2011 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER Owners Manual

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1-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Before driving
L/C200_U (OM60F74U)
CAUTION
■
Operating the back door
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause parts of the body to be caught, resulting in death
or serious injury.
● Remove any heavy loads, such as snow and ice, from the back door
before opening it. Failure to do so may cause the back door fall closed
again after it is opened.
● When opening or closing the back door, thoroughly check to make sure
the surrounding area is safe.
● If anyone is in the vicinity, make sure they are safe and let them know that
the back door is about to open or close.
● Use caution when opening or closing the back door in windy weather as it
may move abruptly in strong wind.
●The back door may fall if it is not
opened fully. It is more difficult to open
or close the back door on an incline
than on a level surface, so beware of
the back door unexpectedly opening or
closing by itself. Make sure that the
back door is fully open and secure
before using the luggage compartment.
● When closing the back door, take extra
care to prevent your fingers etc. from
being caught.
● When closing the back door, make sure
to press it lightly on its outer surface. If
the back door handle is used to fully
close the back door, it may result in
hands or arms being caught.

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L/C200_U (OM60F74U)
CAUTION
●Do not pull on the back door damper stay to close the back door, and do
not hang on the back door damper stay.
Doing so may cause hands to be caught or the back door damper stay to
break, causing an accident.
● Do not attach any accessories other than genuine Toyota parts to the back
door. Such additional weight on the back door may cause the back door to
fall closed again after it is opened.
NOTICE
■Back door damper stays
The back door is equipped with damper stays that hold the back door in
place.
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause damage to the back door damper stay, resulting
in malfunction.
● Do not attach any foreign objects, such
as stickers, plastic sheets, or adhesives
to the damper stay rod.
● Do not touch the damper stay rod with
gloves or other fabric items.
● Do not attach any accessories other
than genuine Toyota parts to the back
door.
● Do not place your hand on the damper
stay or apply lateral forces to it.
Damper stay

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Before driving
L/C200_U (OM60F74U)
1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Front seats
Active head restraint
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.
Seat position fore/aft control
switch
Seatback angle control
switch
Seat cushion (front) angle
control switch
Vertical height control
switch
Lumbar support control
switch (driver’s side only)

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L/C200_U (OM60F74U)
■Active head restraint
Even small forces applied to the seatback may cause the head restraint to
move. Pushing up a locked head restraint forcibly may make the inner struc-
ture of the head restraint appear. This does not indicate a problem.
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, during an accident 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.
Adjustments should not be made while driving as the seat may unexpect-
edly move and cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle.
During
rear-end
collision
Inner structure

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Before driving
L/C200_U (OM60F74U)
Rear seats
Second seatSeatback angle adjustment
lever
Seat position adjustment
lever
Third seat

54 1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
L/C200_U (OM60F74U)
Tumbling the second seats and third seat entry
For easy access to the third seat, perform in “Tumbling the
second seats”. ( P. 5 5 )
■ Before tumbling the second seats
Stow the seat belt buckles and
lower the head restraints to the
lowest position.
Pass the outer seat belts through
the seat belt hangers and secure
the seat belt plates.
This prevents the shoulder belt
from being damage.
Make sure that the seat belts are
removed from the hangers before
using them.
STEP1
STEP1
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STEP2

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1-3. Adjustable components (s
eats, mirrors, steering wheel)
1
Before driving
L/C200_U (OM60F74U)■
Tumbling the second seats
Fold down the seatback while
pulling the seatback angle
adjustment lever, and swing the
whole seat up and forward.
Hook the holding strap to the
assist grip and secure the seat
by pulling its free end.
When returning the second seat
to its original position, stow the
holding strap.
STEP1
STEP2

56 1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
L/C200_U (OM60F74U) Remove the seat hook covers
from the back of the seat cush-
ion, and install them on the seat
hooks.
When returning the second seat
to its original position, remove the
seat hook covers from the floor
and install them in the back of the
seat cushion.
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STEP3
■
If you cannot raise the left side seatback
Lift the seatback until it stops.
Lower the seatback a little then lift it
again.
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STEP1
STEP2