TOYOTA 4RUNNER 1998 Owner's Guide

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CAUTION
Do not smoke, cause sparks or
allow open flames when refuel-
ing. The fumes are flammable.
When opening the cap, do not
remove the cap quickly. In hot
weather, fuel under pressure
could cause injury by spraying
out of the filler neck if the cap
is suddenly removed.
2. To remove the fuel tank cap, turn
the cap slowly counterclockwise,
then pause slightly before remov-
ing it. After removing the cap,
hang it on the cap hanger. It is not unusual to hear a slight
swoosh when the cap is opened.
When installing, turn the cap clock-
wise till you hear a click.
If the cap is not tightened securely,
the malfunction indicator lamp comes
on. Make sure the cap is tightened
securely. 0The indicator lamp goes off after
driving several times. If the indicator
lamp does not go off, contact your
Toyota dealer as soon as possible.

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CAUTION
Make sure the cap is tightened
securely to prevent fuel sp illage
in case of an accident.
Use only a genuine Toyota fuel
tank cap for replacement. It has
a built- in check valve to reduce
fuel tank vacuum.
Electric moon roof
Sliding operation

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Tilting operation
To operate the moon roof, use the
switches beside the interior light.
The moon roof works when the igni-
tion switch is in the ºONº position.
However, if all the doors are closed,
it works for 60 seconds even after the
ignition switch is turned off. It stops
working when any of the doors isopened.
Sun shade operationÐ
The sun shade can be opened or
closed by hand.
Sliding operationÐ
To open: Push the switch on the
ºSLIDEº side.
The sun shade will be opened togeth-
er with the roof.To close: Push the switch on the op-
posite side of the ºSLIDEº side.
As a precaution when closing, the roof
stops at the three- quarters closed
position before fully closing. Therefore,
release the switch and then push it
again to close it completely.
Tilting operationÐ
To tilt up: Push the switch on the
ºUPº side.
To lower: Push the switch on the op-
posite side of the ºUPº side.

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You may stop the moon roof at any
desired position. The roof will move
while the switch is being pushed and
stop when released.
CAUTION
To avoid serious personal injury,
you must do the following. While the vehicle is moving, al-
ways keep the head, hands and
other parts of the body of all
occupants away from the roof
opening. Otherwise, you could
be seriously injured if the ve-
hicle stops suddenly or if the
vehicle is involved in an acci-
dent.
Always make sure nobody
places his/her head, hands and
other parts of the body in the
roof opening before you close
the roof. If someone's neck,
head or hands gets caught in
the closing roof, it could result
in a serious injury. When any-
one closes the roof, first make
sure it is safe to do so.
Never leave small children alone
in the vehicle, especially with
the ignition key still inserted.
They could use the moon roof
switches and get trapped in the
roof opening. Unattended chil-
dren can become involved in
serious accidents.
Never sit on top of the vehicle
around the roof opening.

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Part 1
OPERATION OF
INSTRUMENTS
AND CONTROLSÐ
Chapter 1- 3
Seats, Seat belts,
Steering wheel
and Mirrors
Seat
Front seats
Fold- down rear seats
Head restraints
Seat belts
SRS driver and front
passenger airbags
Child restraint
Tilt steering wheel
Outside rear view mirrors
Anti- glare inside rear view
mirror
Sun visors
Seats
While the vehicle is being driven, all
vehicle occupants should have the
seatback upright, sit well back in the
seat and properly wear the seat belts
provided.
CAUTION
Do not drive the vehicle unless
the occupants are not properly
seated. Do not allow sitting on
top of a folded- down seatback,
or in the luggage compartment.
Persons not properly seated
and not properly restrained by
seat belts can be severely in-
jured in the event of emergency
braking or a collision.
During driving, do not allow
passengers to stand up or
move around between seats. Se-
vere injuries can occur in the
event of emergency braking or
a collision.

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Adjust the driver's seat so that the
foot pedals, steering wheel and instru-
ment panel controls are within easy
reach of the driver.
CAUTION
Adjustments should not be
made while the vehicle is mov-
ing, as the seat may unexpect-
edly move and cause the driver
to lose control of the vehicle.
When adjusting the seat, be
careful not to hit the seat
against a passenger or luggage.
After adjusting the seat posi-
tion, try sliding it forward and
backward to make sure it is
locked in position.
After adjusting the seatback, ex-
ert body pressure to make sure
it is locked in position.
Do not put objects under the
seats as they may interfere with
the seat- lock mechanism or un-
expectedly push up the seat
position adjusting lever; the
seat may suddenly move, caus-
ing the driver to lose control of
the vehicle.
While adjusting the seat, do not
put your hands under the seat
or near the moving parts. You
may catch and injure your
hands or fingers.
ÐAdjusting front seats
Front seatsÐ
ÐSeat adjustment precaution

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1. SEAT POSITION ADJUSTING LE- VER
Pull the lever up. Then slide the
seat to the desired position with
slight body pressure and release
the lever.
2. SEATBACK ANGLE ADJUSTING LEVER
Lean forward and pull the lever up.
Then lean back to the desired angle
and release the lever.
CAUTION
To reduce the risk of sliding un-
der the lap belt during a collision,
avoid reclining the seatback any
more than needed. The seat belts
provide maximum protection in a
frontal or rear collision when the
driver and the passenger are sit-
ting up straight and well back in
the seats. If you are reclined, the
lap belt may slide past your hips
and apply restraint forces directly
to the abdomen. Therefore, in the
event of a frontal co llision, the
risk of personal injury may in-
crease with increasing recline of
the seatback.
3. SEAT CUSHION ANGLE ADJUST- ING KNOB
Turn the knob either way.
4. SEAT LUMBAR SUPPORT AD- JUSTING LEVER
Pull the lever forward or backward. ÐAdjusting front seats
(power seat)

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1. SEAT POSITION AND SEAT CUSHION ANGLE ADJUSTING
SWITCH
Move the control switch in the de-
sired direction.
Releasing the switch will stop the seat
at that position.
Do not place anything under the front
seats. It might interfere with the seat-
lock mechanism.
2. SEATBACK ANGLE ADJUSTING SWITCH
Move the control switch in the de-
sired direction.
Releasing the switch will stop the
seatback at that position.
CAUTION
To reduce the risk of sliding un-
der the lap belt during a collision,
avoid reclining the seatback any
more than needed. The seat belts
provide maximum protection when
the driver and the passenger are
sitting up straight and well back
in the seats. If you are reclined,
the lap belt may slide past your
hips and apply restraint forces di-
rectly to the abdomen. Therefore,
in the event of a formal collision,
the risk of personal injury may
increase with increasing recline of
the seatback.
3. SEAT LUMBAR SUPPORT AD- JUSTING SWITCH
Push the control switch in the de-
sired direction.
Releasing the switch will stop the
seatback at that position. Fold- down rear seats