Seats,Seatbelts,etc. -> Outside rear view mirrors for Your Toyota 4 Runner SUV Third Generation (1996-2002)

’01 4Runner_U (L/O 0008)  
Tilt steering wheel  
Outside rear view mirrors—  
CAUTION  
D Do not adjust the steering wheel  
while the vehicle is moving. It may  
cause the driver to mishandle the  
vehicle and an accident may occur  
resulting in death or serious inju-  
ries.  
D After adjusting the steering wheel,  
try moving it up and down to make  
sure it is locked in position.  
To change the steering wheel angle,  
hold the steering wheel, pull the lock  
release lever toward you, tilt the steer-  
ing wheel to the desired angle and re-  
turn the lever to its original position.  
Adjust the mirror so that you can see  
the side of your vehicle in the mirror.  
Be careful when judging the size or dis-  
tance of any object seen in the outside  
rear view mirror on the passenger’s side.  
It is a convex mirror with a curved sur-  
face. Any object seen in a convex mirror  
will look smaller and farther away than  
when seen in a flat mirror.  
When the steering wheel is in a low posi-  
tion, it will spring up as you release the  
lock release lever.  
On some models, when you push the  
back window defogger switch, the heater  
panels in the outside rear view mirrors will  
quickly clear the surface. To turn on the  
back window defogger, see “Back window  
and outside rear view mirror defoggers” in  
Section 1−4.  
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—Power Rear view mirror  
control  
To adjust a mirror, use the switches.  
CAUTION  
1. Master switch—To select the mirror to  
be adjusted  
D Do not adjust the mirror while the  
vehicle is moving. It may cause the  
driver to mishandle the vehicle and  
an accident may occur resulting in  
death or serious injuries.  
Place the switch at “L” (left) or “R”  
(right).  
2. Control switch—To move the mir-  
ror Push the switch in the desired  
direction.  
D On some models, since the mirror  
surfaces can get hot, keep your  
hands off them when the defogger  
switch is on.  
Mirror can be adjusted when key is in the  
“ACC” or “ON” position.  
NOTICE  
With power windows (door armrest)  
If ice should jam the mirror, do not  
operate the control or scrape the mir-  
ror face. Use a spray de−icer to free  
the mirror.  
Without power windows  
(instrument panel)  
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Anti−glare inside rear view  
mirror  
—Folding rear view mirrors  
CAUTION  
Do not adjust the mirror while the  
vehicle is moving. It may cause the  
driver to mishandle the vehicle and  
an accident may occur resulting in  
death or serious injuries.  
The rear view mirrors can be folded  
backward for parking in restricted  
areas.  
Adjust the mirror so that you can just  
see the rear of your vehicle in the mir-  
ror.  
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.  
CAUTION  
Daylight driving—Lever at position 1  
Do not drive with the mirrors folded  
backward. Both the driver and pas-  
senger side rear view mirrors must  
be extended and properly adjusted  
before driving.  
The reflection in the mirror has greater  
clarity at this position.  
Night driving—Lever at position 2  
Remember that by reducing glare you also  
lose some rear view clarity.  
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