2014 TOYOTA SEQUOIA climate control

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2-5. Driving information
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When driving
Winter driving tips
Carry out the necessary preparations and inspections before driving
the vehicle in winter. Always drive the vehicle in a manner appropri-
ate to the prevailing weather conditions.
■ Pre-winter preparations
●Use fluids that are appropriate to the prevailing outside tem-
peratures.
• Engine oil
• Engine coolant
• Washer fluid
● Have a service technician inspect the level and specific grav-
ity of battery electrolyte.
● Have the vehicle fitted with four snow tires or purchase a set
of tire chains for the rear tires.
Ensure that all tires are the same size and brand, and that chains
match the size of the tires.
■Before driving the vehicle
Perform the following according to the driving conditions.
●Do not try to forcibly open a window, scrape an outside rear
view mirror surface or move a wiper or outside rear view mir-
ror that is frozen. Pour warm water over the frozen area to
melt the ice. Wipe away the water immediately to prevent it
from freezing.
● To ensure proper operation of th e climate control system fan,
remove any snow that has accumulated on the air inlet vents
in front of the windshield.
● Remove any ice that has accumu lated on the vehicle chassis.
● Periodically check for and remove any excess ice or snow
that may have accumulated in the wheel well or on the
brakes.

624 6-1. 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 ab ility 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.

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Alphabetical index
Battery
Checking .............................. 503
If the vehicle has discharged
battery ................................ 593
Preparing and checking
before winter ...................... 277
Blind Spot Monitor .................. 238
Bluetooth
® audio..................... 379
Bluetooth® phone ................... 380
Bottle holder ............................ 430
Brakes Fluid...................................... 500
Parking brake ....................... 166
Brake assist ............................. 257
Break-in tips ............................ 149
BSM .......................................... 238
Card holder .............................. 416
Care
Exterior ................................. 476
Interior .................................. 478
Seat belts ............................. 479
Cargo capacity ........................ 270
Cargo hooks ............................ 460
CD player ................................. 338
Chains ...................................... 277
Child restraint system Booster seats, definition ....... 130
Booster seats, installation .... 141
Convertible seats, definition............................. 130
Convertible seats, installation .......................... 140
Front passenger occupant
classification system .......... 125
Infant seats, definition .......... 130
Infant seats, installation ........ 139
Installing CRS with LATCH system................................ 136
Installing CRS with seat
belts ................................... 139 Installing CRS with top
tether straps ........................142
Child safety Airbag precautions ................119
Battery precautions .......504, 595
Child restraint system............130
Child-protectors .......................37
How your child should wear the seat belt ..........................76
Installing child restraints ........134
Moon roof precautions ............99
Power window lock switch.......91
Power window precautions .....93
Removed key battery precautions .........................526
Seat belt extender precautions ...........................79
Seat belt precautions ..............76
Seat heater precautions ........449
Child-protectors .........................37
Cigarette lighter .......................439
Cleaning Exterior ..................................476
Interior ...................................478
Seat belts ..............................479
Climate control seat.................450
Clock ........................................ 435
Coin holder ...............................412
Compass ...................................470
Condenser ................................500
Console box .....................413, 421
Conversation mirror ................440
Cooling system
Engine overheating ...............596
CRS ...........................................130
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*: Refer to “NAVIGATION SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL”.

662 Alphabetical index
Roof luggage carrier ..................89
Seatback table ....................50, 455
Seat beltsAdjusting the seat belt .............70
ALR .........................................75
Automatic Locking Retractor ...............................75
Child restraint system installation ........................... 134
Cleaning and maintaining the seat belts ...................... 479
Comfort guide..........................73
ELR .........................................75
Emergency Locking Retractor ...............................75
How to wear your seat belt......70
How your child should wear the seat belt ..........................76
Pregnant women, proper seat belt use .................................75
Reminder light ....................... 563
Seat belt extenders .................76
Seat belt pretensioners ...........74
Seat heaters.............................. 447
Seating capacity....................... 275
Seats Adjustment ........................48, 52
Adjustment precaution ......51, 62
Child seats/child restraint system installation .............. 134
Cleaning ................................ 478
Climate control seat .............. 450
Driver’s seat position memory .................................63
Head restraint..........................66
Properly sitting in the seat ..... 110
Seat heaters .................. 447, 450
Seat heaters and ventilators ........................... 450 Service reminder
indicators .............................. 173
Shift lever Automatic transmission ....................... 161
If the shift lever cannot be shifted from P ................ 591
Shift lock system ..................... 591
Shopping bag hooks ............... 461
Side airbags ............................. 112
Side marker lights
Replacing .............................. 539
Switch ................................... 187
Wattage................................. 614
Side mirrors Adjusting and folding............... 85
Spare tire
Inflation pressure .................. 613
Storage location .................... 578
Spark plug ................................ 610
Specifications .......................... 604
Speedometer ............................ 168
Steering
Column lock release ............... 80
Steering wheel Adjustment ........................ 80, 81
Audio switches
*
Steering wheel memory .......... 63
Telephone switches
*
Stop lights
Replacing light bulbs ............. 539
Wattage................................. 614
Storage feature ........................ 410
Storage precautions ................ 272
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