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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Before driving
Rear seats
The seatbacks of the rear seats can be folded down.
Stow the seat belt buckles and
remove the head restraints.
Swing the bottom cushion up
by pulling the lock release
strap.
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Removing rear seat bottom cushions
When loading large luggage items, the cushion can be removed.
Do not remove the cushion for normal usage.
Loosen the bolts with a wrench
at first and turn the dials by hand
to remove them.
Push the lock release button
and fold down the seatback.
Hexagon
head bolt
Dial
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eats, mirrors, steering wheel)
1
Before driving
CAUTION
■When the seatback is folded
Do not sit on or place anything on the seatback while the vehicle is in
motion.
■ When returning the seats to their original position
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
●Do not return the seatback while the vehicle is in motion.
● Be careful not to get your hands or feet pinched in the seat.
● Make sure the seatbacks and bottom cushions are securely locked. Fail-
ure to do so will prevent the seat belt from operating properly.
● Check that the seat belts are not twisted or caught under the seat.
● Arrange the seat belts in the proper positions for ready use.
■ When removing or reinstalling the bottom cushion
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
●Do not remove or reinstall the bottom cushion while the vehicle is in
motion.
● Do not get in the vehicle with the bottom cushions uninstalled.
● Do not leave the removed bottom cushion unsecured in the vehicle.
● Do not try to sit on or place anything on the removed bottom cushion.
● Do not drop the bottom cushion.
● Have the hexagon head bolts tightened with a torque wrench to 12.5 ft·lbf
(17 N·m, 1.7 kgf·m), or have them tightened by your Toyota dealer.
Failure to do so may cause the dials to be loosened and the bottom cush-
ions to be removed.
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NOTICE
■Before folding down or removing the seats
●The seat belts buckles must be stowed.
● The head restraints must be removed before you fold down the seatback.
■ After returning the seatback and re installing the bottom cushion
Return the seat belt buckles to their cor-
rect position.
Always pass seat belt buckles through
the bands to secure them.
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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Before driving
Head restraints
Head restraints are provided for all seats.
■Adjusting the head restraints
Front seats
Vertical adjustment
Up
Pull the head restraints up.
Down
Push the head restraint down
while pushing the lock release
button.
Rear seats Vertical adjustment
Up
Pull the head restraints up.
Down
Push the head restraint down
while pushing the lock release
button.
■When using the rear outboard head restraints
To u s e
Lift up the head restraint until it
locks.
To f o l d
Pull the head restraint lock
release lever to fold the head
restraint.
Lock release button
Lock release button
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Folding back the mirrors
Push backward to fold the mir-
rors.
■Mirror operating conditions (vehic les with power-adjustable type)
The engine switch is in the ACC or ON position.
CAUTION
■ When driving the vehicle
Observe the following precautions while driving.
Failing to do so may result in loss of control of the vehicle and cause an acci-
dent, resulting in death or serious injury.
●Do not adjust the mirrors while driving.
● Do not drive with the mirrors folded back.
● Both the driver and passenger side mirrors must be extended and properly
adjusted before driving.
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564 Alphabetical index
Seat beltsAdjustment ..............................60
ALR .........................................62
Automatic Locking Retractor ...62
Child restraint system
installation ........................... 106
Cleaning and maintaining...... 398
ELR .........................................62
Emergency Locking Retractor ...............................62
How to wear your seat belt......60
How your child should wear
the seat belt ..........................62
Pregnant women, proper
seat belt use .........................62
Reminder buzzer ................... 477
Reminder light ....................... 477
Seat belt extenders .................63
Seat belt pretensioners ...........61
Seating capacity....................... 210
Seats
Adjustment ..............................49
Adjustment precautions........... 50
Child seats/child restraint system installation .............. 106
Cleaning ........................ 394, 397
Folding down the rear seat......51
Folding down the rear seat precautions ...........................55
Front seat adjustment .............49
Front seat adjustment precautions ...........................50
Head restraint..........................57
Properly sitting in the seat .......82
Service reminder
indicators .............................. 144 Shift lever
Automatic transmission ......... 132
Four-wheel drive ................... 176
Front-wheel drive .................. 179
If the shift lever cannot be
shifted from P ..................... 498
Manual transmission ............. 134
Shift lock system ..................... 498
Side airbags ............................... 84
Side doors .................................. 35
Side marker lights
Replacing light bulbs ............. 456
Switch ................................... 148
Wattage................................. 522
Side mirror Adjusting and folding............... 71
Spare tire
Inflation pressure .................. 521
Replacing .............................. 484
Storage location .................... 484
Spark plug ................................ 517
Specifications .......................... 512
Speedometer ............................ 140
SRS airbags Curtain shield airbags ............. 84
Front airbags ........................... 84
Precautions ............................. 91
Roll sensing of curtain shieldairbags off switch .................. 95
Side airbags ............................ 84
Steering wheel Adjustment .............................. 66
Audio switches ...................... 290
Telephone switches .............. 318
Stop lights
Replacing light bulbs ............. 456
Wattage................................. 522S