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Adjusting the front seat shoulder belt anchor height
WARNING
When wearing the seatbelts, make sure the shoulder portion of the webbing does not pass over your neck. If it does, adjust the
seatbelt anchor to a lower position. Placing the shoulder beltover the neck may result in neck injury during sudden braking orin a collision.
HB1029BB
The should er b elt anc hor heig ht should b e ad justed to the p osition
b est suited for you. To lower the anc hor heig ht, p u sh the release b ut-
ton and slid e the anc hor d own. To raise the anc hor heig ht, slid e the
anc hor up . Pull d own on the anc hor to make sure tha t it is loc ked in
p lac e.
Always ad just the anc hor heig ht so that the should e r b elt p asses over
the mid d le of the should er without touc hing the nec k.

1-16n
Unfastening the seatbelt
HB0303
Push
Push the b utton on the b uc kle.
Before c losing the d oor, make sure that the b elts a re retrac ted p rop -
erly to avoid c atc hing the b elt web b ing in the d oor .
Rear seatbelts (except rear center seatbelt)
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1. Sit well b ac k in the seat.
2. Pic k up the tong ue p late and p ull the b elt out sl owly. Do not let it
g et twisted . If the b elt stop s b efore reac hing the b uc kle, return the
b elt slig htly and p ull it out more slowly. If the b elt still c annot b e
unloc ked , let the b elt retrac t slig htly after g ivin g a strong p ull on it,
then p ull it out slowly ag ain.
3. Insert the tong ue p late into the b uc kle until you hear a c lic k.

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4. To make the lap p art tig ht, p ull up on the should
er b elt. And p lac e
the lap b elt as low as p ossib le on your hip s, not o n your waist.
n Adjusting the rear seat shoulder belt anchor height
WARNING
When wearing the seatbelts, make sure the shoulder portion of the webbing does not pass over your neck. If it does, adjust the
seatbelt anchor to a lower position. Placing the shoulder beltover the neck may result in neck injury during sudden braking orin a collision.
HS1020BB
The should er b elt anc hor heig ht should b e ad justed to the p osition
b est suited for you. To ad just the should er b elt an c hor heig ht, p ush
the release b utton and slid e the anc hor d own or up . Pull d own on the
anc hor to make sure that it is loc ked in p lac e.
Always ad just the anc hor heig ht so that the should e r b elt p asses over
the mid d le of the should er without touc hing the nec k.

1-18n
Unfastening the seatbelt
HB0303
Push
Push the b utton on the b uc kle.
Before c losing the d oor, make sure that the b elts a re retrac ted p rop -
erly to avoid c atc hing the b elt web b ing in the d oor .
Rear center seatbelt
WARNING
Before fastening the seatbelt, confirm that the seatbelt is
routed through the seatbelt comfort guide. A seatbelt not routed through the guide can cause neck injuries during sudden brakingor in a collision since it may slip up on your neck. Fastening the seatbelt with the webbing twisted can increase
the risk or severity of injury in an accident. When fastening the
belt after it is pulled out from the retractor, especially wheninserting the connector ’s tongue plate into the mating buckle (on
right-hand side), always check that the webbing is not twisted. Be sure to fasten both tongue plates to the respective buckles.
If the seatbelt is used only as a shoulder belt (with the connec-
tor’ s tongue plate not fastened to the connector ’s buckle on the
right-hand side), it cannot properly restrain the wearer in positionin an accident, possibly resulting in serious injury or death.

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HB1031BA
HB1030BA
HS1017BB
HS1025BB
HB1032BA
1. Pull out the seatb elt slowly from the overhead re
trac tor, then p ass
the seatb elt throug h the seatb elt c omfort g uid e loc ated b esid e the
1. Center seatb elt tong ue
p late
2. Connec tor (tong ue)
3. Connec tor (b uc kle)
4. Center seatb elt b uc kle

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HS1019BA
nUnfastening the seatbelt
HS0317
Push
Push the release b utton of the c enter seatb elt b uc k le (on the left-hand
sid e) to unfasten the seatb elt. NOTE When the seatback is folded down for greater luggage space, it is
necessary to disconnect the connector.
CAUTION
Do not allow the retractor to roll up the seatbelt too quickly.
Otherwise, the metal tongue plates may hit against the trim,resulting in damaged trim.

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Have the seatbelt fully rolled up so that the tongue plates are
neatly stored. A hanging tongue plate can swing and hit against the trim during driving, causing damage to the trim.
HS1022BA
HS1021BA
1. Insert a key or other hard p ointed ob jec t into the slot in the c on-
nec tor (b uc kle) on the rig ht-hand sid e and p ush it in, and the c onnec -
tor (tong ue) p late will d isc onnec t from the b uc kle.
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HS1023BA
2. Allow the retrac tor to roll up the b elt. You should hold the web b ing
end and g uid e it b ac k into the retrac tor while it i s rolling up . Neatly
store the tong ue p lates in the rec ess in the retrac tor and then insert
the c onnec tor (tong ue) p late into the slot loc ated at the front of the
rec ess.

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Seatbelt maintenance
CAUTION
Keep the belts free of polishes, oils, chemicals and particularly
battery acid. Never attempt to make modifications or changes that will pre-
vent the seatbelt from operating properly.
To c lean the seatb elts, use a mild soap and lukewar m water. Never
b leac h or d ye the b elts b ec ause this c ould seriousl y affec t their streng th.
Insp ec t the seatb elts and attac hments inc lud ing the web b ing and all
hard ware p eriod ic ally for c rac ks, c uts, g ashes, tea rs, d amag e, loose
b olts or worn areas. Rep lac e the seatb elts even if only minor d amag e is
found .
Child restraint systems
WARNING
Never let a passenger hold a child on his or her lap while the
vehicle is moving. The passenger cannot protect the child from injury in a collision, because the child will be caught between the
passenger and objects inside the vehicle. Additionally, holding achild in your lap or arms in the front seat exposes that child to
another serious danger. Since the SRS airbag deploys with con-
siderable speed and force, the child could be injured or evenkilled. Put children aged 12 and under in the rear seat properly re-
strained at all times. The SRS airbag deploys with considerablespeed and force and can injure or even kill children, especially ifthey are 12 years of age and under and are not restrained or im-properly restrained. Because children are lighter and weaker than
adults, their risk of being injured from deployment is greater.For that reason, be sure to secure ALL types of child restraint
devices (including forward facing child seats) in the REAR seats