2007 TOYOTA YARIS Owners Manual

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Front passenger seat
CAUTION
The SRS front passenger airbag also
deploys with considerable force, and
can cause death or serious injury es-
pecially if the front passenger is very
close to the airbag. The front passen-
ger seat should be as far from the
airbag as possible with the seatback
adjusted, so the front passenger sits
upright.
Front seats (with SRS side airbags)
CAUTION
The SRS side airbags are installed in
the driver and front passenger seats.
Observe the following precautions.
Do not lean against the front door
when the vehicle is in use, since
the side airbag inflates with consid-
erable speed and force. Otherwise,
you may be killed or seriously in-
jured.
Do not use seat accessories which
cover the area where the side air-
bags inflate. Such accessories may
prevent the side airbags from acti-
vating correctly, causing death or
serious injury.
Do not modify or replace the seats
or upholstery of the seats with side
airbags. Such change may prevent
the side airbag system from activat-
ing correctly, disable the system or
cause the side airbag system to in-
flate accidentally, resulting in death
or serious injury.
—Seat adjustment precautions
CAUTION
Do not adjust the seat while the
vehicle is moving as the seat may
unexpectedly move and cause the
driver to lose control of the vehicle.
Be careful that the seat does not
hit a passenger or luggage.
After adjusting the seat position, re-
lease the lever and try sliding the
seat forward and backward to make
sure it is locked in position.
After adjusting the seatback, push
your body back against the seat to
make sure the seat is locked in
position.
Do not put objects under the seats.
Otherwise, the objects may interfere
with the seatlock mechanism or
unexpectedly push up the seat posi-
tion adjusting lever and the seat
may suddenly move, causing the
driver to lose control of the vehicle.

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While adjusting the seat, do not put
your hands under the seat or near
the moving parts. Otherwise, your
hands or fingers may be caught and
injured.
—Adjusting front seats
PS13501
1. SEAT POSITION ADJUSTING LEVER
Hold the center of the lever and pull it
up. Then slide the seat to the desired
position with slight body pressure and
release the lever.
2. SEATBACK ANGLE ADJUSTING LEVER
Lean forward and pull the lever up.
Then lean back to the desired angle
and release the lever.

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CAUTION
Avoid reclining the seatback any
more than needed. The seat belts pro-
vide maximum protection in a frontal
or rear collision when the driver and
the front passenger are sitting up
straight and well back in the seats. If
you are reclined, the lap belt may
slide past your hips and apply re-
straint forces directly to the abdomen
or your neck may contact the shoul-
der belt. In the event of a frontal
collision, the more the seat is re-
clined, the greater the risk of death
or personal injury.
PS13502
For easy access to the rear seat:1. Lift up the seatback lock release lever.
The seat will slide forward.
2. Move the seat to the front −most posi-
tion.
After rear passengers are in, lift up the
seatback and return the seat until it locks.
CAUTION
After putting back the seat, try push-
ing the seat forward and rearward to
make sure it is secured in place.
CAUTION
Do not adjust the seat while the
vehicle is moving.
Be careful that the seat does not
hit a passenger or luggage.
Be careful not to get your hands or
feet pinched in the seat.
Split seat—After adjusting the seat
position, release the lever and try
sliding the seat forward and back-
ward to make sure it is locked in
position.
After adjusting the seatback, push
your body back against the seat to
make sure the seat is locked in
position.
When returning the seatback to the
upright position, observe the follow-
ing precautions in order to prevent
personal injury in a collision or
sudden stop:
Make sure the seatback is securely
locked by pushing forward and rear-
ward on the top of the seatback.
Failure to do so will prevent the
seat belt from operating properly.
—Moving passenger ’s seat for
rear seat entry
(3door models only) Rear seats—
—Rear seat precautions

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Make sure the seat belts are not
twisted or caught in the seatback
and are arranged in their proper
position and are ready to use.
Folding down the rear seatbacks will en-
large the luggage compartment. See
“—Stowage precautions” on page 202 in
Section 2 for precautions when loading
luggage.
—Adjusting rear seats
PS13503
Split seat
PS13504
Nonsplit seat

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1. SEATBACK ANGLE ADJUSTINGLEVER
Pull the lever up. Then lean back to the
desired angle and release the lever.
CAUTION
Do not adjust the seat while the
vehicle is moving.
Avoid reclining the seatback any
more than needed. The seat belts
provide maximum protection in a
frontal or rear collision when the
passengers are sitting up straight
and well back in the seats. If you
are reclined, the lap belt may slide
past your hips and apply restraint
forces directly to the abdomen or
your neck may contact the shoulder
belt. In the event of a frontal colli-
sion, the more the seat is reclined,
the greater the risk of death or per-
sonal injury.
Split seat—After adjusting the seat
position, release the lever and try
sliding the seat forward and back-
ward to make sure it is locked in
position.
After adjusting the seatback, push
your body back against the seat to
make sure the seat is locked in
position.
2. SEAT POSITION ADJUSTING LEVER
Pull the lever up. Then slide the seat
to the desired position with slight body
pressure and release the lever.
Folddown rear seat
PS13505
BEFORE FOLDING DOWN REAR SEATS 1. Before folding down the seatback, disconnect the center seat belt to
prevent damage.
Insert the key into the hole on the
buckle to release tab 1 (with hook end),
and allow the belt to retract.

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PS13049
2. Insert the tabs of the center seatbelt into the cover. Make sure the
tabs are securely locked in the cov-
er.
NOTICE
The seat belt tabs must be stowed
before you fold the seatback.
PS13506
3. Make sure the outer seat belt passesthrough the hanger when folding the
seatback down.
This prevents the shoulder belt from being
damaged.
CAUTION
The seat belt must be removed from
the hanger when the seat belt is in
use.
NOTICE
The seat belt must be stowed before
you fold the seatback.
PS13507
FOLDING REAR SEATS (split seat)
1. Lower the head restraint to the low- est position.

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PS13508
2. Pull the seat position adjusting liverup. Then slide the rear seat fully
forward.
PS13509
3. Pull the seatback angle adjusting le-ver up and fold the seatback down.
Each seatback may be folded separately.
CAUTION
When returning the seatback to the
upright position, observe the follow-
ing precautions in order to prevent
personal injury in a collision or sud-
den stop:
Make sure the seatback is securely
locked by pushing forward and rear-
ward on the top of the seatback.
Failure to do so will prevent the
seat belt from operating properly.
Make sure the seat belts are not
twisted or caught in the seatback
and are arranged in the proper
position and are ready to use.
NOTICE
Do not pull the pocket that stores the
seat belt comfort guide when return-
ing the seatback to the upright posi-
tion.

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PS13510
4. Flip over the deck board.
This will enlarge the luggage compartment
as far as the seatbacks. See “Cargo and
luggage” on page 202 for precautions to
observe for loading luggage.
PS13511
FOLDING REAR SEAT (nonsplit seat)
1. Lower the head restraint to the low- est position.
PS13512
2. Pull the seatback angle adjusting le-ver up and fold the seatback down.
Each seatback may be folded separately.