2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA Owners Manual

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1-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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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.
Tilt the tailgate up to 15°.

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Slide the tailgate a little to the
right to unhook the left side.
To attach the tailgate, follow the
removal procedure in reverse
order.
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

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Before driving
CAUTION
■
Before removing the tailgate (vehic les 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.
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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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Front seats
Manual seats (Separated type seats)
Seat position adjustment lever
Seatback angle adjustment lever
Double Cab and CrewMax models
Driver’s seat vertical height adjustment lever
Driver’s seat cushion (front) angle adjustment knob
Driver’s seat lumbar support adjustment switch (if equipped)
Passenger’s seat Driver’s seat

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eats, mirrors, steering wheel)
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Before driving
Manual seat (Bench type seat)
Seat position adjustment
levers
Seatback angle adjustment
levers
Center seat seatback angle
adjustment lever
Double Cab and CrewMax
models
Driver’s seat vertical height
adjustment lever
Driver’s seat cushion (front)
angle adjustment knob

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Power seat
Seat position adjustment switch
Seatback angle adjustment switch
Driver’s seat cushion (front) angle adjustment switch
Driver’s seat vertical height adjustment switch
Driver’s seat leg support adjustment switch (if equipped)
Seat lumbar support adjustment switch (if equipped)
Passenger’s seat Driver’s seat

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1-3. Adjustable components (s
eats, mirrors, steering wheel)
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Before driving
Folding passenger’s seat (if e quipped on Regular Cab models)
■ Before folding passenger’s seat
Push the seat belt hanger down
as far as it will go when it is in the
raised position.
Pass the seat belts through the
seat belt hanger.
This prevents the shoulder belt
from being damaged.
Make sure that the seat belt is
removed from the hanger before
using it.
■Folding passenger’s seat
Pull the seatback angle adjusting
lever and raise the seatback to
its upright position.

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Pull the seatback folding lever
and fold the seatback down.
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, 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 in the event of
an accident.
● Manual seat only: After adjusting the seat, make sure that the seat is
locked in position.
■ After returning the seatback to the upright position
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
● Make sure the seatback is securely locked.
● Check that the seat belts are not twisted or caught in the seatback.
● Arrange the seat belts in the proper positions for ready use.
■ Caution while driving
Vehicles with seatback table: Do not sit on or place anything on the folded
seatback.