2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA remove seats

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1-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Before driving
■
When locking the doors using the key (vehicles with power door lock
system)
The door cannot be locked if the key is in the engine switch.
■ Key reminder buzzer
A buzzer sounds if the driver’s door is opened, while the engine switch is in
the ACC or LOCK position to remind you to remove the key.
■ Customization that can be co nfigured at Toyota dealer
Settings (e.g. door lock) can be changed. (Customizable features P. 696)
CAUTION
■To prevent an accident
Observe the following precautions while driving the vehicle.
Failing to do so may result in a door opening and an occupant falling out,
resulting in death or serious injury.
●Always use a seat belt.
● Always lock the doors.
● Ensure that all doors are properly closed.
● Do not pull the inside handle of the doors while driving.
The doors may be opened and the passengers are thrown out of the vehi-
cle and it may result in serious injury or death.
Be especially careful for the front doors, as the doors may be opened even
if the inside lock buttons are in locked position.
● Double Cab and CrewMax models: Set the rear door child protector locks
when children are seated in the rear seats.

66 1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Raising the bottom cushion (Double Cab models)
■ Before raising the bottom cushion
Stow the seat belt buckles.
This prevents the seat belt buck-
les from falling out when you fold
the seatback.
Pass the seat belts through the
seat belt hangers.
This prevents the shoulder belt
from being damaged.
Make sure that the seat belts are
removed from the hangers before
using them.
■Raising the bottom cushion
Raise the bottom cushion up
while pulling the lever until it
locks.
When returning bottom cushion to
its original position, push the bot-
tom cushion down while pulling
the lever until it locks.

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1-3. Adjustable components (s
eats, mirrors, steering wheel)
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Before driving
Folding down rear seats (CrewMax models)
■ Before folding down rear seats
Stow the rear seat belt buckles.
This prevents the seat belt buck-
les from falling out when you fold
the seatback.
Pass the seat belts through the
seat belt hangers.
This prevents the shoulder belt
from being damaged.
Make sure that the seat belts are
removed from the hangers before
using them.
■Folding down rear seats
Pull the lever to unlock the seat-
back and fold the seatback down
until it locks.

76 1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
■Adjusting the height of the head restraints
■ Adjusting the front center seat (ben ch type seat) and rear center seat
head restraints (Double Cab and CrewMax models)
Always raise the head restraint one level from the lowermost position wh\
en
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.
● 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.
Make sure that the head restraints are
adjusted so that the center of the head
restraint is closest to the top of your ears.

84 1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
CAUTION
■Seat belt damage and wear
●Ensure that the belt and tab are locked and the belt is not twisted.
If the seat belt does not function correctly, immediately contact your Toyota
dealer.
● Replace the seat assembly, including the belts, if your vehicle has been
involved in a serious accident, even if there is no obvious damage.
● Do not attempt to install, remove, modify, disassemble or dispose of the
seat belts. Have any necessary repairs carried out by your Toyota dealer.
Inappropriate handling of the pretensioner may prevent it from operating
properly resulting in death or serious injury.
■ Before using a front seat be lt (Regular Cab models)
Make sure the seat belt hanger is secured in the raised position before you
fasten the seat belt.
■ Using a seat belt extender
●Do not wear the seat belt extender if you can fasten the seat belt without
the extender.
● Do not use the seat belt extender when installing a child restraint system
because the belt will not securely hold the child restraint system, increas-
ing the risk of death or serious injury in the event of an accident.
● The personalized extender may not be safe on another vehicle, when
used by another person, or at a different seating position other than the
one originally intended.
NOTICE
■When using a seat belt extender
When releasing the seat belt, press on the buckle release button on the
extender, not on the seat belt.
This helps prevent damage to the vehicle interior and the extender itself.

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Before driving
Steering wheel (power-adjustable type)
Auto tilt awayWhen the key is removed from
the engine switch, the steering
wheel returns to its stowed posi-
tion by moving up and away to
enable easier driver entry and
exit.
Inserting the key into the engine
switch returns the steering wheel
to its original position.
The steering wheel can be adjusted to a comfortable position.
Up
Down
Toward the driver
Away from the driver
CAUTION
■Caution while driving
Do not adjust the steering wheel while driving.
Doing so may cause the driver to mishandle the vehicle and an accident,
resulting in death or serious injury.

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1-7. Safety information
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Before driving
CAUTION
■
Front passenger occupant cl assification system precautions
● Double Cab and CrewMax models: Do not let a rear passenger lift the
front passenger seat with their feet or press on the seatback with their
legs.
● Do not put objects under the front passenger seat.
● Do not recline the front passenger seatback so far that it touches a rear
seat or a back wall. This may cause the AIR BAG OFF indicator light to be
illuminated, which indicates that the passenger’s airbags will not deploy in
the event of a severe accident. If the seatback touches the rear seat or
back wall, return the seatback to a position where it does not touch the
rear seat or back wall. Keep the front passenger seatback as upright as
possible when the vehicle is moving. Reclining the seatback excessively
may lessen the effectiveness of the seat belt system.
● If an adult sits in the right front passenger seat, the AIR BAG ON indicator
light is illuminated. If the AIR BAG OFF indicator is illuminated, ask the
passenger to sit up straight, well back in the seat, feet on the floor, and
with the seat belt worn correctly. If the AIR BAG OFF indicator still remains
illuminated, either ask the passenger to move to the rear seat, or if that is
not possible, move the right front passenger seat fully rearward.
● When it is unavoidable to install the forward-facing child restraint system
on the front passenger seat, install the child restraint system on the front
passenger seat in the proper order. ( P. 144)
● Do not modify or remove the front seats.
● Do not kick the front passenger seat or subject it to severe impact. Other-
wise, the SRS warning light may come on to indicate a malfunction of the
detection system. In this case, contact your Toyota dealer immediately.
● Double Cab and CrewMax models: Child restraint systems installed on the
rear seat should not contact the front seatbacks.
● Do not use a seat accessory, such as a cushion or seat cover, that covers
the seat cushion surface.
● Do not attach a commercial seatback table or other heavy item to the back
of the front passenger seat.
● Do not modify or replace the upholstery of the front seat.

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3-7. Using the
storage features
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Interior and exterior features
Console box (front separated type seats only)
Pull the knob up and lift the lid.
■Tray in the console box
The tray slides forward or backward. The
tray can be removed.
Console box