Toyota Corolla (E120) 2002–2008 Repair Manual / Diagnostics / Audio system / Sound quality is bad only when playing tape
Toyota Corolla (E120): Sound quality is bad only when playing tape
Inspection procedure
1 Replace cassette tape with another and recheck
- Replace the cassette tape with another and recheck.
- Replace the faulty cassette tape with the normal one to see if the
same trouble occurs again.
Standard: malfunction disappear.


2 Check for any foreign object
- Check for foreign object.
- Check that no foreign material and troubles are detected in the radio receiver assembly cassette tape player.


3 Clean head and check operation

- Head cleaning
- raise the cassette door with your finger. Next, using a pencil or similar object, push in the guide.
- Using a cleaning pen or cotton applicator soaked in cleaner, clean the head surface, pinch rollers and capstans.
- Check that the same trouble occurs again.


Check and replace radio receiver assy
Other materials:
Driving the vehicle
The following procedures
should be observed to
ensure safe driving:
Driving procedure
■ Driving
1. With the brake pedal
depressed, shift the shift
lever to D.
2. Release the parking brake.
If the parking brake is in automatic
mode, the parking brake will be
released automatically.
3. Gradually re ...
Locking the doors from the outside without a key
1 Move the inside lock button to the lock position.
2 Close the door.
► Vehicles without a smart key system
The door cannot be locked if either of the front doors is open and the key is in
the engine switch.
► Vehicles with a smart key system
The door cannot be locked if the engin ...
Setting the tire pressure
(vehicles with a tire pressure
warning system)
In the following situations, it will
be necessary to perform the tire
inflation pressure setting procedure
of the tire pressure warning
system.
When the specified tire inflation
pressure has changed,
such as due to carried load,
etc.
When the tire inflation pressure
is changed such as
when t ...


