can be turned on or off by
pushing each lens when the personal
light main switch is in the “DOOR”
position.
The personal light main switch has the
following positions:
“ON”—Keeps the light on all the time.
“OFF”—Turns the light off.
“DOOR”—Turns the light on when any of
the sliding doors or back door is opened.
To prevent the battery being discharged,
the lights will automatically turn off when
the key is removed and the door is left
opened with the switch at the “DOOR”
position for 20 minutes or more.
Rear personal lights

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Personal light main switch
To turn on the luggage compartment
light, push the luggage compartment
light switch upwards. The light turn on
when the personal light main switch is
in the “ON” or “DOOR” position.
The personal light main switch has the
following positions:
“ON”—The light turns on when the lug-
gage compartment switch is pushed up-
wards.
“OFF”—Turns the light off.
“DOOR”—Turns the light on when the lug-
gage compartment switch is pushed up-
wards and any of the sliding door or back
door is opened. The light goes off when
both the sliding doors and back door are
closed.
To prevent the battery being discharged,
the lights will automatically turn off when
the key is removed and the door is left
opened with the switch at the “DOOR”
position for 20 minutes or more.
For easy access to the engine switch,
the engine switch light comes on when
any of the side doors and back door is
opened or when the engine switch is
turned to the “LOCK” position.
The light remains on for about 15 seconds
after all the side doors and back door are
closed.
However, in the following cases, the light
goes off immediately.
All the side doors and back door are
closed when the engine switch is in the
“ACC” or “ON” position.
All the side doors and back door are
closed and locked.
Luggage compartment lightEngine (ignition) switch light

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When any of the side doors or back door
is unlocked using either the key or the
wireless remote control transmitter, the
light will come on and remain on for about
15 seconds before fading out.
The following adjustments can be made in
this system. For details, contact your
Toyota dealer.
Cancelling the door key or the wireless
remote control transmitter linked opera-
tion
Changing the duration of lighting
To prevent the battery being discharged,
the light will automatically turn off when
the key is removed and the door is left
opened for 20 minutes or more.
The light will come on when the side
doors and back door are unlocked simulta-
neously using either the key or the wire-
less remote control. This light remains on
for 15 seconds before fading out when
any door is opened, and additional 15
seconds after all the side doors and back
door are closed.
However, in the following cases, the light
goes off immediately.
Doors are locked with wireless remote
control.
The selector lever is put in a position
other than “P” with the engine switch
on.
The doors are locked via the driver ’s
door key cylinder.
The doors are locked via the switches
either inside the driver ’s or front pas-
senger ’s door.
Exterior foot lights

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Push the switch once again to turn the
defoggers off.
The system will automatically shut off af-
ter the defoggers have operated about 15
minutes.
CAUTION
Vehicles with outside rear view mirror
defoggers, since the mirror surfaces
can get hot, do not touch them when
the defogger switch is on.
Make sure you turn the defoggers off
when the surfaces are clear or the wiper
blades have de−iced. Leaving the defog-
gers on for a long time could cause the
battery to discharge, especially during
stop −and− go driving. The defoggers are
not designed for drying rain water or for
melting snow.
If the outside rear view mirrors are heavi-
ly coated with ice, use a spray de −icer
before operating the switch.
NOTICE
When cleaning the inside of the rear
window, be careful not to scratch or
damage the heater wires or connec-
tors.