lights TOYOTA 4RUNNER 2020 Owners Manual (in English)

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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.
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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 .................... 12
How to search .............................. 13
Pictorial index .............................. 14
1-1. For safe use
Before driving ...................... 26
For safe driving ................... 28
Seat belts ............................ 30
SRS airbags ........................ 35
Front passenger occupant classification system ......... 46
Safety information for children ............................. 52
Child restraint systems ........ 53
Installing child restraints ...... 57
Exhaust gas precautions ..... 69
1-2. Emergency assistance Safety Connect.................... 70
1-3. Theft deterrent system Engine immobilizer system............................... 76
Alarm ................................... 79
2. Instrument cluster Warning lights and indicators........................... 82
Gauges and meters............. 88
Multi-information display ..... 90 3-1. Key information
Keys................................... 102
Side doors ......................... 110
3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Smart key system .............. 118
Automatic running boards ............................. 128
Back door .......................... 131
3-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats......................... 136
Rear seats ......................... 139
Driving position memory ........................... 149
Head restraints .................. 153
3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel ................... 156
Inside rear view mirror ....... 158
Outside rear view mirrors ............................. 160
3-5. Opening, closing the windows and
moon roof
Power windows.................. 162
Power back window ........... 166
Moon roof .......................... 170
1For safety and security
2Instrument cluster
3Operation of
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Driving the vehicle ............. 176
Cargo and luggage............ 186
Vehicle load limits ............. 191
Trailer towing..................... 192
Dinghy towing.................... 208
4-2. Driving procedures Engine (ignition) switch (vehicles without a
smart key system) ........... 209
Engine (ignition) switch (vehicles with a
smart key system) ........... 212
Automatic transmission ..... 218
Turn signal lever................ 223
Parking brake .................... 224
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 225
Automatic High Beam ....... 231
Fog light switch ................. 235
Windshield wipers and washer ............................ 237
Rear window wiper and washer ............................ 240
4-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap .................................. 243 4-5. Using the driving
support systems
Toyota Safety Sense P ...... 246
PCS (Pre-Collision System)..... 254
LDA (Lane Departure Alert)..... 265
Dynamic radar cruise control.............................. 273
Intuitive parking assist ....... 286
Four-wheel drive system (part-time 4WD
models)............................ 293
Four-wheel drive system (full-time 4WD
models)............................ 297
Active traction control system ............................. 301
AUTO LSD system ............ 303
Rear differential lock system ............................. 305
Downhill assist control system ............................. 308
Crawl Control ..................... 311
Multi-terrain Select............. 314
Driving assist systems ....... 321
4-6. Driving tips Winter driving tips .............. 330
Off-road precautions .......... 334
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4RUNNER (U)5-1. Using the
air conditioning system
and defogger
Manual air conditioning system............................. 340
Automatic air conditioning system............................. 346
Seat heaters/ seat ventilators ................ 353
5-2. Using the interior lights Interior lights list ................ 355
• Interior lights ................. 356
• Personal lights .............. 356
5-3. Using the storage features
List of storage features...... 358
• Glove box...................... 359
• Console box .................. 359
• Cup holders .................. 360
• Auxiliary box ................. 362
• Coin holder/tissue pocket/
pen holder ..................... 363
• Bottle holders ................ 364
Luggage compartment features ........................... 365 5-4. Other interior features
Other interior features........ 370
• Sun visors ..................... 370
• Vanity mirrors ................ 370
• Clock ............................. 371
• Power outlets (120 V AC) .................... 372
• Power outlets ................ 376
• USB charging ports ....... 379
• Armrest.......................... 381
• Assist grips .................... 381
Garage door opener .......... 382
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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. 162
Locking/unlocking by using the mechanical key
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Warning lights/warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 479, 487
Back door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 131
Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 131
Opening/closing the door glasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 166
Warning lights/warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 479, 487
Outside rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 160
Adjusting the mirror angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 160
Folding the mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 160
Defogging the mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 342, 348
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 237
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 330
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 243
Refueling method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 243
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 524
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Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 420
Tire size/inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 530
Winter tires/tire chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 330
Checking/rotation/tire pressur e warning system . . . . . . . . .P. 420
Coping with flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 492
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 405
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 405
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 525
Coping with overheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 517
Headlights/daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 225
Front side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 225
Front turn signal/parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 225
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 235
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 223
Stop/tail lights/rear side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 225
License plate lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 225
Back-up lights
Shifting the shift lever to R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 218
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(Replacing method: P. 448, Wattages: P. 531)
*: Vehicles with a smart key system
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Engine switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 209, 212
Starting the engine/changing the modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 209, 212
Emergency stop of the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 465
When the engine will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 507
Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 487
Shift lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 218
Changing the shift position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 218
Precautions against towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 468
When the shift lever does not move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 221
Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 88
Reading the meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 88
Warning lights/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 82
When the warning lights come on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 4771
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4RUNNER (U)Multi-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 90
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 90
When the warning messages are displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 487
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 224
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 224
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 331
Warning buzzer/message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 477, 487
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 223
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 225
Headlights/parking lights/tail lights/daytime running lights . .
. . P. 225
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 235
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 237
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 237
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 418
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 464
Hood lock release lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 405
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . P. 156
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 340, 346
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 340, 346
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 342, 348
Audio/Navigation system
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Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 371
*: Refer to “NAVIGATION AND MULT IMEDIA SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL”.
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4RUNNER (U)Inside rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 158
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 370
Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 370
Interior light
*2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 356
Personal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 356
Moon roof switches
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 170
“SOS” button
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 70
Garage door opener switches
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 382
Microphone
*3
Assist grips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 381
Active traction control switch
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 301
VSC off switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 323
DAC switch
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 308
Rear differential lock switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 305
Crawl Control switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 3 11
Multi-terrain Select switch
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 314
Auxiliary box
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 362
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4RUNNER (U)Back door handles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 132
Luggage compartment lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 133
Back door strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 132
Child restraint anchor brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 57
Power outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 376
Power outlets (120 V AC)
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 372
Slide deck
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 368
Storage compartment
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 367
Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 492
Tool bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 492
Cargo net hooks/Grocery bag hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 366, 368
*1: If equipped
*2: The illustration shows the front, but they are also equipped in the rear.
*3: Refer to “NAVIGATION AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL”.
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