tailgate TOYOTA TUNDRA 2021 Owners Manual (in English)

TABLE OF CONTENTS2
For your information....................... 8
Reading this manual .................... 14
How to search .............................. 15
Pictorial index .............................. 16
1-1. For safe useBefore driving ...................... 30
For safe driving ................... 32
Seat belts ............................ 34
SRS airbags ........................ 40
Front passenger occupant classification system ......... 53
Safety information for children ........................ 58
Child restraint systems ........ 59
Installing child restraints ...... 63
Exhaust gas precautions ..... 78
1-2. Emergency assistance Safety Connect.................... 79
1-3. Theft deterrent system Engine immobilizer system............................... 85
Alarm ................................... 95
2. Instrument cluster Warning lights and indicators......................... 100
Gauges and meters........... 105
Multi-information display ... 110
Fuel consumption information ...................... 117 3-1. Key information
Keys................................... 120
3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Side doors ......................... 127
Tailgate .............................. 133
Smart key system .............. 138
3-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats......................... 147
Rear seats ......................... 150
Driving position memory (driver’s seat)................... 152
Head restraints .................. 157
3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel ................... 161
Inside rear view mirror ....... 164
Outside rear view mirrors ............................. 167
3-5. Opening, closing the windows and moon roof
Power windows.................. 172
Back window...................... 175
Power back window ........... 176
Moon roof .......................... 179
1For safety and security
2Instrument cluster
3Operation of
each component

16Pictorial index
Pictorial index
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Exterior
Side doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 127
Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 127
Opening/closing the door glasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 172
Locking/unlocking by using the mechanical key
*1. . . . . . . . . . P. 523
Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 494
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 133
Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 133
Opening/closing the tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 133
Removing the tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 134
Outside rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 167
Adjusting the mirror angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 167
Folding the mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 168
Driving position memory
*2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 152
Defogging the mirrors
*3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 342, 349
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 245
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 331
To prevent freezing (windshield wiper de-icer)
*3. . . . . . . P. 343, 350
Back window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 175, 176
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581-1. For safe use
Safety information for children
●Double Cab and CrewMax models: It is recommended that children
sit in the rear seats to avoid accidental contact with the shif t lever,
wiper lever, etc.
● Use the rear door child-protector lock or the window lock switch (if
equipped) to avoid children opening the door while driving or oper-
ating the power window accidentally.
● Do not let small children operate equipment which may catch or
pinch body parts, such as the power window, hood, tailgate, sea ts,
etc.
Observe the following precautions when children are in the vehi -
cle.
Use a child restraint system app ropriate for the child, until the
child becomes large enough to properly wear the vehicle’s seat
belt.
WARNING
Never leave children unattended in the vehicle, and never allow children to
have or use the key.
Children may be able to start the vehicle or shift the vehicle into neutral.
There is also a danger that children may injure themselves by p laying with
the windows, the moon roof or other features of the vehicle. In addition, heat
build-up or extremely cold temperatures inside the vehicle can be fatal to
children.

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Operation of
each component
3-1. Key information
Keys .................................. 120
3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Side doors ......................... 127
Tailgate ............................. 133
Smart key system.............. 138
3-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats ........................ 147
Rear seats ......................... 150
Driving position memory (driver’s seat) .................. 152
Head restraints .................. 157
3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel .................. 161
Inside rear view mirror....... 164
Outside rear view mirrors ............................. 167 3-5. Opening, closing the
windows and moon roof
Power windows ................. 172
Back window ..................... 175
Power back window .......... 176
Moon roof .......................... 179

1333-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Operation of each component
Tailgate
Unlock the tailgate
Lock the tailgate
Pull the handle
Open the tailgate slowly
The support cables will hold the
tailgate horizontal.
Lift and close the tailgate
After closing the tailgate, try pulling
it toward you to make sure it is
securely locked.
The tailgate can be opened using the tailgate handle. The tail-
gate can be locked/ unlocked using a key.
Locking/unlocking the tailgate
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Opening/closing the tailgate
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1343-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
■Before removing the tailgate
These connector covers are used when removing the tailgate, to
prevent the back-up camera wire harness connectors from being
contaminated.
Connector cover (Gray)
Connector cover (White)
Store the connector covers in the
glove box in a plastic bag when not
using.
To disconnect the wire harness
connectors ( and ),
depress small plastic tab on
connector and pull apart
from connector .Tailgate wire harness con-
nector (White)
Frame wire harness connec-
tor (Gray)
Attach the connector cover
(White) to the frame wire har-
ness connector (Gray). Connector cover (White)
Frame wire harness connec-
tor (Gray)
Removing the tailgate
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1353-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Operation of each component
Open the tailgate.
Pull out the plastic wire protec-
tor located in the vehicle bed by
pressing the tabs and pulling
the protector.
Plastic wire protector
Pull out the wire harness from
the vehicle bed.
Attach the connector cover
(Gray) to the tailgate wire har-
ness connector (White). Tailgate wire harness con-
nector (White)
Connector cover (Gray)3
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1363-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
■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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1373-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Operation of each component
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.

609Alphabetical index
Outside rear view mirror defoggers switch ........ 342, 349
Outside rear view mirror
switches.............................. 167
Personal/interior lights main switch......................... 357
Power back window
switch ................................. 176
Power door lock switch ......... 130
Power window switches ........ 172
Seat heater switches ............ 354
Seat ventilator switches ........ 354
Tilt and telescopic steering control switch ........ 162
Tire pressure warning reset
switch ................................. 428
TOW/HAUL switch ................ 228
Turn signal lights................... 232
VSC off switch ......................... 318, 323
Window lock switch............... 172
Windshield wiper de-icer switch ............. 343, 350
Windshield wipers and washer switch .............. 245 Tachometer .............................. 105
Tail lights.................................. 234
Light switch ........................... 234
Replacing light bulbs ............ 468
Wattage ................................ 550
Tailgate Removing the tailgate ........... 134
Tailgate ................................. 133
Talk switch
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Telephone switches*
Theft deterrent system Alarm ...................................... 95
Engine immobilizer system ..... 85
Tire inflation pressure............. 442 Maintenance data ................. 548
Warning light......................... 487
Tire information ....................... 554 Glossary ............................... 559
Size....................................... 555
Tire identification number ..... 555
Uniform Tire Quality Grading .............................. 557
Tire pressure warning system.................................... 427 Initializing .............................. 428
Installing tire pressure
warning valves and
transmitters ........................ 427
Registering ID codes ............ 429
Tire pressure warning reset
switch ................................. 428
Warning light......................... 487
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*: Refer to “NAVIGATION AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM OWNER
’S MANUAL”.