Toyota Tacoma (2023 year). Manual in english - page 8

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Front seats

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Manual seat

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Power seat (driver’s seat only) (if equipped)

Adjustment procedure

Seat position adjustment lever
Seatback angle adjustment
lever

Seat lumbar support adjust-
ment knob (driver’s seat only)

Seat

position

adjustment

switch
Seatback angle adjustment
switch
Seat cushion (front) angle
adjustment switch

Vertical height adjustment
switch
Lumbar support adjustment
switch

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When

the

occupant’s

back

presses  against  the  seatback
during  a  rear-end  collision,  the
head  restraint  moves  slightly  for-
ward  to  help  reduce  the  risk  of
whiplash on the seat occupant.

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Active head restraints

Even small forces applied to the seatback may cause the head restraint to
move. Pushing up a locked head restraint forcibly may show the head
restraint inner structure. These do not indicate problems.

Active head restraints

Inner
structure

During
rear-end
collision

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WARNING

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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 to avoid
injury.
Fingers or hands may become jammed in the seat mechanism.

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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 hips and apply
restraint forces directly to the abdomen, or your neck may contact 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 unexpect-
edly move and cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle.

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After adjusting the seat, make sure that the seat is locked in position.

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When adjusting the seat positions

Make sure to leave enough space around the feet so they do not get stuck.

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Rear seats



Stow the seat belt buckles.

This prevents the seat belt buckles
from interfering with raising the
bottom cushion.

Raise the bottom cushion up
while pulling the lever until it
locks.

When returning the bottom cushion
to its original position, push the
bottom cushion down while pulling
the lever until the bottom cushion
locks into the seat position.

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Before folding down the rear seats

Pass the seat belts through the
seat belt hangers.

This  prevents  the  shoulder  belt
from being damaged.
Make  sure  that  the  seat  belts  are
removed  from  the  hangers  before
using them.

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: If equipped

Raising the bottom cushion (Access Cab models)

Folding down the rear seats (Double Cab models)

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Folding down the rear seats

Make sure to slide the front seat forward as much as possible.
Remove the head restraints
and lift up the bottom cush-
ion.

Attach  the head restraints to
the  holders  located  on  the
back  sides  of  the  bottom
cushions.

Installing the head restrains in
the following manner:
Outer head restraints: The front
of the head restraint facing rear-
ward.
Center head restraint: The front of the head restraint facing forward.

Fold down the seatback by
pulling the lock release strap.

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Returning the rear seats

Reverse the steps for folding down the rear seats.

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WARNING

■

When raising the bottom cushion or fold the seatbacks down

Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or serious injury.

●

Stop the vehicle on level ground, set the parking brake and shift the shift
lever to P (automatic transmission) or N (manual transmission).

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Access Cab models

●

Do not allow anyone to raise the bottom cushion while driving.

●

Do not allow anyone to sit on the auxiliary box

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Double Cab models

●

Do not allow anyone to fold the seatbacks down while driving.

●

Do not allow anyone to sit on the folded seatbacks while driving.

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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.

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Access Cab models

●

Make sure the bottom cushions are securely locked.

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Double Cab models

●

Make sure the seatback is securely locked by pushing it forward and rear-
ward on the top.

●

Check that the seat belts are not twisted or caught in the seat.

●

Arrange the seat belts in the proper positions for ready use.

NOTICE

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Stowing the seat belts

The seat belts and the buckles must be stowed before you raise the bottom
cushion or fold down the rear seatbacks.

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Head restraints

Vertical adjustment

Pull the head restraints up.

Down

Push the head restraint down while
pressing the lock release button.

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Access Cab models

Folding the head restraints

To use

Lift up the head restraint until it
locks.

To fold

Pull the head restraint lock release
lever to fold the head restraint.

Head restraints are provided for all seats.

Front seats

Lock release button

Rear seats

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Double Cab models

Folding the head restrains (outer head restraints)

To use

Lift up and push down the head
restraint to the lowest lock position.

To fold

Pull the head restraint up while
pressing the lock release buttons.

Vertical adjustment (center head restraint)

Pull the head restraints up.

Down

Push the head restraint down while
pressing the lock release button.

Lock release button

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Removing the head restraints

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Front seats

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Rear seats (Double Cab models only)

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Installing the head restraints

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Front seats

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Rear seats (Double Cab models only)

Pull the head restraint up while pressing
the lock release button.

Outer  head  restraints:  Pull  the  head
restraint up while pressing the both lock
release buttons.
Center  head  restraints:  Pull  the  head
restraint  up  while  pressing  the  lock
release button.

Align the head restraint with the installa-
tion holes and push it down to the lock
position.
Rear center head restraint: Press and
hold the lock release button when low-
ering the head restraint.

Lock release button

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Adjusting the height of the head restraints

■

Adjusting the rear center seat head restraint (Double Cab models only)

Always raise the head restraint one level from the stowed position when
using.

Make sure that the head restraints are
adjusted so that the center of the head
restraint is closest to the top of your ears.

WARNING

■

Head restraint precautions

Observe the following precautions regarding the head restraints.
Failure to do so may result in death or serious injury.

●

Use the head restraints designed for each respective seat.

●

Adjust the head restraints to the correct position at all times.

●

After adjusting the head restraints, push down on them and make sure
they are locked in position.

●

Do not drive with the head restraints removed.

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Steering wheel

Hold the steering wheel and
push the lever down.

Adjust to the ideal position by
moving the steering wheel hori-
zontally and vertically.

After adjustment, pull the lever up
to secure the steering wheel.

To sound the horn, press on or
close to the

mark.

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After adjusting the steering wheel

Make sure that the steering wheel is securely locked.
The horn may not sound if the steering wheel is not securely locked.

Adjustment procedure

Horn

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WARNING

■

Caution while driving

Do not adjust the steering wheel while driving.
Doing so may cause the driver to mishandle the vehicle and cause an acci-
dent, resulting in death or serious injury.

■

After adjusting the steering wheel

Make sure that the steering wheel is securely locked.
Otherwise, the steering wheel may move suddenly, possibly causing an
accident and resulting in death or serious injury. Also, the horn may not
sound if the steering wheel is not securely locked.

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Inside rear view mirror

The height of the rear view mirror can be adjusted to suit your driving
posture.
Adjust the height of the rear view
mirror by moving it up and down.

◆

Manual anti-glare inside rear view mirror

Reflected light from the headlights of vehicles behind can be
reduced by operating the lever.

Normal position
Anti-glare position

The rear view mirror’s position can be adjusted to enable suffi-
cient confirmation of the rear view.

Adjusting the height of rear view mirror

Anti-glare function

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Auto anti-glare inside rear view mirror

Responding to the level of brightness of the headlights of vehicles
behind, the reflected light is automatically reduced.

Changing automatic anti-glare function mode
On/off

When the automatic anti-glare function is in on mode, the indicator illu-
minates.
Vehicles without a smart key system:
The function will set to on mode each time the engine switch is turned to
the “ON” position.
Pressing the button turns the function to off mode. (The indicator also
turns off.)
Vehicles with a smart key system:
The function will set to on mode each time the engine switch is turned to
IGNITION ON mode.
Pressing the button turns the function to off mode. (The indicator also
turns off.)

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Type A

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Type B

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