4th gen 4Runner Secrets?

[Ed Rooney]

Cool feature: You can drive over stuff.

Very useful when one kid wants McDonald's and another wants Wendy's. You can just go over the curb and grass rather then venture back ut on the street.

Regarding the other features, I regularly have to re-engage the ignition on my wife's Odyssey because i'm used to just flicking the 4runner ignition. I also have a habit of hitting the lock button on the fob twice to cut off the lights, since I leave them on all the time.

 

[ProMed]

How?

The instructions for the lock/unlock options are detailed in the owners manual.

 

[Iron Clad Lou]

nice one!

Everyone may already know this one, but if you have the JBL system in your 4Runner you can turn it on and off by pressing and holding the mode button on the steering wheel. It's the little things, right?

 

[boston_kevin]

After rolling down the back window with the fob, you can put the key in the back gate, turn to the right (or left - I can't remember now), and it locks the doors and rolls up the back window.

3rd row equipped 4Runners have reclining 2nd rows. Double-decker 4Runners do not have this feature.

 

[LetsGoHokies!]

The beef I have is that you can roll down the rear window with the key fob, but then you have to actually stick the key in the lock and turn and hold to the right to put it back up. Why can't it roll up if you press the button on the fob again?

 

[hesimeustic]

This is a great thread. It's the little details that really bring out the enjoyment of any vehicle.

 

[Spider5]

The beef I have is that you can roll down the rear window with the key fob, but then you have to actually stick the key in the lock and turn and hold to the right to put it back up. Why can't it roll up if you press the button on the fob again?

That has been beaten to death, do a search.

 

[DrkKnght296]

On the 6 Disc changer models, if you press and hold the rocker on the steering wheel to go forward or backward it will also switch between the different cd's

 

[Mark86]

How?

It's in the manual. Basically, you have to turn the key to the on position and hold the unlock/lock switch down for 5 seconds. If you want the doors to lock/unlock with shifting, you leave the tranny in park. If you want them to lock/unlock the other way, you have to shift out of park while doing this.

 

[Uneek]

How?

Depending on if you're holding the lock or unlock side of the switch, you'll enable or disable the feature for locking or unlocking respectively.

For locking there are three modes: do nothing (both options disabled), lock when shifting out of park, or speed sensitive locking (~12mph). Both shift and speed sensitive locking can be enabled at the same time as well.

For unlocking there are also three modes: do nothing, unlock when shifting into park or unlock when turning the engine off.

 

[Uneek]

Why can't it roll up if you press the button on the fob again?

Attorneys and Toyota is bascially "CYA", well not yours, but their own. :

 

[RamThis]

Didnt know about just flipping the key and letting it start on it's own, OR the stereo on/off trick with the mode button!! Hell, it's only about 1AM here, I gotta go out and try this before I go to bed!!!

I love learning new little tricks on this 4Runner, had it two months now and I'm STILL learning what all this thing can do!! :bigok:

 

[mole177]

pre-tension seat belt.

when you have you seat belt still locked in after you kill the ignition, you should hear a click where the belt is fed out of.

 

[alaskaman]

interesting.....when I accidentally leave my lights on and exit taking the key I do not get an alarm....like i do on my 97....what gives?

 

[exokomp]

pre-tension seat belt.

when you have you seat belt still locked in after you kill the ignition, you should hear a click where the belt is fed out of.

If you have to change lanes while applying the brakes, be careful. The belt will hold you down and prevent you from turning to check your blind spot.

 

[boston_kevin]

interesting.....when I accidentally leave my lights on and exit taking the key I do not get an alarm....like i do on my 97....what gives?

Lights will go off automatically after 30 seconds after turning off the vehicle. The 2nd press of the key fob will turn them off immediately. Some of the older cars did not have this automatic feature so they sounded an alarm to remind you to turn them off.

 

[Koz]

What about the tissue box holder under the center consol arm rest and the grocery bag clips in the cargo area?

Koz

 

[LetsGoHokies!]

Grocery bag clips?!?!

 

[pickerdd]

Just in case no one has mentioned it, there is a trash bag holder that folds out behind the center console. Plastic shopping bags fit in the frame, but I use one of the hilux surf trash containers. Kind of cool and very useful as I hate having trash in the side door pockets.

 

[Casper]

see, i never understood the idea of spending extra money on trash bags...

there are specific RULES about trash in my truck...and everyone knows them. The threat of death, is by far more effective and less expensive than some trash bags