2004 TOYOTA PRIUS Owners Manual

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If the seat belt does not function
normally, it cannot protect your
child from death or serious injury.
Contact your Toyota dealer immedi-
ately. Do not install the child re-
straint system on the seat until the
seat belt is fixed.
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2. To remove the child restraint system,press the buckle release button and
allow the belt to retract.
— U sin g a to p st rap
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Follow the procedure below for a child
restraint system that requires the use
of a top strap.

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Anchor brackets
Symbol
Use the anchor brackets on the back of
the rear seatback to attach the top strap.
Anchor brackets are installed for each
rear seating position.
This symbol indicates the location of the
anchor brackets.
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TO USE THE ANCHOR BRACKET:1. Remove the luggage cover (see “Luggage cover” on page 198.) and
raise the head restraint to the upper-
most lock position.
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2. Open the cover of the anchor brack-et.

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3. Fix the child restraint system withthe seat belt.
Latch the hook onto the anchor
bracket and tighten the top strap.
For instructions to install the child re-
straint system, see “Child restraint” on
page 78.
CAUTION
Make sure the top strap is securely
latched, and check that the child re-
straint system is secure by pushing
and pulling it in different directions.
Follow all the installation instructions
provided by its manufacturer.
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The lower anchorages for the child re-
straint system interfaced with the
FMVSS225 or CMVSS210.2 specification
are installed in the rear seat.
The anchorages are installed in the clear-
ance between the seat cushion and seat-
back of both outside rear seats.
Child restraint system interfaced with the
FMVSS225 or CMVSS210.2 specification
can be fixed with these anchorages. In
this case, it is not necessary to fix the
child restraint system with a seat belt on
the vehicle.
—Installation with child
restraint lower anchorages

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Canada only
Ty p e A
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Canada only
Ty p e B
For owners in Canada
The symbol on a child restraint system
indicates the presence of a lower connec-
tor system.
CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM INSTALLA-
TION
Ty p e A —1. Widen the gap between the seat cushion and seatback slightly and
confirm the position of the lower an-
chorages below the tag in the seat-
back.
2. Latch the hooks of lower straps onto the anchorages and tighten the lower
straps.
Ty p e B —
1. Widen the gap between the seat cushion and seatback slightly and
confirm the position of the lower an-
chorages below the tag in the seat-
back.
2. Latch the buckles onto the anchor- ages.
If your child restraint system has a top
strap, it should be anchored. (For the
installation of the top strap, see “—Using
a top strap” on page 89.)

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For installation details, refer to the instruc-
tion manual equipped with each product.
CAUTION
When using the lower anchorages
for the child restraint system, be
sure that there are no irregular ob-
jects around the anchorages or that
the seat belt is not caught.
Push and pull the child restraint
system in different directions to be
sure it is secure. Follow all the
installation instructions provided by
its manufacturer.
Do not install a child restraint sys-
tem on the rear seat if it interferes
with the lock mechanism of the
front seats. Otherwise, the child or
front seat occupant(s) may be killed
or seriously injured in case of sud-
den braking or a collision.

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OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND
CONTROLS
Steering wheel and Mirrors
Tilt steering wheel96
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Outside rear view mirrorss 96
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Anti −glare inside rear view mirror 98
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Auto anti −glare inside rear view mirror 99
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Vanity mirrors 100
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SECTION 2– 3

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To change the steering wheel angle,
hold the steering wheel, push down the
lock release lever, tilt the steering
wheel to the desired angle and push
the lever up to lock the steering wheel
in position.
CAUTION
Do not adjust the steering wheel
while the vehicle is moving. Doing
so may cause the driver to mishan-
dle the vehicle and an accident may
occur resulting in death or serious
injuries.
After adjusting the steering wheel,
try moving it up and down to make
sure it is locked in position.
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Adjust the mirror so that you can just
see the side of your vehicle in the mir-
ror.
Be careful when judging the size or dis-
tance of any object seen in the outside
rear view mirror on the passenger ’s side
because it is a convex mirror. Any object
seen in a convex mirror will look smaller
and farther away than when seen in a flat
mirror.
When you touch the rear window defogger
switch, the heater panels in the outside
rear view mirrors will quickly clear the
mirror surface. (See “Rear window and
outside rear view mirror defoggers” on
page 110.)
Tilt steering wheelOutside rear view mirrors—