60 1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
■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. ( oP. 138)
■Child seatbelt usage
The seatbelts of your vehicle are 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 seatbelt.
( oP. 134)
●When the child becomes large enough to properly wear the vehicle's
seatbelt, follow the instructions on P. 58 regarding seatbelt usage.
■Seatbelt pretensioners
●Seatbelt pretensioners are not designed to activate in minor frontal or
side impact, in rear impacts or in roll-over accidents.
●The following four components operate simultaneously when the vehicle
is subjected to a severe frontal collision.
• Seatbelt pretensioner for driver
• Seatbelt pretensioner for front passenger
• SRS front airbag for driver
• SRS front airbag for front passenger*
*: This does not operate while the occupant detection system determines to
deactivate the airbag operation. For details, refer to “Front passenger’s
SRS frontal airbag” ( oP. 9 7 )
●The following two components operate simultaneously when the vehicle
is subjected to a severe collision on the driver’s seat side of the vehicle.
• Seatbelt pretensioner for driver
• Side airbag for driver
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When trouble arises
361 5-1. Essential information
Installing towing eyelet
Remove the eyelet cover using a flathead screwdriver.
To protect the bodywork, place a rag between the screwdriver and
the vehicle body, as shown in the illustration.
Front
CAUTION
■To prevent causing serious damage to the transmission in emergency
towing (vehicles with an automatic transmission)
Never tow a vehicle from the rear with four wheels on the ground. This may
cause serious damage to the transmission.
■To prevent damage to the vehicle
●When towing this vehicle, make sure to observe the following:
• Do not use a wire rope
• Keep vehicle speed below 20 mph (30 km/h) and do not tow for dis-
tances over 19 miles (30 km)
• Tow the vehicle in the forward direction
• Do not apply rope to the vehicle's suspension and so forth
●Do not tow another vehicle, boat (trailer) and so forth, that is heavier than
this vehicle.
■When towing down a long slope
Use a wheel lift-type or flat bed truck. ( oP. 364, 365)
If a wheel lift-type or flat bed truck is not used, the brakes may overheat,
leading to poor brake performance.
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