2014 TOYOTA MATRIX child seat

TABLE OF CONTENTSIndex
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1-1. Key informationKeys ..................................... 26
1-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Wireless remote control ....... 28
Doors.................................... 31
Back door ............................. 36
1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors,
steering wheel)
Front seats ........................... 40
Rear seats ............................ 44
Head restraints ..................... 46
Seat belts ............................. 48
Steering wheel ..................... 54
Anti-glare inside rear view mirror.......................... 55
Outside rear view mirrors ..... 57
1-4. Opening and closing the windows and moon roof
Power windows .................... 59
Moon roof ............................. 61
1-5. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap .... 64 1-6. Theft deterrent system
Engine immobilizer system ................................ 68
Theft prevention labels ........ 70
1-7. Safety information Correct driving posture ......... 71
SRS airbags ......................... 73
Front passenger occupant classification system ........... 85
Child restraint systems ......... 90
Installing child restraints ....... 94
2-1. Driving procedures Driving the vehicle .............. 106
Engine (ignition) switch....... 118
Automatic transmission ...... 122
Manual transmission........... 127
Turn signal lever ................. 129
Parking brake ..................... 130
Horn .................................... 131
2-2. Instrument cluster Gauges and meters ............ 132
Indicators and warning lights ................................. 135
1Before driving
2When driving

Before driving1
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1-1. Key informationKeys ................................... 26
1-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Wireless remote control ..... 28
Doors ................................. 31
Back door ........................... 36
1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors,
steering wheel)
Front seats ......................... 40
Rear seats.......................... 44
Head restraints................... 46
Seat belts ........................... 48
Steering wheel ................... 54
Anti-glare inside rear view mirror ....................... 55
Outside rear view mirrors.............................. 57
1-4. Opening and closing the windows and moon roof
Power windows .................. 59
Moon roof ........................... 61 1-5. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank cap ................................... 64
1-6. Theft deterrent system Engine immobilizer system ............................. 68
Theft prevention labels....... 70
1-7. Safety information Correct driving posture....... 71
SRS airbags ....................... 73
Front passenger occupant classification system ........ 85
Child restraint systems....... 90
Installing child restraints..... 94

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1-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Before driving
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When all the doors are locked with the wireless remote control or key
The doors cannot be unlocked with the door lock switch.
The door lock switch can be reset by unlocking all the doors with the wire-
less remote control or key.
■ The doors cannot be locked when
The key is in the engine switch and either of the front door is open.
■ Customization that can be co nfigured at Toyota dealer
Settings (e.g. unlocking function using a key) can be changed.
(Customizable features P. 469)
CAUTION
■To prevent an accident
Observe the following precautions while driving the vehicle.
Failing to do so may result in a door opening and an occupant falling out,
resulting in death or serious injury.
●Always use a seat belt.
● Always lock the doors.
● Ensure that all doors are properly closed.
● Do not pull the inside handle of the doors while driving.
The doors may be opened and the passengers are thrown out of the vehi-
cle and it may result in serious injury or death.
Be especially careful for the front doors, as the doors may be opened even
if the inside lock buttons are in locked position.
● Set the rear door child protector locks when children are seated in the rear
seat.

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1-3. Adjustable components (s
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.
The pretensioner may not acti-
vate in the event of a minor frontal
impact, a side impact or a rear
impact.
■Adjusting the height of the belt (front seats)
Push the seat belt shoulder
anchor down while pressing
the release button.
Push the seat belt shoulder
anchor up.
Move the height adjuster up
and down as needed.
■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. 94)

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■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
becomes large enough to properly w ear the vehicle's seat belt. (P. 90)
● When the child becomes large enough to properly wear the vehicle's seat
belt, follow the instructions on P. 48 regarding seat belt usage.
■ Replacing the belt after the pretensioner has been activated
If the vehicle is involved in multiple collisions, the pretensioner will activate
for the first collision, but will not activate for the second or subsequent colli-
sions.
■ Seat belt extender
Obtain medical advice and wear the seat
belt in the proper way. ( P. 48)
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.
If your seat belts cannot be fastened
securely because they are not long
enough, a personalized seat belt
extender is available from your Toyota
dealer free of charge.

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1-3. Adjustable components (s
eats, mirrors, steering wheel)
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Before driving
CAUTION
Observe the following precautions to reduce the risk of injury in the event of
sudden braking, sudden swerving or an accident.
Failing to do so may cause death or severe injury.
■Wearing a seat belt
●Ensure that all passengers wear a seat belt.
● Always wear a seat belt properly.
● Each seat belt should be used by one person only. Do not use a seat belt
for more than one person at once, including children.
● Toyota recommends that children be seated in the rear seat and always
use a seat belt and/or an appropriate child restraint system.
● Do not recline the seat any more than necessary to achieve a proper seat-
ing position. The seat belt is most effective when the occupants are sitting
up straight and well back in the seats.
● Do not wear the shoulder belt under your arm.
● Always wear your seat belt low and snug across your hips.
■ Child restraint lock function belt
Do not allow children to play with the child restraint lock function belt. If the
belt becomes twisted around a child’s neck, it will not be possible to pull the
belt out leading to choking or other serious injuries that could result in death.
If this occurs and the buckle cannot be unfastened, scissors should be used
to cut the belt.

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1-3. Adjustable components (s
eats, mirrors, steering wheel)
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Before driving
CAUTION
■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 serious injury in the event of an accident.
● 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.

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1-7. Safety information
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Before driving
CAUTION
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SRS airbag precautions
●The SRS front passenger airbag also deploys with considerable force, and
can cause death or serious injury especially if the front passenger is very
close to the airbag. The front passenger seat should be as far from the air-
bag as possible with the seatback adjusted, so the front passenger sits
upright.
● Improperly seated and/or restrained infants and children can be killed or
seriously injured by a deploying airbag. An infant or child who is too small
to use a seat belt should be properly secured using a child restraint sys-
tem. Toyota strongly recommends that all infants and children be placed in
the rear seats of the vehicle and properly restrained. The rear seats are
the safest for infants and children. ( P. 90)
●If the seat belt extender has been con-
nected to the front seat belt buckles but
the seat belt extender has not also
been fastened to the latch plate of the
seat belt, the SRS front airbags will
judge that the driver and front passen-
ger are wearing the seat belt even
though the seat belt has not been con-
nected. In this case, the SRS front air-
bags may not activate correctly in a
collision, resulting in death or serious
injury in the event of a collision. Be sure
to wear the seat belt with the seat belt
extender.
●Do not sit on the edge of the seat or
lean against the dashboard.