OPERATIONOFINSTRUMENTSANDCONTROLS -> Outside rear view mirrors for Your Toyota 4 Runner SUV Fourth Generation (2003-2009)

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Outside rear view mirrors—  
CAUTION  
D Do not adjust the steering wheel  
while the vehicle is moving. Doing  
so may cause the driver to mishan-  
dle the vehicle and an accident may  
occur resulting in death or serious  
injuries.  
D After adjusting the steering wheel,  
try moving it up and down or for-  
ward and rearward to make sure it  
is locked in position.  
ADJUSTMENT  
STEERING COLUMN  
OF  
TELESCOPIC  
Adjust the mirror so that you can just  
see the side of your vehicle in the mir-  
ror.  
To change the steering wheel length,  
push down the lock release lever, set  
the steering wheel to the desired length  
and return the lever to its original posi-  
tion.  
Be careful when judging the size or dis-  
tance of any object seen in the outside  
rear view mirror on the passenger’s side  
because it is a convex mirror. Any object  
seen in a convex mirror will look smaller  
and farther away than when seen in a flat  
mirror.  
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. (See “Back  
window and outside rear view mirror  
defoggers” on page 142 in Section 15.)  
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—Power rear view mirror  
control  
On some models, the outside rear view  
mirrors are rain clearing mirrors that clear  
the driver’s rear view when it rains. (For  
details, see “Rain clearing mirrors” on  
page 419 in Section 5.)  
NOTICE  
If ice should jam the mirror, do not  
operate the control or scrape the mir-  
ror face. Use a spray deicer to free  
the mirror.  
CAUTION  
D Do not adjust the mirror while the  
vehicle is moving. Doing so may  
cause the driver to mishandle the  
vehicle and an accident may occur  
resulting in death or serious inju-  
ries.  
To adjust a mirror, use the switches.  
D On some models, since the mirror  
surfaces can get hot, do not touch  
them when the defogger switch is  
on.  
1. Master switch—To select the mirror to  
be adjusted  
Push the switch to “L” (left) or “R”  
(right).  
2. Control switch—To move the mirror  
Push the switch in the desired direc-  
tion.  
Mirrors can be adjusted when the key is  
in the “ACC” or “ON” position.  
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Antiglare inside rear view  
mirror  
—Folding rear view mirrors  
CAUTION  
Do not adjust the mirror while the  
vehicle is moving. Doing so may  
cause the driver to mishandle the ve-  
hicle and an accident may occur re-  
sulting in death or serious injuries.  
The rear view mirrors can be folded  
backward for parking in compact 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  
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.  
Daylight driving—Lever at position 1  
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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