2009 TOYOTA 4RUNNER Owners Manual

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eats, mirrors, steering wheel)
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Before driving
NOTICE
■Before tumbling, folding up or removing the seats
The seat belts and buckles must be stowed.
■ Removed third seats (vehicles with third seats)
Avoid putting heavy loads on the seat. The metallic tips of the seat leg may
be damaged, and you may be unable to correctly reinstall the seat.

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Driving position memor y system (if equipped)
Your preferred driving position (the position of the driver’s seat) can
be entered into the computer’s me mory and recalled with the touch
of a button.
Two different driving positions can be entered into memory.
■ Entering a position into memory
Check that the shift lever is set in P.
Turn the engine switch to the ON position.
Adjust the driver’s seat to the desired positions.
While pushing the SET button,
push button “1” or “2” until the
signal beeps.
If the selected button has
already been preset, the previ-
ously recorded position will be
overwritten.
■Recalling the memorized position
Check that the shift lever is set in P.
Turn the engine switch to the ON position.
Push button “1” or “2” to recall
the desired position.

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eats, mirrors, steering wheel)
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Before driving
■Retained accessory power
Each memorized position can be activated within 30 seconds after the
driver’s door is opened, even if the key is not in the engine switch.
■ If any position memory button is pushed while the adjustments are
being made
The operation will stop. To reactivate the system, push the button (“1” or “2”)
again.
■ If the battery is disconnected
The memorized positions must be reset because the computer’s memory is
erased when the battery is disconnected.
CAUTION
■Seat adjustment caution
Take care during seat adjustment that the seat does not strike the rear pas-
senger or squeeze your body against the steering wheel.
If this happens, you can stop the movement by pressing another seat posi-
tion memory button.

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Head restraints
■Adjusting the head restraints
Front seats
Vertical adjustment
Up
Down
Push and hold the lock release
button when lowering the head
restraint.
Angle adjustment
Second seats (vehicles without third seats) Vertical adjustment
Up
Down
Push and hold the lock release
button when lowering the head
restraint.
Lock release button
Lock release button

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1-3. Adjustable components (s
eats, mirrors, steering wheel)
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Before driving
■Removing the head restraints
Second seats (vehicles with third seats)
Vertical adjustment
Up
Down
Push and hold the lock release
button when lowering the head
restraint.
Third seats Vertical adjustment
Up
Down
Push and hold the lock release
button when lowering the head
restraint.
Lock release button
Lock release button
Pull the head restraint up while pushing
the lock release button.

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■Adjusting the height of the head restraints
■ Adjusting the rear seat head restra ints (vehicles without third seats) or
center second seat head restraint an d third seat head restraints (vehi-
cles with third seats)
Always raise the head restraint one level from the stowed position when
using.
CAUTION
■ Head restraint precautions
Observe the following precautions regarding the head restraints. Failure to
do so may result in death or serious injury.
●Use the head restraints designed for each respective seat.
● 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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1-3. 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.

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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 or a vehicle rollover.
The pretensioner may not acti-
vate in the event of a minor frontal
impact, a side impact or a rear
impact.
Releasing the belt
Press the release button.
■Adjusting the height of the belt
Down
Push the lock release knob
and slide the height adjuster
down.
Up
Move the height adjuster up as
needed until you hear a click.