2009 TOYOTA MATRIX fold seats

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1
Before driving
1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Front seats
Folding down the front passenger's seat (vehicles with seatback table)
Move the seat rearward.
Seat position adjustment
lever
Seatback angle adjustment
lever
Vertical height adjustment
lever (driver’s side only)
STEP1

36 1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Lower the head restraint and fix
the seatback at the most upright
lock position.
Pull up either seatback lock
release knob beside the seat-
back and fold the seatback
down.
Active head restraints (vehicles with side airbags and curtain shield airbags)
When a front seatback receives
a strong impact, the head
restraint moves slightly forward
to help reduce the risk of whip-
lash on the seat occupant.
STEP2
STEP3
■Active head restraints
Even small forces applied to the seatback may cause the head restraint to
move. This does not indicate a problem.

37 1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
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Before driving
CAUTION
■Seat adjustment
●Be careful that the seat does not hit passengers or luggage.
●Do not recline the seat more than necessary when the vehicle is in motion
to reduce the risk of sliding under the lap belt.
If the seat is too reclined, the lap belt may slide past the hips and apply
restraint forces directly to the abdomen or your neck may contact the
shoulder belt, increasing the risk of death or serious injury in the event of
an accident.
●After adjusting the seat, make sure that the seat is locked in position.
■After returning the seatback to the upright position (vehicles with seat-
back table)
Make sure the seatback is securely locked by pressing forward and rear-
ward on the top of the seatback. Failure to do so will prevent seat belt from
operating properly.
■Caution while driving (vehicles with seatback table)
Do not sit on or place anything on the folded seatback.

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Rear seats
The seatbacks of the rear seats can be folded down.
Stow the rear outside seat belt
buckles and move the rear
center seat belt buckle as
shown.
Lower the head restraints to
the lowest position.
Fold the seatback down while
pulling the seatback lock
release knob.STEP1
STEP2
STEP3

39 1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
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Before driving
CAUTION
■After returning the seatback to the upright position
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
●Check that the seat belts are not twisted or caught in the seatback.
■Caution while driving
Do not sit on the folded seatback.
●Make sure that the seatback is
securely locked in position by lightly
rocking it back and forth.
If the seatback is not securely locked,
the red marking will be visible on the
seatback lock release knob. Make
sure that the red marking is not visi-
ble.

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Before driving
Outside rear view mirrors
Folding back the mirrors
Push backward to fold the mir-
rors.
Mirror angle can be adjusted using the switch.
Select a mirror to adjust.
Left
Right
Adjust the mirror.
Up
Right
Down
LeftSTEP1
STEP2

50 1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
■Mirror angle can be adjusted when
The engine switch is in the “ACC” or “ON” position.
■When the mirrors are fogged up (vehicles with outside rear view mirror
defoggers)
Turn on the mirror defoggers to defog the mirrors. (→P. 168)
CAUTION
■When driving the vehicle
Observe the following precautions while driving.
Failing to do so may result in loss of control of the vehicle and cause an acci-
dent, resulting in death or serious injury.
●Do not adjust the mirrors while driving.
●Do not drive with the mirrors folded back.
●Both the driver and passenger side mirrors must be extended and properly
adjusted before driving.
■When the mirror defoggers are operating (vehicles with outside rear
view mirror defoggers)
Do not touch the surface of the mirror, as it may be hot.

434 Alphabetical index
Odometer .................................. 119
Oil
Engine oil .............................. 290
Opener
Fuel filler door .........................56
Hood...................................... 283
Outside rear view mirrors
Adjusting and folding ...............49
Outside temperature
display .................................... 119
Overheating, Engine ................385
Parking brake ........................... 118
Parking lights
Replacing light bulb ............... 332
Switch.................................... 125
Wattage ................................. 404
Personal lights
Switch............................ 234, 235
Wattage ................................. 404
Power outlet ............................. 249
Power windows ..........................51Radiator .................................... 296
Radio ......................................... 172
Rear side marker lights
Replacing light bulb............... 332
Switch ................................... 125
Wattage................................. 404
Rear seats
Folding down........................... 38
Rear turn signal lights
Replacing light bulbs ............. 332
Switch ................................... 117
Wattage................................. 404
Rear view mirror
Compass ............................... 262
Rear window defogger ............ 168
Rear window wiper .................. 131
Replacing
Fuses .................................... 323
Key battery ............................ 320
Light bulbs............................. 332
Tires ...................................... 362
Reporting safety defects for
U.S.A. owners ........................ 424O
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