Montero offers a thoroughly sumptuous interior. Its dashboard offers a full range of instrumentation in a complex of small gauges with square bezels. Besides gauges for fuel and water temperature, there is an indicator denoting whether you are in 2WD, 4WD or the drivetrain is locked (for maximum traction). Instruments are white-on-black, businesslike, and altogether adequate.An LCD Information Center in the middle of the dash is surrounded by handsome dark wood. Besides denoting time of day, outside temperature, the date and your present heading, it notes your fuel range based on present mileage. Our well-equipped Montero Limited also featured the excellent Mitsubishi/Infinity audio system, just the thing for making long drives seem shorter. Controls for heating and air conditioning use the usual three-knob arrangement for selecting temperature, fan level and mode. A Limited Preferred Package features an automatic climate-control system, though our truck lacked this.
Power windows feature an auto-down for the driver only. A third-row seat, bringing the Montero's capacity to seven, provides tight seating best suited to children and can be stowed or removed completely. There were four cup-holders, two in front, two in the rear. Grab-handles are provided at all four doors. Two auxiliary power outlets for running auxiliary electrical equipment were provided, one on the dash and one inside the tailgate. Also in a compartment inside the rear door is an impressively complete tool kit.