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CAUTION
Occupants must use caution when op-
erating the seat heater because it
may make them feel too hot or cause
burns at low temperatures (erythema,
varicella). Use extra caution for;
Babies, small children, elderly per-
sons, sick persons or persons with
physical disabilities
Persons who have sensitive skin
Persons who are exhausted
Persons who have taken alcohol or
drugs which induce sleep (sleeping
drug, cold remedy, etc.)
To prevent the seat from overheating,
do not use the seat heater with a
blanket, cushion, or other insulating
objects which cover the seat.
NOTICE
 Do not put unevenly weighted ob-
jects on the seat and do not stick
sharp objects (needles, nails, etc.)
into the seat.
 When cleaning the seats, do not
use organic substances (paint thin-
ner, benzine, alcohol, gasoline,
etc.). They may damage the heater
and seat surface.
 To prevent the battery from being
discharged, turn the switch off
when the engine is not running.
Toyota strongly urges that the driver and
passengers in the vehicle be properly re-
strained at all times with the seat belts
provided. Failure to do so could increase
the chance of injury and/or the severity of
injury in accidents.
The seat belts provided for your vehicle
are designed for people of adult size,
large enough to properly wear them.
Child. Use a child restraint system ap-
propriate for the child until the child be-
comes large enough to properly wear the
vehicle’s seat belts. See “Child restraint”
on page 115 in this Section for details.
REGULAR CAB MODELS—
If a child is too large for a child restraint
system, the child s hould sit in the seat
and must be restrained using the vehicle’s
seat belt.
DOUBLE CAB AND CREW MAX
MODELS—
If a child is too large for a child restraint
system, the child s hould sit in the rear
seat and must be restrained using the
vehicle’s seat belt. According to accident
statistics, the child is safer when properly
restrained in the rear seat than in the
front seat.
Seat belts—
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In the following cases, contact your Toyota
dealer as soon as possible:
The SRS airbags have been inflated.
The front of the vehicle (shaded in the
illustration) was involved in an acci dent
that was not severe enough to cause
the SRS airbags to inflate.
The pad section of the steering wheel
or front passenger airbag cover
(shaded in the illustration) is scratched,
cracked, or otherwise damaged.
NOTICE
Do not disconnect the battery cables
before contacting your Toyota dealer.
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Indicator light
This off switch is designed to disable
the front passenger airbag in order to
allow usage, if necessary, when a
member of a passenger risk group
identified in TABLE 1 is occupying the
right front passenger seating position.
(For details, see “—SRS driver airbag
and front passenger airbag” on page 77
in this Section.) Operate off switch as follows:
Insert key into the keyhole.
To turn the front passenger airbag
on—Turn the key clockwise to the “AUTO”
position. At this time, the indicator light
condition varies depending on the
occupant in the right front passenger seat.
(For details, see “—Front passenger
occupant classification system” on page
105 in this Section.)
To turn the front passenger airbag
off—Turn the key counterclockwise to the
“OFF” position and remove it. At this time,
the “OFF” indicator light comes on. If the
key is removed at any other position than
“OFF”, the switch will automatically return
to the “AUTO” position.
—Passenger airbag off switch
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NOTICE
Do not disconnect the battery cables
before contacting your Toyota dealer.
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The SRS (Supplemental Restraint Sys-
tem) side airbags and curtain shield air-
bags are designed to provide further
protection for the driver and all win-
dowside passengers in addition to the
primary safety protection provided by
the seat belts. In response to a severe side impact, the
SRS side airbags and curtain shield air-
bags in the impacted side work with the
seat belts to help reduce injury by inflat-
ing. The SRS side airbags help reduce
injuries mainly to the driver’s or right front
passenger ’s chest. The SRS curtain shield
airbags help reduce injuries mainly to the
driver ’s and all window
−side passenger’s
head and help prevent them from being
thrown out of the vehicle.
The SRS side airbag on the passenger
seat will not activate if there is no pas-
senger sitting in the right front passenger
seat. However, the side airbag on the pas-
senger seat may deploy if luggage is put
in the seat. (As for the front passenger
occupant classification system, see
“—Front passenger occupant classification
system” on page 110 in this Section.)
The SRS curtain shield airbag on the pas-
senger side are activated even with no
passenger in the front seat or rear outside
seat.
—SRS side airbags and
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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 acci dent
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, rear
pillars or headlining (padding) contain-
ing the curtain shield airbag 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. The system detects conditions
1—4 (Shown in the table on page 107)
Based on these conditions, the systems
below are activated or deactivated:
Front passenger airbag
Side airbag on the right front passen-
ger seat
Front passenger ’s seat belt pretension-
er
The system monitors the weight and
load on the right front passenger seat,
and the seat belt buckle switch to de-
termine conditions 1—4.
In order to ensure that the system de-
tects the conditions correctly:
Do not place a heavy load on the right
front passenger seat or the seatback
table, etc.
Do not attach a commercial seatback
table or other heavy item to the back
of the right front passenger seat.
Do not apply pressure to the right front
passenger seat by resting hands or
legs on the seatback.
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The passenger airbag onoff indicator
light indicates the actuation of the front
passenger airbag, side airbag on the
front passenger seat and front passen-
ger seat belt pretensioner.
The passenger airbag onoff indicator
light will indicate “ON” and “OFF”
when the engine switch is turned to the
“ON” position. After about four sec-
onds, it will go off. After that, the front
passenger occupant classification sys-
tem operates and judges whether to in-
dicate “ON” or “OFF”.
—Front passenger occupant
classification system (Regular
cab models)

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For the U.S.A.
LS15027
For Canada
HEADLIGHTS
To turn on the following lights: Twist
the headlight/turn signal lever knob.
Position 1—Parking, tail, license plate and
instrument panel lights
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
For the U.S.A.—The headlight low beam
indicator light (green light) on the instru-
ment panel will tell you that the low
beams are on.
Automatic light cut off system
The lights automatically turn off after 30
seconds when any of the doors is opened
and closed with the engine switch in the
“ACC” or “LOCK” position and the lever 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 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.
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.
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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.
If you feel that the automatic light control
comes into operation too early or too late,
have the sensor adjusted by your Toyota
dealer. Automatic light cut off system
Position 1 or position 3 with the tail
lights on—
The lights automatically turn off when the
driver ’s door is opened with the engine
switch in the “ACC” or “LOCK” position.
Position 2 or 3 with the headlights on—
The lights automatically turn off after 30
seconds when any of the doors is opened
and 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
doors are already locked, the lights auto-
matically turn off immediately.
The time before the headlights turn off
can be changed. If your vehicle is
equipped with the multi
−information dis-
play, it can be changed by yourself. For
details, contact your Toyota dealer.
If any of the doors is left open, the lights
automatically turn off after 20 minutes.
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
(on some models)
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 front turn
signal lights come on when:
The engine is on with the engine run-
ning.
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, flashing the high beam head-
lights or turn the engine switch to the
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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 dial.
With the dial set in the full intensity posi-
tion, the intensity of the instrument panel
lights will not be reduced even when the
tail lights/headlights are turned on.
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To turn on the interior lights, operate
the interior/personal light main switch.
The lights can be turned on or off by
pushing each switch when the interior/
personal light main switch is in the
“DOOR” or “OFF” position.
The interior/personal light main switch has
the following positions:
“ON”—Keeps the light on all the time.
“OFF”— The lights can be turned on or off
by pushing each switch.
“DOOR”—Turn the light on when any of
the doors is opened.
If all the doors are closed, when the engi-
ne switch is turned to the “LOCK” posi-
tion, the lights will come on and remain
on for about 15 seconds.
If all the doors are closed and the engine
switch is in the “ACC” position interior
light will go off immediately.
Type B and Type C—For details, see
“Illuminated entry system” on page 173 in
this Section.
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.
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Ty p e A
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Ty p e B
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Interior/personal light main switch
Personal lights (on some
models)
—Front personal lights