2008 TOYOTA YARIS SEDAN Rear seat

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OVERVIEW
FEATURES/OPERATIONS
SAFETY AND EMERGENCY FEATURES
INDEX
ItemPage no.
OVERVIEW
Engine maintenance7Fuel tank door release and cap6Hood release 7Indicator symbols4-5Instrument cluster 4Instrument panel2-3Keyless entry 6
Trunk release 6
FEATURES/OPERATIONSAir Conditioning/Heating 13Audio 12-13 Automatic Transmission 8Bottle holders-Rear seat15Clock 14Cruise control14Cup holders15Light control-Instrument panel14Lights & turn signals11Parking brake9Power outlet 13Seat adjustments-Front 9Seat adjustments-Rear10Seats-Head restraints 10Tilt steering wheel8Windows-Power 9
Windshield wipers & washers11
SAFETY AND EMERGENCY FEATURESDoor locks-Power 16Doors-Child safety locks16Seat belts16Seat belts-Shoulder belt anchor17Spare tire & tools17Trunk-Internal release 17
Tire Pressure Warning System 16

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FEATURES/OPERATIONS
Seats-Head restraints
Lock release buttonHeight
Front
Rear
Seat adjustments-Rear (fold-down type)
To fold down the rear seatback
(1) Slide the seatback security lock to the right
unlock position from the trunk room.
(2) Lower the seat headrests.
(3) Pull the lock release knob up.
(4) Fold the seatback down.
Refer to the Owner’s Manual for more details.
(1) (4)
(3)
(2)

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OVERVIEW
FEATURES/OPERATIONS
SAFETY AND EMERGENCY FEATURES
Cup holders
Front
Rear
Rear console boxRear seat armrest*
Bottle holders-Rear seat
*If equipped

SAFETY AND
EMERGENCY FEATURES
Keep as low on
hips as possible
Take up
slack
Too high
Seat belts
Doors-Child safety locks
Moving the lever to “LOCK” will allow the door to
be opened only from the outside.
If belt is fully extended, then retracted even
slightly, it cannot be re-extended beyond that point,
unless fully retracted again. This feature is used to
help hold child restraint systems securely.
To find more information about seat belts, and how
to install a child restraint system, refer to the
Owner’s Manual.
Rear door
Door locks-Power (if equipped)
UnlockLock
Tire Pressure Warning System
If tire pressure becomes critically low on any of the
tires (excluding the spare), indicator will illuminate.
Correctly adjusting tire inflation will turn off the
light after a few minutes. If the light does not turn
off, have the system checked by your Toyota dealer.
Refer to the Owner’s Manual for more details.
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Power window
switches
∗ P. 53
Pictorial indexInterior
Seat belts P. 41SRS driver airbag P. 66
Head restraints P. 39
Cup holders ∗
P. 196
Armrest ∗ P. 205
Front seats P. 35SRS side airbags ∗ P. 66
Floor mats P. 206
SRS front
passenger air-
bag
P. 66
Shift lever P. 112, 114
Security indicator
P. 59, 61
Rear seats P. 36

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1-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Before driving
CAUTION
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To prevent an accident
Observe the following precautions while driving the vehicle.
Failing to do so may result in a door opening and an occupant falling out,
resulting in death or serious injury.
lAlways use a seat belt.
l Always lock all doors.
l Ensure that all doors are properly closed.
l Do not pull the inside handle of the front door while driving.
l Set the rear door child protector locks when children are seated in the rear
seat.

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1-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Before driving
Luggage security system
To protect luggage stored in the trunk against theft, do the following
procedures. Vehicles with split rear seats:
Move the security lock levers to
lock the rear seatbacks.
Turn the master key counter-
clockwise to lock the trunk
opener feature.
nInternal trunk release lever
The trunk lid can be opened by pulling up
on the glow-in-the-dark lever located on
the inside of trunk lid.
The lever will continue to glow for some
time after the trunk lid is closed.

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Rear seats (split rear seats only)
The seatbacks of the rear seats can be folded down.
Insert the key into the hole on
the center seat belt buckle to
release tub (with hooked end),
and allow the belt to retract.
Remove the seat belts from
the seat belt guides.
Check that the security lock
levers in the trunk are in
unlock position.