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Rear seats
Vehicles without third row seats
■Rear seat
Pull up the seatback angle
adjustment lever until the lock
is released.
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Folding down the rear seats (veh icles without third row seats)
■ Before folding down the rear seats
Adjust the head restraints to the
downmost position.
Fold down the head restraints.
When returning the head
restraints to their original posi-
tions, make sure they are locked
securely.
Stow the rear seat belt buckles.
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
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Folding down the rear seats
Swing the bottom cushions up by
pulling the lock release strap.
When returning the rear seat
cushions to their original posi-
tions, make sure they are locked
securely.
Push the lock release button and
fold down the seatbacks.
To return the rear seatbacks to
their original positions, lift them
up until they lock.
■Folding down rear center seatback only
Pull the center seatback angle
lever behind the seatback and
fold the seatback down.
To return the rear center seatback
to its original position, lift it up
until it locks.
STEP 1
STEP 2
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Folding down the second row seats
Pull the seatback lock release
lever and fold the seatback
down.
To return the second row seat-
backs to their original positions,
lift them up until they lock.
■Folding down the second row center seatback only
Pull the center seatback angle
lever behind the seatback and
fold the seatback down.
To return the second row center
seatback to its original position,
lift it up until it locks.
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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 the seat backward until it locks.
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4RUNNER_U Pull the lever to unlock the seat-
back and then fold the seatback
down.
From outside Pull the strap to fold down the
head restraint.
Pull the lever up.
The seat cushion will slide back-
ward and the seatback will be
unlocked.
Fold the seatback down.
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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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CAUTION
■When folding the rear seatbacks down
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
● Do not fold the seatbacks down while driving.
● Stop the vehicle on level ground, set the parking brake and shift the shift
lever to P.
● Do not allow anyone to sit on a folded seatback or in the luggage compart-
ment while driving.
● Do not allow children to enter the luggage compartment.
■ Seat adjustment
To reduce the risk of sliding under the lap belt during a collision, do not
recline the seat more than necessary.
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 shoul-
der belt, increasing the risk of death or serious injury in the event of\
an acci-
dent.
Adjustments should not be made while driving as the seat may unexpectedly
move and cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle.
■ After returning the rear 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 by pushing it forward and rear-
ward on the top.
● Check that the seat belts are not twisted or caught in the seatback.
NOTICE
■Stowing the seat belts
The seat belts and the buckles must be stowed before you fold down the
rear seatbacks.