2008 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER mirror

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1−3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
1
Before driving
Removing rear seat bottom cushions
Loosen the bolts with the wrench
at first and turn the dials with
hands to remove them.
Push the lock release button
and fold down the seatback.
Hexagon
head bolt
Dial

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Separate the bottom cushion
from the hinge.
Fold the hinge as shown in the
illustration.

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1−3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
1
Before driving
 If you cannot raise the seatback
 When the bottom cushion is reinstalled
 Waterproof and waterrepellent seats
Waterproof and water−repellent seats are installed in your vehicle: however,
the water−repellent effect does not last forever.Release the seat belt lock by:
Pushing on the lower front edge of the
seatback to slacken the seat belt.
Let the seat belt retract a little.
Click the claw of the hinge into the hole of
the bottom cushion before refastening the
dial.
Firmly tighten the hexagon head bolts
using a torque wrench.
Tightening torque:
12.5 ft⋅lbf (17 N⋅m, 1.7 kgf⋅m)

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CAUTION
 When the seatback is folded
Do not sit on or place anything on the seatback while driving.
When returning the seats to their original position
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
Be careful not to get your hands or feet pinched in the seat.
Make sure the seatbacks and bottom cushions are securely locked. Fail−
ure to do so will prevent the
seat belt from operating properly.
 Check that the seat belts are not twisted or caught under the seat.
Arrange the seat belts in the proper positions for ready use.
When removing or reinstalling the bottom cushion
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
Do not get in the vehicle with the bottom cushions uninstalled.
Do not leave the removed bottom cushion unsecured in the vehicle.
Do not try to sit on or place anything on the removed bottom cushion.
Do not drop the bottom cushion.

Have the hexagon head bolts tightened with a torque wrench to 12.5 ft⋅lbf
(17 N⋅m, 1.7 kgf⋅m), or have them tightened by your Toyota dealer.
Failure to do so may cause the dials to be loosened and the bottom cush−
ions to be removed.
NOTICE
 Before folding down or removing the seats
 The seat belts buckles must be stowed.

The head restraints must be removed before you fold down the seatback.

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1
1−3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Before driving
Head restraints
Front seats
Vertical adjustment
Push and hold the lock release
button when lowering the head
restraint.
Removal
Pull the head restraint up while
pushing the lock release but−
ton.
Rear seats
Vertical adjustment
Push and hold the lock release
button when lowering the head
restraint.
Removal
Pull the head restraint up while
pushing the lock release but−
ton.
Lock
release
button
12Lock
release
button

50 1−3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
 Adjusting the height of the head restraints
 Adjusting the rear seat head restraints
Always raise the head restraint one level from the stowed position when
using.
 Head restraints of different seats
The head restraints are specially designed for the seats on which they are
installed.
CAUTION
 Head restraint precautions
Observe the following precautions regarding the head restraints. Failure to
do so may result in death or serious injury.
 Adjust the head restraints to the correct position at all times.

Do not drive with the head restraints removed.
Make sure that the head restraints are
adjusted so that the center of the head
restraint is closest to the top of your ears.

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1
1−3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Before driving
Seat belts
Make sure that all occupants are wearing their seat belts before driv
ing the vehicle.
 Correct use of the seat belts
 Extend the shoulder belt so
that it comes fully over the
shoulder, but does not
come into contact with the
neck or slide off the shoul−
der.
 Position the lap belt as low
as possible over the hips.
Adjust the position of the
seatback. Sit up straight
and well back in the seat.

Do not twist the seat belt.
 Fastening and releasing the seat belt
Fastening the belt
Push the tab into the buckle
until a clicking sound is heard.
Releasing the belt
Press the release button.
Release
button

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Seat belt pretensioners (front seats)
The pretensioner helps the seat
belt to quickly restrain the occu−
pant by retracting the seat belt
when the vehicle is subjected to
certain types of severe frontal
collision.
The pretensioner may not acti−
vate in the event of a minor frontal
impact, a side impact or a rear
impact.
 Adjusting the height of the belt (front seats)
Up
Move the height adjuster up as
needed until you hear a click.
Down
Push the lock release button
and slide the height adjuster
down.