Toyota 4Runner (2020 year). Manual — part 1

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Please note that this manual applies to all models and explains all equipment,
including options. Therefore, you may find some explanations for equipment
not installed on your vehicle.
All specifications provided in this manual are current at the time of printing.
However, because of the Toyota policy of continual product improvement, we
reserve the right to make changes at any time without notice.
Depending on specifications, the vehicle shown in the illustrations may differ
from your vehicle in terms of color and equipment.

Approximately five hours after the engine is turned off, you may hear sound
coming from under the vehicle for several minutes. This is the sound of a fuel
evaporation leakage check and, it does not indicate a malfunction.

A wide variety of non-genuine spare parts and accessories for Toyota vehi-
cles are currently available in the market. You should know that Toyota does
not warrant these products and is not responsible for their performance,
repair, or replacement, or for any damage they may cause to, or adverse
effect they may have on, your Toyota vehicle.
This vehicle should not be modified with non-genuine Toyota products. Modi-
fication with non-genuine Toyota products could affect its performance, safety
or durability, and may even violate governmental regulations. In addition,
damage or performance problems resulting from the modification may not be
covered under warranty.

The installation of a mobile two-way radio system in your vehicle could affect
electronic systems such as:

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Multiport fuel injection system/sequential multiport fuel injection system

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Toyota Safety Sense P

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Cruise control system

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Anti-lock brake system

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SRS airbag system

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Seat belt pretensioner system

Be sure to check with your Toyota dealer for precautionary measures or spe-
cial instructions regarding installation of a mobile two-way radio system.

For your information

Main Owner’s Manual

Noise from under vehicle after turning off the engine

Accessories, spare parts and modification of your Toyota

Installation of a mobile two-way radio system

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The vehicle is equipped with sophisticated computers that will record certain
data, such as:

• Engine speed/Electric motor speed (traction motor speed)
• Accelerator status
• Brake status
• Vehicle speed
• Operation status of the driving assist systems
• Images from the cameras

Your vehicle is equipped with cameras. Contact your Toyota dealer for the
location of recording cameras.

The recorded data varies according to the vehicle grade level and options
with which it is equipped.
These computers do not record conversations or sounds, and only record
images outside of the vehicle in certain situations.

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Data Transmission

Your vehicle may transmit the data recorded in these computers to Toyota
without notification to you.

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Data usage

Toyota may use the data recorded in this computer to diagnose malfunc-
tions, conduct research and development, and improve quality.
Toyota will not disclose the recorded data to a third party except:
• With the consent of the vehicle owner or with the consent of the lessee if

the vehicle is leased

• In response to an official request by the police, a court of law or a govern-

ment agency

• For use by Toyota in a lawsuit
• For research purposes where the data is not tied to a specific vehicle or

vehicle owner

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Recorded image information can be erased by your Toyota dealer.
The image recording function can be disabled. However, if the function is
disabled, data from when the system operates will not be available.

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To learn more about the vehicle data collected, used and shared by
Toyota, please visit www.toyota.com/privacyvts/.

Vehicle data recording

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If your Toyota has Safety Connect and if you have subscribed to those ser-

vices, please refer to the Safety Connect Telematics Subscription Service

Agreement for information on data collected and its usage.
To learn more about the vehicle data collected, used and shared by Toyota,

please visit www.toyota.com/privacyvts/.

This vehicle is equipped with an event data recorder (EDR). The main pur-
pose of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near crash-like situations,
such as an air bag deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist
in understanding how a vehicle’s systems performed. The EDR is designed to
record data related to vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a short period
of time, typically 30 seconds or less.
The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record such data as:

• How various systems in your vehicle were operating;
• Whether or not the driver and passenger safety belts were buckled/fas-

tened;

• How far (if at all) the driver was depressing the accelerator and/or brake

pedal; and,

• How fast the vehicle was traveling.

These data can help provide a better understanding of the circumstances in
which crashes and injuries occur.
NOTE: EDR data are recorded by your vehicle only if a non-trivial crash situ-
ation occurs; no data are recorded by the EDR under normal driving condi-
tions and no personal data (e.g., name, gender, age, and crash location) are
recorded. However, other parties, such as law enforcement, could combine
the EDR data with the type of personally identifying data routinely acquired
during a crash investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment is required, and access
to the vehicle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the vehicle manufacturer,
other parties, such as law enforcement, that have the special equipment, can
read the information if they have access to the vehicle or the EDR.

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Disclosure of the EDR data

Toyota will not disclose the data recorded in an EDR to a third party except
when:
• An agreement from the vehicle’s owner (or the lessee for a leased vehi-

cle) is obtained

• In response to an official request by the police, a court of law or a govern-

ment agency

• For use by Toyota in a lawsuit
However, if necessary, Toyota may:
• Use the data for research on vehicle safety performance
• Disclose the data to a third party for research purposes without disclosing

information about the specific vehicle or vehicle owner

Usage of data collected through Safety Connect (U.S. mainland
only)

Event data recorder

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The SRS airbag and seat belt pretensioner devices in your Toyota contain
explosive chemicals. If the vehicle is scrapped with the airbags and seat belt
pretensioners left as they are, this may cause an accident such as fire. Be
sure to have the systems of the SRS airbag and seat belt pretensioner
removed and disposed of by a qualified service shop or by your Toyota dealer
before you scrap your vehicle.

Special handling may apply, See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate.
Your vehicle has components that may contain perchlorate. These compo-
nents may include airbag, seat belt pretensioners, and wireless remote con-
trol batteries.

Scrapping of your Toyota

Perchlorate Material

WARNING

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General precautions while driving

Driving under the influence: Never drive your vehicle when under the influ-
ence of alcohol or drugs that have impaired your ability to operate your vehi-
cle. Alcohol and certain drugs delay reaction time, impair judgment and
reduce coordination, which could lead to an accident that could result in
death or serious injury.
Defensive driving: Always drive defensively. Anticipate mistakes that other
drivers or pedestrians might make and be ready to avoid accidents.
Driver distraction: Always give your full attention to driving. Anything that
distracts the driver, such as adjusting controls, talking on a cellular phone or
reading can result in a collision with resulting death or serious injury to you,
your occupants or others.

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General precaution regarding children’s safety

Never leave children unattended in the vehicle, and never allow children to
have or use the key.
Children may be able to start the vehicle or shift the vehicle into neutral.
There is also a danger that children may injure themselves by playing with
the windows, the moon roof, or other features of the vehicle. In addition,
heat build-up or extremely cold temperatures inside the vehicle can be fatal
to children.

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WARNING:
Explains something that, if not obeyed, could cause death or
serious injury to people.

NOTICE:
Explains something that, if not obeyed, could cause damage to
or a malfunction in the vehicle or its equipment.

Indicates operating or working procedures. Follow the steps
in numerical order.

Indicates the action (push-
ing, turning, etc.) used to
operate switches and other
devices.

Indicates the outcome of an
operation (e.g. a lid opens).

Indicates the component or
position being explained.

Means “Do not”, “Do not do
this”, or “Do not let this hap-
pen”.

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Searching by name

• Alphabetical index . ...P. 581

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Searching by installation
position

• Pictorial index. . . . P. 14

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Searching by symptom or
sound

• What to do if...

(Troubleshooting) . . P. 576

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Searching by title

• Table of contents . . .....P. 2

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Exterior

Side doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 110

Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 110
Opening/closing the door glasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 162
Locking/unlocking by using the mechanical key

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Warning lights/warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 479, 487

Back door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 131

Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 131
Opening/closing the door glasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 166
Warning lights/warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 479, 487

Outside rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 160

Adjusting the mirror angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 160
Folding the mirrors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 160
Defogging the mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 342, 348

Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 237

Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 330

Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 243

Refueling method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 243
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 524

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Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 420

Tire size/inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 530
Winter tires/tire chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 330
Checking/rotation/tire pressure warning system . . . . . . . . . P. 420
Coping with flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 492

Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 405

Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 405
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 525
Coping with overheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 517

Headlights/daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 225

Front side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 225

Front turn signal/parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 225

Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 235

Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 223

Stop/tail lights/rear side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 225

License plate lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 225

Back-up lights

Shifting the shift lever to R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 218

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Light bulbs of the exterior lights for driving

(Replacing method: P. 448, Wattages: P. 531)

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Instrument panel

Engine switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 209, 212

Starting the engine/changing the modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 209, 212
Emergency stop of the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 465
When the engine will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 507
Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 487

Shift lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 218

Changing the shift position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 218
Precautions against towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 468
When the shift lever does not move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 221

Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 88

Reading the meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 88
Warning lights/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 82
When the warning lights come on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 477

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Multi-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 90

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 90
When the warning messages are displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 487

Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 224

Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 224
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 331
Warning buzzer/message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 477, 487

Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 223

Headlight switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 225
Headlights/parking lights/tail lights/daytime running lights. . . . P. 225
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 235

Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 237

Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 237
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 418

Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 464

Hood lock release lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 405

Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . P. 156

Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 340, 346

Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 340, 346
Rear window defogger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 342, 348

Audio/Navigation system

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Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 371

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Switches

Outside rear view mirror switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 160

Instrument panel light control dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 89

Automatic High Beam switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 231

Windshield wiper de-icer switch

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Automatic running boards switch

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Power outlet main switch

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Window lock switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 162

Door lock switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 113

Power window switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 162

Driving position memory switches

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USB port

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Seat heater/ventilator switches

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Power outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 376

Front-wheel drive control lever

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Front-wheel drive control switch

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Four-wheel drive control switch

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USB charging ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 379

Power back window switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 166

Seat heater switches

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Audio remote control switches

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Talk switch

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Meter control switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 91

Cruise control switch

Dynamic radar cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 273

LDA (Lane Departure Alert) switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 265

Vehicle-to-vehicle distance switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 280

Telephone switches

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Interior

SRS airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 35

Floor mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 26

Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 136

Rear seats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 139

Head restraints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 153

Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 30

Console box/tissue pocket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 359, 363

Inside lock buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 113

Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 360

Bottle holders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 364

Armrest/cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 360, 381

Power window switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 162

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Inside rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 158

Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 370

Vanity mirrors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 370

Interior light

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Personal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 356

Moon roof switches

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“SOS” button

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Garage door opener switches

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Microphone

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Assist grips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 381

Active traction control switch

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VSC off switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 323

DAC switch

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Rear differential lock switch

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Crawl Control switch

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Multi-terrain Select switch

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Auxiliary box

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Back door handles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 132

Luggage compartment lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 133

Back door strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 132

Child restraint anchor brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 57

Power outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 376

Power outlets (120 V AC)

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Slide deck

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Storage compartment

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Jack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 492

Tool bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 492

Cargo net hooks/Grocery bag hooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 366, 368

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