1998 TOYOTA 4RUNNER Parts

4RUNNER (1998)
CAUTION
To avoid serious personal injury,
you must do the following. Always make sure the head,
hands and other parts of the
body of all occupants are kept
completely inside the vehicle
before you close the power win-
dows. If someone's neck, head
or hands gets caught in a clos-
ing window, it could result in a
serious injury. When anyone
closes the power windows, be
sure that they operate the win-
dows safely.
When small children are in the
vehicle, never let them use the
power window switches without
supervision. Use the window
lock button to prevent them
from making unexpected use of
the switches.
Never leave small children alone
in the vehicle, especially with
the ignition key still inserted.
They could use the power win-
dow switches and get trapped
in a window. Unattended chil-
dren can become involved in
serious accidents.
Power back window

4RUNNER (1998)
Always make sure the head,
hands and other parts of the
body of all occupants are kept
completely inside the vehicle
before you close the power
back window. If someone's
neck, head or hands gets
caught in a closing window, it
could result in a serious injury.
When anyone closes the power
back window, be sure that they
operate the window safely.
When small children are in the
vehicle, never let them use the
power back window switch with-
out supervision. Use the win-
dow lock button to prevent
them from making unexpected
use of the switch.
Never leave small children alone
in the vehicle, especially with
the ignition key still inserted.
They could use the power back
window switch and get trapped
in a window. Unattended chil-
dren can become involved in
serious accidents.
Keep the back window closed
while driving. This not only
keeps the luggage from being
thrown out but also prevents
exhaust gases from entering the
vehicle.Back door

4RUNNER (1998)
You may stop the moon roof at any
desired position. The roof will move
while the switch is being pushed and
stop when released.
CAUTION
To avoid serious personal injury,
you must do the following. While the vehicle is moving, al-
ways keep the head, hands and
other parts of the body of all
occupants away from the roof
opening. Otherwise, you could
be seriously injured if the ve-
hicle stops suddenly or if the
vehicle is involved in an acci-
dent.
Always make sure nobody
places his/her head, hands and
other parts of the body in the
roof opening before you close
the roof. If someone's neck,
head or hands gets caught in
the closing roof, it could result
in a serious injury. When any-
one closes the roof, first make
sure it is safe to do so.
Never leave small children alone
in the vehicle, especially with
the ignition key still inserted.
They could use the moon roof
switches and get trapped in the
roof opening. Unattended chil-
dren can become involved in
serious accidents.
Never sit on top of the vehicle
around the roof opening.

4RUNNER (1998)
Adjust the driver's seat so that the
foot pedals, steering wheel and instru-
ment panel controls are within easy
reach of the driver.
CAUTION
Adjustments should not be
made while the vehicle is mov-
ing, as the seat may unexpect-
edly move and cause the driver
to lose control of the vehicle.
When adjusting the seat, be
careful not to hit the seat
against a passenger or luggage.
After adjusting the seat posi-
tion, try sliding it forward and
backward to make sure it is
locked in position.
After adjusting the seatback, ex-
ert body pressure to make sure
it is locked in position.
Do not put objects under the
seats as they may interfere with
the seat- lock mechanism or un-
expectedly push up the seat
position adjusting lever; the
seat may suddenly move, caus-
ing the driver to lose control of
the vehicle.
While adjusting the seat, do not
put your hands under the seat
or near the moving parts. You
may catch and injure your
hands or fingers.
ÐAdjusting front seats
Front seatsÐ
ÐSeat adjustment precaution

4RUNNER (1998)
CAUTION
Persons should ride in their seats
properly wearing their seat belts
whenever the vehicle is moving.
Otherwise, they are much more
likely to suffer serious bodily inju-
ry or death in the event of sudden
braking or a collision.
When using the seat belts, ob-
serve the following: Use the belt for only one per-
son at a time. Do not use a
single belt for two or more
peopleÐeven children.Avoid reclining the seatbacks
too much. The seat belts pro-
vide maximum protection when
the seatbacks are in the upright
position. (Refer to the seat ad-
justment instructions.)
Be careful not to damage the
belt webbing or hardware. Take
care that they do not get
caught or pinched in the seat
or side doors.
Inspect the belt system periodi-
cally. Check for cuts, fraying,
and loose parts. Damaged parts
should be replaced. Do not dis-
assemble or modify the system.
Keep the belts clean and dry. If
they need cleaning, use a mild
soap solution or lukewarm wa-
ter. Never use bleach, dye, or
abrasive cleanersÐthey may se-
verely weaken the belts.
Replace the belt assembly (in-
cluding bolts) if it has been
used in a severe impact. The
entire assembly should be re-
placed even if damage is not
obvious.

4RUNNER (1998)
The SRS airbag system mainly con-
sists of the following components and
their locations are shown in the il-
lustration.
1 SRS airbag warning light
2 Airbag module for driver (airbag
and inflator)
3 Airbag module for passenger (air-
bag
and inflator)
4 Airbag sensor assembly
The airbag sensor assembly consists
of a safing sensor and airbag sensor. In a severe frontal impact, sensors
detect deceleration and the system
triggers the airbag inflators. Then a
chemical reaction in the inflators mo-
mentarily fills the air
bags with non-
toxic gas to help restrain the forward
motion of the occupants.
When the airbags inflate, they produce
a fairly loud noise and release some
smoke along with non- toxic gas. This
does not indicate a fire. Be sure to
wash off any residue as soon as pos-
sible to prevent minor skin irritation.
Deployment of the airbags happen in
a fraction of a second, so the airbags
must inflate with considerable force.
While the system is designed to re-
duce serious injuries, it may also
cause minor burns or abrasions and
swellings.
Parts of the airbag module (steering
wheel hub, dashboard) may be hot for
several minutes, but the airbags them-
selves will not be hot. The airbags are
designed to inflate only once.
A crash severe enough to inflate the
airbags may break the windshield as
the vehicle buckles. In vehicles with
a passenger airbag the windshield
may also be damaged by absorbing
some of the force of the inflating air- bag.
CAUTION
The SRS airbag system is de-
signed only as a supplement to
the primary protection of the
driver side and front passenger
side seat belt systems. The
front seat occupants can be
killed or seriously injured by an
inflating airbag if they do not
wear the available seat belts.
During sudden braking just be-
fore a collision, an unrestrained
driver or front passenger can
move forward into direct con-
tact with or close proximity to
the airbag which may then
deploy during the collision. To
obtain maximum protection in
an accident, the driver and all
passengers in the vehicle must
wear their seat belts. Wearing a
seat belt during an accident re-
duces the chances of death or
serious injuries or being thrown
out of the vehicle. For instruc-
tions and precautions concern-
ing the seat belt system, see
Seat beltsº in this chapter.

4RUNNER (1998)
CAUTION
Never put a rear- facing child
restraint system on the front
seat. In the event of an acci-
dent, the force of the rapid
inflation of the airbag can
cause death or serious injury if
a rear- facing child restraint
system is put on the front seat.
Unless it is unavoidable, do not
put a forward- facing child re-
straint system on the front seat.
A forward- facing child restraint
system should be put on the
front seat only when it is un-
avoidable. Always move the
seat as far back as possible,
because the force of a deploy-
ing airbag could cause death or
serious injury to the child.
After installing the child re-
straint system, make sure it is
secured in place following the
manufacturer 's instructions. If it
is not restrained securely, it
may cause death or serious in-
jury to the child in the event of
a sudden stop or accident.
When not using the child restraint
system, keep it secured with the seat
belt or place it somewhere other than
the passenger compartment. This will
prevent it from injuring passengers in
the event of a sudden stop or acci-
dent.
Your vehicle has anchors for securing
the top strap of a child restraint sys-
tem. The anchor nuts are welded be-
neath the sheet metal to permit instal-
lation of an anchor bracket for a child
restraint system.
To install an anchor bracket, use an
8 mm X 30 mm X 1.25 mm coarse
thread metric bolt and a 10 mm (0.4
in.) spacer. Note that the bolts accom-
panying many child restraint systems
are not metric. You can damage the
anchor nuts on your vehicle if you
force bolts with different thread into
the anchor nuts.
For instructions about how to install
the anchor bracket, see ºTop strap
anchors and locationsº. If your child restraint system does not
provide any of the necessary parts,
you can purchase the following items
from your Toyota dealer.
* CRS installation kit
(Part No. 04731- 22012) Ðcontains
1 bolt, 3 types of spacers and 1 lock-
ing
clip.
* Bolt (Part No. 91511- 60830)

4RUNNER (1998)
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