Toyota Corolla guide User manual

Foreword
Welcometothegrowinggroupofvalue-consciouspeoplewhodriveToyotas.Weare
proudoftheadvancedengineeringandqualityconstructionofeachvehiclewebuild.
ThisOwner'sManualexplainsthefeaturesofyournewToyota.Pleasereaditandfol-
lowtheinstructionscarefullysothatyoucanenjoymanyyearsofsafemotoring.
Whenitcomestoservice,rememberthatyourToyotadealerknowsyourvehiclebest
andisinterestedinyourcompletesatisfaction.Hewillprovidequalitymaintenance
andanyotherassistanceyoumayrequire.
PleaseleavethisOwner'sManualinthisvehicleatthetimeofresale.Thenextowner
willneedthisinformationalso.
Allinformationandspecificationsinthismanualarecurrentatthetimeofprinting.
However,becauseofToyota'spolicyofcontinualproductimprovement,wereserve
therighttomakechangesatanytimewithoutnotice.
Pleasenotethatthismanualappliestoallmodelsandexplainsallequipment,includ-
ingoptions.Therefore,youmayfindsomeexplanationsforequipmentnotinstalled
onyourvehicle.
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Accessories,sparepartsand
modificationofyourToyota
Awidevarietyofnongenuinesparepartsandaccessoriesfor
Toyotavehiclesarecurrentlyavailableinthemarket.Using
thesesparepartsandaccessorieswhicharenotgenuine
Toyotaproductsmayadverselyaffectthesafetyofyourvehi-
cle,eventhoughthesepartsmaybeapprovedbycertainau-
thoritiesinyourcountry.Toyotathereforecannotacceptany
guaranteeorliabilityforsparepartsandaccessorieswhichare
notgenuineToyotaproducts,norforreplacementorinstalla-
tioninvolvingsuchparts.
ThisvehicleshouldnotbemodifiedwithnongenuineToyota
products.ModificationwithnongenuineToyotaproducts
couldaffectitsperformance,safetyordurability,andmay
evenviolategovernmentalregulations.Inaddition,damageor
performanceproblemresultingfromthemodificationmaynot
becoveredunderwarranty.
Installationofa mobile
two-wayradiosystem
Astheinstallationofa mobiletwo-wayradiosysteminyour
vehiclecouldaffectelectronicsystemssuchasmultipoint
electronicfuelinjectionsystem/sequentialmultipointelec-
tronicfuelinjectionsystemandanti-lockbrakesystem,be
suretocheckwithyourToyotadealerforprecautionarymea-
suresorspecialinstructionsregardinginstallation.
Maintenanceschedule
Pleaserefertotheseparate"ToyotaServiceBooklet"or
"ToyotaWarrantyBooklet".
ScrappingofyourToyota
TheSRSairbagdeviceinyourToyotacontainsexplosive
chemicals.Ifthevehicleisscrappedofwiththeairbagleftas
itis,itmaycauseanaccidentsuchasa fire.Besuretohave
theSRSairbagsystemremovedanddisposedofbythequal-
ifiedserviceshoporbyyourToyotadealerbeforeyoudispose
ofyourvehicle.

Part
1OPERATIONOFINSTRUMENTSANDCONTROLS-
ChapterPage
1-1Overviewofinstrumentsandcontrols1
1-2KeysandDoors17
1-3Seats,Seatbelts,SteeringwheelandMirrors29
1-4Lights,WipersandDefogger43
1-5Gauges,MetersandWarninglights53
1-6Ignitionswitch,TransmissionandParkingbrake59
1-7CaraudioandAirconditioningsystem67
1-8Otherequipments87
2INFORMATIONBEFOREDRIVINGYOURTOYOTA91
3STARTINGANDDRIVING99
4INCASEOFANEMERGENCY111
5CORROSIONPREVENTIONANDAPPEARANCECARE127
6MAINTENANCEREQUIREMENTS131
7DO-IT-YOURSELFMAINTENANCE-
Chapter
7-1Introduction135
7-2EngineandChassis143
7-3Electricalcomponent161
8SPECIFICATIONS»«175
9INDEX187
Tableof
Contents

Safetyandvehicledamagewarnings
Inthismanual,youwillseeCAUTIONandNOTICEwarnings.
Theseareusedinthefollowingways:
CAUTION:IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
Thisisa warningagainstsomethingwhichmaycausein-
jurytopeopleifthewarningisignored.Youareinformed
whatyoumustormustnotdoinordertoavoidorreduce
therisktoyourselfandotherpeople,
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NOTICE:
Thisisa warningagainstsomethingwhichmaycausedam-
agetothevehicleoritsequipment.Youareinformedwhat
youmustormustnotdoinordertoavoidorreducetheriskof
damagetoyourvehicleanditsequipment.

Themodelcodeappearsonthemanufacturer'splatewiththeheading"MODEL".
See"YourToyota'sidentification"inPart2 forthemanufacturer'splatelocation.

Part1
OPERATIONOF
INSTRUMENTS
ANDCONTROLS-
Chapter1-1
Overviewofinstruments
andcontrols
•Instrumentpaneloverview

Instrumentpaneloverview(left-handdrivevehicles)—

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