2009 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER Owners Manual

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1-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Before driving
Glass hatch
■Opening the glass hatch
●The glass hatch opens slightly, after the back door is locked.
● When the rear window wiper is working, the wiper returns to the original
position and stops working.
The wiper restarts its working about 3 seconds after the glass hatch is
closed.
■ Closing the glass hatch
●Make sure that the glass hatch is securely closed after closing it.
If the glass hatch is not securely closed, the rear window wiper and
washer will not work.
● Be careful not to lock your keys in the vehicle.
The glass hatch can be opened using the key.
Turn the key clockwise and
hold it for about 1 second.
Raise

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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
Active head restraints
When the occupant’s lower back
presses against the seatback
during a rear-end collision, the
head restraint moves slightly for-
ward and upward to help reduce
the risk of whiplash on the seat
occupant.
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

44 1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
■Active head restraints
Even small forces applied to the seatback may cause the head restraint to
move. Pushing up a locked head restraint forcibly may show the head
restraint inner structure. These do not indicate problems.
■ Waterproof and water-repellent 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.
Inner
structure
During
rear-end
collision

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Before driving
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.

46 1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
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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1-3. Adjustable components (s
eats, mirrors, steering wheel)
1
Before driving
Separate the bottom cushion
from the hinge.
Fold the hinge as shown in the
illustration.

48 1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
■If you cannot raise the seatback
■ When the bottom cushion is reinstalled
■ Waterproof and water-repellent 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)