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3-3. Adjusting the seats
■Folding down the rear seat-
backs
1 Move the front seats forward.
( P.145)
2 Stow the rear center seat belt
buckle.
3 Lower the head restraints to the
lowest position. ( P.148)
4 Pull the seatback lock release
lever and fold the seatback
down.
Each seatback may be folded sepa-
rately.
■Returning the rear seatbacks
Raise the rear seatback until it
locks.
Check that the seat belts are not
twisted or caught in the seatback.
Rear seats
The seatbacks of the rear seats
can be folded down.
Folding down and returning
the rear seatbacks
WARNING
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or serious injury.
■When folding the rear seatbacks down
●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 compartment while driving.
●Do not allow children to enter the luggage compartment.
●Do not allow anyone to sit on the rear center seat if the rear right seat
is folded down, as the seat belt buckle for the rear center seat belt is then concealed under the folded
seat and cannot be used.
●Be careful not to get your hand
caught when folding the rear seat- backs.
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3-3. Adjusting the seats
Before driving
■Front seats
1 Up
Pull the head restraint up.
2Down
Push the head restraint down while
WARNING
●Adjust the position of the front seats before folding down the rear seat-
backs so that the front seats do not interfere with the rear seatbacks when folding down the rear seat-
backs.
■After returning the rear seatback
to the upright position
●Make sure that the seatback is securely locked in position by lightly
pushing it back and forth.
If the seatback is not securely locked,
the red marking will be visible on the
seatback lock release lever. Make
sure that the red mark is not visible.
●Check that the seat belts are not
twisted or caught in the seatback.
If the seat belt gets caught between
the seatback’s securing hook and
latch, it may damage the seat belt.
Head restraints
Head restraints are provided
for the front seats, rear outer
seats and rear center seat (if
equipped).
WARNING
■Head restraint precautions
Observe the following precautions
regarding the head restraints. Failure to do so may result in death or serious injury.
●Use the head restraints designed for each respective seat.
●Adjust the head restraints to the correct position at all times.
●After adjusting the head restraints, push down on them and make sure
they are locked in position.
●Do not drive with the head
restraints removed.
Adjusting a head restraint
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3-3. Adjusting the seats
pressing the lock release button .
■Rear seats
1 Up
Pull the head restraint up.
2Down
Push the head restraint down while
pressing the lock release button .
■Adjusting the height of the head
restraints (front seats)
Make sure that the head restraints are adjusted so that the center of the head
restraint is closest to the top of your ears.
■Adjusting the rear center seat head restraint
Always raise the head restraint one level
from the stowed position when using.
■Front seats
Pull the head restraint up while
pressing the lock release button .
If the head restraint touches the ceiling,
making the removal difficult, adjust the
seatback angle. ( P.145)
■Rear center seat (if equipped)
Pull the head restraint up while
pressing the lock release button .
■Rear outer seats
1 Pull the seatback lock release
lever and fold down the
seatback until it reaches the
Removing the head
restraints
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3-3. Adjusting the seats
Before driving
position where the head
restraints can be removed.
2 Pull the head restraint up while
pressing the lock release button
.
■Front seats
Align the head restraint with the
installation holes and push it down
to the lock position.
Press and hold the lock release button
when lowering the head restraint.
■Rear center seat (if equipped)
Align the head restraint with the
installation holes and push it down
to the lock position.
Press and hold the lock release button
when lowering the head restraint.
■Rear outer seats
1 Pull the seatback lock release
lever and fold down the
seatback until it reaches the
Installing the head restraints
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position where the head
restraints can be installed.
2 Align the head restraint with
installation holes and push it
down to the lock position. Press
and hold the lock release button
when inserting the head
restraint.
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3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Before driving
3-4.Adjusting the steering whe el an d mirrors
1Hold the steering wheel and
push the lever down.
2 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.
To sound the horn, press on or
close to the mark.
Steering wheel
Adjustment procedure
WARNING
■Caution while driving
Do not adjust the steering wheel while driving.Doing so may cause the driver to mis-
handle 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. Also, the horn may not sound if the steering wheel is not
securely locked.
Horn
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3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
2To adjust the mirror, operate the
switch.
Up
Right
Down
Left
■Mirror angle can be adjusted when
The power switch is in ACC or ON.
■When the mirrors are fogged up (if equipped)
The outside rear view mirrors can be
cleared using the mirror defoggers. Turn on the rear window defogger to turn on the outside rear view mirror defoggers.
( P.290)
Manual type
Push the mirror back in the direc-
tion of the vehicle’s rear.
Power type
1 Folds the mirrors
2 Extends the mirrors
Putting the outside rear view mirror
folding switch in the neutral position
sets the mirrors to automatic mode.
Automatic mode allows the folding or
extending of the mirrors to be linked to
locking/unlocking of the doors with the
smart entry function or wireless remote
control.
■Using automatic mode in cold weather (vehicles with automatic mode)
When automatic mode is used in cold weather, the door mirror could freeze up and automatic stowing and return may
not be possible. In this case, remove any ice and snow from the door mirror, then either operate the mirror using
manual mode or move the mirror by hand.
■Customization
Some functions can be customized.
WARNING
■When the mirror defoggers are operating (if equipped)
Do not touch the rear view mirror sur- faces, as they can become very hot and burn you.
Folding and extending the
mirrors
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3-5. Opening and closing the windows
Before driving
direction, and hold it there for
approximately 4 seconds or more.
6 Pull and hold the power window switch in the one-touch closing direction again. After the side win-
dow is completely closed, continue holding the switch for a further 1 sec-ond or more.
If you release the switch while the win- dow is moving, start again from the beginning.
If the window reverses and cannot be fully closed or opened, have the vehicle inspected by any authorized Toyota
retailer or Toyota authorized repairer, or any reliable repairer.
■Door lock linked window operation
●The power windows can be opened
and closed using the key (vehicles without a smart entry & start system)
or mechanical key (vehicles with a
sm ar t e n tr y & st a r t sy st em ) .* ( P.134, 408)
●The power windows can be opened
and closed using the wireless remote
control.* ( P.133)*: These settings must be customized at
any authorized Toyota retailer or
Toyota authorized repairer, or any reli-
able repairer.
■Customization
Some functions can be customized.
( P.431)
WARNING
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
■Closing the windows
●The driver is responsible for all the power window operations, including
the operation for the passengers. In order to prevent accidental opera-tion, especially by a child, do not let
a child operate the power windows. It is possible for children and other passengers to have body parts
caught in the power window. Also, when riding with a child, it is recom-mended to use the window lock
switch. ( P.158)
●Check to make sure that all passen-
gers do not have any part of their body in a position where it could be caught when a window is being
operated.
●When using the wireless remote
control, key or mechanical key and operating the power windows, oper-ate the power window after check-
ing to make sure that there is no possibility of any passenger having any of their body parts caught in the
window. Also do not let a child oper- ate window by the wireless remote control, key or mechanical key. It is
possible for children and other pas- sengers to get caught in the power window.
●When exiting the vehicle, turn the power switch off, carry the key and
exit the vehicle along with the child. There may be accidental opera-tion, due to mischief, etc., that may
possibly lead to an accident.