Toyota 2003 Camry, Manual

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’03Camry_U (L/O 0301)
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2003 CAMRY from Jan. ’03 Prod. (OM33593U)
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Idling for a long period with the air
conditioning on in stop − and − go traffic.
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Towing a trailer.
NOTICE
z Do not remove the thermostat in
the engine cooling system as this
may cause the engine to overheat.
The thermostat is designed to con-
trol the flow of coolant to keep the
temperature of the engine within
the specified operating range.
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Do not continue driving with an
overheated engine. See “If your ve-
hicle overheats” on page 226 in
Section 4.
The tachometer indicates engine speed
in thousands of
rpm ( revolutions
per minute). Use it while driving to se-
lect correct shift points and to prevent
engine lugging and over
− revving.
Driving with the engine running too fast
causes excessive engine wear and poor
fuel economy. Remember, in most cases
the slower the engine speed, the greater
the fuel economy.
NOTICE
Do not let the indicator needle get
into the red zone. This may cause
severe engine damage.
This meter displays the odometer and
two trip meters when the ignition
switch is on.
1. Odometer—Shows the total distance
the vehicle has been driven.
2. Two trip meters—Show two different
distances independently driven since
the last time each trip meter was set
to zero.
You can use one trip meter to calculate
the fuel economy and the other to
measure the distance on each trip. All
trip meter data is cancelled if the elec-
trical power source is disconnected.
Tachometer Odometer and two trip meters