2009 TOYOTA RAV4 Owners Manual

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Before driving
1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Front seats
Manual seat
Seat position adjustment
lever
Seatback angle adjustment
lever
Vertical height adjustment
lever (driver’s side only)

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Power seat (driver’s side only)
Seat position adjustment
switch
Seatback angle adjustment
switch
Seat cushion (front) angle
adjustment switch
Vertical height adjustment
switch
Seat lumbar support adjust-
ment switch

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1-3. Adjustable components (s
eats, mirrors, steering wheel)
1
Before driving
Flattening front seatbacks
The front seats can be moved into a flat seat arrangement. Manual seat Slide the second seats as far back as possible. ( P. 54)
Remove the front head restraint. ( P. 6 5 )
Slide the front seat further for-
ward than the front-most lock
position.
Pull the seatback angle adjust-
ment lever up to unlock and push
down the seatback.
After returning the seat to its origi-
nal position, be certain to replace
the head restraint.
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4

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Power seat
Slide the second seats as far back as possible. ( P. 54)
Remove the front head restraint. ( P. 6 5 )
Push the seat position adjusting
switch forward to slide the seat
to the front-most position.
Move the seatback angle adjust-
ing switch backward to flatten
the seatback.
After returning the seat to its origi-
nal position, be certain to replace
the head restraint.
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.
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4

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1-3. Adjustable components (s
eats, mirrors, steering wheel)
1
Before driving
■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 appear the head
restraint inner structure. These do not indicate problems.
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.
Inner
structure During
rear-end
collision

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Rear seats
■Second seats
Vehicles with third seat
Seat position adjustment
levers
Seatback angle adjustment
levers
When a person sits in the sec-
ond center position, align all
seatbacks at the same angle.

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1-3. Adjustable components (s
eats, mirrors, steering wheel)
1
Before driving
Vehicles without third seat
Seat position adjustment
levers
Seatback angle adjustment
levers
When a person sits in the sec-
ond center position, align all
seatbacks at the same angle.

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Moving a second seats for third seats entry (vehicles with third seats)
■Getting in the vehicl e (right side only)
Pull the lever forward and fold
down the seatback. The seat will
slide forward.
After passengers are in, lift up the
seatback and return the seat to
the original position.
■Third seats (if equipped)
The third seats do not have a
seat adjustment function.