2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA Owners Manual

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OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND
CONTROLS
Occupant restraint systems
Seats 48
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Front seats 48
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Driving position memory system 56
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Rear seats 59
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Head restraints 64
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Armrest 65
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Seat heaters 65
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Seat belts 66
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SRS airbags 77
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Child restraint 11 5
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SECTION 1 3

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While the vehicle is being driven, all ve-
hicle occupants should have the seatback
upright, sit well back in the seat and prop-
erly wear the seat belts provided.
CAUTION
Do not drive the vehicle unless the
occupants are properly seated. Do
not allow any passengers to sit on
top of a foldeddown seatback, or
in the luggage compartment or car-
go area. Persons not properly
seated and/or not properly re-
strained by seat belts can be killed
or severely injured in the event of
emergency braking or a collision.
During driving, do not allow any
passengers to stand up or move
around between seats. Otherwise,
death or severe injuries can occur
in the event of emergency braking
or a collision.
Driver seat
CAUTION
The SRS driver airbag deploys with
considerable force, and can cause
death or serious injury especially if
the driver is very close to the airbag.
The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (“NHTSA”) advises:
Since the risk zone for driver airbag
is the first 50—75 mm (2—3 in.) of
inflation, placing yourself 250 mm (10
in.) from your driver airbag provides
you with a clear margin of safety.
This distance is measured from the
center of the steering wheel to your
breastbone. If you sit less than 250
mm (10 in.) away now, you can
change your driving position in sever-
al ways:
Move your seat to the rear as far
as you can while still reaching the
pedals comfortably.
Slightly recline the back of the
seat. Although vehicle designs vary,
many drivers can achieve the 250
mm (10 in.) distance, even with the
driver seat all the way forward, sim-
ply by reclining the back of the
seat somewhat. If reclining the back
of your seat makes it hard to see
the road, raise yourself by using a
firm, nonslippery cushion, or raise
the seat if your vehicle has that
feature.
If your steering wheel is adjustable,
tilt it downward. This points the air-
bag toward your chest instead of
your head and neck.
The seat should be adjusted as rec-
ommended by NHTSA above, while
still maintaining control of the foot
pedals, steering wheel, and your view
of the instrument panel controls.
Seats Front seats—
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Front passenger seats
CAUTION
The SRS front passenger airbag also
deploys with considerable force, and
can cause death or serious injury es-
pecially if the front passenger is very
close to the airbag. The front passen-
ger seat should be as far from the
airbag as possible with the seatback
adjusted, so the front passenger sits
upright.
Front seats
CAUTION
The SRS side airbags are installed in
the driver and front passenger seats.
Observe the following precautions.
Do not lean against the front door
when the vehicle is in use, since
the side airbag inflates with consid-
erable speed and force. Otherwise,
you may be killed or seriously in-
jured.
Do not use seat accessories which
cover the area where the side air-
bags inflate. Such accessories may
prevent the side airbags from acti-
vating correctly, causing death or
serious injury.
Do not modify or replace the seats
or upholstery of the seats with side
airbags. Such change may prevent
the side airbag system from activat-
ing correctly, disable the system, or
cause the side airbags to inflate ac-
cidentally, resulting in death or seri-
ous injury.
CAUTION
Do not adjust the seat while the
vehicle is moving as the seat may
unexpectedly move and cause the
driver to lose control of the vehicle.
Be careful that the seat does not
hit a passenger or luggage.
After adjusting the seat position, re-
lease the lever and try sliding the
seat forward and backward to make
sure it is locked in position.
After adjusting the seatback, push
your body back against the seat to
make sure the seat is locked in
position.
Do not put objects under the seats.
Otherwise, the objects may interfere
with the seatlock mechanism or
unexpectedly push up the seat posi-
tion adjusting lever and the seat
may suddenly move, causing the
driver to lose control of the vehicle.
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While adjusting the seat, do not put
your hands under the seat or near
the moving parts. Otherwise, your
hands or fingers may be caught and
injured.
XS13002a
Separate seats (Regular cab models)
XS13001b
Separate seats (Double cab and Crew Max
models)
—Adjusting front seats
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1. SEAT POSITION ADJUSTING LEVER
Hold the center of the lever and pull
it up. Then slide the seat to the de-
sired position with slight body pres-
sure and release the lever.
2. SEATBACK ANGLE ADJUSTING LEVER
Lean forward and pull the lever up.
Then lean back to the desired angle
and release the lever.
3. DRIVER’S SEAT CUSHION ANGLE ADJUSTING KNOB
To change the angle of the seat
cushion on the front side, turn the
knob either way.
4. DRIVER’S SEAT HEIGHT ADJUSTING LEVER
To change the height of the seat,
pull up or push down the lever.
5. DRIVER’S SEAT LUMBAR SUPPORT ADJUSTING SWITCH
Push the switch on either side.
The amount of lumbar support will
change while the switch is pushed.CAUTION
Avoid reclining the seatback any
more than needed. The seat belts pro-
vide maximum protection in a frontal
or rear collision when the driver and
the front passenger are sitting up
straight and well back in the seats. If
you are reclined, the lap belt may
slide past your hips and apply re-
straint forces directly to the abdomen
or your neck may contact the shoul-
der belt. In the event of a frontal
collision, the more the seat is re-
clined, the greater the risk of death
or serious injury.
XS13145b
Bench seats (Regular cab models)

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XS13003f
Bench seats (Double cab and Crew Max
models)
1. SIDE SEAT POSITION ADJUSTING
LEVERS
Hold the center of the lever and pull
it up. Then slide the seat to the de-
sired position with slight body pres-
sure and release the lever.
2. SIDE SEATBACK ANGLE ADJUSTING LEVERS
Lean forward and pull the lever up.
Then lean back to the desired angle
and release the lever.
3. CENTER SEAT SEATBACK ANGLE ADJUSTING LEVER
Pull the lever up. Then lean back to
the desired angle and release the
lever.
4. DRIVER’S SEAT CUSHION ANGLE ADJUSTING KNOB
To change the angle of the seat
cushion on the front side, turn the
knob either way.
5. DRIVER’S SEAT HEIGHT ADJUSTING LEVER
To change the height of the seat,
pull up or push down the lever.CAUTION
Avoid reclining the seatback any
more than needed. The seat belts pro-
vide maximum protection in a frontal
or rear collision when the driver and
the front passenger are sitting up
straight and well back in the seats. If
you are reclined, the lap belt may
slide past your hips and apply re-
straint forces directly to the abdomen
or your neck may contact the shoul-
der belt. In the event of a frontal
collision, the more the seat is re-
clined, the greater the risk of death
or serious injury.

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XS13097a
Driver’s seat
XS13147a
Front passenger’s seat
1. DRIVER’S SEAT LEG SUPPORT
ADJUSTING SWITCH (on some
models)
Operating this switch raises the
front edge of the seat cushion.
Push the switch on either side.
Releasing the switch will stop the seat
cushion at that position.
Do not place anything under the front
seats, as this might interfere with the
seat movement.
2. DRIVER’S SEAT: SEAT POSITION, SEAT HEIGHT AND SEAT CUSHION
ANGLE ADJUSTING SWITCH
PASSENGER’S SEAT: SEAT POSITION
ADJUSTING SWITCH
Move the control switch in the de-
sired direction.
Releasing the switch will stop the seat
at that position.
Do not place anything under the front
seats, as this might interfere with the
seat movement.
—Adjusting front seats
(power seat)

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3. SEATBACK ANGLE ADJUSTING
SWITCH
Move the control switch in the de-
sired direction.
Releasing the switch will stop the seat-
back at that position.
CAUTION
Avoid reclining the seatback any
more than needed. The seat belts pro-
vide maximum protection in a frontal
or rear collision when the driver and
the front passenger are sitting up
straight and well back in the seats. If
you are reclined, the lap belt may
slide past your hips and apply re-
straint forces directly to the abdomen
or your neck may contact the shoul-
der belt. In the event of a frontal
collision, the more the seat is re-
clined, the greater the risk of death
or serious injury.
4. SEAT LUMBER SUPPORT ADJUSTINGSWITCH
Push the switch on either side.
The amount of lumbar support will
change while the switch is pushed.
XS13209
BEFORE FOLDING FRONT
PASSENGER’S SEAT
1. Push the seat belt hanger down as far as it will go when it is in the
raised position.
XS13160
2. Make sure the shoulder belt passesthrough the hanger when folding the
front passenger ’s seat.
This prevents the shoulder belt from being
damaged.
CAUTION
The seat belt must be removed from
the hanger when the seat belt is in
use.
—Folding front passenger ’s
seat (on some models)