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2010
Ya r i s S e d a n
!Awordaboutsafevehicleoperations
This
Quick Reference Guide is 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 Guide is not intended as a substitute for
the Owner’s Manual located in your vehicle’s glove box. We
strongly encourage you to review the Owner’s Manualand
supplementary manuals so you will have a better understanding
of your vehicle’s capabilities and limitations.
Your dealership and the entire staff of Toyota Motor Sales,
U.S.A., Inc. wish you many years of satisfied driving in your
new Yaris.
This Quick Reference Guide is not a full description of Yaris
operations. Every Yaris owner should review the Owner’s
Manual that 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 Guide is current at
the time of printing. Toyota reserves the right to make
changes at any time without notice.
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OVERVIEW
FEATURES/OPERATIONS
SAFETY AND EMERGENCY FEATURES
Sparetire&tools
Tool location
Removing the spare tire
Loosen and remove the bolt.
Refer to the Owner’s Manual
for tire changing and jack
positioning procedures.
Trunk-Internal release
Pull up
Seatbelts-Shoulder belt anchor
Tool bag
Spare tire
Jack handle
Jack
Pull the lock release
knob out to lower
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4-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
Tires
Replace or rotate tires in accordance with maintenance sched-
ules and treadwear.
nChecking tires
New tread
Treadwear indicator
Worn tread
The location of treadwear
indicators is shown by the
“TWI” or “ ” marks, etc.,
molded on the sidewall of
each tire.
Check spare tire condition
and inflation pressure if not
rotated.
nTire rotation
Rotate the tires in the order
shown.
To equalize tire wear and
extend tire life, Toyota recom-
mends that tire rotation is
carried out at the same inter-
val as tire inspection.
nThe tire pressure warning system
Your Toyota is equipped with a tire pressure warning system that
uses tire pressure warning valves and transmitters to detect low
tire inflation pressure before serious problems arise.
(→ P. 300)
Front
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When trouble arises
307
5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
If you have a flat tire
Remove the flat tire and replace it with the spare provided.
nBefore jacking up the vehicle
lStop the vehicle on a hard, flat surface.
l Set the parking brake.
l Shift the shift lever to P (automatic transmission) or R (manual
transmission).
l Stop the engine.
l Turn on the emergency flashers.
n Location of the spare tire, jack and tools
Tool bag
(including towing eyelet) Spare tire
Jack
Jack handle
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348 6-1. Specifications
Compact spare tire
TEMPORARY USE ONLY(→ P. 309)
A compact spare tire is identified by the phrase TEMPORARY USE
ONLY molded into its sidewall. Th is tire is designed for temporary
emergency use only.
Tire size (→ P. 350)
DOT and Tire Identification Number (TIN) (→ P. 349)
Location of treadwear indicators (→ P. 351)
Load limit at maximum cold tire inflation pressure ( →P. 353)
Maximum cold tire inflation pressure (→ P. 353)
This means the pressure to which a tire may be inflated.
Tire ply composition and materials
Plies are layers of rubber-coated parallel cords. Cords are the
strands which form the plies in a tire.
TUBELESS or TUBE TYPE
A tubeless tire does not have a tube and air is directly filled in the
tire. A tube type tire has a tube inside the tire and the tube main-
tains the air pressure.
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374 Alphabetical index
Seat beltsAdjustment ..............................45
ALR .........................................47
Automatic Locking Retractor ...47
Child restraint system
installation .......................86, 90
Cleaning and maintaining...... 219
ELR .........................................47
Emergency Locking Retractor .............................. 47
How to wear your seat belt......44
How your child should wear
the seat belt ..........................48
Pregnant women, proper seat
belt use .................................47
Reminder light ....................... 300
Seat belt extenders .................48
Seat belt pretensioners ...........46
Seats Adjustment ..............................37
Adjustment precautions...........37
Child seats/child restraint system installation ..........86, 90
Cleaning ................................ 218
Folding down the rear seat......38
Folding down the rear seat precautions ...........................40
Front seat adjustment .............37
Front seat adjustment precautions ...........................37
Head restraint..........................41
Properly sitting in the seat .......67
Service reminder indicators .............................. 126
Shift lever
Automatic transmission ......... 114
If the shift lever cannot be shifted from P...................... 320
Manual transmission ............. 116
Shift lock system ..................... 320
Side airbags................................69
Side marker lights
Replacing light bulbs ............. 274 Switch ................................... 130
Wattage................................. 342
Side mirror Adjusting ................................. 53
Defogger ............................... 170
Folding .................................... 54
Spare tire Identification number............. 346
Inflation pressure .......... 252, 341
Information ............................ 346
Replacing .............................. 307
Size ....................................... 341
Storage location .................... 307
Spark plug ................................ 338
Specifications .......................... 332
Speedometer ............................ 121
Steering wheel
Adjustment .............................. 51
Column lock release ............. 112
Electric power steering.......... 139
EPS ....................................... 139
Specification.......................... 340
Warning light ......................... 298
Stop lights Replacing light bulbs ............. 274
Wattage................................. 342
Storage features Auxiliary box.................. 200, 204
Bottle holders ................ 200, 204
Console box .................. 200, 201
Cup holders................... 200, 202
Glove box .............................. 201
Storage precautions ................ 146
Stuck If the vehicle becomes
stuck ................................... 328
Sun visors ................................ 206
Switch Cruise control ........................ 136
Emergency flashers switch.................................. 286
Engine switch ........................ 110
Fog lights switch ................... 132S