Toyota Tercel (1999 year). Instruction - part 5
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Move seat fully back
CAUTION
A forward−facing child restraint sys-
D Do not put a rear−facing child re-
tem should be allowed to put on
straint system on the rear seat if it
D Vehicles with a passenger airbag:
the front seat only when it is un-
interferes with the lock mechanism
avoidable. Always move the seat as
of the front seats. This can cause
Never put a rear−facing child re-
far back as possible, because the
severe injury to the child and front
straint system on the front seat be-
force of a deploying airbag could
passenger in case of sudden brak-
cause the force of the rapid infla-
cause death or serious injury to the
ing or a collision.
tion of the passenger airbag can
child.
cause death or serious injury to the
child.
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CAUTION
D After inserting the tab, make sure
the tab and buckle are locked and
that the lap and shoulder portions
of the belt are not twisted.
D Do not insert coins, clips, etc. in
the buckle as this may prevent you
from properly latching the tab and
buckle.
D If the seat belt does not function
normally, it cannot protect your
child from injury. Contact your
1. Run the lap and shoulder belt through
2. Fully extend the shoulder belt to put it
Toyota dealer immediately. Do not
or around the convertible seat following
in the lock mode. When the belt is
use the seat until the seat belt is
the instructions
provided by its
then retracted slightly, it cannot be ex-
fixed.
manufacturer and insert the tab into
tended.
the buckle taking care not to twist the
To hold the convertible seat securely,
belt. Keep the lap portion of the belt
make sure the belt is in the lock mode
tight.
before letting the belt retract.
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3. While pressing the convertible seat
4. To remove the convertible seat, press
firmly against the seat cushion and
CAUTION
the buckle−release button and allow the
seatback, let the shoulder belt retract
belt to retract completely. The belt will
Push and pull the child restraint sys-
as far as it will go to hold the convert-
move freely again and be ready to
ible seat securely.
tem in different directions to be sure
work for an adult or older child passen-
it is secure. Follow all the installation
ger.
instructions provided by its manufac-
turer.
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Move seat
fully back
(C) BOOSTER SEAT INSTALLATION
1. Sit the child on a booster seat. Run
CAUTION
the lap and shoulder belt through or
A booster seat is used in forward−fac-
around the booster seat and child fol-
ing position only.
Vehicles with a passenger airbag:
lowing the instructions provided by its
A forward−facing child restraint sys-
manufacturer and insert the tab into
tem should be allowed to put on the
the buckle taking care not to twist the
front seat only when it is unavoid-
belt.
able. Always move the seat as far
Make sure the shoulder belt is correctly
back as possible, because the force
across the child’s shoulder and that the
of a deploying airbag could cause
lap belt is positioned as low as possible
death or serious injury to the child.
on child’s hips. See
”Seat belts” for de-
tails.
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CAUTION
D If the seat belt does not function
normally, it cannot protect your
D Always make sure the shoulder belt
child from injury. Contact your
is positioned across the center of
Toyota dealer immediately. Do not
child’s shoulder. The belt should be
use the seat until the seat belt is
kept away from child’s neck, but
fixed.
not falling off child’s shoulder. Fail-
ure to do so could reduce the
amount of protection in an accident
and cause serious injuries in a col-
lision.
D High−positioned lap belts and
loose−fitting belts both could cause
serious injuries due to sliding un-
2.
To remove the child restraint system,
der the lap belt during a collision
press the buckle−release button and al-
or other unintended result. Keep
low the belt to retract.
the lap belt positioned as low on
hips as possible.
D For child’s safety, do not place the
shoulder belt under child’s arm.
D After inserting the tab, make sure
the tab and buckle are locked and
that the lap and shoulder portions
of the belt are not twisted.
D Do not insert coins, clips, etc. in
the buckle as this may prevent you
from properly latching the tab and
buckle.
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—Top strap anchors and
locations
To comply with Canadian Motor Vehicle
Anchor bracket
Bolt
Safety Standards, this model sold in Can-
ada is provided with a bracket set in the
Spacer
glove box, designed for use with any of
the
3 anchor locations shown in the il-
lustration.
If your child restraint system does not
provide any of the necessary parts, ask
your Toyota dealer. (See ”—Child restraint
system”.)
210 mm
(8.3 in.)
350 mm
270 mm
(12.0 in.)
(10.6 in.)
If your child restraint system requires
On the filler panel behind the rear seat
the use of a top strap, latch the hook
a. Using the illustration as a guide, run
onto the anchor bracket and tighten the
your fingers across the trim of the filler
top strap.
panel itself to locate the position of the
See the following instructions to install the
holes underneath.
anchor bracket.
b. Make a hole in the covering directly
above the hole in the filler panel.
c. Insert a
10 mm (0.4 in.) spacer and
tighten down the anchor bracket for your
child restraint system with a bolt. Torque
the bolt to
16.5—24.7 N⋅m
(1.68—2.52
kgf⋅m,
12.2−18.2 ft⋅lb.).
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—Rear view mirror remote
Outside rear view mirrors—
control
CAUTION
Do not adjust the mirror while the
vehicle is moving. It may cause the
driver to mishandle the vehicle and
an accident may occur resulting in
personal injuries
Adjust the mirror so that you can just
To adjust the rear view mirror, simply
see the side of your vehicle in the mir-
operate the control lever.
ror.
NOTICE
Be careful when judging the size or dis-
tance of any object seen in the outside
If ice should jam the mirror, do not
rear view mirror on the passenger’s side.
operate the control or scrape the mir-
It is a convex mirror with a curved sur-
ror face. Use a spray de−icer to free
face. Any object seen in a convex mirror
the mirror.
will look smaller and farther away than
when seen in a flat mirror.
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Anti−glare inside rear view
mirror
CAUTION
Do not adjust the mirror while the
vehicle is moving. It may cause the
driver to mishandle the vehicle and
an accident may occur resulting in
personal injuries
Adjust the mirror so that you can just
see the rear of your vehicle in the mir-
ror.
To reduce glare from the headlights of
the vehicle behind you during night
driving, operate the lever on the lower
edge of the mirror.
Daylight driving—Lever at position
1
The reflection in the mirror has greater
clarity at this position.
Night driving—Lever at position 2
Remember that by reducing glare you also
lose some rear view clarity.
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Headlights and turn signals
Part 1
NOTICE
OPERATION OF
To prevent the battery from being dis-
INSTRUMENTS AND
charged, do not leave the lights on
CONTROLS—
for a long period when the engine is
not running.
Chapter 1−4
Daytime running light system
(Canada
Lights, Wipers and
only)
The headlights turn on at reduced intensi-
Defogger
ty when the parking brake is released with
the engine started, even with the light
D Headlights and turn signals
switch in the ”OFF” position. They will not
D Emergency flashers
HEADLIGHTS
go off until the ignition switch is turned
off.
D Instrument panel light control
To turn on the following lights: Twist
the headlight/turn signal lever knob.
To turn on the other exterior lights and
D Interior light
instrument panel lights, twist the knob to
Position
1—Parking, tail, license plate,
the position
1.
D Windshield wipers and washer
side marker and instrument panel lights
Twist the knob to the position
2 to turn
D Rear window defogger
Position
2—Headlights and all of the
the headlights to full intensity for driving
above
at night.
If you remove the key with the headlights
left on, a buzzer reminds you to turn the
lights off when you open the driver’s door.
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Emergency flashers
High−Low beams—For high beams, turn
TURN SIGNALS
To turn on the emergency flashers,
the headlights on and push the lever away
push the switch.
To signal a turn, push the headlight/
from you
(position
1). Pull the lever to-
turn signal lever up or down to position
All the turn signal lights will flash. To turn
ward you (position 2) for low beams.
1.
them off, push the switch once again.
The headlight high beam indicator light
The key must be in the ”ON” position.
Turn on the emergency flashers to warn
(blue light) on the instrument panel will
other drivers if your vehicle must be
The lever automatically returns after you
tell you that the high beams are on.
stopped where it might be a traffic hazard.
make a turn, but you may have to return
Flashing the high beam headlights
it by hand after you change lanes.
Always pull as far off the road as pos-
(position
3)—Pull the lever all the way
sible.
To signal a lane change, move the lever
back. The high beam headlights turn off
up or down to the pressure point (position
The turn signal light switch will not work
when you release the lever.
2) and hold it.
when the emergency flashers are operat-
You can flash the high beam headlights
ing.
If the turn signal indicator lights
(green
with the knob turned to
”OFF”.
lights) on the instrument panel flash faster
than normal, a front or rear turn signal
bulb is burned out.
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Instrument panel light control
Interior light
NOTICE
To prevent the battery from being dis-
charged, do not leave the switch on
longer than necessary when the en-
gine is not running.
To adjust the brightness of the instru-
To turn on the interior light, slide the
ment panel lights, turn the knob.
switch.
The interior light switch has the following
positions:
”ON”—Keeps the light on all the time.
”OFF”—Turns the light off.
”DOOR”—Turns the light on when any of
the door is opened. The light goes off
when all of the doors are closed.
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Windshield wipers and
washer
To turn on the windshield wipers, move
In freezing weather, warm the windshield
the lever to the desired setting.
with the defroster before using the washer.
This will help prevent the washer fluid
The key must be in the ”ON” position.
from freezing on your windshield, which
Type A—
can block your vision.
Lever position
Speed setting
NOTICE
Position 1
Intermittent
Do not operate the wipers if the wind-
Position 2
Slow
shield is dry. It may scratch the
glass.
Position 3
Fast
Type B—
Type A
Lever position
Speed setting
Position 1
Slow
Position 2
Fast
For a single sweep of the windshield,
push the lever up and release it.
To squirt washer fluid, pull the lever
toward you and release it.
Type A only—
If the windshield wipers are off, they will
operate a couple of times after the washer
squirts.
For instructions on adding washer fluid,
see ”Adding washer fluid” in Chapter 7−3.
Type B
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Rear window defogger
Make sure you turn the defogger off when
the window is clear. Leaving the defogger
on for a long time could cause the battery
to discharge, especially during stop−and−
go driving. The defogger is not designed
for drying rain water or for melting snow.
NOTICE
z Without timer: To prevent the bat-
tery from discharged, turn the
switch on when the engine is run-
ning.
z When cleaning the inside of the
To defog or defrost the rear window,
rear window, be careful not to
push the switch.
scratch or damage the heater wires.
The key must be in the ”ON” position.
The thin heater wires on the inside of the
rear window will quickly clear the surface.
An indicator light will illuminate to indicate
the defogger is operating.
Push the switch once again to turn the
defogger off.
With timer: The system will automatically
shut off after the defogger has operated
about 15 minutes.
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Fuel gauge
Part 1
The gauge works when the ignition
OPERATION OF
switch is on and indicates the approxi-
mate quantity of fuel remaining in the
INSTRUMENTS AND
tank.
CONTROLS—
Nearly full—Needle at
”F”
Nearly empty—Needle at ”E”
It is a good idea to keep the tank over
Chapter 1−5
1/4 full.
Gauges, Meters and
This fuel gauge has a non−return type
Service reminder
needle which remains at the last indicated
position when the ignition switch is turned
indicators
off.
With tachometer
If the fuel level approaches
”E”, fill the
D Fuel gauge
fuel tank as soon as possible.
D Engine
coolant
temperature
On inclines or curves, due to the move-
gauge
ment of fuel in the tank, the fuel gauge
needle may fluctuate.
D Tachometer
If the fuel tank is completely empty, the
D Odometer and trip meter
malfunction indicator lamp comes on. Fill
the fuel tank immediately.
D Service reminder indicators and
The indicator lamp goes off after driving
warning buzzers
several times. If the indicator lamp does
not go off, contact your Toyota dealer as
soon as possible.
Without tachometer
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