2009 TOYOTA 4RUNNER Owners Manual

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Before driving
1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Front seats
Manual seat
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
Seat lumbar support adjust-
ment switch (driver’s side
only)
Power seat Seat position adjustment
switch
Seatback angle adjustment
switch
Seat cushion angle adjust-
ment switch (driver’s side
only)
Seat height adjustment
switch (driver’s side only)
Seat lumbar support adjust-
ment switch (driver’s side
only)

42 1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Flattening seatback
■ When flattening the seatbacks (vehicles with manual seat)
Remove the head restraint.
( P. 61)
Move the seat to the front-
most lock position.
Pull the seatback angle adjust-
ment lever to unlock the seat-
back and then push down the
seatback.
■ When flattening the seatbacks (vehicles with power seat)
Remove the head restraint.
( P. 61)
Move the seat to the front-
most lock position.

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1-3. Adjustable components (s
eats, mirrors, steering wheel)
1
Before driving
Move the seatback angle adjust-
ment switch backward to flatten
the seatback.
■Waterproof and water-repellent seat s (vehicles with off-road package)
Waterproof and water-repellent seats are installed in your vehicle; however,
the water-repellent effect does not last forever.
■ When returning the seatback uprigh t (vehicles with manual seat)
Be careful not to make yourself hit by the seatback which will bound with
considerable spring force.
CAUTION
■ Seat adjustment
●Be careful that the seat does not hit passengers or luggage.
● 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.
● Manual seat only: After adjusting the seat, make sure that the seat is
locked in position.
■ While driving
●Do not allow passengers to ride on the flattened seat.
● Do not drive with the head restraints removed.

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Rear seats
■Second seats (vehicles without third seats)
The second seats do not have a seat adjustment function.
■ Second seats (vehicl es with third seats)
Seatback angle adjustment
lever

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1-3. Adjustable components (s
eats, mirrors, steering wheel)
1
Before driving
Folding down the second seats (v ehicles without third seats)
■ Before folding down the second seats
Adjust the head restraint to the
downmost position.
■Third seats (if equipped)
Seatback angle adjustment
lever

46 1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Stow the second seat belt
buckle.
Lower the trash holder.
■ Folding down the second seats
Swing the bottom cushion up by
pulling the lock release strap.

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1-3. Adjustable components (s
eats, mirrors, steering wheel)
1
Before driving
Push the lock release button and
fold down the seatback.
Tumbling the second seats (vehicles with third seats)
■ Before tumbling second seats
Adjust the head restraint to the
downmost position.
Stow the second seat belt buck-
les.

48 1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
■Tumbling the second seats
Pull the lever to unlock the seat-
back and then fold the seatback
down.
Swing the whole seat up and for-
ward until they are locked.
■ When returning the second seats
Push the knob to unlock the seat
and swing the whole seat down.