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!A word about safe vehicle operations This Quick Reference Guideis a summary of basic vehicle
operations. It contains brief descriptions of fundamental
operations so you can locate and use the vehicle’s main
equipment quickly and easily.
The Quick Reference Guideis not intended as a substitute for the
Owner’s Manual located in the vehicle’s glove box. We strongly
encourage you to review theOwner’s Manual and supplementary
manuals so you will have a better understanding of the vehicle’s
capabilities and limitations.
Your dealership and the entire staff of Scion, a marque of Toyota
Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., wish you many years of satisfied driving
in your new SCION tC.
This Quick Reference Guideis not a full description of SCION tC
operations. Every SCION tC owner should review the Owner’s
Manualthat accompanies this vehicle.
Pay special attention to the boxed information highlighted in
color throughout the Owner’s Manual. Each box contains safe
operating instructions to help you avoid injury or equipment
malfunction.
All information in this Quick Reference Guideis current at the
time of printing. Toyota reserves the right to make changes at
any time without notice.
2010
Scion tC
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OVERVIEW
FEATURES/OPERATIONS
SAFETY AND EMERGENCY FEATURES
Spare tire & tools
Tool location
Removing the spare tire
(1) Remove the spare tire cover.
(2) Loosen and remove the bolt.
Refer to the Owner’s Manualfor jack positioning and tire changing
procedures.
Wheel nut wrench
Front towing eyelet
Jack handle
Spare tireJack
(1)
(2)
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OVERVIEW
FEATURES/OPERATIONS
SAFETY AND EMERGENCY FEATURES
Engine maintenance 7
Fuel tank door opener and cap 6
Hood release 7
Indicator symbols 5
Instrument cluster 4
Instrument panel 2-3
Keyless entry 6
Air Conditioning/Heating 14
Automatic Transmission 8
AUX audio jack 14
Clock 14
Cruise control 10
Cup holders 8
iPod jack 15
Light control-Instrument panel 13
Lights & turn signals 11
Panorama moonroof 12
Parking brake 8
Power outlet 13
Seat adjustments-Front 9
Seat adjustments-Rear 9
Seats-Head restraints 9
Steering wheel switches 15
Tilt steering wheel 10
Windows 13
Windshield wipers & washers 12
Door locks 16
Seatbelts 16
Spare tire & tools 17
Tire Pressure Monitoring (warning) System 16
OVERVIEW
FEATURES/OPERATIONS
SAFETY AND
EMERGENCY FEATURES
INDEX
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OVERVIEW
Headlight and turn signal controls
Steering wheel audio controls*
Wiper and washer controls
Emergency flasher switch
Clock, Air Conditioning and outside temperature display
Air Conditioning controls
Rear window defogger switch
Outside temperature display switch
Instrument panel
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FEATURES/OPERATIONS
Tilt steering wheel
Lock release lever
Angle
Hold wheel, push lever down, set angle, and return lever.
Note: Do not attempt to adjust while the vehicle is in motion.
Cruise control
1 The set speed may also be cancelled by depressing the brake pedal.2 The set speed may be resumed once vehicle speed reaches 25 mph.
Turning system ON/OFF
Functions
System ON/OFF
Resume
2/Increase speed
Set/Decrease speedCancel1
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OVERVIEW
FEATURES/OPERATIONS
SAFETY AND EMERGENCY FEATURES
Steering wheel switches
“ ”
-In radio modePush to select a preset station; push and hold to seek
the next strong station.
-In CD modePush to skip up or down to a next/previous track.
“MODE”
Push to turn audio ON and select an audio mode. Push and hold to turn
audio system OFF.
Refer to the SCION Audio System Owner’s Manual or the SCION Navigation
System Owner’s Manual for more details.>>
iPod jack
By inserting the standard iPod connector cable into the iPod jack, you can
charge the iPod battery, control the iPod functions using the car audio unit
and listen to music from your iPod through the vehicle’s speaker system.
If you do not have a SCION genuine audio system, you will not be able to
use the iPod jack.
Refer to the SCION Audio System Owner’s Manual or the SCION Navigation
System Owner’s Manual for more details.
Volume control