Toyota Solara guide User manual

2005 Camry Solara

!A word about safe vehicle operations

This Pocket Reference Guide is a summary

guide for basic vehicle operations. It contains

brief descriptions of fundamental operations

so you can locate and use the vehicle’s main

equipment quickly and easily.

The Pocket Reference Guide is not intended

as a substitute for the Owner’s Manual

located in the vehicle’s glove box. We

strongly encourage you to review the Owner’s

Manual and supplementary manuals so you

will have a better understanding of the

vehicle’s capabilities and limitations.

Your dealership and the entire staff of Toyota

Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., wish you many

years of satisfied driving in your new Camry

Solara.

This Pocket Reference Guide is not a full

guide to Camry Solara operations. Every

Camry Solara owner should review the

Owner’s Manual that accompanies this

vehicle.

Pay special attention to the boxed

information highlighted in yellow

throughout the Owner’s Manual. Each box

contains safe operating instructions to

help you avoid injury or equipment

malfunction.

All information in this Pocket Reference

Guide is current at the time of printing.

Toyota reserves the right to make changes

at any time without notice.

Spare tire & tools

Tool location

Removing the spare tire

Jack handle

Wheel nut wrench

Jack

Spare tire

OVERVIEW FEATURES/OPERATIONS SAFETY AND EMERGENCY FEATURES

Loosen and remove the nut.

Remove the spare tire cover.

Loosen and remove the bolt.

Remove the spacer.

Refer to the Owner’s Manual for jack positioning and

tire changing procedures.

To open the trunk from inside Pull down the

phosphorescent handle on the inside of the trunk.

Trunk-Internal release handle

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item Page no.

OVERVIEW

Engine compar men 8

Fuel ank door opener and cap 6

Hood release lever 7

Indica or symbols 4-5

Ins rumen clus er 4-5

Ins rumen panel 2-3

Ligh con ol-Ins rumen panel 7

Trunk release lever 6

FEATURES/OPERATIONS

Air condi ioning/Hea ing 16-17

Audio 18-20

Auto lock functions-Programmable19

Au oma ic ransmission 10

Clock 20

Cruise con rol 21

Cup holders 14

Door locks 15

Engine immobilizer 15

Garage door opener (HomeLink®)321

Keyless en ry 9

Lights2& turn signals 13

Moonroof 12

Parking brake 14

Power ou le s 20

Sea adjus men s-Fron 11

Sea adjus men s-Rear 11

Sea s-Head res rain s 12

Til and elescopic s eering wheel 12

Windows 15

Windshield wiper & washer 14

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY FEATURES

Airbag-Supplemen al Res rain Sys em 23-24

Sea bel s 22

Sea bel hangers 22

Spare ire & ools 25

Tire Pressure Warning Sys em 22

TRAC (Trac ion Con rol) 23

Trunk-In ernal release handle 25

VSC (Vehicle S abili y Con rol) 23

1 Programmable by consumer.

2 Visit your Toyota ealer for information on

customizing this feature.

3HomeLink®is a registered trademark of Johnson Controls, Inc.

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OVERVIEW FEATURES/OPERATIONS SAFETY AND EMERGENCY FEATURES

OVERVIEW

Headligh , urn signal and fron fog ligh con rols

Audio s eering wheel swi ches

Mul i-informa ion display con rol swi ch

Wiper and washer con rols

Mul i-informa ion displays

Fron passenger occupan classifica ion indica or

ligh /fron passenger sea bel reminder ligh

Emergency flasher swi ch

Audio or naviga ion sys em1, 2

Air condi ioning con rols

Rear window and ou side rearview mirror defogger1

swi ch

Auxiliary box

12V Power ou le

Sea hea er swi ches1

Igni ion swi ch

Cruise con rol lever

Til s eering lock release lever

Telescopic s eering lock release lever

Tire Pressure Warning rese swi ch

“TRAC OFF” (Trac ion Con rol “OFF”) swi ch1

1If ins alled

2For de ails, refer o he Navigation System

Owner’s Manual.

Inst ument panel

Wi h au oma ic air

condi ioning con rols

Wi h manual air condi ioning

con rols

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OVERVIEW FEATURES/OPERATIONS SAFETY AND EMERGENCY FEATURES

OVERVIEW

Driver sea bel reminder ligh 1

Fron passenger sea bel reminder ligh 1

Brake sys em warning ligh 1

Ba ery warning ligh 1

Low engine oil pressure warning ligh 1

Low fuel level warning ligh 1

An i-lock Brake Sys em warning ligh 1

Malfunc ion indica or ligh 1

1For details, refer to “Service reminder indicators and arning

buzzers,” Section 1-6, 2005 O ner’s Manual.

2If this light flashes, refer to “Cruise control,” Section 1-7, 2005

O ner’s Manual.

When he An i-lock Brake Sys em (ABS) func ion is in

ac ion, you may feel he brake pedal pulsa ing and

hear a noise. In his si ua ion, o le he An i-lock

Brake Sys em work for you, jus hold he brake pedal

down more firmly. Do no pump he brake as his will

resul in reduced braking performance.

Indicato symbols Open door warning ligh 1

Low windshield washer fluid level warning

ligh 1

Engine oil replacemen reminder ligh 1

Fron passenger occupan classifica ion

indica or ligh

Turn signal indica or ligh

Headligh beam indica or ligh

Cruise con rol indica or ligh 2

Trac ion Con rol off indica or ligh

Slip indica or ligh

Airbag SRS warning ligh 1

Low Tire Pressure Warning ligh 1

Vehicle S abili y Con rol/Trac ion Con rol

warning ligh 1

Tachome er

Service reminder indica ors and indica or ligh s

Speedome er

Engine coolan empera ure gauge

Fuel gauge

Au oma ic ransmission shif range posi ion

display

Au oma ic ransmission shif posi ion indica or

ligh s

Odome er and wo rip me ers

Trip me er rese knob/Dimmer con rol knob

Inst ument cluste

Wi h 4 cylinder engine

Wi h 6 cylinder engine

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To open the fuel tank doo f om d ive side

seat Pull up on he opener.

To emove the fuel tank cap Turn he cap

coun erclockwise 90 degrees, hen urn i an

addi ional 30 degrees. Pause sligh ly before

removing i .

The emoved cap can be sto ed on the fuel

tank doo .

To eplace the fuel tank cap Turn clockwise un il

a click is heard. If no igh ened enough, Check

Engine “ ” indica or may illumina e.

OVERVIEW FEATURES/OPERATIONS SAFETY AND EMERGENCY FEATURES

OVERVIEW

To open f om d ive ’s seat Pull up on he runk

release lever. This will NOT lock he runk, ONLY he

lever.

Note: To deactivate the t unk lid lock elease

leve f om d ive seat Inser he mas er key, and

urn i clockwise. Sub/Vale key will no work on he

glove box or runk. Refer o he Owner’s Manual for

more de ails.

Fuel tank doo opene and cap

T unk elease leve

To elease the hood Pull he lever inside vehicle.

To open the hood Inser finger hrough he

opening be ween he hood and grill. Pull up on

he ca ch lever inside he compar men and lif

he hood.

Hood elease leve

To adjust the b ightness of the inst ument panel

lights Turn he knob righ o increase, or lef o

decrease he brigh ness of he ins rumen panel

ligh s.

Light cont ol-Inst ument panel

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OVERVIEW FEATURES/OPERATIONS SAFETY AND EMERGENCY FEATURES

OVERVIEW FEATURES/OPERATIONS

Engine compa tment

4 cylinde (2AZ-FE) engine

6 cylinde (3MZ-FE) engine

Power s eering fluid reservoir

Engine oil filler cap

Engine oil level dips ick

Brake fluid reservoir

Fuse block

Ba ery

Radia or

Elec ric cooling fans

A/C condenser

Windshield washer fluid ank

Engine coolan reservoir

Note: Regularly sche ule maintenance, inclu ing

oil changes, will help exten the life of

your vehicle an maintain performance.

Please refer to the “Owner’s Warranty

Information Booklet,” “Sche ule

Maintenance Gui e” or “Owner’s Manual

Supplement.”

Keyless ent y

To lock Push “ .”

To unlock d ive doo Push “ ” once.

To unlock all the doo s Push “ ” wice.

NOTE: Af er unlocking, if a door is no opened wi hin

hir y (30) seconds, all doors will relock for safe y.

To open Push and hold “ .”

To activate ala m with emote Push “ .”

Refer o he Owner’s Manual for more de ails.

Locking ope ation Unlocking ope ation

T unk lid ope ation Ala m ope ation

Auto lock functions-P og ammable (if installed)

Au oma ic door locks can be programmed o opera e

in 3 differen modes.

Auto shift-locking Doors lock when shif ing from

Park.

Auto shift-unlocking Doors unlock when shif ing in o

Park.

Auto doo -unlocking Doors unlock when he igni ion

key is urned o he “ACC” or “LOCK” posi ion and

driver’s door is opened.

Refer o he Owner’s Manual for more informa ion

on his fea ure, and how o change modes.

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OVERVIEW FEATURES/OPERATIONS SAFETY AND EMERGENCY FEATURES

FEATURES/OPERATIONS

Seat adjustments-F ont

Manual Seat Powe Seat

Position leve

Cushion angle knob

Height c ank Driver side only. Crank up o raise,

or down o lower.

Seatback angle leve

Position, cushion angle and height selecto

Seatback angle selecto

Lumba suppo t selecto

Seatback lock elease leve

Refer o he Owner’s Manual for more de ails.

Seat adjustments-Rea

Pa k Engine s ar ing and key removal

Reve se

Neut al

D ive Overdrive “ON”*

(5-speed models)

“S” mode d iving +: Upshif ing

: Downshif ing

Automatic t ansmission (if installed)

When shif ing from “P” (Park), he igni ion swi ch

mus be “ON,” and he brake pedal depressed.

Shif normally.

*Downshif ing increases power going uphill, or

provides engine braking going downhill. For bes fuel

economy during normal driving condi ions, always

drive wi h he shif lever in he “D” posi ion,

overdrive “ON.”

(4-speed models)

Thi d gea Overdrive “OFF”

Second gea Increased engine braking

Fi st gea Maximum engine braking

4-speed models

5-speed models

To lock the ea seatbacks

Push he securi y locks down.

To fold down the ea seatbacks

Move he sea back securi y lock lever o he

unlock posi ion.

Pull up on he lock release knob.

Fold down he sea back.

Refer o he Owner’s Manual for more de ails.

To select “S” mode o to downshift out of

ove d ive Push he selec or lever o he lef

from “D.”

To shift in “S” mode Pull o “

” and release o

downshif . Push o “+” and release o upshif .

“S” (Sequential) mode

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OVERVIEW FEATURES/OPERATIONS SAFETY AND EMERGENCY FEATURES

FEATURES/OPERATIONS

Lights & tu n signals

Headlights

Tu n signals

Right o left tu n Push he lever up or down.

Lane change Move he lever up or down o

posi ion 9 and hold.

Indica or ligh

Seats-Head est aints

Lock release bu on Lock release bu on

Tilt and telescopic stee ing wheel

To change the stee ing wheel angle Hold he

s eering wheel, pull he lock release lever, se

he desired angle, hen release he lever.

To change the stee ing wheel column length

Push he lock release lever down, se he desired

leng h, hen re urn he lever o i s locked

posi ion.

Note: Do not attempt to a just while the vehicle

is in motion.

Moon oof (If installed)

Sliding ope ation Tilting ope ation

To open Push briefly “SLIDE OPEN.”

To close Push briefly “TILT UP.”

To tilt up Push and hold “TILT UP.”

To lowe Push and hold “SLIDE OPEN.”

NOTE: If ba ery is disconnec ed, he moonroof

needs o be reini ialized. Refer o he Owner’s

Manual for more de ails

Lock release lever Lock release lever

Pa king, tail, license plate, side ma ke and

inst ument panel lights Twis he lever knob o

posi ion 1.

Headlights and all of the above Twis he lever

knob o posi ion 2.

AUTO Twis he lever knob o posi ion 3.

To tu n off daytime unning light system (“DRL

OFF”) Twis he lever knob o posi ion 4.

High beams Push he lever forward.

Low beams

High beam flashe Pull he lever oward you.

-Automatic light cutoff system Au oma ically

urns ligh s off af er 30 seconds when any of he

doors is open and closed wi h he igni ion in he

“ACC” or “LOCK” posi ion. Turn off by pushing

“LOCK” bu on on remo e wice.

-Daytime unning light system Au oma ically

urns on he headligh s a a reduced in ensi y.

Fron Rear

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OVERVIEW FEATURES/OPERATIONS SAFETY AND EMERGENCY FEATURES

Engine immobilize

This is a hef de erren sys em. The engine will

s ar only when he elec ronic code in he key’s

ransponder chip corresponds o he regis ered ID

code for he vehicle. Please no e ha key

replacemen can be expensive. Refer o he Owner’s

Manual for more de ails.

Windows

Window ope ation

FEATURES/OPERATIONS

Window

lock swi ch

Driver side

To open o close Push down or pull up on he swi ch.

Automatic ope ation (D ive side only) Push he

swi ch comple ely down or pull i comple ely up and

release o fully open or close. To s op window mid-

way, ligh ly push he swi ch in he opposi e direc ion.

Doo locks

To lock Push down on he fron of he swi ch.

To unlock Push down on he back of he swi ch.

Window lock switch

Push he swi ch o deac iva e he passenger

windows.

Inte mittent speed Push he lever down o

posi ion 1.

Inte val adjuste Twis he band o adjus he

in ermi en speed.

Slow speed Push he lever down o posi ion 3.

Fast speed Push he lever down o posi ion 4.

Wash and wipe Pull he lever oward you.

Windshield wipe & washe

Pa king b ake

To set Pull he lever up.

To elease (1) Pull he lever up sligh ly, (2) press he

lock release bu on, and (3) lower.

Indica or ligh

Cup holde s

F ont Rea

Lock release

bu on

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