2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER child restraint

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(C) BOOSTER SEAT INSTALLATION
A booster seat must be used in for-
wardfacing position only.
Move seat
fully back
CAUTION
A forwardfacing child restraint sys-
tem should be allowed to be
installed on the front passenger
seat only when it is unavoidable.
Always move the seat as far back
as possible even if the front pas-
senger occupant classification indi-
cator light indicates “OFF”, because
the front passenger airbag could in-
flate with considerable speed and
force. Otherwise, the child may be
killed or seriously injured.
On vehicles with side airbags and
curtain shield airbags, do not allow
the child to lean his/her head or
any part of his/her body against the
door or the area of the seat, front
or rear pillar or roof side rail from
which the side airbags or curtain
shield airbags deploy even if the
child is seated in the child restraint
system. It is dangerous if the side
airbag and/or curtain shield airbag
inflate, and the impact could cause
death or serious injury to the child.

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1. Sit the child on a booster seat. Run
the lap and shoulder belt through or
around the booster seat and across the
child following the instructions provided
by its manufacturer and insert the tab
into the buckle taking care not to twist
the belt.
Make sure the shoulder belt is correctly
across the child’s shoulder and that the
lap belt is positioned as low as possible
on the child’s hips. See “Seat belts” on
page 64 in this Section for details.
CAUTION
Always make sure the shoulder belt
is positioned across the center of
child’s shoulder. The belt should be
kept away from child’s neck, but
not falling off child’s s houlder.
Otherwise, the child may be killed
or seriously injured in case of sud-
den braking or a collision.
Both highpositioned lap belts and
loosefitting belts could cause
death or serious injuries due to
sliding under the lap belt during a
collision or other unintended event.
Keep the lap belt positioned as low
on a child’s hips as possible.
For child’s safety, do not place the
shoulder belt under child’s arm.
After inserting the tab, make sure
the tab and buckle are locked and
that the lap and shoulder portions
of the belt are not twisted.
Do not insert coins, clips, etc. in
the buckle as this may prevent your
child from properly latching the tab
and buckle.
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
restraint system on the seat until
the seat belt is fixed.

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2. To remove the booster seat, press the
buckle release button and allow the
belt to retract.Follow the procedure below for a child
restraint system that requires the use
of a top strap.
Anchor brackets
Symbol
Use the anchor brackets behind the rear
seatbacks to attach the top strap.
Anchor brackets are installed for each
rear seating position.
This symbol indicates the locations of the
anchor brackets.
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(vehicles without third seats)

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TO USE THE ANCHOR BRACKET:
1. Remove the head restraint.2. Raise the anchor bracket.3. Fix the child restraint system with the seat belt.
Latch the hook onto the anchor
bracket and tighten the top strap.
The anchor bracket is only designed to
secure the top strap. Do not use the
anchor bracket for any other purpose.
For instructions to install the child re-
straint system, see “Child restraint” on
page 96 in this Section.

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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.
4. Replace the head restraint.Lower the anchor bracket when it is not
in use.

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Follow the procedure below for a child
restraint system that requires the use
of a top strap.
Anchor brackets
Symbol
Use the anchor brackets behind the sec-
ond seatbacks to attach the top strap.
Anchor brackets are installed for each
second seat.
This symbol indicates the locations of the
anchor brackets.TO USE THE ANCHOR BRACKET:1. Remove the head restraint.
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(vehicles with third seats)

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2. Open the anchor bracket cover.3. Fix the child restraint system with
the seat belt.
Latch the hook onto the anchor
bracket and tighten the top strap.
The anchor bracket is only designed to
secure the top strap. Do not use the
anchor bracket for any other purpose.
For instructions to install the child re-
straint system, see “Child restraint” on
page 96 in this Section.
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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4. Replace the head restraint.
Close the anchor bracket cover when the
anchor bracket is not used.Lower anchorages for the child restraint
systems complying with the FMVSS225
or CMVSS210.2 specifications are
installed in the rear seats.
The anchorages are installed in the gap
between the seat cushion and seatback of
both outside rear seats.
Child restraint systems complying with the
FMVSS213 or CMVSS213 specification
can be fixed to these anchorages. In this
case, it is not necessary to fix the child
restraint system with a seat belt on the
vehicle.
Canada only
Ty p e A
—Installation with child
restraint lower anchorages
(vehicles without third seats)