2012 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER belt

48 1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
■Active head restraints
Even small forces applied to the seatback may cause the head restraint to
move. Pushing up a locked head restraint forcibly may show the head
restraint inner structure. These do not indicate problems.
■ Waterproof and water-repellent seats
Waterproof and water-repellent seats are installed in your vehicle; however,
the water-repellent effect does not last forever.
CAUTION
■Seat adjustment
●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.
Inner
structure
During
rear-end
collision

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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 seat belt buckles and
remove the head restraints.
Swing the bottom cushion up
by pulling the lock release
strap.

52 1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
■If you cannot raise the seatback
■ When the bottom cushion is reinstalled
■ Waterproof and water-repellent seats
Waterproof and water-repellent seats are installed in your vehicle: however,
the water-repellent effect does not last forever.
Release the seat belt lock by:
Pushing on the lower front edge of the
seatback to slacken the seat belt.
Letting the seat belt retract a little.
Click the claw of the hinge into the hole of
the bottom cushion before refastening the
dial.
Firmly tighten the hexagon head bolts
using a torque wrench.Tightening torque: 12.5 ft·lbf (17 N·m, 1.7 kgf·m)

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eats, mirrors, steering wheel)
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Before driving
CAUTION
■When the seatback is folded
Do not sit on or place anything on the seatback while the vehicle is in
motion.
■ When returning the seats to their original position
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
●Do not return the seatback while the vehicle is in motion.
● Be careful not to get your hands or feet pinched in the seat.
● Make sure the seatbacks and bottom cushions are securely locked. Fail-
ure to do so will prevent the seat belt from operating properly.
● Check that the seat belts are not twisted or caught under the seat.
● Arrange the seat belts in the proper positions for ready use.
■ When removing or reinstalling the bottom cushion
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
●Do not remove or reinstall the bottom cushion while the vehicle is in
motion.
● Do not get in the vehicle with the bottom cushions uninstalled.
● Do not leave the removed bottom cushion unsecured in the vehicle.
● Do not try to sit on or place anything on the removed bottom cushion.
● Do not drop the bottom cushion.
● Have the hexagon head bolts tightened with a torque wrench to 12.5 ft·lbf
(17 N·m, 1.7 kgf·m), or have them tightened by your Toyota dealer.
Failure to do so may cause the dials to be loosened and the bottom cush-
ions to be removed.

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NOTICE
■Before folding down or removing the seats
●The seat belts buckles must be stowed.
● The head restraints must be removed before you fold down the seatback.
■ After returning the seatback and re installing the bottom cushion
Return the seat belt buckles to their cor-
rect position.
Always pass seat belt buckles through
the bands to secure them.

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Seat belts
Make sure that all occupants are wearing their seat belts before driv-
ing the vehicle.
■Correct use of the seat belts
●Extend the shoulder belt so
that it comes fully over the
shoulder, but does not
come into contact with the
neck or slide off the shoul-
der.
● Position the lap belt as low
as possible over the hips.
● Adjust the position of the
seatback. Sit up straight
and well back in the seat.
● Do not twist the seat belt.
■ Fastening and releasing the seat belt
Fastening the belt
Push the tab into the buckle
until a clicking sound is heard.

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eats, mirrors, steering wheel)
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Before driving
Seat belt pretensioners (front seats)
The pretensioner helps the seat
belt to quickly restrain the occu-
pant by retracting the seat belt
when the vehicle is subjected to
certain types of severe frontal
collision or a vehicle rollover.
The pretensioner may not acti-
vate in the event of a minor frontal
impact, a side impact or a rear
impact.
Releasing the belt
Press the release button.
■Adjusting the height of the belt (front seats)
Up
Move the height adjuster up as
needed until you hear a click.
Down
Push the lock release button
and slide the height adjuster
down.
Release button

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■Emergency locking retractor (ELR)
The retractor will lock the belt during a sudden stop or on impact. It may also
lock if you lean forward too quickly. A slow, easy motion will allow the belt to
extend so that you can move around fully.
■ Automatic locking retractor (ALR)
When a passenger’s shoulder belt is completely extended and then
retracted even slightly, the belt is locked in that position and cannot be
extended. This feature is used to hold the child restraint system (CRS) firmly.
To free the belt again, fully retract the belt and then pull the belt out once
more. ( P. 103)
■ Pregnant women
■ People suffering illness
Obtain medical advice and wear the seat belt in the proper way.
■ Child seat belt usage
The seat belts of your vehicle were principally designed for persons of adult
size.
●Use a child restraint system appropriate for the child, until the child
become large enough to properly wear the vehicle’s seat belt. ( P. 99)
● When the child becomes large enough to properly wear the vehicle’s
seat belt, follow the instructions on P. 58 regarding seat belt usage.
Obtain medical advice and wear the seat
belt in the proper way. ( P. 58)
Women who are pregnant should position
the lap belt as low as possible over the
hips in the same manner as other occu-
pants. Extend the shoulder belt com-
pletely over the shoulder and position the
belt across the chest. Avoid belt contact
over the rounding of the abdominal area.
If the seat belt is not worn properly, not
only a pregnant woman, but also the fetus
could suffer death or serious injury as a
result of sudden braking or a collision.