4RUNNER (U)_(OM35B23U)
Pictorial indexSearch by illustration
1For safety
and securityMake sure to read through them
2Instrument
clusterHow to read the gauges and meters, the variety of
warning lights and indicators, etc.
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Operation of
each
componentOpening and closing the doors and windows,
adjustment before driving, etc.
4DrivingOperations and advice which are necessary for
driving
5Interior featuresUsage of the interior features, etc.
6Maintenance
and careCaring for your vehicle and maintenance
procedures
7When trouble
arisesWhat to do in case of malfunction or emergency
8Vehicle
specificationsVehicle specifications, customizable features, etc.
9For ownersReporting safety defects for U.S. owners, and seat
belt and SRS airbag instructions for Canadian
owners
IndexSearch by symptom
Search alphabetically
TABLE OF CONTENTS2
4RUNNER (U)_(OM35B23U)For your information....................... 8
Reading this manual .................... 12
How to search .............................. 13
Pictorial index .............................. 14
1-1. For safe use
Before driving ...................... 26
For safety drive ................... 28
Seat belts ............................ 30
SRS airbags ........................ 35
Front passenger occupant
classification system ......... 46
Safety information for
children ............................. 52
Child restraint systems ........ 53
Installing child restraints ...... 57
Exhaust gas precautions ..... 69
1-2. Theft deterrent system
Engine immobilizer
system............................... 70
Alarm ................................... 72
2. Instrument cluster
Warning lights and
indicators........................... 76
Gauges and meters............. 81
Multi-information display ..... 833-1. Key information
Keys..................................... 90
Side doors ........................... 96
3-2. Opening, closing and
locking the doors
Smart key system .............. 103
Automatic running
boards ............................. 111
Back door .......................... 114
3-3. Adjusting the seats
Front seats......................... 119
Rear seats ......................... 122
Driving position memory .... 132
Head restraints .................. 136
3-4. Adjusting the steering
wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel ................... 139
Inside rear view mirror ....... 141
Outside rear view
mirrors ............................. 143
3-5. Opening, closing the
windows and moon roof
Power windows.................. 145
Power back window ........... 148
Moon roof .......................... 152
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each component
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4RUNNER (U)_(OM35B23U)4-1. Before driving
Driving the vehicle ............. 158
Cargo and luggage............ 168
Vehicle load limits ............. 173
Trailer towing..................... 174
Dinghy towing.................... 190
4-2. Driving procedures
Engine (ignition) switch
(vehicles without
a smart key system) ........ 191
Engine (ignition) switch
(vehicles with
a smart key system) ........ 194
Automatic transmission ..... 199
Turn signal lever................ 202
Parking brake .................... 203
4-3. Operating the lights
and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 204
Fog light switch ................. 210
Windshield wipers and
washer ............................ 212
Rear window wiper and
washer ............................ 2154-4. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank
cap................................... 218
4-5. Using the driving
support systems
Cruise control .................... 221
Intuitive parking assist ....... 225
Four-wheel drive
system (part-time
4WD models)................... 231
Four-wheel drive
system (full-time
4WD models)................... 235
Active traction control
system ............................. 239
AUTO LSD system ............ 241
Rear differential lock
system ............................. 243
Downhill assist control
system ............................. 246
Crawl Control ..................... 249
Multi-terrain Select............. 252
Driving assist systems ....... 259
4-6. Driving tips
Winter driving tips .............. 268
Off-road precautions .......... 272
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4RUNNER (U)_(OM35B23U)5-1. Using the air
conditioning system
and defogger
Manual air conditioning
system............................. 278
Automatic air conditioning
system............................. 284
Seat heaters/seat
ventilators........................ 291
5-2. Using the interior lights
Interior lights list ................ 293
• Interior lights ................. 294
• Personal lights .............. 294
5-3. Using the storage features
List of storage features...... 296
• Glove box...................... 297
• Console box .................. 297
• Cup holders .................. 298
• Auxiliary box ................. 300
• Coin holder/tissue
pocket/pen holder ......... 301
• Bottle holders ................ 302
Luggage compartment
features ........................... 3035-4. Other interior features
Other interior features........ 308
• Sun visors ..................... 308
• Vanity mirrors ................ 308
• Clock ............................. 309
• Outside temperature
display ........................... 310
• Power outlets
(120 V AC) .................... 311
• Power outlets ................ 316
• Armrest.......................... 318
• Assist grips .................... 319
Garage door opener .......... 320
Safety Connect .................. 327
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Exterior
Side doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 96
Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 96
Opening/closing the door glasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 145
Locking/unlocking by using the mechanical key
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Warning lights/warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 415, 423
Back door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 114
Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 114
Opening/closing the door glasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 148
Warning lights/warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 415, 422
Outside rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 143
Adjusting the mirror angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 143
Folding the mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 143
Defogging the mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 280, 286
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 212
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 268
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 218
Refueling method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 218
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 460
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Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 365
Tire size/inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 468
Winter tires/tire chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 268
Checking/rotation/tire pressure warning system . . . . . . . . . P. 365
Coping with flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 429
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 349
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 349
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 461
Coping with overheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 452
Headlights/daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 204
Front side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 204
Front turn signal/parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 204
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 210
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 202
Stop/tail lights/rear side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 204
License plate lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 204
Back-up lights
Shifting the shift lever to R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 199
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(Replacing method: P. 385, Wattages: P. 469)
*: Vehicles with a smart key system
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Engine switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 191, 194
Starting the engine/changing the modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 191, 194
Emergency stop of the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 403
When the engine will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 442
Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 425
Shift lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 199
Changing the shift position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 199
Precautions against towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 405
When the shift lever does not move. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 444
Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 81
Reading the meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 81
Warning lights/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 76
When the warning lights come on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 4131
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4RUNNER (U)_(OM35B23U)Multi-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 83
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 83
When the warning messages are displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 422
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 203
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 203
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 269
Warning buzzer/message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 422
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 202
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 204
Headlights/parking lights/tail lights/daytime running lights . . . . P. 204
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 210
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 212
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 212
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 363
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 402
Hood lock release lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 349
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . P. 139
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 278, 284
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 278, 284
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 280, 286
Audio/Navigation system
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Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 309
*: Refer to “NAVIGATION AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL”.
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