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491-1. For safe use
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For safety and security
WARNING
■SRS airbag precautions
●Vehicles with SRS side and curtain 
shield airbags: Do not lean against the 
door, the roof side rail or the front, side
and rear pillars. 
● Vehicles with SRS side and curtain 
shield airbags: Do not allow anyone to 
kneel on the passenger seat toward the
door or put their head or hands outside 
the vehicle. 
● Do not attach anything to or lean any- 
thing against areas such as the dash- 
board, steering wheel pad and lower 
portion of the instrument panel. 
These items can become projectiles 
when the SRS driver, front passenger 
and knee airbags (if equipped) deploy. 
● Vehicles with SRS side and curtain 
shield airbags: Do not attach anything 
to areas such as a door, windshield 
glass, side door glass, front or rear pil-
lar, roof side rail and assist grip. 
         
        
        
     
        
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WARNING
■SRS airbag precautions 
● Vehicles with SRS side and curtain shield airbags: Do not hang coat hang- 
ers or other hard objects on the coat hooks. All of these items could
become projectiles and may cause death or serious injury, should the SRS 
curtain shield airbags deploy. 
● Vehicles with SRS driver’s knee airbag: If the vinyl cover is put on the area 
where the SRS knee airbag will deploy, be sure to remove it. 
● Vehicles with SRS side and curtain shield airbags: Do not use seat acces- 
sories which cover the parts where the SRS side airbags inflate as they
may interfere with inflation of the airbags. Such accessories may prevent 
the side airbags from activating correctly, disable the system or cause the 
side airbags to inflate accidentally, resulting in death or serious injury. 
● Do not strike or apply significant levels of force to the area of the SRS air- 
bag components.  
Doing so can cause the SRS airbags to malfunction. 
● Do not touch any of the component parts immediately after the SRS air- 
bags have deployed (inflated) as they may be hot. 
● If breathing becomes difficult after the SRS airbags have deployed, open a 
door or window to allow fresh air in, or leave the vehicle if it is safe to do 
so. Wash off any residue as soon as possible to prevent skin irritation.  
● Vehicles with SRS side and curtain shield airbags: If the areas where the 
SRS airbags are stored, such as  the steering wheel pad and front and rear 
pillar garnishes, are damaged or cr acked, have them replaced by any 
authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized repairer, or any reliable
repairer. 
● Vehicles without SRS side and curtain shield airbags: If the areas where 
the SRS airbags are stored, such as  the steering wheel pad, are damaged 
or cracked, have them replaced by any authorized Toyota retailer or 
Toyota authorized repairer, or any reliable repairer. 
● Vehicles with front passenger occupant classification system: Do not place 
anything, such as a cushion, on the front passenger’s seat. Doing so will 
disperse the passenger’s weight, which prevents the sensor from detect- 
ing the passenger’s weight properly. As a result, the SRS front airbags for
the front passenger may not deploy in the event of a collision.
● Vehicles without smart entry & start sys- 
tem: Do not attach any heavy, sharp or 
hard objects such as keys or accesso-
ries to the key. The objects may restrict 
the SRS knee airbag (if equipped) infla- 
tion or be thrust into the driver’s seat
area by the force of the deploying air- 
bag, thus causing a danger. 
         
        
        
     
        
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511-1. For safe use
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For safety and security
WARNING
■Modification and disposal of SRS airbag system components 
Do not dispose of your vehicle or perform any of the following modifications 
without consulting any authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized 
repairer, or any reliable repairer.  The SRS airbags may malfunction or 
deploy (inflate) accidentally, causing death or serious injury. 
● Installation, removal, disassembly and repair of the SRS airbags 
● Repairs, modifications, removal or replacement of the steering wheel, 
instrument panel, dashboard, seats or seat upholstery, front, side and rear
pillars or roof side rails 
● Repairs or modifications of the front fender, front bumper, or side of the 
occupant compartment 
● Installation of a grille guard (bull bars, kangaroo bar, etc.), snow plows or 
winches 
● Modifications to the vehicle’s suspension system 
● Installation of electronic devices such as mobile two-way radios (RF-trans- 
mitter) and CD players 
         
        
        
     
        
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■If the SRS airbags deploy (inflate) 
● Slight abrasions, burns, bruising etc., may be sustained from SRS airbags, 
due to the extremely high speed deployment (inflation) by hot gases. 
● A loud noise and white powder will be emitted. 
● Vehicles without SRS curtain shield airbags: Parts of the airbag module 
(steering wheel hub, airbag cover and inflator) as well as the front seats may 
be hot for several minutes. The airbag itself may also be hot. 
● Vehicles with SRS curtain shield airbags: Parts of the airbag module (steer- 
ing wheel hub, airbag cover and inflator) as well as the front seats, parts of 
the front and rear pillars, and roof side rails, may be hot for several minutes.
The airbag itself may also be hot. 
● The windshield may crack. 
● Vehicles with ERA-GLONASS/EVAK: If the SRS airbags deploy, the system 
is designed to send an emergency call* to the ERA-GLONASS/EVAK con- 
trol center, notifying them of the vehicle’s location (without needing to push 
the “SOS” button) and an agent will attempt to speak with the occupants to
ascertain the level of emergency and assistance required. If the occupants 
are unable to communicate, the agent automatically treats the call as an 
emergency and helps to dispatch the necessary emergency services. 
( P. 528)
*: In some cases, the call cannot be made. (P. 531) 
■ SRS airbag deployment conditions (SRS front airbags) 
● The SRS front airbags will deploy in the event of an impact that exceeds the 
set threshold level (the level of force corresponding to an approximately 20 -
30 km/h [12 - 18 mph] frontal collision with a fixed wall that does not move or 
deform). 
However, this threshold velocity will be considerably higher in the following 
situations: 
• If the vehicle strikes an object, such as a parked vehicle or sign pole, 
which can move or deform on impact
• If the vehicle is involved in an underride collision, such as a collision in 
which the front of the vehicle “underrides”, or goes under, the bed of a 
truck 
● Depending on the type of collision, it is possible that only the seat belt pre- 
tensioners will activate. 
● Vehicles with front passenger occupant classification system: The SRS front 
airbags for the front passenger will not activate if there is no passenger sit-
ting in the front passenger seat. However, the SRS front airbags for the front 
passenger may deploy if luggage is put in the seat, even if the seat is unoc- 
cupied. 
         
        
        
     
        
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For safety and security
●Vehicles with SRS side and curtain 
shield airbags: A portion of a door or its 
surrounding area is damaged or 
deformed, or the vehicle was involved in
an accident that was not severe enough 
to cause the SRS side and curtain shield 
airbags to inflate. 
● Vehicles without SRS driver’s knee air- 
bag: The pad section of the steering 
wheel or dashboard near the front pas-
senger airbag is scratched, cracked, or
otherwise damaged. 
Vehicles with SRS driver’s knee airbag: 
The pad section of the steering wheel,
dashboard near the front passenger air- 
bag cover or lower portion of the instru- 
ment panel is scratched, cracked, or
otherwise damaged. 
● Vehicles with SRS side airbags: The sur- 
face of the seats with the side airbag is 
scratched, cracked, or otherwise dam- 
aged. 
● Vehicles with SRS curtain shield air- 
bags: The portion of the front pillars, rear 
pillars or roof side rail garnishes (pad-
ding) containing the curtain shield air- 
bags inside is scratched, cracked, or 
otherwise damaged. 
         
        
        
     
        
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Operation of 
each component
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3-1. Key information 
Keys ................................... 152 
3-2. Opening, closing and  
locking the doors 
Side doors.......................... 174 
Access panels (smart-cab  
models only) .................... 180 
Tailgate .............................. 181 
Smart entry & start  
system ............................. 184 
3-3. Adjusting the seats 
Front seats ......................... 218 
Rear seats ......................... 220 
Head restraints .................. 223 
3-4. Adjusting the steering  
wheel and mirrors 
Steering wheel ................... 226 
Inside rear view mirror ....... 228 
Outside rear view  
mirrors ............................. 229 
3-5. Opening and closing  
the windows 
Power windows .................. 232 
Quarter windows  
(smart-cab models).......... 236 
         
        
        
     
        
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2263-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
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Steering wheel
Hold the steering wheel and 
push the lever down.
Ty pe  A 
Adjust to the ideal position by 
moving the steering wheel verti- 
cally.
After adjustment, pull the lever up 
to secure the steering wheel.
Ty pe  B 
Adjust to the ideal position by 
moving the steering wheel hori- 
zontally and vertically.
After adjustment, pull the lever up 
to secure the steering wheel.
Adjustment procedure
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Operation of each component
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To sound the horn, press on or 
close to the   mark.
■ After adjusting the steering wheel 
Make sure that the steering wheel is securely locked. 
The horn may not sound if the steering wheel is not securely locked.
Horn
WARNING
■ Caution while driving 
Do not adjust the steering wheel while driving. 
Doing so may cause the driver to mishandle the vehicle and cause an acci-
dent, resulting in death or serious injury. 
■ After adjusting the steering wheel  
Make sure that the steering wheel is securely locked.  
Otherwise, the steering wheel may move suddenly, possibly causing an 
accident, and resulting in death or serious injury.