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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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50 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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51 1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
1
Before driving
Separate the bottom cushion
from the hinge.
Fold the hinge as shown in the
illustration.
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53 1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
1
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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69 1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
1
Before driving
Folding back the mirrors
Push backward to fold the mir-
rors.
■Mirror operating conditions (vehicles with power-adjustable type)
The engine switch is in the ACC or ON position.
CAUTION
■When driving the vehicle
Observe the following precautions while driving.
Failing to do so may result in loss of control of the vehicle and cause an acci-
dent, resulting in death or serious injury.
●Do not adjust the mirrors while driving.
●Do not drive with the mirrors folded back.
●Both the driver and passenger side mirrors must be extended and properly
adjusted before driving.
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427 Alphabetical index
Rear window defogger............ 210
Replacing
Key battery ........................... 322
Fuses.................................... 324
Light bulbs ............................ 335
Tires .............................. 308,364
Wheels ................................. 317
Rear differential lock
system ................................... 170
Rear step bumper...................... 40
Rear window wiper.................. 149
Reporting safety defects for
U.S. owners ........................... 416
Roll sensing of curtain shield
airbags off switch ................... 93
Seat belts
Adjustment ............................. 57
ALR ........................................ 59
Automatic Locking Retractor .. 59
Child restraint system
installation .......................... 104
Cleaning and maintaining ..... 280
ELR ........................................ 59
Emergency Locking
Retractor .............................. 59
How to wear your seat belt ..... 57
How your child should wear
the seat belt ......................... 59
Pregnant women, proper
seat belt use......................... 59
Reminder buzzer .................. 357
Reminder light ...................... 357
Seat belt extenders ................ 60
Seat belt pretensioners .......... 58
Seating capacity ...................... 187
Seats
Adjustment ............................. 47
Adjustment precautions .......... 48
Child seats/child restraint
system installation.............. 104
Cleaning ....................... 278, 280
Folding down the rear seat ..... 49Folding down the rear seat
precautions ...........................53
Front seat adjustment .............47
Front seat adjustment
precautions ...........................48
Head restraint..........................54
Properly sitting in the seat .......80
Service reminder
indicators ..............................141
Shift lever
Automatic transmission .........129
Four-wheel drive ...................162
Front-wheel drive ..................164
If the shift lever cannot be
shifted from P......................377
Manual transmission .............131
Shift lock system .....................377
Side airbags................................82
Side doors ..................................33
Side marker lights
Replacing light bulbs .....338, 339
Switch....................................145
Wattage .................................397
Side mirror
Adjusting and folding ...............68
Spare tire
Inflation pressure...................396
Replacing ..............................364
Storage location ....................364
Spark plug ................................392
Specifications...........................388
Speedometer ............................137
SRS airbags
Curtain shield airbags .............82
Front airbags ...........................82
Precautions .............................89
Roll sensing of curtain shield
airbags off switch ..................93
Side airbags ............................82
Steering wheel
Adjustment ..............................63
Audio switches ......................242
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