2022 TOYOTA 4RUNNER warning lights

4RUNNER (U)
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.
3
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)For your information....................... 8
Reading this manual .................... 14
How to search .............................. 15
Pictorial index .............................. 16
1-1. For safe use
Before driving ...................... 28
For safe driving ................... 30
Seat belts ............................ 32
SRS airbags ........................ 37
Front passenger occupant classification system ......... 48
Safety information for children ............................. 54
Child restraint systems ........ 55
Installing child restraints ...... 59
Exhaust gas precautions ..... 71
1-2. Emergency assistance Safety Connect.................... 72
1-3. Theft deterrent system Engine immobilizer system............................... 78
Alarm ................................... 80
2. Instrument cluster Warning lights and indicators........................... 84
Gauges and meters............. 90
Multi-information display ..... 92 3-1. Key information
Keys................................... 104
Side doors ......................... 110
3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Smart key system .............. 119
Automatic running boards ............................. 127
Back door .......................... 130
3-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats......................... 135
Rear seats ......................... 138
Driving position memory .... 148
Head restraints .................. 152
3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel ................... 155
Inside rear view mirror ....... 157
Outside rear view mirrors ............................. 159
3-5. Opening, closing the windows and
moon roof
Power windows.................. 161
Power back window ........... 165
Moon roof .......................... 169
1For safety and security
2Instrument cluster
3Operation of
each component

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Pictorial index
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Exterior
Side doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 110
Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 110
Opening/closing the door glasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 161
Locking/unlocking by using the mechanical key
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Warning lights/warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 488, 497
Back door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 130
Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 130
Opening/closing the door glasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 165
Warning lights/warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 488, 497
Outside rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 159
Adjusting the mirror angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 159
Folding the mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 159
Defogging the mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 354, 361
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 234
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 342
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 240
Refueling method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 240
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 534
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Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 435
Tire size/inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 540
Winter tires/tire chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 342
Checking/rotation/tire pressur e warning system . . . . . . . . .P. 435
Coping with flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 502
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 420
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 420
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 535
Coping with overheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 527
Headlights/daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 223
Front side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 223
Front turn signal/parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 223
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 232
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 221
Stop/tail lights/rear side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 223
License plate lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 223
Back-up lights
Shifting the shift lever to R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 216
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Light bulbs of the exterior lights for driving
(Replacing method: P. 462, Wattages: P. 541)
*: Vehicles with a smart key system
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■Instrument panel
Engine switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 207, 210
Starting the engine/changing the modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 207, 210
Emergency stop of the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 475
When the engine will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 517
Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 497
Shift lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 216
Changing the shift position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 216
Precautions against towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 478
When the shift lever does not move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 219
Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 90
Reading the meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 90
Warning lights/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 84
When the warning lights come on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 4861
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4RUNNER (U)Multi-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 92
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 92
When the warning messages are displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 497
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 222
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 222
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 343
Warning buzzer/message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 486, 497
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 221
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 223
Headlights/parking lights/tail lights/daytime running lights . .
. . P. 223
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 232
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 234
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 234
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 433
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 474
Hood lock release lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 420
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . P. 155
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 352, 359
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 352, 359
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 354, 361
Audio/Navigation system
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Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 385
*: Refer to “NAVIGATION AND MULT IMEDIA SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL”.
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SRS airbag system components
Side airbags
“AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG
OFF” indicator lights
Curtain shield airbags
Front passenger airbag
Knee airbags
Side impact sensors (front
door)
Seat belt pretensioners and
force limiters
Front impact sensors
Airbag sensor assemblyFront passenger’s seat belt
buckle switch
Front passenger occupant
classification system (ECU
and sensors)
Side impact sensors (rear)
SRS warning light
Safing sensor (rear)
Driver airbag
Driver’s seat belt buckle
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Adult*1
■Child*4 or child restraint system*5
Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant classi-
fication system
Indicator/
warning light
“AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG OFF” indicator lights“AIR BAG ON”
SRS warning lightOff
Seat belt reminder lightOff*2 or
flashing
*3
Devices
Front passenger airbag
ActivatedFront passenger knee airbag
Front passenger's seat belt pretensioner
Indicator/
warning light
“AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG OFF” indicator lights“AIR BAG OFF”
*6
SRS warning lightOff
Seat belt reminder lightFlashing*3
Devices
Front passenger airbag
Deactivated
Front passenger knee airbag
Front passenger's seat belt pretensionerActivated