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Sit in a normal upright position.Wear a correctly adjusted seat belt.Do not leave anything between the occupants and the airbags (a child, pet, object...), nor fix or attach anything close to the inflation trajectory of the airbags; this could cause injuries during their deployment.Never modify the original definition of your vehicle, particularly in the area directly around the airbags.After an accident or if the vehicle has been stolen or broken into, have the airbag systems checked.All work on the airbag system must be carried out by an authorized Toyota dealer or repairer, or another duly qualified and equipped professional.Even if all of the precautions mentioned are observed, a risk of injury or of minor burns to the head, chest or arms when an airbag is deployed cannot be ruled out.
Lateral airbags
Use only approved covers on the seats, compatible with the deployment the lateral airbags. For information on the range of seat covers suitable for your vehicle, you can contact an authorized Toyota dealer or repairer, or another duly qualified and equipped professional.For more information on Accessories, refer to the corresponding section.Do not fix or attach anything to the seat backs (clothing...). This could cause injury to the chest or arms if the lateral airbag is deployed.Do not sit with the upper part of the body any nearer to the door than necessary.
The bag inflates almost instantly (within a few milliseconds) then deflates within the same time discharging the hot gas via openings provided for this purpose.
Front airbags
Do not drive holding the steering wheel by its spokes or resting your hands on the centre part of the wheel.Passengers must not place their feet on the dashboard.Do not smoke as deployment of the airbags can cause burns or the risk of injury from a cigarette or pipe.Never remove or pierce the steering wheel or hit it violently.Do not fit or attach anything to the steering wheel or dashboard, this could cause injuries with deployment of the airbags.
Advice
For the airbags to be fully effective, observe the safety recommendations below:
Curtain airbags
Do not fix or attach anything to the roof. This could cause injury to the head if the curtain airbag is deployed.If fitted on your vehicle, do not remove the grab handles installed on the roof, they play a part in securing the curtain airbags.
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General points relating to child seats
For maximum safety, please observe the following recommendations:- in accordance with European regulations, all children under the age of 12 or less than one and a half metres tall must travel in approved child seats suited to their weight, on seats fitted with a seat belt or ISOFIX mountings*,- statistically, the safest seats in your vehicle for carr ying children are the rear seats,- a child weighing less than 9 kg must travel in the rear ward facing position both in the front and in the rear.
To y o t a recommends that children should travel on the rear seats of your vehicle:- rearward facing up to the age of 3,
- forward facing over the age of 3.
Although one of Toyota's main criteria when designing your vehicle, the safety of your children also depends on you.
* The regulations on carrying children are specific to each country. Refer to the legislation in force in your country.
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Child seat at the rear
Rearward facing
When a rear ward facing child seat is installed on a rear passenger seat, move the vehicle's front seat for ward and straighten the backrest so that the rear ward facing child seat does not touch the vehicle's front seat.Adjust the rear seat to the fully back position, with the backrest straightened.
Forward facing
When a for ward facing child seat is installed on a rear passenger seat, move the vehicle's front seat for ward and straighten the backrest so that the legs of the child in the for ward facing child seat do not touch the vehicle's front seat.Adjust the rear seat to the fully back position, with the backrest straightened.
Ensure that the seat belt is correctly tensioned.For child seats with a support leg, ensure that this is in firm contact with the floor. If necessary, adjust the front seat of the vehicle.
Row 3
If fitted to your vehicle, when a child seat is installed on a passenger seat in the 3rd row, move the seats in the 2nd row for ward and straighten the backrests so that the child seat and the child's legs do not touch the seats in the 2nd row.
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Passenger seat in the fully back and highest position.
Rearward facing
Child seat at the front*
Forward facing
Ensure that the seat belt is correctly tensioned.For child seats with a support leg, ensure that the support leg is in firm and stable contact with the floor. If necessary, adjust the passenger seat.
When a rear ward facing child seat is installed on the front passenger seat, adjust the seat to the fully back and highest position, with the backrest straightened.The passenger's front airbag must be deactivated. Otherwise, the child risks being seriously injured or killed if the airbag is deployed.
When a for ward facing child seat is installed on the front passenger seat, adjust the vehicle's seat to the fully back and highest position with the seat backrest straightened and leave the passenger's front airbag activated.
* Refer to the legislation in force in your country before carrying your child in this seating position.
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Child seats recommended by Toyota
Toyota offers a range of child seats which are secured using a three point seat belt.
Group 0+: from bir th to 13 kg
L1 "TOYOTA GO + BABYSAFE PLUS"Installed rearward facing.
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In line with European legislation, this table indicates the options for installing child seats secured using a seat belt and universally approved (a) for the weight of the child and the seat in the vehicle.
Seat
Weight of the child and indicative age
Under 13 kg (groups 0 (b) a n d 0 +)Up to approx 1 year
From 9 to 18 kg (g r o u p 1)1 to 3 years approx
From 15 to 25 kg (group 2)3 to 6 years approx
From 22 to 36 kg (group 3)6 to 10 years approx
Row 1 (c) (d)
With captain seat, passenger seatUUUU
With bench seat, outer seatUUUU
With bench seat, centre seatXXXX
Row 2 (e) (f)
Outer seatsUUUU
Centre seatUUUU
Row 3 (e) (f)
Outer seatsUUUU
Centre seatUUUU
Locations for child seats secured with a seat belt
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(a) Universal child seat: child seat that can be installed in any vehicle using the seat belt.(b) Group 0: from birth to 10 kg. Infant car seats and "car cots" cannot be installed on the front passenger seat.(c) Consult the legislation in force in your country before installing your child on this seat.(d) When a rear ward facing child seat is installed on the front passenger seat,
the front passenger airbag must be deactivated. Otherwise the child risks being seriously injured or even killed if the airbag is deployed. When a for ward facing child seat is installed on the front passenger seat, the front passenger airbag must remain active.(e) To install a child seat on a rear seat, move the seat in front for ward, then straighten the backrest to leave sufficient space for the child seat and the child's legs.(f) To install a child seat on a rear seat, rearward facing or forward facing, adjust the rear seat to the fully back position with the backrest straightened.
Remove and stow the head restraint before installing a child seat with backrest on a passenger seat.Refit the head restraint once the child seat has been removed.
U Seat suitable for the installation of a child seat secured using the seat belt and universally approved, rearward facing and/or forward facing.X Seat not suitable for the installation of a chld seat of the weight group indicated.
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"ISOFIX" mountings
The incorrect installation of a child seat in a vehicle compromises the child's protection in the event of an accident.
For information on the possibilities for installing ISOFIX child seats in your vehicle, refer to the locations table.
Observe strictly the fitting instructions provided with the child seat.
Your vehicle has been approved to the latest ISOFIX regulation.If fitted on your vehicle, the regulation ISOFIX mountings are located by labels.The mountings comprise three rings for each seat:- Two front rings A, located between the vehicle seat backrest and cushion, indicated by an "ISOFIX" marking,- If fitted to your vehicle, a rear ring B, located behind the vehicle's seat, called the Top Tether, for securing the upper strap, indicated by a "Top Tether" marking.The Top Tether is used to secure the upper strap of child seats that have one. In the event of a front impact, this system limits the for ward tipping of the child seat.
This ISOFIX mounting system provides fast, reliable and safe fitting of the child seat in your vehicle.The ISOFIX child seats are fitted with two latches which are secured on the two front rings A.Some also have an upper strap which is attached to the rear ring B.To secure the child seat to the Top Tether:- remove and stow the head restraint before installing a child seat on this seat (refit it once the child seat has been removed),- pass the child seat upper strap over the top of the seat backrest, between the apertures for the head restraint rods,
- fix the hook on the end of the upper strap to the rear ring B,- tighten the upper strap.
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