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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.
522 Alphabetical index
Radiator .................................... 363
Radio ......................................... 210
Rear seatsFolding down ...........................52
Rear side marker lights
Replacing light bulb ............... 400
Switch.................................... 157
Wattage ................................. 479
Rear turn signal lights Replacing light bulbs ............. 400
Switch.................................... 144
Wattage ................................. 479
Rear view mirror Compass ............................... 330
Rear window defogger ............ 205
Replacing Fuses .................................... 390
Key battery ............................ 386
Light bulbs ............................. 400
Tires ...................................... 436
Reporting safety defects for U.S.A. owners ........................ 502 Seat belts
Adjusting the seat belt............. 56
Automatic Locking
Retractor ............................... 59
Child restraint system
installation........................... 106
Cleaning and maintaining the seat belts ...................... 339
Emergency Locking Retractor ............................... 59
How to wear your seat belt ..... 56
How your child should wear
the seat belt .......................... 60
Pregnant women, proper seat
belt use ................................. 59
Reminder light ....................... 426
Seat belt extenders ................. 60
Seat belt pretensioners ........... 58
Seat heaters ............................. 327
Seating capacity ...................... 173
Seats Adjustment .............................. 49
Adjustment precautions .......... 51
Child seats/child restraint system installation .............. 106
Cleaning ................................ 338
Head restraint ......................... 54
Properly sitting in the seat....... 83
Rear seat folding down ........... 52
Seat heaters.......................... 327
Service reminder indicators .............................. 150
Shift lever Automatic transmission ......... 137
If the shift lever cannot be shifted from P ................ 450
Manual transmission ............. 143
Shift lock system ..................... 450
Side airbags ............................... 85
Side marker lights Replacing light bulbs ............. 400
Switch ................................... 157
Wattage................................. 479RS
