2009 TOYOTA MATRIX remove seats

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Head restraints
■Adjusting the height of the head restraints
■Adjusting the rear center seat head restraint
Always raise the head restraint one level from the stowed position when
using.
CAUTION
■Head restraint precautions
Observe the following precautions regarding the head restraints. Failure to
do so may result in death or serious injury.
●Use the head restraints designed for each respective seat.
●Adjust the head restraints to the correct position at all times.
●After adjusting the head restraints, push down on them and make sure
they are locked in position.
●Do not drive with the head restraints removed.
Vertical adjustment
Push and hold the lock release
button when lowering the head
restraint.
Removal
Pull the head restraint up while
pressing the lock release but-
ton.
Lock
release
button
Make sure that the head restraints are
adjusted so that the center of the head
restraint is closest to the top of your ears.

45 1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
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Before driving
CAUTION
■Seat belt damage and wear
●Do not damage the seat belts by allowing the belt, plate, or buckle to be
jammed in the door.
●Inspect the seat belt system periodically. Check for cuts, fraying, and loose
parts. Do not use a damaged seat belt until it is replaced. Damaged seat
belts cannot protect an occupant from death or serious injury.
●Ensure that the belt and tab are locked and the belt is not twisted.
If the seat belt does not function correctly, immediately contact your Toyota
dealer.
●Replace the seat assembly, including the belts, if your vehicle has been
involved in a serious accident, even if there is no obvious damage.
●Do not attempt to install, remove, modify, disassemble or dispose of the
seat belts. Have any necessary repairs carried out by your Toyota dealer.
Inappropriate handling of the pretensioner may prevent it from operating
properly resulting in death or serious injury.
■Using a seat belt extender
●Do not wear the seat belt extender if you can fasten the seat belt without
the extender.
●Do not use the seat belt extender when installing a child restraint system
because the belt will not securely hold the child restraint system, increas-
ing the risk of death or injury in the event of a collision.
●The personalized extender may not be safe on another vehicle, when
used by another person, or at a different seating position other than the
one originally intended.
NOTICE
■When using a seat belt extender
When releasing the seat belt, press on the buckle release button on the
extender, not on the seat belt.
This helps prevent damage to the vehicle interior and the extender itself.

81 1-7. Safety information
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Before driving
CAUTION
■Front passenger occupant classification system precautions
●Do not recline the front passenger seatback so far that it touches a rear
seat. This may cause the “AIR BAG OFF” indicator light to be illuminated,
which indicates that the passenger’s airbags will not deploy in the event of
a severe accident. If the seatback touches the rear seat, return the seat-
back to a position where it does not touch the rear seat. Keep the front
passenger seatback as upright as possible when the vehicle is moving.
Reclining the seatback excessively may lessen the effectiveness of the
seat belt system.
●If an adult sits in the front passenger seat, the “AIR BAG ON” indicator
light is illuminated. If the “AIR BAG OFF” indicator is illuminated, ask the
passenger to sit up straight, well back in the seat, feet on the floor, and
with the seat belt worn correctly. If the “AIR BAG OFF” indicator still
remains illuminated, either ask the passenger to move to the rear seat, or
if that is not possible, move the front passenger seat fully rearward.
●When it is unavoidable to install the forward-facing child restraint system
on the front passenger seat, install the child restraint system on the front
passenger seat in the proper order. (→P. 86)
●Do not modify or remove the front seats.
●Do not kick the front passenger seat or subject it to severe impact. Other-
wise, the SRS warning light may come on to indicate a malfunction of the
detection system. In this case, contact your Toyota dealer immediately.
●Child restraint systems installed on the rear seat should not contact the
front seatbacks.
●Do not use a seat accessory, such as a cushion or seat cover, that covers
the seat cushion surface.
●Do not modify or replace the upholstery of the front seat.

430 Alphabetical index
Care
Exterior .................................. 268
Interior ................................... 270
Seat belts .............................. 271
Cargo capacity ......................... 140
Cargo hooks ............................. 255
CD changer ............................... 178
CD player .................................. 178
Chains ....................................... 144
Child restraint system
Booster seats, definition ..........82
Booster seats, installation .......86
Convertible seats,
definition ...............................82
Convertible seats,
installation .............................86
Front passenger occupant
classification system .............77
Infant seats, definition .............82
Infant seats, installation...........86
Installing CRS with lower
anchorages ...........................90
Installing CRS with
seat belts ..............................87
Installing CRS with top
straps ....................................92Child safety
Airbag precautions .................. 72
Battery precautions ....... 300, 383
Child restraint system ............. 82
Child-protectors....................... 30
How your child should wear
the seat belt .......................... 43
Installing child restraints.......... 86
Moon roof precautions ............ 55
Power window lock switch ...... 51
Power window precautions ..... 52
Removed key battery
precautions ......................... 321
Seat belt extender
precautions ........................... 45
Seat belt precautions .............. 44
Child-protectors ......................... 30
Cleaning
Exterior.................................. 268
Interior ................................... 270
Seat belts .............................. 271
Clock ......................................... 246
Compass................................... 262
Condenser ................................ 296
Console box ............................. 237
Cooling system
Engine overheating ............... 385
Cruise control .......................... 132
Cup holder ................................ 239
Curtain shield airbags ............... 65
Customizable features ............ 420C