2015 TOYOTA PRIUS PLUG-IN seats

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Head restraints
Head restraints are provided for all seats.
Front seats
Up
Pull the head restraints up.
Down
Push and hold the lock release
button when lowering the head
restraint.
Rear center seat
Up
Down
Pull up or push down the head
restraint while pressing the
lock release button.
Foldable type rear outside seats
To f o l d
Pull the head restraint up while
pressing the lock release but-
ton.
To u s e
Lift up and push down the
head restraint to the lowest
lock position.
Lock
release
button
Lock
release
button
Lock release button

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■Removing the head restraints
Front and rear center seats
Foldable type rear outside seats
Non-foldable type rear outside seats
Pull the head restraint up while pressing
the lock release button.
Lock
release
button
Pull the head restraint up while pressing
the lock release buttons.
Lock release buttons
Pull the head restraint up while pressing
the lock release button.
Lock release button

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■Installing the head restraints
Front and rear center seats
Rear outside seats
■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.
Align the head restraint with the installa-
tion holes and push it down to the lock
position.
Press and hold the lock release button
when lowering the head restraint.Lock
release
button
Align the head restraint with the installa-
tion holes and push it down to the lowest
lock position.
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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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.

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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
To f a s t e n t h e s e a t b e l t , p u s h
the plate into the buckle
until a click sound is heard.
To r e l e a s e t h e s e a t b e l t ,
press the release button
with a hand on the plate.
Release button

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Seat belt pretensioners (front seats)
The pretensioners help the seat
belts to quickly restrain the occu-
pants by retracting the seat belts
when the vehicle is subjected to
certain types of severe frontal or
side collision.
The pretensioners do not activate
in the event of a minor frontal
impact, a minor side impact, a
rear impact or a vehicle rollover.
■Adjusting the seat belt shoulder anchor height (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 until you
hear a click.

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Pre-collision seat belts (front seats of vehicles with pre-collision
system)
If the system determines that a collision is unavoidable, the front seat
belts will retract before the collision. (oP. 3 4 0 )
■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 f r e e t h e b e l t a g a i n , f u l l y r e t r a c t t h e b e l t a n d t h e n p u l l t h e b e l t o u t o n c e
more. (oP. 2 1 3 )

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■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 wear the vehicle’s seat belt. (oP. 2 0 8 )
●When the child becomes large enough to properly wear the vehicle’s
seat belt, follow the instructions on P. 160 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
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.