2012 TOYOTA YARIS center

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Pictorial indexInterior
Anti-glare inside rear
view mirror
P. 63
Vanity mirrors P. 209
Interior light
Personal lights P. 203
P. 203
Sun visors P. 208
SRS curtain shield
airbags
P. 80
Rear center seat
belt
P. 55

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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 seat belt buckles
as shown.
Stow the seat belts.
Center
 P. 5 5
Outside Use the seat belt hangers to
prevent the belts from being
tangled.
Remove the outside head restraints. ( P. 5 1 )
Vehicles with a split rear seats Lower the center head
restraint to the lowest position.

48 1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Pull the seatback lock release
knob and fold the seatback
down.
Each seatback may be folded
separately.
Vehicles with a non-split rear seat
Lower the center head
restraint to the lowest position.
Pull both seatback lock
release knobs at the same
time and fold the seatback
down.

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eats, mirrors, steering wheel)
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Before driving
CAUTION
■When folding the rear seatbacks down
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
●Do not fold the seatbacks down while driving.
● Stop the vehicle on level ground, set the parking brake and shift the shift
lever to P (vehicles with an automatic transmission) or N (vehicles with a
manual transmission).
● Do not allow anyone to sit on a folded seatback or in the luggage compart-
ment while driving.
● Do not allow children to enter the luggage compartment.
● For vehicles with a split rear seats, do not allow anyone sit on the rear cen-
ter seat if the rear right seat is folded down, as the seat belt buckle for the
rear center seat belt is then concealed under the folded seat and cannot
be used.
● Be careful not to catch your hand when folding the rear seatbacks.
● If it is necessary to detach the head restraints, remove it from the vehicle
or store it securely in the luggage compartment. This will prevent it from
injuring passengers in the event of sudden braking, sudden swerving or an
accident.
● Depending on the position of the front seat, it may interfere when trying to
fold down the rear seatbacks. If this happens, adjust the position of the
front seat.

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Before driving
Head restraints
■Removing the head restraints
Front and rear center head restraints
Rear outside head restraints
Head restraints are provided for all seats.
Up
Pull the head restraint up.
Down
Push the head restraint down
while pushing the lock release
button.
Lock release button
Pull the head restraint up while pressing
the lock release button.
Lock
release
button
Pull the lock release knob and fold down
the seatback until it reaches the position
where the head restraints can be
removed.

52 1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
■Installing the head restraints
Front and rear center head restraints
Rear outside head restraints
Pull the head restraint up while pressing
the lock release button.
Lock release button
Align the head restraint with installation
holes and push it down to the lock posi-
tion.
Press and hold the lock release button
when lowering the head restraint.
Lock
release
button
Pull the lock release knob and fold down
the seatback until it reaches the position
where the head restraints can be
installed.
Align the head restraint with installation
holes and push it down to the lock posi-
tion.
Press and hold the lock release button
when lowering the head restraint.
Lock release button

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eats, mirrors, steering wheel)
1
Before driving
■Adjusting the height of the head restraints
■ Adjusting the rear cent er 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.
Make sure that the head restraints are
adjusted so that the center of the head
restraint is closest to the top of your ears.

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eats, mirrors, steering wheel)
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Before driving
Rear center seat belt
The rear center seat belt is a 3-point type restraint with 2 buckles.
Both seat belt buckles must be co rrectly located and securely latched
for proper operation.
Make sure that the buckle is
securely latched ready for use of
the center seat belt.Matches the tab with hooked
end (tab “A”)
Matches the tab with concave
end (tab “B”)
■ Release method
The rear center seat belt can be completely released only when
necessary such as when folding down the rear seat.
To release the tab “B”, press
the release button.
To release the tab “A”, insert
the key or tab “B” into the hole
on the buckle.
Retract the belt slowly when
releasing and stowing the seat
belt.
A
B
A
BA
B