1998 TOYOTA 4RUNNER Owners Manual

4RUNNER (1998)
CAUTION
A forward- facing child restraint
system should be allowed to put
on the front seat only when it is
unavoidable. Always move the
seat as far back as possible, be-
cause the force of a deploying
airbag could cause death or seri-
ous injury to the child.
1. Sit the child on a booster seat.
Run the lap and shoulder belt
through or around the booster seat
and child following the instructions
provided by its manufacturer and
insert the tab into the buckle taking
care not to twist the belt. Make sure the shoulder belt is cor-
rectly across the child's shoulder and
that the lap belt is positioned as low
as possible on child's hips. See ºSeat
beltsº for details.
CAUTION

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Always make sure the shoulder
belt is positioned across the
center of child's shoulder. The
belt should be kept away from
child's neck, but not fa lling off
child's shoulder. Failure to do
so could reduce the amount of
protection in an accident and
cause serious injuries in a colli-
sion.
High- positioned lap belts and
loose- fitting belts both could
cause serious injuries due to
sliding under the lap belt dur-
ing a collision or other unin-
tended result. Keep the lap belt
positioned as low on hips as
possible.
For child's safety, do not place
the shoulder belt under child's
arm.
After inserting the tab, make
sure the tab and buckle are
locked and that the lap and
shoulder portions of the belt
are not twisted.
Do not insert coins, clips, etc.
in the buckle as this may pre-
vent you from properly latching
the tab and buckle.
If the seat belt does not
function normally, it cannot
protect your child from injury.
Contact your Toyota dealer
immediately. Do not use the
seat until the seat belt is fixed.

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2. To remove the child restraint sys-
tem, press the buckle- release but-
ton and allow the belt to retract.
If your child restraint system re-
quires the use of a top strap, latch
the hook onto the anchor bracket
and tighten the top strap. See the following instructions to install
the anchor bracket.ÐTop strap anchors and
locations

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Anchor
bracket
Bolt
Spacer730 mm
(28.7 in.)
380 mm
(15.0 in.)
380 mm
(15.0 in.)
On the filler p anel behind the rear
seat
a. Using the illustration as a guide,
run your fingers across the trim of the
filler p anel itself to locate the position
of the holes underneath.
b. Make a hole in the covering direct-
ly above the hole in the filler p anel.
c. Insert a 15 mm (0.6 in.) spacer
and tighten down the anchor bracket
for your child restraint system with a
bolt. Torque the bolt to 16.5Ð24.7 N Vm (1.68Ð2.52 kgf Vm, 12.2Ð18.2
ft Vlbf). To comply with Canada Motor Vehicle
Safety Standards, vehicles sold in
Canada are provided with a bracket
set in the glovebox, designed for use
with any of the 3 anchor locations
shown in the illustration.
If your child restraint system does not
provide any of the necessary parts,
ask your Toyota dealer. (See ºÐChild
restraint systemº.)
Tilt steering wheel

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To change the steering wheel angle,
hold the steering wheel, pull up the
lock release lever, tilt the steering
wheel to the desired angle and re-
lease the lever.
When the steering wheel is in a low
position, it will spring up as you re-
lease the lock release lever.
CAUTION
Do not adjust the steering
wheel while the vehicle is mov-
ing.
After adjusting the steering
wheel, try moving it up and
down to make sure it is locked
in position.
Outside rear view mirrorsÐ

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Adjust the mirror so you can see
the side of your vehicle in the mir-
ror.
Be careful when judging the size or
distance of any object seen in the
outside rear view mirror on the pas-
senger 's side. It is a convex mirror
with a curved surface. Any object
seen in a convex mirror will look
smaller and farther away than when
seen in a flat mirror.
CAUTION
Do not adjust the mirror while the
vehicle is moving. It may cause
the driver to mishandle the ve-
hicle and an accident may occur
resulting in personal injuries.
ÐPower Rear view mirror
control

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With power window (door armrest)
Without power window (instrument panel)
To adjust a mirror, use the
switches.
1. Master switchÐTo select the mirror to be adjusted Place the switch at ºLº (left) or ºRº
(right).
2. Control switchÐTo move the mir- ror
P ush the switch in the desired
direction.

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If the engine is not running, the key
must be in the ºACCº position.
NOTICE
If ice should jam the mirror, do not operate the control or scrapethe mirror face. Use a spray de-icer to free the mirror.
ÐFolding rear view mirrors
The rear view mirrors can be folded
backward for parking in restricted
areas.
To fold the rear view mirror, push
backward.CAUTION
Do not drive with the mirrors
folded backward. Both the driver
and passenger side rear view mir-
rors must be extended and prop-
erly adjusted before driving.
Anti- glare inside rear view
mirror