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■Toyota recommends the use of gasoline 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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Vehicle specifications
■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 conditions 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.
495 Alphabetical index
Radiator.................................... 344
Radio ........................................ 183
Rear seats
Folding down .......................... 42
Rear side marker lights
Replacing light bulb .............. 380
Switch ................................... 135
Wattage ................................ 456
Rear turn signal lights
Replacing light bulbs ............ 380
Switch ................................... 126
Wattage ................................ 456
Rear view mirror
Compass .............................. 311
Rear window defogger............ 179
Rear window wiper.................. 140
Replacing
Fuses.................................... 371
Key battery ........................... 368
Light bulbs ............................ 380
Tires ..................................... 411
Reporting safety defects for
U.S.A. owners........................ 476
Seat belts
Adjusting the seat belt ............ 46
Automatic Locking
Retractor .............................. 47
Child restraint system
installation ............................ 92
Cleaning and maintaining
the seat belts...................... 320Emergency Locking
Retractor ...............................47
How to wear your seat belt......46
How your child should wear
the seat belt ..........................48
Pregnant women, proper seat
belt use .................................48
Reminder light .......................404
Seat belt extenders .................48
Seat belt pretensioners ...........47
Seatback table ..........................302
Seating capacity.......................153
Seats
Adjustment ..............................38
Adjustment precautions...........40
Child seats/child restraint
system installation ................92
Cleaning ................................319
Head restraint..........................44
Properly sitting in the seat .......69
Rear seat folding down ...........42
Seatback table ......................302
Service reminder
indicators ..............................132
Shift lever
Automatic transmission .........119
If the shift lever cannot
be shifted from P................. 426
Manual transmission .............124
Shift lock system .....................426
Side airbags................................71R
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