2017 TOYOTA YARIS iA Owners Manual (in English)

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Essential Safety Equipment
Lower the head restraint all the way down.
Refer to Head Restraints on P. 27.
Open the trunk lid and pull the
lever of the seatback you want
to fold down.
Open a rear door and fold the rear seat forward.
Lowering the seatbacks
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NOTICE
Check the position of a front seat before folding a rear seatback.
Depending on the position of a front seat, it may not be possible to fold a
rear seatback all the way down because it may hit the seatback of the front
seat which could scratch or damage the front seat or its pocket. Remove the
head restraint on the rear outboard seat if necessary.
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Make sure that the seat belt
passes through the seat belt
guide correctly and it is not
twisted, then raise the seatback
while preventing the seat belt
from being caught in the seat-
back.
Press the seatback rearward and lock it in place. After returning the
seatback to its upright position, make sure it is securely locked.
To return the seatback to its upright position
Seat belt guide
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WARNING
■When returning a seatback to its upright position, make sure the 3-
point seat belt is not caught in th e seatback and the 3-point seat belt is
not twisted.
If the seat belt is used while it is twisted and caught in the seatback, the
seat belt cannot function at its full capacity, which could cause serious injury
or death.
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1-1. Seats
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Essential Safety Equipment
Head Restraints
Adjust the head restraint so that
the center is even with the top of
the passenger’s ears.
To raise a head restraint, pull it up to the desired position.
To lower the head restraint, press the stop-catch release, then push
the head restraint down.
■Front outboard seat
Your vehicle is equipped with head restraints on all outboard
seats and the rear center seat. The head restraints are intended
to help protect you and the passengers from neck injury.
WARNING
■ Always drive with the head restraints installed when seats are being
used and make sure they are properly adjusted. In addition, always
raise the head restraints on all rear seats when they are being used
Driving with the head restraints adjusted too low or removed is dangerous.
With no support behind your head, your neck could be seriously injured in a
collision.
Height Adjustment

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■Rear outboard seat
■Rear center seat
To remove the head restraint, pu ll it up while pressing the stop-catch.
To install the head restraint, insert the legs into the holes while press-
ing the stop-catch.
Removal/Installation

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Essential Safety Equipment
WARNING
■Always drive with the head restraints installed when seats are being
used and make sure they are properly installed
● Driving with the head restraints not installed is dangerous. With no support
behind your head, your neck could be seriously injured in a collision.
● When installing a head restraint, make sure that it is installed correctly with
the front of the head restraint facing forward. If the head restraint is
installed incorrectly, it could detach from the seat during a collision and
result in injury.
● The head restraints on each of the front and rear seats are specialized to
each seat. Do not switch around the head restraint positions. If a head
restraint is not installed to its correct seat position, the effectiveness of the
head restraint during a collision will be compromised which could cause
injury.
■ After installing a head restraint, try lifting it to make sure that it does
not pull out
Driving with an unsecured head restraint is dangerous as the effectiveness
of the head restraint will be compromised which could cause it to unexpect-
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Seat Belt Precautions
All of the seat belt retractors are designed to keep the lap/shoulder
belts out of the way when not in use.
The driver’s seat belt has no provisions for child-rest raint systems and
has only an emergency locking mode. The driver may wear it comfort-
ably, and it will lock during a collision.
However, the front passenger’s seat and all rear lap/shoulder belt
retractors operate in two modes: emergency locking mode, and for
child-restraint systems, automatic locking mode. While we recom-
mend you put all children in the rear seats, if you must use the front
passenger seat for a child, slide t he front passenger seat as far back
as possible and make sure any child-restraint system is secured prop-
erly.
Seat belts help to decrease the possibility of severe injury
during accidents and sudden stops. Toyota recommends that
the driver and all passengers always wear seat belts.
WARNING
■ Always wear your seat belt and make sure all occupants are properly
restrained
Not wearing a seat belt is extremely dangerous. During a collision, occu-
pants not wearing seat belts could hit someone or things inside the vehicle
or even be thrown out of the vehicle. They could be seriously injured or
even killed. In the same collision, occupants wearing seat belts would be
much safer.

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Essential Safety Equipment
WARNING
■Do not wear twisted seat belts
Twisted seat belts are dangerous. In a collision, the full width of the belt is
not available to absorb the impact. This puts more force on the bones
beneath the belt, which could cause serious injury or death. So, if your seat
belt is twisted, you must straighten the seat belt to remove any twists and to
allow the full width of the belt to be used.
■ Never use one seat belt on more than one person at a time
Using one seat belt for more than one person at a time is dangerous. A seat
belt used in this way cannot spread the impact forces properly and the two
passengers could be crushed together and seriously injured or even killed.
Never use one belt for more than one person at a time and always operate
the vehicle with each occupant properly restrained.
■ Do not operate a vehicle with a damaged seat belt
Using a damaged seat belt is dangerous. An accident could damage the
belt webbing of the seat belt in use. A damaged seat belt cannot provide
adequate protection in a collision. Have your Toyota dealer inspect all seat
belt systems in use during an accident before they are used again.
■ Have your seat belts changed immediately if the pretensioner or load
limiter has been expended
Always have your Toyota dealer immediately inspect the seat belt preten-
sioners and air bags after any collision. Like the air bags, the seat belt pre-
tensioners and load limiters will only function once and must be replaced
after any collision that caused them to deploy. A seat belt with an expended
pretensioner or load limiter is still better than wearing no seat belt at all;
however, if the seat belt pretensioners and load limiters are not replaced,
the risk of injury in a collision will increase.
■ Positioning the Shoulder Po rtion of the Seat Belt
Improper positioning of the shoulder portion of the seat belt is dangerous.
Always make sure the shoulder portion of the seat belt is positioned across
your shoulder and near your neck, but never under your arm, on your neck,
or on your upper arm.
■ Positioning the Lap Portion of the Seat Belt
The lap portion of the seat belt worn too high is dangerous. In a collision,
this would concentrate the impact force directly on the abdominal area,
causing serious injury. Wear the lap portion of the belt snugly and as low as
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Pregnant women should always wear seat belts. Ask your doctor for
specific reco mmendations.
The lap belt should be worn
SNUGLY AND AS LOW AS POS-
SIBLE OVER THE HIPS. The
shoulder belt should be worn
across your shoulder properly, but
never across the stomach area.
Persons with serious medical conditions also should wear seat belts.
Check with your doctor for any spec ial instructions regarding specific
medical conditions.
NOTICE
Pregnant Women and Persons wi th Serious Medical Conditions
Belt retraction may become difficult if the
belts and rings are soiled, so try to keep
them clean. For more details about
cleaning the seat belts, refer to “Cleaning
the Lap/Shoulder Belt Webbing”
(→P. 473).Ring