key TOYOTA 4RUNNER 1996 Owners Manual

Part 1Keys
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OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLSÐ
Chapter 1-2 Keys and Doors
Keys
Side doors
Power windows
Power back window
Back door
Hood
Fuel tank cap
Electric moon roof
Your vehicle is supplied with two
kinds of key.
1. Master keyÐThis key works in every lock.
2. SubkeyÐThis key will not work in the glovebox.
To protect things locked in the glovebox
when
you have your vehicle parked, leave
the subkey with the attendant.
Since the doors can be locked without a
key, you should always carry a spare
master key in case you accidentally lock your keys inside the vehicle.KEY NUMBER PLATE
Your key number is shown on the
plate. Keep the plate in a safe place
such as your wallet, not in the vehicle.
If you should lose your keys or if you need
additional keys, duplicates can be made
by a Toyota dealer using the key number.
You should also put a copy of the key
number with your important papers.

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LOCKING AND UNLOCKING WITH KEY
Insert the key into the keyhole and turn
it.
To lock: Turn the key forward.
To unlock: Turn the key backward.
Vehicles with power door lock systemÐ
All the side doors and back door lock and
unlock simultaneously with either front
door. In the driver's door lock, turning the
key once will unlock the driver's door and
twice in succession will unlock all the side
doors simultaneously.LOCKING AND UNLOCKING WITH IN-
SIDE LOCK BUTTON Move the lock button.
To lock: Push the button downward.
To unlock: Pull the button upward.
Closing the door with the lock button
pushed in w ill also lock the door. Be care-
ful not to lock your keys in the vehicle.
Vehicles with power door lock systemÐ The front doors cannot be locked if you
leave the key in the ignition switch.
With power window
Side doors

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OPERATING THE PASSENGERS' WIN-
DOWS
Use the switch on the passenger's
door. The driver's door also has a
switch that controls the passenger's
window.
The window moves as long as you hold the switch.
To open: Push down the switch.
To close: Pull up the switch.
If you push in the window lock button on
the driver's door, the passenger's window cannot be operated.
CAUTION!
To avoid serious personal injury,
you must do the following. Always make sure the head, hands
and other parts of the body of all
occupants are kept completely in-
side the vehicle before you close
the power windows. If someone's
neck, head or hands gets caught in
a closing window, it could result in
a serious injury. When anyone
closes the power windows, be sure
that they operate the windows
safely.
When small children are in the ve-
hicle, never let them use the power
window switches without supervi-
sion. Use the window lock button
to prevent them from making unex-
pected use of the switches.
Never leave small children alone in
the vehicle, especially with the
ignition key still inserted. They
could use the power window
switches and get trapped in a win-
dow. Unattended children can be- come involved in serious acci- dents.

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The back window can be operated with
the inner switch on the center console
or outer switch on the back door.
OPERATING FROM INSIDE
The ignition key must be in the ONº posi- tion.
The back window moves as long as you
hold the inner switch.
To open: Push the switch on the DOWNº side.
To close: Push the switch on the UPº side.You can also open the back window when
the back window wiper is working. At that
time, the wi
per stops working until the win-
dow is closed again.
If you push in the window lock button on
the driver's door (with power window) or
on the instrument panel (without power
window), the back window can be oper- ated.With power window (driver's door)
Without power window (instrument panel)
Power back window

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OPERATING FROM OUTSIDE
The back window moves as long as you
hold the outer switch.
To open: Turn the key counterclockwise.
To close: Turn the key clockwise.
You can also open the back window when the back window wiper is working. At the
time, the wiper stops working until the win-
dow is closed again.
CAUTION!
To avoid serious personal injury,
you must do the following.
Always make sure the head,
hands and other parts of the body
of all occupants are kept com-
pletely inside the vehicle before
you close the power back window.
If someone's neck, head or hands
gets caught in a closing window,
it could result in a serious injury.
When anyone closes the power
back window, be sure that they
operate the window safely.
When small children are in the ve-
hicle, never let them use the pow-
er back window switch without
supervision. Use the window lock
button to prevent them from mak-ing unexpected use of the switch.
Never leave small children alone
in the vehicle, especially with the
ignition key still inserted. They
could use the power back window
switch and get trapped in a win-
dow. Unattended children can be- come involved in serious acci- dents.
Keep the back window closed
while driving. This not only keeps
the luggage from being thrown
out but also prevents exhaust gases from entering the vehicle.
LOCKING AND UNLOCKING WITH KEY
Insert the key into the keyhole and turn
it.
To lock: Turn the key clockwise.
To unlock: Turn the key counterclockwise. The back door will be controlled by operat-
ing the power door lock switch.
When closing the back door, make sure it is fully closed. See Luggage stowage precautionsº in
Part 2 for precautions to observe in load- ing luggage.
Back door

18You may stop the moon roof at any de-
sired
position. The roof will move while the
switch is being pushed and stop when re- leased.
CAUTION!
To avoid serious personal injury,
you must do the following. While the vehicle is moving,
always 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 vehicle
stops suddenly or if the vehicle is involved in an accident.
Always make sure nobody places
his/her head, hands and other parts of the body in the roof open-
ing before you close the roof. If
someone's neck, head or hands
get caught in the closing roof, it
could result in a serious injury.
When anyone 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 open-
ing. Unattended children can be- come involved in serious acci- dents.
Never sit on top of the vehicle
around the roof opening.

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The SRS (Supplemental Restraint Sys-
tem) airbags are designed to provide
further protection to the driver and
front passenger when added to the pri-
mary protection provided by the seatbelts.
In response to a severe frontal impact, the
SRS airbags work together with the seatbelt to prevent or reduce injury by inflat- ing, in order to decrease the likelihood of
the driver's or front passenger's head or
chest directly hitting the steering wheel or dashboard. The passenger airbag is acti- vated even with no passenger in the frontseat.This indicator comes on when the
ignition key is turned to the ACCº or
ONº position. It goes off after about 6
seconds. This means the SRS airbags
are operating properly.
The SRS airbag warning light system
monitors the airbag sensor assembly, in-
flators, warning light, interconnecting wir-
ing and power sources.The SRS airbag system is designed to
activate in response to a severe frontal
impact within the shaded area be-
tween the arrows in the illustration.
The SRS airbags will deploy if the severity
of the impact is above the designed
threshold level, comparable to an approxi-
mate 20 km/h (14 mph) collision when im-
pacting straight into a fixed barrier that
does not move or deform.
If the severity of the impact is below the
above threshold level, the SRS airbags
may not deploy.
SRS airbags

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Do not put objects on or in front of
the dashboard or steering wheel
pad that houses the airbag sys-
tem. They might restrict inflation
or cause personal injury as they
are projected rearward.
Do not modify, remove or open
any component or wiring, such as
the steering wheel, column cover,
front passenger airbag cover,
front passenger airbag, airbag
sensor assembly. Doing any of
these may cause sudden SRS air-
bag inflation or disable the sys-
tem, which could result in person-
al injury.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in severe injuries.
NOTICE
Do not perform any of the following changes without consulting your
Toyota dealer. Such changes can interfere with proper operation ofthe SRS airbag system in some cases.
Installation of electronic itemssuch as a mobile two-way radio,
cassette tape player or compactdisc player
Modification of the suspension
system
Modification of the front endstructure
Attachment of a grille guard (bullbar, kangaroo bar, etc.), snow-
plow, winches or any other equip-
ment to the front end
Repairs made on or near the front end structure, console, steeringcolumn, steering wheel or dash-board near the front passenger
airbag
This SRS airbag system has a service re-
minder indicator to inf orm the driver of op-
erating problems. If either of the following
conditions occurs, this indicates a mal-
function of the airbags. Contact your To-
yota dealer as soon as possible to service
the vehicle. The light does not come on when the
ignition key is turned to the ACCº or
ONº position, or remains on.
The light comes on while driving.

50To adjust a mirror, use the switches.
1. Master switchÐTo select the mirror to
be adjusted.
Place the switch at Lº (le
ft) or Rº (rightº).
2. Control switchÐTo move the mirror.Push the switch in the desired direction.
If the engine is not running, the key must be in the ACCº position.
NOTICE
If ice should jam the mirror, do not operate the control or scrape the
mirror face. Use a spray de-icer tofree the mirror.
The rear view mirrors can be folded
backward for parking in restricted areas.
To fold the rear view mirror, push back- ward.To reduce glare from the headlights of
the vehicle behind you during night
driving, operate the lever on the lower
edge of the mirror. Daylight drivingÐLever at position 1
The reflection in the mirror has greater
clarity at this position. Night drivingÐLever at position 2 Remember that by reducing glare you
also lose some rear view clarity.
ÐFolding rear view mirrors
Anti-glare inside rear view mirror

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High-Low beamsÐFor high beams,
turn the headlights on and push the lever away from you (position 1). Pull the lever
toward you (position 2) for low beams.
The headlight high beam indicator light
(blue light) on the instrument panel will tell
you that the high beams are on.
Flashing the high beam headlights
(position 3)ÐPull the lever all the way
back. The high beam headlights turn off
when you release the lever.
You can flash the high beam headlights with the knob turned to OFFº.TURN SIGNAL
To signal a turn, push the headlight/
turn signal lever up or down to posi-
tion 1. The key must be in the ONº position. The lever automatically returns after you make a turn, but you may have to returnit by hand after you change lanes.
To signal a lane change, move the lever
up or down to the pressure point (position2) and hold it.
If the turn signal indicator lights (green
lights) on the instrument panel flash faster
than normal, a front or rear turn signal bulb is burned out.To turn on the emergency flashers,
push the switch.
All the turn signal lights will flash. To turn
them off, push the switch once again.
Turn on the emergency flashers to warn other drivers if your vehicle must be
stopped where it might be a traf fic hazard.
Always pull as far off the road as possible.
The turn signal light switch will not work
when the emergency flashers are operat-ing.
Emergency flashers