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Side doors
LOCKING WITH KEY
Turn the key towards the front of the
vehicle to lock and towards the back to
unlock.
Vehicles with power door lock system—
Both doors lock and unlock simultaneously
with either door. In the driver’s door lock,
turning the key once will unlock the driv-
er’s door and twice in succession will un-
lock the driver ’s door and passenger ’s
door simultaneously.LOCKING WITH INSIDE LOCK KNOB
Turn the lock knob forward to lock and
backward to unlock the door.
Closing the door with the lock knob in the
lock position will also lock the door. Be
careful not to lock your keys in the ve-
hicle.
Vehicles with power door lock sys-
tem—The doors cannot be locked if you
leave the key in the ignition switch.LOCKING WITH POWER DOOR LOCK
SWITCH
To lock and unlock both doors simulta-
neously, push the power door lock
switch.

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Quarter windows
To open the quarter window, pull the
latch handle toward you and swing it
fully out.
When closing the window, make sure it is
completely closed.
Rear windowTo unlock the rear window, pull the left
end of the latch handle toward you and
disengage the right end from the catch.
When closing the window, make sure it is
completely closed.TailgateOPENING
To open the tailgate, pull the handle up.
See ”Luggage stowage precautions” in
Part 2 for precautions to observe in load-
ing luggage.
After closing the tailgate, try pulling it to-
ward you to make sure that it is securely
closed.
NOTICE
Avoid driving with the tailgate open.

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CAUTION
After putting back the seat, try
pushing the seat forward and rear-
ward to make sure it is secured in
place.
Never allow anyone to rest their
foot on the release pedal while the
vehicle is moving.
Unlock the seatback, and fold it down.
Hold the lock release lever until you have
swung the seatback forward slightly.
CAUTION
When returning the seatback to the
upright position: Make sure the seat belts are not
twisted or caught in the seatback
and are arranged in their proper
position for ready use.
Make sure the seatback is securely
locked by pushing forward and rear-
ward on the top of the seatback.
Rear seats (jump seats)
BEFORE RAISING REAR SEAT
Stow the rear seat belts as shown in
the illustration.
This prevents the belts from falling out
when you raise the bottom cushion.
NOTICE
The seat belts must be stowed before
you raise the bottom cushion.
—Folding seatback (non −split
bench seat)

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RAISING REAR SEAT
To raise the bottom cushion, pull it up.
To lower the bottom cushion, push it down.
See ”Luggage stowage precautions” in
Part 2 for precautions to observe in load-
ing luggage.
CAUTION
When returning the bottom cushion to
its original position, make sure the
seat belts are not twisted or caught
under the bottom cushion and are ar-
ranged in their proper position for
ready use.
Head restraints
Bench seat—
To raise the head restraint, pull it up.
To lower it, press the lock release but-
ton and push the head restraint down.
Separate seat—
To raise the head restraint, pull it up.
To lower it, press the lock release but-
ton and push the head restraint down.
To move the head restraint forward or
backward, pull it or push it.
The head restraint is most effective when
it is close to your head. Therefore, using
a cushion on the seatback is not recom-
mended.
CAUTION
Adjust the top of the head restraint
so that it is closest to the top of
your ears.
After adjusting the head restraint,
make sure it is locked in position.
Do not drive with the head re-
straints removed.

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Remove excess length of the belt and
adjust the belt position.
To shorten the belt, pull the free end of
the belt.
Position the lap belt as low as possible
on your hips—not on your waist, then ad-
just it to a snug fit.
CAUTION
High−positioned and loose −fitting
belts could cause serious injuries due
to sliding under the lap belt during a
collision or other unintended result.
Keep the lap belt positioned as low
on hips as possible.
To release the belt, press the buckle-re-
lease button.The front center seat belt can be
stowed in the seat side pocket when
not in use. —Stowing the front center
seat belt (split bench seat)

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The rear seat belts can be stowed when
not in use.
Seat belts must be stowed before you
raise the bottom cushion. (See ”Rear
seats” in this chapter.) —Seat belt extender
If your seat belt cannot be fastened se-
curely because it is not long enough, a
personalized seat belt extender is avail-
able from your Toyota dealer free of
charge.
Please contact your local Toyota dealer so
that the dealer can order the proper re-
quired length for the extender. Bring the
heaviest coat you expect to wear for prop-
er measurement and selection of length.
Additional ordering information is available
at your Toyota dealer.
CAUTION
When using the seat belt extender,
observe the following. Failure to fol-
low these instructions could result in
less effectiveness of the seat belt re-
straint system in case of vehicle acci-
dent, increasing the chance of per-
sonal injury.
Never use the seat belt extender if
you can fasten the seat belt withoutit.
Remember that the extender pro-
vided for you may not be safe when
used on a different vehicle, or for
another person or at a different
seating position than the one origi-
nally intended for.
—Stowing the rear center
seat belts (Xtra-cab models)

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Pull the lever toward you to reduce
glare from the headlights of the vehicle
behind you during night driving.
Before adjusting the mirror to the position
with most clarity, push the day-night
change lever away from you (daylight driv-
ing position).
Remember that by reducing glare you also
lose some rear view clarity.Anti-glare inside rear view
mirror

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For high beam, push the lever away
from you. Pull it toward you for low
beam. For the headlight flasher, pull the
lever all the way back and release.
A blue light in the instrument panel indi-
cates high beam is on.
The headlight flasher works even when
the headlight switch is off.For signaling turns, move the lever up
or down in the conventional manner.
The key must be in the ”ON” position.
The turn signal is self-cancelling after a
turn, but after a lane change, you may
have to cancel it by hand. You can also
signal a lane change by moving the turn
signal lever partway and holding it there.
lf the green light in the instrument panel
flashes faster than normal, it indicates
that the front or rear turn signal bulb has
burned out. Emergency flashersTo turn on the emergency flashers,
push the switch.
All the turn signal lights will flash.
Turn on the emergency flashers to warn
other drivers if your vehicle must be
stopped where it might be a traffic hazard.
Always pull as far off the road as pos-
sible.
The turn signal light switch will not work
when the emergency flashers are operat-
ing.