2008 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER Owners Manual

42 1−2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
CAUTION
 Operating the glass hatch
Do not open the glass hatch while the vehicle is moving.
Caution while driving
Keep the back door and glass hatch closed.
This not only keeps the luggage from being thrown out but also prevents
exhaust gases from entering the vehicle.
 Before you close the glass hatch
To avoid death or serious personal injury, you must do the following.
Always make sure there is nobody around the glass hatch.

Make sure the heads, hands and other parts of the bodies of all occupants
are kept completely inside the vehicle.
NOTICE
 To prevent damage to the glass hatch components
Do not apply any force, paint or let any other foreign matter on the damper.

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Before driving
1−3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Front seats
 Waterproof and waterrepellent seats
Waterproof and water−repellent seats are installed in your vehicle; however,
the water−repellent effect does not last forever.
CAUTION
 Seat adjustment
 Do not recline the seat more than necessary when the vehicle is in motion
to reduce the risk of sliding under the lap belt.
If the seat is too reclined, the lap belt may slide past the hips and apply
restraint forces directly to the abdomen or your neck may contact the
shoulder belt, increasing the risk of death or serious injury in the event of
an accident.
 After adjusting the seat, make sure that the seat is locked in position.
Seat position adjustment
lever
Seat cushion angle adjust−
ment knob (driver ’s side
only)
Seat height adjustment
lever (driver ’s side only)
Seatback angle adjustment
lever

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1−3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Rear seats
The seatbacks of the rear seats can be folded down.
Stow the seat belt buckles and
remove the head restraints.
Swing the bottom cushion up
by pulling the lock release
strap.

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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

46 1−3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
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)

48 1−3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
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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1−3. 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