sloscheider
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I've had my 07 4Runner for over a month now and I'm curious about a few of the features and if they're on all 4Runners or did they dump the feature in newer models:
1 - Seatbelt tension relief: When I buck up and release the buckle I can hear a soft solenoid type click coming from the shoulder belt rollup area. Through experimentation I've figured out when the car is running and I buckle up tension is released so the belt isn't pulling on my shoulder as hard. As soon as I release the buckle (or turn off the car) rollup tension goes back to normal and the belt rolls up faster. I asked the dealership about it and their blank expressions made it apparent they knew nothing about it. They came out and played and were amazed by this, they'd never known about it....
2 - The little mirrors in the back corners. I'm still getting used to them and haven't decided if they're all that useful yet.
3 - The 2nd set of sun visors and the extenders - These I have definitely found useful, both the extensions that slide out the ends of the main sun visors and the 2nd smaller flaps that only shade the front. Make for pleasant driving on winding roads where I used to have to keep flipping the visor from the side to the front and back again.
4 - The roll down rear window!!! I haven't seen one of these since maybe the 70's? Very cool and useful when I'm hauling longer items that stick out the back window. My Jeep GC had the flip up window and I had to trust the lift cylinders to keep the window up and hope the window didn't break on a bump. I see they have them in some of the pickups too!
5 - The oil filter I can reach from above in the engine compartment - handy... I haven't had to deal with it yet as the dealership gives customers 2 years of free oil changes but eventually I'll be changing my own.
The list of things I miss are minor but include:
- no light in the door controls for the window and lock buttons
- no one shot windshield wiper switch where I could pop the lever up and get a single wipe and the lever would auto return to the off position.
- I can't lock the car while it's running using the remote fob. I don't have a remote starter and when it's -20 F I like to let the car warm up 5 or 10 minutes and my old cars would let me lock the doors even when the key was in and engine running.
1 - Seatbelt tension relief: When I buck up and release the buckle I can hear a soft solenoid type click coming from the shoulder belt rollup area. Through experimentation I've figured out when the car is running and I buckle up tension is released so the belt isn't pulling on my shoulder as hard. As soon as I release the buckle (or turn off the car) rollup tension goes back to normal and the belt rolls up faster. I asked the dealership about it and their blank expressions made it apparent they knew nothing about it. They came out and played and were amazed by this, they'd never known about it....
2 - The little mirrors in the back corners. I'm still getting used to them and haven't decided if they're all that useful yet.
3 - The 2nd set of sun visors and the extenders - These I have definitely found useful, both the extensions that slide out the ends of the main sun visors and the 2nd smaller flaps that only shade the front. Make for pleasant driving on winding roads where I used to have to keep flipping the visor from the side to the front and back again.
4 - The roll down rear window!!! I haven't seen one of these since maybe the 70's? Very cool and useful when I'm hauling longer items that stick out the back window. My Jeep GC had the flip up window and I had to trust the lift cylinders to keep the window up and hope the window didn't break on a bump. I see they have them in some of the pickups too!
5 - The oil filter I can reach from above in the engine compartment - handy... I haven't had to deal with it yet as the dealership gives customers 2 years of free oil changes but eventually I'll be changing my own.
The list of things I miss are minor but include:
- no light in the door controls for the window and lock buttons
- no one shot windshield wiper switch where I could pop the lever up and get a single wipe and the lever would auto return to the off position.
- I can't lock the car while it's running using the remote fob. I don't have a remote starter and when it's -20 F I like to let the car warm up 5 or 10 minutes and my old cars would let me lock the doors even when the key was in and engine running.
