2010 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER Owners Manual

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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.

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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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Before driving
Separate the bottom cushion
from the hinge.
Fold the hinge as shown in the
illustration.

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■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)

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Before driving
CAUTION
■When the seatback is folded
Do not sit on or place anything on the seatback while driving.
■When returning the seats to their original position
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
●Be careful not to get your hands or feet pinched in the seat.
●Make sure the seatbacks and bottom cushions are securely locked. Fail-
ure to do so will prevent the seat belt from operating properly.
●Check that the seat belts are not twisted or caught under the seat.
●Arrange the seat belts in the proper positions for ready use.
■When removing or reinstalling the bottom cushion
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
●Do not get in the vehicle with the bottom cushions uninstalled.
●Do not leave the removed bottom cushion unsecured in the vehicle.
●Do not try to sit on or place anything on the removed bottom cushion.
●Do not drop the bottom cushion.
●Have the hexagon head bolts tightened with a torque wrench to 12.5 ft·lbf
(17 N·m, 1.7 kgf·m), or have them tightened by your Toyota dealer.
Failure to do so may cause the dials to be loosened and the bottom cush-
ions to be removed.
NOTICE
■Before folding down or removing the seats
●The seat belts buckles must be stowed.
●The head restraints must be removed before you fold down the seatback.

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Head restraints
■Removing the head restraints
Front seats
Head restraints are provided for all seats.
Front seats
Vertical adjustment
Up
Pull the head restraints up.
Down
Push the head restraint down
while pushing the lock release
button.
Rear seats
Vertical adjustment
Up
Pull the head restraints up.
Down
Push the head restraint down
while pushing the lock release
button.
Lock release button
Lock release button
Pull the head restraint up while pushing
the lock release button.

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Before driving
Rear seats
■Installing the head restraints
Front seats
Rear seats
■Adjusting the height of the head restraints
Pull the head restraint up while pushing
the lock release button.
Align the head restraint with the installa-
tion holes and push it down to the lock
position.
Press and hold the lock release button
when lowering the head restraint.
Align the head restraint with the installa-
tion holes and push it down to the lock
position.
Press and hold the lock release button
when lowering the head restraint.
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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■Adjusting the rear seat head restraints
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.