2009 TOYOTA TUNDRA tailgate

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1-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
1
Before driving
■
Removing the tailgate
Open the tailgate to the angle
where you can release the
brackets on the support cables
from the lugs on both sides.
Lift the support cable bracket up
and slide it off.
To unhook the support cable
bracket, keep pulling up the clip
on the bracket and unhook the
bracket.
Support cable bracket
Clip
Tilt the tailgate to about 45° from
vertical and pull up the right side
of the tailgate to unhook the right
side.
Slide the tailgate a little to the
right to unhook the left side.
To attach the tailgate, follow the
removal procedure in reverse
order.

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Rear step bumperType A For rear end protection and eas-
ier step-up loading.
To get on the rear step bumper,
use the shaded area in the illus-
tration.
Type B
CAUTION
■Before removing the tailgate (vehicl es with rear view monitor system)
Disconnect the wire harness between the back-up camera and the vehicle.
Failure to do so may result in serious personal injury or damage to the vehi-
cle components.
■ Caution while driving
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or serious personal injury.
●Do not drive with the tailgate open.
● Do not get on the rear step bumper.

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1
Before driving
NOTICE
■
To prevent damage to the tailgate wire harness (vehicles with rear view
monitor system)
Do not pull out all of the tailgate wire harness before open the tailgate.
■ To prevent damage to the camera lens (vehicles with rear view monitor
system)
Store the removed tailgate with the back-up camera lens facing upward.
■ After closing the tailgate
Try pulling it toward you to make sure it is securely locked.
■ To prevent damage to the rear step bumper
Do not allow more than one person to get on the rear step bumper at a time.

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Alphabetical index
Steering
Column lock release ............... 83
Steering wheel Adjustment ............................. 83
Audio switches ..................... 327
Steering wheel memory.......... 68
Telephone switches.............. 365
Stop lights
Replacing light bulbs ............ 528
Wattage ................................ 617
Storage feature ........................ 398
Storage precautions ............... 243
Stuck If your vehicle becomes
stuck................................... 588
Sun visors ................................ 424
Switch Cruise control switch ............ 214
Emergency flasher switch .... 534
Engine switch ....................... 177
Fog light switch..................... 210
Front-wheel drive control switch ................................. 223
Ignition switch ....................... 177
Light switches ....................... 207
Hazard light switch ............... 534
Headlights switch ................. 207
Passenger airbag off switch ................................. 127
Power back window switch..... 97
Power door lock switch........... 48
Power window switch ............. 94
Roll sensing of curtain shield airbag off switch ................. 129
Tire pressure warning
reset switch ........................ 495
TOW/HAUL switch ............... 183
Turn signal lights .................. 185
VSC OFF switch ... 227, 232, 233
Window lock switch ................ 95
Wiper and washer switch ..... 211 Tachometer...............................188
Tailgate
Removing the tailgate .............53
Tailgate ...................................52
Tail lights
Replacing light bulbs .............528
Switch....................................207
Wattage .................................617
Talk switch................................365
Telephone switch .....................365
Theft deterrent system Alarm .....................................110
Engine immobilizer system ... 108
Theft prevention labels............112
Tire inflation pressure .............501
Tire information Glossary ................................627
Size .......................................624
Tire identification number ......623
Uniform tire quality
grading ................................625
Tires Chains ...................................247
Checking ...............................494
Identification number .............623
If you have a flat tire ..............558
Inflation pressure...........501, 615
Information ............................622
Inflation pressure sensor .......495
Replacing ..............................558
Rotating tires .........................494
Size .......................................615
Snow tires .............................246
Tire pressure warning reset switch .........................495
Tire pressure warning system ........................494, 548
Warning light .........................548
Tissue pocket ...........................411
Tools .........................................558
Total load capacity...................244
TOW/HAUL switch ...................183T