TOYOTA TUNDRA 2019 Owners Manual (in English)

1213-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Operation of each component
■Removing the tailgate
Open the tailgate to the angle
where you can release the
brackets on the support cables
from the lugs on both sides.
Lift the support cable bracket
up and slide it off.
To unhook the support cable
bracket, keep pulling up the clip on
the bracket and unhook the
bracket.
Support cable bracket
Clip
Tilt the tailgate to about 45°
from vertical and pull up the
right side of the tailgate to
unhook the right side.
Tilt the tailgate up to 15°.
Slide the tailgate a little to the
right to unhook the left side.
To attach the tailgate, follow the
removal procedure in reverse
order.
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1223-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
For rear end protection and easier
step-up loading.
To get on the rear step bumper,
use the shaded area in the illustra-
tion.
Rear step bumper
WARNING
■Before removing the tailgate
Disconnect the wire harness between the back-up camera and the vehicle.
Failure to do so may result in serious personal injury or damage to the vehi-
cle components.
■ Caution while driving
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or serious personal injury .
● Do not drive with the tailgate open.
● Do not allow others to get on the rear step bumper.
NOTICE
■To prevent damage to the tailgate wire harness
Do not pull out all of the tailgate wire harness before opening the tailgate.
■ To prevent damage to the camera lens
Store the removed tailgate with the back-up camera lens facing upward.
■ After closing the tailgate
Try pulling it toward you to make sure it is securely locked.
■ To prevent damage to the rear step bumper
Do not allow more than one person to get on the rear step bumpe r at a time.

1233-3. Adjusting the seats
3
Operation of each component
Front seats
■Driver’s seat
■Passenger’s seat
Manual seat
Adjustment procedure (separated type seats)
Seat position adjustment
switch
Seatback angle adjustment
switch
Seat cushion length adjust-
ment switch (if equipped) Seat cushion (front) angle
adjustment switch
Seat vertical height adjust-
ment switch
Seat lumbar support adjust-
ment switch1
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6
Seat position adju
stment lever Seatback angle adjustment
lever12

1243-3. Adjusting the seats
Power seat
Seat position adjustment
switch
Seatback angle adjustment
switchSeat lumbar support adjust-
ment switch
Adjustment procedure (bench type seats)
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2
3
Seat position adjustment
levers
Seatback angle adjustment
leversCenter seat seatback angle
adjustment lever1
2
3

1253-3. Adjusting the seats
3
Operation of each component
■Power easy access system (vehicles with driving position memory )
The driver’s seat and steering wheel move in accordance with en gine switch
position and the driver’s seat belt condition. ( P. 128)
WARNING
■When adjusting the seat position
● Take care when adjusting the seat position to ensure that other passen-
gers are not injured by the moving seat.
● Do not put your hands under the seat or near the moving parts t o avoid
injury.
Fingers or hands may become jammed in the seat mechanism.
■ Seat adjustment
● To reduce the risk of sliding under the lap belt during a collision, do not
recline the seat more than necessary.
If the seat is too reclined, the lap belt may slide past the hi ps and apply
restraint forces directly to the abdomen, or your neck may cont act the
shoulder belt, increasing the risk of death or serious injury in the event of
an accident.
Adjustments should not be made while driving as the seat may un expect-
edly move and cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle.
● Manual seat type only: After adjusting the seat, make sure that the seat is
locked in position.
■ When adjusting the seat positions
Make sure to leave enough space around the feet so they do not get stuck.

1263-3. Adjusting the seats
Rear seats
Use the seat belt hangers to
prevent the belts from being
tangled.
Pull and release the lever to
unlock while raising the bottom
cushion until it locks.
When returning the bottom
cushion to its original position,
pull and release the lever, then
carefully lower the bottom cush-
ion using your other hand.
Raising the bottom cushion
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1273-3. Adjusting the seats
3
Operation of each component
WARNING
■When raising the bottom cushion
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or serious injury.
● Do not raise the bottom cushion while driving.
● Stop the vehicle on level ground, set the parking brake and shi ft the shift
lever to P.
■ When bottom cushion is raised
Do not allow passengers to sit on raised bottom cushion or plac e anything
on storage box (Double Cab models) while driving.
■ When returning the seats to their original position
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or serious injury.
● Be careful not to get your hands or feet pinched in the seat.
● Make sure the bottom cushions are securely locked.
● Check that the seat belts are not twisted or caught in the seat .
● Arrange the seat belts in the proper positions for ready use.
● Make sure that there are no objects under the seat cushion or on the load-
ing floor.
NOTICE
■Before raising the bottom cushion
● Make sure that there are no objects, such as cushions, on the seat cush-
ion.
● The seat belts must be stowed.

1283-3. Adjusting the seats
Driving position memor y (driver’s seat)
The driver’s seat and steering wheel are automatically adjusted to
allow the driver to enter and exit the vehicle easily.
When all of the following have
been performed, the driver’s seat
and steering wheel are automati-
cally adjusted to a position that
allows driver to enter and exit the
vehicle easily. • The shift lever has been shifted to P.
• The key has been removed from the engine switch.
• The driver’s seat belt has been unfastened.
When any of the following has be en performed, the driver’s seat and
steering wheel automatically ret urn to their original positions.
• The key has been insert ed into the engine switch.
• The driver’s seat b elt has been fastened.
■Operation of the power easy access system
When exiting the vehicle, the power easy access system may not operate if
the seat is already close to the rearmost position, etc.
■ Customization
The seat movement amount settings of the power easy access syst em can
be customized. (Customizable features: P. 623)
: If equipped
This feature automatically adjusts the driver’s seat, steering
wheel and outside rear view mirrors to make entering and exit-
ing the vehicle easier or to suit your preferences.
Power easy access system

1293-3. Adjusting the seats
3
Operation of each component
Your preferred driving position (the position of the driver’s seat, steer-
ing wheel and outside rear view mirrors) can be recorded and re called
by pressing a button.
Two different driving positions can be recorded into memory.
■Recording procedure
Check that the shift lever is in P.
Turn the engine switch t o the “ON” position.
Adjust the driver’s seat, steerin g wheel, and outside rear view
mirrors to the desired positions.
While pressing the “SET”
button, or within 3 seconds
after the “SET” button is
pressed, press button “1” or
“2” until the buzzer sounds.
If the selected button has
already been preset, the previ-
ously recorded position will be
overwritten.
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Recall procedure
Check that the shift lever is in P.
Turn the engine switch t o the “ON” position.
Press one of the buttons for
the driving position you want
to recall until the buzzer
sounds.
Driving position memory
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1303-3. Adjusting the seats
■To stop the position recall operation part-way through
Perform any of the following:
●Press the “SET” button.
● Press button “1” or “2”.
● Operate any of the seat adjustment switches (only cancels seat position
recall).
● Operate the tilt and telescopic steering control switch (only cancels steering
wheel position recall).
■ Seat positions that can be memorized ( P. 123)
The adjusted seat positions can be recorded except for lumbar s upport posi-
tions.
■ Operating the driving position me mory after the key is removed from the
engine switch
Recorded seat positions (except the steering wheel position) can be activated
up to 30 seconds after the driver’s door is opened, even if the key is removed
from the engine switch.
■ In order to correctly use the dr iving position memory function
If a seat position is already in the furthest possible position and the seat is
operated in the same direction, the recorded position may be sl ightly different
when it is recalled.