2003 TOYOTA 4RUNNER Owners Manual

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Type A (over head console)
Type B (instrument panel)
Type C (rear console box)
Type D (rear tire house)
Type E (right side of luggage compart-
ment)

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The right side of luggage compartment
auxiliary box is equipped with a belt to
hold the objects.
To use the belt, do the following.
1. To loosen: Pull the buckle forward.
2. To tighten: Pull on the belt.
Make sure the objects are securely held.
CONSOLE BOX TABLE
To use the console box table, open it.
CAUTION
To reduce the chance of injury in
case of an accident or a sudden stop,
always keep the table closed while
driving.
NOTICE
To prevent damage to the table, do
not place any object heavier than 1
kg (2.20 lb.) on it, and do not leave
any object on the table for a long
time.
—Using the holding belts Rear console box

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CONSOLE BOX
To access the rear console box, pull up
the console box lid while pushing the
lock release button.
CAUTION
To reduce the chance of injury in
case of an accident or a sudden stop,
always keep the console box closed
while driving.
The rear console box is equipped with
a tissue box holder on the inside of the
rear console box lid.
To use the tissue box holder:
1. Pull up the console box lid while push- ing the lock release button.
2. Place a tissue box in the lid.
CAUTION
To reduce the chance of injury in
case of an accident or a sudden stop
while driving, keep the console box
lid closed when it is not in use.
Tissue box holder

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The rear console box is equipped with
a coin holder.
To use the coin holder:
1. Pull up the console box lid while push- ing the lock release button.
2. Push coins down into the holder.
The coin holder is detachable.
Coin holder Trash holder

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The trash holder is designed to use the
grocery bag as a trash bag.
To use the trash holder:
1. Raise the trash holder.
2. Fit the grocery bag onto the holder by hanging its handles on the two hooks
indicated at the left and right.
The trash holder can support to 1 kg
(2.20 lb.).
CAUTION
To reduce the chance of injury in
case of an accident or a sudden stop
while driving, keep the trash holder
closed when it is not in use.If the trash holder is pulled strongly or
stepped on, it will detach from the rear
console box to protect it from damag-
ing.
If the trash holder becomes detached, re-
install it in a horizontal direction as indi-
cated in the illustration. It cannot be
installed in any other direction.
NOTICE
Do not deliberately pull or step on
the trash holder, as it may be dam-
aged or broken.
Front cup holders

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The cup holders are designed for hold-
ing cups or drinkcans securely.
The cup holder can be adjustable to the
size of the cups or drinkcans by
changing the holder position and the
arm position, as shown.
With the instrument panel lights on, the
front cup holder position indicator lights
will come on.
CAUTION
Do not place anything else other than
cups or drinkcans in the cup holder,
as such items may be thrown about
in the compartment and possibly in-
jured people in the vehicle during
sudden braking or in an accident.
1. To use the rear cup holders and tray,
pull the armrest out.
Rear cup holders and tray

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The cup holders are designed for hold-
ing cups or drinkcans securely.
2. To use the rear cup holder, push and pull it out.3. To use the tray, pull it out.
CAUTION
Do not place anything else other
than cups or drinkcans in the cup
holder, as such items may be
thrown about in the compartment
and possibly injure people in the
vehicle during sudden braking or in
an accident.
To reduce the chance of injury in
case of an accident or sudden stop
while driving, keep the cup holder
closed when it is not in use.
To reduce the chance of injury in
case of an accident or a sudden
stop, always keep the tray closed
while driving.
NOTICE
To prevent damage to the tray, do not
place any object heavier than 2 kg
(4.40 lb.) on it, and do not leave any
object on the tray for a long time.

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Front doors
Rear doors
The bottle holders are designed to hold
bottles securely.
CAUTION
Do not attempt to use the holder for
any other purpose for which it was
intended. Inappropriately sized or
shaped objects may be thrown about
in the compartment and possibly in-
jure people in the vehicle during a
sudden braking or an accident.
NOTICE
Do not put a cup or open bottle in
the bottle holder because the con-
tents may spill when the door opens
or closes.
To secure your luggage, use the tie
down hooks as shown above.
See “Luggage stowage precautions” on
page 253 in Section 2 for precautions
when loading luggage.
CAUTION
To avoid personal injury, keep the tie
down hooks folded in place on the
floor when not in use.
NOTICE
Do not use the seat anchors instead
of the tiedown hooks.
Bottle holders Tiedown hooks