2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER seats

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Before driving
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Moving a second row seat for access to the third row seats (vehicles
with third row seats)
■Getting in the vehicl e (right side only)
Pull up the lever and fold down
the seatback. The seat will slide
forward.
Move the seat to the front-most
position.
■ Getting out of the vehicle (right side only)
Lift the lever on the back of the
seatback and fold down the seat-
back. The seat will slide forward.
Move the seat to the front-most
position.
■ After passengers have entered/exited the vehicle
Lift up the seatback and slide th e seat backward until it locks.
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Folding down the third row seats (v ehicles with third row seats)
■ Before folding down the third row seats
Pass the seat belts through the
seat belt hangers and secure the
seat belt plates.
This prevents the shoulder belts
from being damaged.
Make sure that the seat belts are
removed from the hangers before
using them.
■Folding down the third row seats
From inside
Pull the strap to fold down the
head restraint.
Pull the lever up.
The seat cushion will slide back-
ward.
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Returning the third row seats
As the seat cushions cannot be pulled forward from outside, this
operation can only be performed from inside.
Raise the seatbacks to their orig-
inal positions.
Make sure they are locked
securely.
Pull the seat cushions forward.
Raise the head restraints.
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Head restraints
Head restraints are provided for all seats.
■Adjusting the head restraints
Front and second seats
Up
Pull the head restraints up.
Down
Push the head restraint down
while pushing the lock release
button.
■Folding the head restraints
Second seats (vehicles wi thout third row seats)
To u s e
To f o l d
Third seats (vehicles with third row seats) To u s e
To f o l d
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Lock release
button
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Before driving
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■Removing the head restraints (except third row seats)
■ Installing the head restra ints (except third row seats)
■ Adjusting the height of the head restraints
■ Adjusting the second cen ter seat head restraint
Always raise the head restraint one level from the stowed position when
using.
Pull the head restraint up while pressing
the lock release button.
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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.
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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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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.
● After adjusting the head restraints, push down on them and make sure
they are locked in position.
● Do not drive with the head restraints removed.

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Before driving
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Seat belts
Make sure that all occupants are wearing their seat belts before driv-
ing the vehicle.
■Correct use of the seat belts
●Extend the shoulder belt so
that it comes fully over the
shoulder, but does not
come into contact with the
neck or slide off the shoul-
der.
● Position the lap belt as low
as possible over the hips.
● Adjust the position of the
seatback. Sit up straight
and well back in the seat.
● Do not twist the seat belt.
■ Fastening and releasing the seat belt
To fasten the seat belt, push
the plate into the buckle
until a click sound is heard.
To release the seat belt,
press the release button.
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Seat belt pretensioners (front seats)
The pretensioner helps the seat
belt to quickly restrain the occu-
pant by retracting the seat belt
when the vehicle is subjected to
certain types of severe frontal
and side collision or a vehicle
rollover.
The pretensioner may not acti-
vate in the event of a minor frontal
or side impact or a rear impact.
■Adjusting the seat belt shoulde r anchor height (front seats)
Push the seat belt shoulder
anchor down while pressing
the release button.
Push the seat belt shoulder
anchor up.
Move the height adjuster up
and down as needed until you
hear a click.
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