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Adjust the seat as needed (front seats only) and sit up straight and well back
in the seat. To fasten your belt, pull it
out of the retractor and insert the tab
into the buckle.
You will hear a click when the tab locks into the buckle.
The seat belt length automatically adjusts
to you size and the seat position.
The retractor will lock the belt during a
sudden stop or on impact. It also may lock
if you lean forward too quickly. A slow, easy motion will allow the belt to extend,
and you can move around freely. If the seat belt cannot be pulled out of the
retractor,
firmly pull the belt and release it.
You will then be able to smoothly pull the
belt out of the retractor.
When a passenger's shoulder belt is com-
pletely extended and is then retracted
even slightly, the belt is locked in that posi-
tion and cannot be extended. This feature
is used to hold the child restraint system
securely. (For details, see Child restraintº
in this chapter.) To free the belt again, fully
retract the belt and then pull the belt out
once more.
CAUTION!
After inserting the tab, make sure
the tab and buckle are locked and that the belt is not twisted.
Do not insert coins, clips, etc. in
the buckle as this may prevent you
from properly latching the tab andbuckle.
If the seat belt does not function
normally, i mmediately contact your
Toyota dealer.
Adjust the position of the lap and
shoulder belts. Position the lap belt as low as possible on
your hipsÐnot on your waist, then adjust
it to a snug fit by pulling the shoulder por- tion upward through the latch plate.
CAUTION!
High-positioned lap belts and
loose-fitting belts both could in-
crease the chance of injury due to
sliding under the lap belt during
an accident. Keep the lap belt as
low on your hip bone as possible.
For your safety, do not place the
shoulder belt under your arm.
ÐSeat belts
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CAUTION!
The SRS airbag system is de-
signed only as a supplement to
the primary protection of the seat
belt systems of the driver and
front passenger. The front seat
occupants are particularly sus-
ceptible to injury if they do not wear their seat belts; when sud-
den braking or a collision occurs,
they may be thrown forward. To
obtain further protection in an ac-
cident, the driver and all passen- gers in the vehicle should always wear their seat belts when driving.
For instructions and precautions
concerning the seat belt systems,
see Seat beltsº in this chapter.
A baby or small child who is too
small to use a seat belt should be
properly secured in a rear seat us-
ing a child restraint system.
Do not use a rear-facing child re-
straint system in the front seat be-
cause the force of the rapid infla-tion of the passenger airbag may cause severe injury to the child.
Vehicles with a passenger airbag
display a caution label on the pas-
senger side instrument panel as
shown above to remind you not to
install a rear-facing child re-
straint system on the front seat. When using a forward-facing
child restraint system in the front
seat, the seat must be moved as
far back as possible. For instruc-
tions concerning the installation
of a child restraint system, see
Child restraintº in this chapter.
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34Toyota strongly urges the use of child re-
straint systems for children small enough
to use them.
The laws of all fifty states in the U.S.A.
and Canada now require the use of a child
restraint system.
CAUTION!
For effective protection in automo-
bile accidents and sudden stops,
children must be properly re-
strained. Holding a child in your
arms is not a substitute for a child
restraint system. In an accident,
the child can be crushed against
the windshield, or between you
and the vehicle's interior if you are unrestrained. A child restraint system for a small
child or baby must itself be restrained
on the seat with the lap portion of thelap/shoulder belt.
The child restraint system should conform
to the size of the child and properly fit the
vehicle seat. For greater safety, the child
restraint
system should be installed in the
rear seat. According to accident statistics,
children are safer when properly re-strained in the rear seat than in the frontseat. When installing a child restraint system,
follow the instructions provided by the
manufacturer of the system. General di- rections are also provided under the fol-
lowing illustrations.
CAUTION!
After installing the child restraint system, make sure it is secured in
place. If it is not restrained secure-
ly, it may cause injury to the child
in the event of a sudden stop or ac-cident.
When not using the child restraint system, keep it secured with the seat belt or place
it somewhere other than in passenger
compartment. This will prevent it injuringpassengers in the event of a sudden stop or accident. Your vehicle has anchors for securing the
top strap of a child restraint system. The
anchor
nuts are welded beneath the sheet
metal to permit installation of an anchor
bracket for a child restraint system.
To install an anchor bracket, use an 8 mm
X 30 mm X 1.25 mm coarse thread metric
bolt and a 5mm (0.2 in.) spacer. Note that
the bolts accompanying many child re-
straint systems are not metric. You can
damage the anchor nuts on your vehicle
if you force bolts with different thread intothe anchor nuts.
For instructions about how to install the
anchor bracket, see (B) TOP STRAP
ANCHORS AND LOCATIONSº.
If your child restraint system does not pro-
vide any of the necessary parts, you can
purchase the following items from your
Toyota dealer. * CRS installation kit
(Part No. 04731-22012) Ðcontains 1 bolt, 3 types of spacers and 1 locking clip.
* Bolt (Part No. 91511-60830)
Child restraintÐ ÐChild restraint precautions
ÐChild restraint system
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2. Fully extend the shoulder belt to put it in the lock mode.3. Place the shoulder belt between the vehicle seatback and the child restraint
system and allow it to retract. To hold the
child restraint system securely, let the
shoulder belt retract as far as it will go
while firmly pushing down the child re-
straint system.4. If your child restraint system requires
the use of a top strap, latch the hook onto
the anchor bracket and tighten the topstrap.
Twist the top strap half a turn: make a twist
at front top of the rear seatback, not be-
hind it. Then pass the top strap through the cutout in the carpet on the rear cargo
floor.
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CAUTION!
Make sure the seat belt is securely
locked. A lso make sure the child re-
straint system is secure by pushing
and pulling it in different directions.
5. To remove the child restraint system, press the buckle-release button and al-
low the belt to retract. Unhook the topstrap.(B) TOP STRAP ANCHORS AND
LOCATIONSÐ
On the rear cargo floor
a. Roll back the carpet on the rear cargo
floor to find the anchor location you wishto use.
b. Insert a 5 mm (0.5 in.) spacer and tight-
en down the anchor bracket for your child
restraint system with a bolt. Torque the
bolt to 16.5Ð24.7 N Vm (1.68Ð2.52 kgf Vm,
12.2Ð18.2 ft Vlb.).
c. To make a cutout for the top strap pas-sage, push open the carpet along the per-
foration with finger pressure. (The perfo- ration can easily be seen from the back
side of the carpet.)
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1. Fasten the lap and shoulder belt over
the child restraint system following the in-
structions provided by its manufacturer.
Keep the lap portion of the belt tight.
CAUTION!
After inserting the tab, make sure the tab and buckle are locked.
Do not insert coins, clips, etc. in
the buckle as this may prevent
you from properly latching the tab
and buckle.
If the seat belt does not function
normally, immediately contact
your Toyota dealer.
2. Fully extend the shoulder belt to put in the lock mode.3. Place the shoulder belt between the vehicle seatback and the child restraint
system and allow it to retract. To hold the
child restraint system securely, let the
shoulder belt retract as far as it will go
while firmly pushing down the child re-
straint system.
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CAUTION!
Make sure the seat belt is securely
locked and that the child restraint
system is secure by pushing and
pulling it in different directions.
4. To remove the child restraint system, press the buckle-release button and al-
low the belt to retract.To change the steering wheel angle,
hold the steering wheel, pull up the
lock release lever, tilt the steering
wheel to the desired angle and release
the lever.
When the steering wheel is in a low posi-
tion, it will spring up as you release the
lock release lever.
CAUTION!
Do not adjust the steering wheel
while the vehicle is moving.
After adjusting the steering wheel, try moving it up and down to make sure it is locked in position.
Tilt steering wheel
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CAUTION!
Make sure the seat belt is securely
locked and that the child restraint
system is secure by pushing and
pulling it in different directions.
4. To remove the child restraint system, press the buckle-release button and al-
low the belt to retract.To change the steering wheel angle,
hold the steering wheel, pull up the
lock release lever, tilt the steering
wheel to the desired angle and release
the lever.
When the steering wheel is in a low posi-
tion, it will spring up as you release the
lock release lever.
CAUTION!
Do not adjust the steering wheel
while the vehicle is moving.
After adjusting the steering wheel, try moving it up and down to make sure it is locked in position.
Tilt steering wheel
