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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 recomm end 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 recommen d 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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Vehicle specifications
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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 represent 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.
530 Alphabetical index
Seat beltsAdjusting the seat belt .............57
Automatic Locking
Retractor ...............................60
Child restraint system
installation ........................... 108
Cleaning and maintaining the seat belts ...................... 351
Emergency Locking Retractor ...............................60
How to wear your seat belt......57
How your child should wear
the seat belt ..........................61
Pregnant women, proper seat
belt use .................................60
Reminder light ....................... 435
Seat belt extenders .................61
Seat belt pretensioners ...........59
Seat heaters.............................. 330
Seating capacity....................... 178
Seats Adjustment ........................51, 53
Adjustment precautions........... 52
Child seats/child restraint system installation .............. 108
Cleaning ................................ 350
Head restraint..........................55
Properly sitting in the seat .......85
Rear seat folding down ...........54
Seat heaters .......................... 330 Service reminder
indicators .............................. 151
Shift lever Automatic transmission ......... 138
If the shift lever cannot be shifted from P ................ 467
Manual transmission ............. 142
Shift lock system ..................... 467
Side airbags ............................... 87
Side marker lights Replacing light bulbs ............. 418
Switch ................................... 159
Wattage................................. 494
Side mirror
Adjusting ................................. 68
Smart key system Entry function .......................... 27
Starting the engine ................ 131
Spare tire Inflation pressure .................. 392
Storage location .................... 454
Spark plug ................................ 488
Specifications .......................... 482
Speedometer ............................ 147
Steering Column lock release ..... 133, 136
Steering wheel Adjustment .............................. 65
Air conditioning system switches .............................. 201
Audio switches ...................... 260S
