Storage spaces
CAUTION
• Never leave lighters, cans of carbonated drink, and spectacles in the cabin when parking the vehicle in hot sunshine. The cabin will become extremely hot, so lighters and other flammable items may catch fire and unopened drink cans (including soft drink or beer cans) may rupture. Also, spectacles with plastic lenses or materials could deform or crack.
• Keep the lids of storage spaces closed while driving the vehicle. A lid or the contents of a storage space could otherwise cause injuries.
NOTE
• When leaving your vehicle, do not leave valuables in the storage spaces.
1- Luggage floor boxes
2- Floor console box
3- Glove box
Glove box
To open, pull the lever (A).
NOTE
• When the lamps are illuminated with the lamp switch in the
, or “AUTO” position (vehicles with
automatic lamp control), the glove box lamp illuminates.
To use the warming and cooling function*
The glove box can be used to keep its contents (e.g.
drink bottles) warm or cool with the warm or cold air from the air conditioning.
1. Turn the dial in the glove box to the
position.
Turn the dial to the position when
not using the warming and cooling function.
2. Turn the air conditioning temperature control dial (A) to the desired temperature.
3. Turn the air conditioning blower speed selection dial (B) to the desired air
flow.
For detailed information on how to use the air conditioning, refer to “Heater/Air conditioning”.
NOTE
• The glove box has the same temperature as the air that comes out of the air conditioning ventilators, so it is not possible to greatly heat or cool the contents.
For efficient warming or cooling, select the
mode.
Refer to “Mode selection dial”.
• When placing drinks in the glove box, read the precautions on the container first.
• Do not place in the glove box chocolate, sweets, or other items which are susceptible to temperature changes or which may rot.
Pen holder
There is a pen holder inside the glove box.
NOTE
• There is a limit to the size of pens that can be stored in the holder. Forcibly inserting large pens could damage the holder.
Card holder
There is a card holder inside the glove box.
Floor console box
Type 1
To open the console box, lift the release lever (A) and raise the lid.
Type 2
Upper and lower boxes are located inside the floor console box.
The floor console box can also be used as an armrest.
1- Upper box
2- Lower box
NOTE
• The Auxiliary Audio connector (RCA) is located in the floor console box (if so equipped).
For details, refer to “To use the external audio input function”.
Upper box
To open the upper box, lift the right release lever (A) and raise the lid.
Lower box
To open the lower box, lift the left release lever (B) and raise the lid.
Tissue holder
The tissue holder (C) is located on the underside of the floor console box lid.
Luggage floor box
The box for storing articles is located inside the luggage compartment.
To use the box, raise the luggage floor board.
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Caution
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