Get Lights, Wipers and Defogger Guide for Toyota Corolla 4 Door Eighth Generation (2000-2006)

’04 Corolla_U (L/O 0306)

SECTION 1− 5

OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND

CONTROLS

Lights, Wipers and Defogger

Headlights and turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Front fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Interior/instrument panel light control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Personal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Windshield wipers and washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

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Headlights and turn signals

Daytime running light system

(for U.S.A.)

NOTICE

To prevent the battery from being dis-

charged, do not leave the lights on

for a long period when the engine is

not running.

Daytime running light system can make it

easier for others to see the front of your

vehicle during the day. This system can

be helpful in many different driving condi-

tions, but they can be especially helpful

in the short periods after dawn and before

sunset.

This system will make your headlights

come on at a reduced brightness when:

D The engine is running.

D The parking brake is released.

HEADLIGHTS

D The headlight/turn signal lever knob is

To turn on the following lights: Twist

the headlight/turn signal lever knob.

in the “OFF” position.

To turn on the other exterior lights and

instrument panel lights, twist the knob to

the position 1.

Position 1—Parking, tail, license plate,

side marker and instrument panel lights

Position 2—Headlights and all of the

above

Twist the knob to the position 2 to turn

the headlights to full intensity for night

driving.

Light reminder buzzer

The headlights automatically switch to full

or reduced intensity depending on the

darkness of the surroundings when the

daytime running light system is activated.

Also, the other exterior lights and instru-

ment panel lights automatically turn on or

off.

A buzzer will remind you to turn the lights

off when the driver’s door is opened if you

remove the key with the headlight switch

on.

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Daytime running light system

(for Canada)

Daytime running light system can make it

easier for others to see the front of your

vehicle during the day. This system can

be helpful in many different driving condi-

tions, but they can be especially helpful

in the short periods after dawn and before

sunset.

This system will make your headlights

come on at a reduced brightness when:

D The engine is running.

D The parking brake is released.

The daytime running light control sensor

is on the top of the driver’s side instru-

ment panel.

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.

D The headlight/turn signal lever knob is

in the “OFF” position or position 1.

To turn on the other exterior lights and

instrument panel lights, twist the knob to

the position 1.

Do not place anything on the instrument

panel, and/or do not affix anything on the

windshield to block this sensor.

The headlight high beam indicator light

(blue light) on the instrument panel will

tell you that the high beams are on.

Twist the knob to the position 2 to turn

the headlights to full intensity for night

driving.

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.

You can flash the high beam headlights

with the knob turned to “OFF”.

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Emergency flashers

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.

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 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.

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.

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. See “Replacing light

bulbs” on page 243 in Section 7−3.

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Interior/instrument panel light

control

Front fog lights

Illuminated entry system

When the dial is in the DOOR position

and any door is opened, the light will

come on. After all the doors are closed,

the light remains on for about 15 seconds

before fading out.

OFF

ON

However, in the following cases, the light

goes out immediately:

DOOR

D All the doors are closed when the igni-

tion key is in the “ACC” or “ON” posi-

tion.

D The ignition key is turned to “ACC” or

“ON” after all the doors are closed.

To turn on the front fog lights, twist

the band of the headlight/turn signal

lever. They will come on only when the

headlights are on low beam.

INTERIOR LIGHT

D All the doors are locked when the light

To turn on the interior light, turn the

dial.

is still on.

When any door is unlocked using either

the key or the wireless remote control

transmitter, the light will come on and re-

main on for 15 seconds before fading out.

The interior light dial has the following

positions:

OFF—Turns the light off.

To prevent the battery being discharged,

the light will automatically turn off when

the key is removed and the door is left

opened with the dial in the DOOR position

for 20 minutes or more.

ON—Keeps the light on all the time.

DOOR—Turns the light on when any door

is opened. The light goes off when all the

doors are closed.

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Personal lights

Type A

Type C

INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT

To adjust the brightness of the instru-

ment panel lights, turn the dial.

To turn on the personal light, push the

switch. To turn the light off, push the

switch once again.

AUTOMATIC LIGHT CUT OFF SYSTEM

(type B and C only)

To prevent the battery from discharging,

the lights will turn off automatically 20

minutes after you turn the ignition switch

to the “ACC” or “LOCK” position.

Type

B

only—The lights will come on

again when you open any of the doors,

and the light will remain on for 20 min-

utes.

Type B

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Windshield wipers and washer

This function will be canceled when you

turn the ignition switch to the “ON” posi-

tion.

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.

To squirt washer fluid, pull the lever

toward you.

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” on page 243 in

Section 7−3.

To turn on the windshield wipers, move

the lever to the desired setting.

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.

The key must be in the “ON” position.

Lever position

Position 1

Speed setting

Intermittent

Slow

Position 2

NOTICE

Position 3

Fast

Do not operate the wipers if the wind-

shield is dry. It may scratch the

glass.

For

a

single sweep of the windshield,

push the lever up and release it.

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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

When cleaning the inside of the rear

window, be careful not to scratch or

damage the heater wires or connec-

tors.

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 sur-

faces. 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 Corolla 4 Door Eighth Generation (2000-2006)

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