Get Lights, Wipers and Defogger Guide for Toyota Celica 2 Door Sixth Generation (1993-1999)

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Headlights and turn signals

Part 1

NOTICE

OPERATION OF

INSTRUMENTS AND

CONTROLS—

To prevent the battery being dis-

charged, do not leave the lights on

for a long period when engine is not

running.

Chapter 1−4

Lights, Wipers and

Defogger

Daytime running light system (Canada

only)

The headlights turn on at reduced intensi-

ty when the parking brake is released with

the engine started, even with the light

switch in the ”OFF” position. They will not

go off until the ignition switch is turned

off.

D Headlights and turn signals

D Emergency flashers

HEADLIGHTS

To turn on the following lights: Twist

the headlight/turn signal lever knob.

To turn on the other exterior lights and

instrument panel lights, twist the knob to

the position 1.

D Instrument panel light control

D Front fog lights

Position 1—Parking, tail, license plate,

side marker and instrument panel lights

Twist the knob to the position 2 to turn

to full intensity for driving at night.

D Interior lights

Position 2—Headlights and all of the

above

D Personal lights

The lights automatically turn off when the

driver’s door is opened with the ignition

key turned off. To turn them on again, turn

the key to the ”ON” position or actuate

the headlight switch. If you are going to

park for over one week, make sure the

headlight switch is off.

D Ignition switch light

D Luggage compartment light

D Windshield wipers and washer

D Rear window wiper and washer

D Rear window defogger

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Emergency flashers

High−low beams—For high beams, turn

the headlights on and push the lever away

from you (position 1). Pull the lever to-

ward you (position 2) for low beams.

TURN SIGNALS

To turn on the emergency flashers,

push the switch.

To signal a turn, push the headlight/

turn signal lever up or down to position

1.

All the turn signal lights will flash. To turn

them off, push the switch once again.

The headlight high beam indicator light

(blue light) on the instrument panel will

tell you that the high beams are on.

The key must be in the ”ON” position.

Turn on the emergency flashers to warn

other drivers if your vehicle must be

stopped where it might be a traffic hazard.

The lever automatically returns after you

make a turn, but you may have to return

it by hand after you change lanes.

Flashing the high beam headlights

(position 3)—Pull the lever all the way

back. The high beam headlights turn off

when you release the lever.

Always pull as far off the road as pos-

sible.

To signal a lane change, move the lever

up or down to the pressure point (position

2) and hold it.

The turn signal light switch will not work

when the emergency flashers are operat-

ing.

You can flash the high beam headlights

with the knob turned to ”OFF”.

If the turn signal indicator lights (green

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

Front fog lights

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-

ment panel lights, turn the knob.

To turn on the front fog lights, twist

the band of the headlight and turn sig-

nal switch lever. They will come on

when the tail lights are turned on.

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Interior lights (without moon

roof)

Interior light (with moon roof)

Personal lights

To turn on the interior light, push the

switch. To turn the light off, slightly

push the switch on the opposite side.

The interior lights operate separately

with each outer switch.

To operate the personal light, move the

knob.

To turn on: Push the knob forward.

To turn off: Pull the knob backward.

To turn on the light, push the switch on

your side. To turn the light off, push the

switch once again.

The interior light switch has the following

positions:

The light comes on when either side door

is opened.

”ON”—Turns the light all the time.

The center switch has the following posi-

tions:

”DOOR”—Turns the light on when either

side door or the back door is opened. The

light goes off when both side doors and

the back door are closed.

”DOOR”—Turn both lights on when either

side door or the back door is opened. The

lights remain on for some time after both

side doors and the back door are closed.

”OFF”—The lights are off unless you oper-

ate either outside switch.

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Luggage compartment light

(liftback)

Ignition switch light

Windshield wipers and washer

For easy access to the ignition switch,

the ignition switch light comes on when

either side door or the back door is

opened.

To turn the luggage compartment light

on, open the back door and push the

switch. Closing the back door will turn

the light off.

To turn on the windshield wipers, move

the lever to the desired setting.

The key must be in the ”ON” position.

Lever position

Position 1

Speed setting

Intermittent

Slow

The light remains on for some time after

both the side doors and the back door are

closed.

Position 2

Position 3

Fast

With interval adjuster: The ”INT TIME”

band lets you adjust the wiping time inter-

val when the wiper lever is in the intermit-

tent position (position 1). Twist the band

upward to increase the time between

sweeps, and downward to decrease it.

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Rear window wiper and washer

To squirt washer fluid, pull the lever

toward you.

NOTICE

Do not operate the rear wiper if the

rear window is dry. It may scratch the

glass.

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.

In freezing weather, warm the windshield

with the defroster before using the washer.

This will help prevent the washer fluid

from freezing on your windshield, which

can block your vision.

NOTICE

To turn on the rear window wiper, twist

the lever knob upward.

Do not operate the wipers if the wind-

shield is dry. It may scratch the

glass.

The key must be in the ”ON” position.

Lever position

Position 1

Speed setting

Slow

Position 2

Fast

To squirt washer fluid on the rear window,

twist the knob upward or downward as far

as it will go (position 3 or 4). The knob

automatically returns from these positions

after you release it.

For instructions on adding washer fluid,

see ”Adding washer fluid” in Chapter 7−3.

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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 When cleaning the inside of the

rear window, be careful not to

scratch or damage the heater wires.

z Convertible models: When the con-

vertible top is completely lowered,

keep the rear window defogger

turned off to avoid damage to the

convertible top.

To defog or defrost the rear window,

push the switch.

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.

The system will automatically shut off af-

ter the defogger has operated about 15

minutes.

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Lights, Wipers and Defogger for Your Toyota Celica 2 Door Sixth Generation (1993-1999)

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