2010 TOYOTA MATRIX fold seats

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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

38 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
When the occupant’s back
presses against the seatback
during a rear-end collision, the
head restraint moves slightly for-
ward to help reduce the risk of
whiplash on the seat occupant.
STEP2
STEP3

40 1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
CAUTION
■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)
Before driving
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

42 1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
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)
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

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Before driving
■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. 174)
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 rear view mirror surfaces, as they can become very hot and
burn you.

442 Alphabetical index
Noise from under vehicle ..........18
Odometer .................................. 126
Oil
Engine oil .............................. 296
Opener
Fuel filler door .........................61
Hood...................................... 289
Outside rear view mirrors
Adjusting and folding ...............54
Outside temperature
display .................................... 126
Overheating, Engine ................391
Parking brake ........................... 124
Parking lights
Replacing light bulb ............... 337
Switch.................................... 132
Wattage ................................. 411
Personal lights
Switch............................ 240, 241
Wattage ................................. 411
Power outlet ............................. 255
Power windows ..........................56Radiator .................................... 301
Radio ......................................... 178
Rear seats
Folding down........................... 41
Rear side marker lights
Replacing light bulb............... 337
Switch ................................... 132
Wattage................................. 411
Rear turn signal lights
Replacing light bulbs ............. 337
Switch ................................... 123
Wattage................................. 411
Rear view mirror
Compass ............................... 268
Rear window defogger ............ 174
Rear window wiper .................. 138
Replacing
Fuses .................................... 328
Key battery ............................ 325
Light bulbs............................. 337
Tires ...................................... 369
Reporting safety defects for
U.S.A. owners ........................ 432N
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