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Foreword
welcome to the growing group of varue-conscious peopre who drive Toyotas. we are
proud of the advanced engineering and quality construction of each vehicle we build.
This Owner's Manual explains the features of your new Toyota. please read it and fol-
low the instructions carefuily so that you can enjoy many y""r" oi ""t" motoring.
when it comes to service, remember that your Toyota dearer knows your vehicre best
and is interested in your comprete satisfa'ction. Ée wiil prou¡J" qr"íity maintenance
and any other assistance you may require.
Please leave this Owner's Manual in this vehicle at the t¡me of resale. The next owner
will need this information also.
All information and specifications in this manual a.e curent at the time of printing.
However, because of royota's poricy of continuar product r-frouement, we reserve
the right to make changes at any time without notice.
Please note that this manual applies to att models and explains all equipment, includ_
ing options..Therefore, you may find some explanations'toi "quip--"nt not installed
on your vehicle.
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Accessories, spare parts and lnstallation of a mobile
two-way radio system
As the installation of a mobile two-way radio system in yotr
vehicle could affect electronic systems such as electronic fi¡tl
injection system and anti-lock brake system, be sure to chect
with your Toyota dealer for precautionary measures or specid
instructions regarding installation.
Maintenance schedule
Please refer to the separate "Toyota Service Booklet"
"Toyota Warranty Booklet".
Scrapping of your Toyota
The SRS airbag device in your Toyota contains explosive
chemicals. lf the vehicle is scrapped of with the airbag left as
it is, it may cause an accident such as a fire. Be sure to have
the SRS airbag system removed and disposed of by the qual-
ified service shop or by your Toyota dealer before you dispose
of your vehicle.
modification of your Toyota
A wide variety of non genuine spare parts and accessories for
Toyota vehicles are currently available in the market. Using
these spare parts and accessories which are not genuine
Toyota products may adversely affect the safety of your vehi-
cle, even though these parts may be approved by certain au-
thorities in your country. Toyota therefore cannot accept any
guarantee or liability for spare parts and acces-so¡ies which are
not genuine Toyota products, nor for replacement or installa-
tion involving such parts.
This vehicle should not be modified with non genuine Toyota
products. Modification with non genuine Toyota products
could affect its performance, safety or durability, and may
even violate governmental regulations. ln addition, damage or
performance problem resulting from the modification may not
be covered under warranty.

Table of
Contents Part
1 OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS_
Chapter
1 - 1 Overview of instruments and controls
1 - 2 Keys and Doors
1 - 3 Seats, Seat belts, Steering wheel and Mirrors
1 - 4 Lights, Wipers and Defogger ............
1 - 5 Gauges, Meters and Warning lights......
1 - 6 lgnition switch, Transmission and parking brake
1 - 7 Car audio and Air conditioning system......
1-8 Otherequipments
2 INFORMATION BEFORE DRIVING YOUR TOYOTA
3 STARTING AND DRIVING..........
4 IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.............
5 CORROSION PREVENTION AND APPEARANCE CARE
6 MAINTENANCE REOUIREMENTS
7 DO-IT-YOURSELF MAINTENANCE_
Chapter
7 - 1 lntroduction
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Safety and vehicle damage warnings
ln this manual, you will see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings.
These are used in the following ways:
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This is a warning aga¡nst something which may cause in-
jury to people if the warning is ignored. You are informed
what you muat or must not do in order to avoid or reduce
the risk to yourself and other people.
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NOTICE:
This is a warning aga¡nst something which may cause dam-
age to the vehicle or its equipment. You are informed what
you must or must not do in order to avoid or reduce the risk of
damage to your vehicle and its equipment.
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OPERATIOTII OF
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Chapter 1-1
Overview of instruments
and controls
o lnstrument panel overview
. lnstrument cluster overview
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lnstrument panel overview (left-hand drive vehicles)
lnstlument cluster
Anti-glare inside
real view mirror
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outside rear view mirror
Tilt sleering lock release leve¡
lnstrument panel light control krpb
Parking brake lever
Front trunk lock
release lever
Front fog light switch
Manual transmission gear shift lever
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hnr rear view mirror control switch
Power door
lock switch
Radio and
cassette tape player
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Rea windor defogger
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lnstrument panel overview (dght-hand drive vehiclesl
Anti-glare inside
rear view mirror
0utside rear view miíor lnstrumenl clüster
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Head{¡ht and tum s¡gnal switch
Power window switch lEitbn switch
Front fog light switch
Rear fog light switch
Miscellany holder
Front trunk lock
release lever
Parking brake lever
Manual transm¡ss¡on gear lnstrument panel light control knob Headlight beam level control switch 1 0200 v l8

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Emergency flasher switch
Clock 0uside re¡ view r*rü
Center vents Power rear view nirror coritrol swilch
Radio and
cassette tape playef Power door
lock switch
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Side vent I
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lnstrument cluster overview
Right.hand d¡ive vehicles
Engine temperatufe gauge
Econodrive monitor Speedometer
Tachometer 0dometer
Vohmeter
Trip meter
Theft deterent system
Warníng lights and indicator lights I 0200v l4
Theft deterrent system ¡ndicator light
Warning lights and indicator lights

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Chapter 1-2
Keys and Doors
o Keys
¡ Doors
¡ Power window switches
¡ Front trunk lid
o Rear trunk lid
o Hood
¡ Theft deterrent system
¡ Fuel tank cap
o Detachable moon roof
o Detachable sun shade
o T-bar roof
Part I
OPEBATIO|ll OF
ITSTRUMEilTS
Keys
Master key
The master key works in every lock. The sub-
key will not work in the rear trunk and glove-
box.
To protect things locked in the rear trunk or
glovebox when you have your vehicle
parked, leave the subkey with the attendant.
Since the doors and rear trunk lid can be
locked without a key, you should always
carry a spare master key in case you acciden-
tally lock your keys inside the vehicle.
Keep the key number plate in a safe place
such as your wallet, not ¡n the vehicle.
lf you should lose your keys or if you need
additional keys, duplicates can be made by a
Toyota dealer using the key number.
You should also put a copy of the key num-
ber with your ¡mportant papers.

Doors
outside keyhole
LOCKING WITH KEY
Turn the key towards the front of the vehicle
to lock and towards the back to unlock.
Both side doors lock and unlock simulta-
neously with the driver's door.
lnside lock knob
LOCKING WITH INSIDE LOCK KNOB
Turn the lock knob forward to lock and back-
ward to unlock the door.
The driver's door can be opened from the in-
side even with the lock knob in the locked
position.
lf you want to lock the door from the outside,
set the knob in the lock position before clos-
ing the door. The outside door handle must
be held up while the door is being closed. Be
careful not to lock your keys in the vehicle.
The driver's door cannot be locked if you
leave the key in the ignition switch.
LOCKIÍ{G wlTI{ FOWER DOOR IOCK
SWITCH
To lock both d ü¡c irb doors simulta-
neously, puslr üG porcr door lock switch on
the "DOOR tOCÍ" irle. hrshing on the op-
pos¡te sade wl rrloct them.
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o Before ¿¡yigt be sure that the dools
are clo¡ed.
o lf the door¡ ¡rc left unlocked in case
of an aceirlent nrhile driving, they can
be opened f¡om rfre outs¡de.
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Power window switches
For driver's use
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To raise or lower the windows, use the
switch on each door. The passengers, win-
dow can also be cont¡olled by the sw¡tches
on the driver's door.
The ignition key must be in the ,,ON,,
tion.
OPERATING THE DRIVER'S WINDOW
To lower the window, push the knob halfway
down. Pull ¡t up to ra¡se the window back.
The window moves as long as the knob is
operated. For automatic operation, push the
lnob fully down.
ln automatic operation, the window will fully
open even if you let go of the knob. To stop
the window partway, lightly pull the knob for
a second and release.
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OPERATING THE PASSENGERS' WINDOW
To lower the window, push the knob down.
Pull ¡t up to ra¡se the window back. The win-
dow moves as long as the knob is operated.
To lock the window at that position, push
the "WINDOW LOCK" switch.
with the "wlNDow LocK" switch pressed
in, the window cannot be raised or lowered.
The indicator lights will tell you which of the
sw¡tches can be operated.
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To avoid personal injury, obserye the foF
lowing.
o When a small child is in the vehicle,
take care not to allow him/her unex-
pected use of the ¡witch. Use the win-
dow locking feature described above
or, if you must leave him/her unat-
tended, remove the key from the igni-
tion switch.
o When closing the windows, be suro
that no one has his/her head, hands or
arms sticking out the window.
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Front trunk lid
tront trunk lid lock release lever
To open the front trunk lid, pull the lock re-
lease lever under the dash and the trunk lid
will spring up slightly. ln front of the vehicle,
press up on the auxiliary catch lever and lift
the trunk lid. Then hold it open by inserting
the support rod into the slot,
See "Luggage stowage precautions" in Part
2 for precautions to observe in loading lug-
gage.
Before closing the trunk lid, return the sup-
port rod to its clip-this prevents rattles.
Then lower the trunk lid and make sure it
locks into place. lf necessary, press down
gently on the front edge to lock it.
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slot. nr-r ln lfre rod supports tho
trunk lirl ¡arely.
o Keep ü. ft,orrt tn¡nk lid closed while
driving. Tlúr keeps the luggage from
being ffuorrr out.
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Rear trunk lid -
To open the rear trunk lid, ¡nsert the master
key and turn it clockwise.
See "Luggage stowage precautions" in Part
2 for precautions to observe in loading lug-
gage.
To close the trunk lid, lower and press down
on it. After closing the trunk lid, try pulling it
up to make sure it is securely closed.
lf you turn the key fully counterclockwise af-
ter closing the trunk lid, the trunk lid opener
will not work. To protect things locked in the
trunk, always use this feature when you
have your vehicle parked.
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Keep the rear trunk lid closed while driv-
ing. This keeps the luggage from being
thrown out,
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Hood
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To open the rear trunk lid wh¡le s¡tt¡ng in the
driver's seat, pull the lever uP.
The trunk lid opener system will be cancelled
by turning the key in the trunk lock counter-
clockwise. To protect things locked in the
trunk, always use this feature when you
have your vehicle parked.
To open the hood, pull the hood lock release
lever on the side trim board beh¡nd the drivr's
seat. The hood will spring up slightly. Lift the
hood. Then hold the hood open by inserting
the support rod ¡nto the s¡ot.
Before closing the hood. check to see that
you have not forgotten any tools, rags, etc.
and return the support rod to the original
position-this prevents rattles. Then lower
the hood and make sure it locks into place. lf
necessary, press down gently on the rear
edge to lock it.
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After incertiq tñe support rod into the
slot, make rute üre rod supports the hood
securely.
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Theft deterrent system
To deter the vehicle theft, the system is de_
d¡¡ned to give an alarm and keep the engine
from being started if any of the doors, trunks
ud hood is forcibly unlocked or the battery
terminal is disconnectod and then recon_
rEcted when the vehicle is locked.
The alarm blows the horn. The engine cannot
be started because the starter circuit will be
cut.
lndicator light
SETTING THE SYSTEM
1. Turn the ignition key to the ,,LOCK,, posi-
tion and remove it.
2. Have the passenger get out of the vehicle.
3. Close and lock all the doors, trunks and
hood.
The indicator light w¡ll come on when all the
doors, trunks and hood are closed and
locked.
As the doors are locked, the system will give
you a preparation t¡me of 30 seconds before
the setting, during which the doors, trunks
and hood may be opened to prepare for the
setting.
Be careful not to use the key when opening
either door. This will cancel the system.
4. After making sure the indícator light starts
flashing, you may leave the vehicle-
The system will automatically be set after
the preparation time passes. The indicator
l¡ght w¡ll flash to show the system ¡s set. lf
any of the doors, trunks and hood is open at
that time, the setting is interrupted until it is
closed and locked.
Never leave anyone in the vehicle when you
set the system, because unlocking from the
inside will activate the system.
WHEN THE SYSTEM IS SET
Activating the system
The system will give the alarm and cut the
starter circuit under the following conditions:
O lf any of the doors, trunks and hood is un_
locked without using the key
o lf the battery terminal is disconnected and
then reconnected
After 3O seconds, the alarm will automati_
cally stop with the starter c¡rcuit cut kept on.

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Reactivating the alarm
Once set, the system automatically resets
the alarm each time all the doors, trunks and
hood are ciosed after the alarm stops.
The alarm will be act¡vated again under the
following conditions:
o lf any of the doors, trunks and hood is
opened
o lf the battery terminal is disconnected and
then reconnected
Stopping the alarm
Turn the ignition key from the "LOCK" to
"ACC" position. The alarm will be stopped
with the starter circuit cut kept on. Stopping
the alarm in this manner will keep the alarm
from being reactivated when any of the
doors, trunks and hood is opened.
Interrupt¡ng the sett¡ng
With the system set, the rear trunk can be
'opened with the key without act¡vating or
cancelling the system. While it is open, the
doors, front trunk and hood may be opened
in addition, and the system can be activated
only by the battery terminal disconnection.
To resume the setting, close and lock the
doors, trunks and hood. The rear trunk must
be closed with the key removed.
CANCELLING THE SYSTEM
Unlock either door with the key. This cancels
the system completely and the starter circuit
cut will be cancelled at once,
INDICATOR LIGHT
The indicator light gives the following three
indications when the system is in use. When
the light ¡s:
FLASHING-The system is set. You need the
key to open the doors, trunks and hood.
ON-The system will automatically be set
when the t¡me comes. The doors, trunks and
hood may be opened without a key.
OFF-The system is inactive. You may open
any door, trunk and hood.
TESTING THE SYSTEM
1. Open the windows.
2. Set the system as described above. The
doors should be locked with the key. Be sure
to wait until the indicator light starts flash-
ing.
3. Unlock either door from the inside. The
system should activate the alarm.
4. Cancel the system by unlocking either
door with the key.
5. Repeat this operation for the other door,
trunks and hood. When testing on the front
trunk, also check that the system is acti-
vated when the battery terminal is discon-
nected and ttlen reconnected.
lf the system does not work properly, have it
checked by your Toyota dealer.

Fuel tank cap
1. To open the fuel filler door, puil the lever
up.
2. To remove the fuel tank cap, turn the cap
slowly counterclockwise, then pause slightly
before removing it.
It is not unusual to hear a slight swoosh
when the cap is opened. When installing,
turn the cap clockwise till you hear a click.
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a Do not smoke, cause sparks or attow
open flames when refuelling. The
fume¡ are inflammable.
o When opening the cap, do not remove
the cap quickly. Fuel may be under
plessure and spray out of the fuel filler
neck under hot weather conditions,
etc., which may Gause injury.
o Make $ure that the cap is tightened se-
curely to prevent fuel spillage in case
of an accident.
o Use only a genuine Toyota fuel tank
cap for replacement. lt has a built-in
check valve.
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Detachable moon roof
OPENING AND CLOSING
To open the moon roof, first pull down on the
handle while pushing in one of the lock but-
tons. Then push up the moon roof until it
locks.
After opening the moon roof, make sure the
handle is secure in place.
When closing the roof, pull down the handle
slowly while supporting the roof with your
hand. Be sure to use your palm to push the
handle.