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CAUTION
■General precautions while driving
Driving under the influence: Never drive your vehicle when under the influ-
ence of alcohol or drugs that have impaired your ability to operate your vehi-
cle. Alcohol and certain drugs delay reaction time, impair judgment and
reduce coordination, which could lead to an accident that could result in
death or serious injury.
Defensive driving: Always drive defensively. Anticipate mistakes that other
drivers or pedestrians might make and be ready to avoid accidents.
Driver distraction: Always give your full attention to driving. Anything that dis-
tracts the driver, such as adjusting controls, talking on a cellular phone or
reading can result in a collision with resulting death or serious injury to you,
your occupants or others.
■ General precaution regarding children’s safety
Never leave children unattended in the vehicle, and never allow children to
have or use the key.
Children may be able to start the vehicle or shift the vehicle into neutral.
There is also a danger that children may injure themselves by playing with
the cigarette lighter, the windows, or other features of the vehicle. In addi-
tion, heat build-up or extremely cold temperatures inside the vehicle can be
fatal to children.
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Before driving1
25
1-1. Key informationKeys ................................... 26
1-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Wireless remote control ..... 28
Side doors .......................... 31
Back door ........................... 35
1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering
wheel)
Front seats ......................... 39
Rear seats.......................... 42
Head restraints................... 49
Seat belts ........................... 55
Steering wheel ................... 65
Anti-glare inside rear view mirror ............................... 66
Outside rear view mirrors ... 68
1-4. Opening and closing the windows
Power windows .................. 71
1-5. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap ................................... 74 1-6. Theft deterrent system
Engine immobilizer system ............................. 78
Alarm (Puerto Rico) ........... 80
Theft prevention labels (except Canada) .............. 83
1-7. Safety information Correct driving posture....... 84
SRS airbags ....................... 86
Front passenger occupant classification system ........ 98
Child restraint systems..... 103
Installing child restraints ........................ 107
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Before driving
1-4. Opening and closing the windows
Power windows
: If equipped
The power windows can be opened/closed using the following
switches.
Driver’s power window switches (3-door models)
Closing
Opening
One-touch opening (driver’s
window only)
*
*:Pressing the switch in the
opposite direction will stop win-
dow travel partway.
Driver’s power window switches (5-door models)Closing
Opening
One-touch opening (driver’s
window only)
*
*: Pressing the switch in theopposite direction will stop win-
dow travel partway.
Front passenger’s power window switch
Closing
Opening
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Lock switchPress the switch down to lock
passenger window switches.
Use this switch to prevent chil-
dren from accidentally opening or
closing a passenger window.
Rear passenger’s power window switch (5-door models)Closing
Opening
■The power windows can be operated when
The engine switch is in the ON position.
■ Operating the power windows after turning the engine switch off
(driver’s window only)
The power windows can be operated for approximately 45 seconds even
after the engine switch is turned off. They cannot, however, be operated
once either front door is opened.
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1-4. Opening and closing the windows
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Before driving
CAUTION
■
Closing the windows
Observe the following precautions.
Failing to do so may result in death or serious injury.
●Check to make sure that all passengers do not have any part of their body
in a position where it could be caught when a window is being operated.
● Do not allow children to operate the power windows.
Closing a power window on someone can cause serious injury, and in
some instances, even death.
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1-6. Theft deterrent system
1
Before driving
■
System maintenance
The vehicle has a maintenance-free type alarm system.
■ Items to check before locking the vehicle
To prevent unexpected triggering of the alarm and vehicle theft, make sure
of the following.
●Nobody is in the vehicle.
● The windows are closed before the alarm is set.
● No valuables or other personal items are left in the vehicle.
■ Triggering of the alarm
The alarm may be triggered in the following situations.
(Stopping the alarm deactivates the system.)
■ When the battery is disconnected
Be sure to cancel the alarm system.
If the battery is disconnected before canceling the alarm, the system may be
triggered when the battery is reconnected.
●A person inside the vehicle opens a
door or hood.
● The battery is recharged or replaced
when the vehicle is locked.
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CAUTION
■SRS airbag precautions
●Vehicles with side airbags: Do not use seat accessories which cover the
parts where the SRS side airbags inflate as they may interfere with infla-
tion of the airbags.
● Do not strike or apply significant levels of force to the area of the SRS air-
bag components shown on P. 87.
Doing so can cause the SRS airbags to malfunction.
● Do not touch any of the component parts immediately after the SRS air-
bags have deployed (inflated) as they may be hot.
● If breathing becomes difficult after the SRS airbag has deployed, open a
door or window to allow fresh air in, or leave the vehicle if it is safe to do
so. Wash off any residue as soon as possible to prevent skin irritation.
● Vehicles with curtain shield airbags: If the areas where the SRS airbags
are stored, such as the steering wheel pad and front and rear pillar gar-
nishes, are damaged or cracked, have them replaced by your Toyota
dealer.
● Vehicles without curtain shield airbags: If the areas where the SRS airbags
are stored, such as the steering wheel pad are damaged or cracked, have
them replaced by your Toyota dealer.
●Do not attach anything to or lean any-
thing against areas such as the dash-
board or steering wheel pad.
These items can become projectiles
when SRS driver and front passenger
airbags deploy.
● Vehicles with side airbags and curtain
shield airbags: Do not attach anything
to areas such as the door, windshield
glass, side door glass, front and rear
pillars, roof side rail or assist grip.
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When driving2
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2-1. Driving proceduresDriving the vehicle............ 120
Engine (ignition) switch .... 130
Automatic Transmission... 133
Manual Transmission ....... 135
Turn signal lever .............. 136
Parking brake ................... 137
Horn ................................. 139
2-2. Instrument cluster Gauges and meters ......... 140
Indicators and warning lights .............................. 146
2-3. Operating the lights and wip- ers
Headlight switch ............... 150
Fog light switch ................ 152
Windshield wipers and washer ........................... 153
Rear window wiper and washer ........................... 155
2-4. Using other driving systems Cruise control ................... 156
Driving assist systems ..... 160 2-5. Driving information
Cargo and luggage .......... 165
Vehicle load limits ............ 168
Winter driving tips ............ 169
Trailer towing (except Canada) ............ 172
Trailer towing (Canada) ... 173
Dinghy towing (vehicles with an automatic
transmission) ................. 181
Dinghy towing (vehicles with a manual
transmission) ................. 182