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6-1. Specifications
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Vehicle specifications
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Toyota recommends the use of gaso line containing detergent additives
● Toyota recommends the use of gasoline that contains detergent additives
to avoid build-up of engine deposits.
● All gasoline sold in the U.S. contains detergent additives to clean and/or
keep clean intake systems.
■ Toyota recommends the use of cleaner burning gasoline
Cleaner burning gasoline, including reformulated gasoline that contains oxy-
genates such as ethanol or MTBE (Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether) is available in
many areas.
Toyota recommends the use of cleaner burning gasoline and appropriately
blended reformulated gasoline. These types of gasoline provide excellent
vehicle performance, reduce vehicle emissions and improve air quality.
■ Toyota does not recommend blended gasoline
●Toyota allows the use of oxygenate blended gasoline where the oxygen-
ate content is up to 10% ethanol or 15% MTBE.
● If you use gasohol in your Toyota, be sure that it has an octane rating no
lower than 87.
● Toyota does not recommend the use of gasoline containing methanol.
■ Toyota does not recommend gasoline containing MMT
Some gasoline contains octane enhancing additive called MMT (Methylcy-
clopentadienyl Manganese Tricarbonyl).
Toyota does not recommend the use of gasoline that contains MMT. If fuel
containing MMT is used, your emission control system may be adversely
affected.
The malfunction indicator lamp on the instrument cluster may come on. If
this happens, contact your Toyota dealer for service.
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■Treadwear
The treadwear grade is a comparative rating based on the wear
rate of the tire when tested under controlled conditions on a speci-
fied government test course.
For example, a tire graded 150 would wear one and a half (1-1/2)
times as well on the government course as a tire graded 100.
The relative performance of tires depends upon the actual conditions
of their use, however, and may depart significantly from the norm due
to variations in driving habits, service practices and differences in
road characteristics and climate.
■ Traction AA, A, B, C
The traction grades, from highest to lowest, are AA, A, B and C,
and they represen t the tire's ability to stop on wet pavement as
measured under controlled cond itions on specified government
test surfaces of asphalt and concrete.
A tire marked C may have poor traction performance.
Warning: The traction grade assigned to this tire is based on braking
(straight ahead) traction tests and does not include cornering (turn-
ing) traction.
■ Temperature A, B, C
The temperature grades are A (the highest), B, and C, represent-
ing the tire's resistance to the generation of heat and its ability to
dissipate heat when tested under controlled conditions on a speci-
fied indoor laboratory test wheel.
Sustained high temperature can cause the material of the tire to
degenerate and reduce tire life, and excessive temperature can lead
to sudden tire failure.
The grade C corresponds to a level of performance which all passen-
ger car tires must meet under the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Stan-
dard No. 109.
Grades B and A represent higher levels of performance on the labo-
ratory test wheel than the minimum required by law.
462 Alphabetical index
Parking brake ........................... 137
Parking lightsReplacing light bulbs ............. 357
Switch.................................... 150
Wattage ................................. 427
Personal lights Switch.................................... 262
Wattage ................................. 427
Personal/interior lights Switch.................................... 263
Wattage ................................. 427
Power outlet ............................. 277
Power windows ..........................66
Radiator .................................... 318
Radio ......................................... 201
Rear side marker lights Replacing light bulb ............... 357
Switch.................................... 150
Wattage ................................. 427
Rear seats Folding down ...........................49
Rear turn signal lights Replacing light bulbs ............. 357
Switch.................................... 136
Wattage ................................. 427
Rear view mirror Compass ............................... 284
Rear window defogger ............ 197
Replacing Fuses .................................... 347
Key battery ............................ 343
Light bulbs ............................. 357
Tires ...................................... 388
Reporting safety defects for U.S.A. owners ........................ 450 Seat belts
Adjusting the seat belt............. 53
Automatic Locking
Retractor ............................... 56
Child restraint system
installation........................... 101
Cleaning and maintaining the seat belts ...................... 293
Emergency Locking Retractor ............................... 56
How to wear your seat belt ..... 53
How your child should wear
the seat belt .......................... 57
Pregnant women, proper seat
belt use ................................. 56
Reminder light ....................... 379
Seat belt extenders ................. 57
Seat belt pretensioners ........... 55
Seat heaters ............................. 279
Seating capacity ...................... 165
Seats Adjustment .............................. 46
Adjustment precautions .......... 48
Child seats/child restraint system installation .............. 101
Cleaning ................................ 292
Head restraint ......................... 51
Properly sitting in the seat....... 78
Rear seat folding down ........... 49
Seat heaters.......................... 279
Service reminder indicators .............................. 142
Shift lever Automatic transmission ......... 130
If the shift lever cannot be shifted from P ................ 401
Manual transmission ............. 135
Shift lock system ..................... 401
Side airbags ............................... 80
Side marker lights Replacing light bulbs ............. 357
Switch ................................... 150
Wattage................................. 427P
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