2018 TOYOTA PRIUS V child restraint

TABLE OF CONTENTS2
PRIUS v_OM_OM47B78U_(U)For your information....................... 8
Reading this manual .................... 14
How to search .............................. 15
Pictorial index .............................. 16
1-1. For safe use
Before driving ...................... 28
For safe driving ................... 30
Seat belts ............................ 32
SRS airbags ........................ 41
Front passenger occupant classification system ......... 53
Safety information for children ............................. 58
Child restraint systems ........ 59
Installing child restraints ...... 63
Exhaust gas precautions ..... 73
1-2. Hybrid system Hybrid system features ....... 74
Hybrid system precautions ....................... 78
1-3. Theft deterrent system Immobilizer system ............. 83 2. Instrument cluster
Warning lights and indicators ........................... 86
Gauges and meters ............. 90
Multi-information display ...... 94
Energy monitor/ consumption screen ........ 103
3-1. Key information Keys................................... 110
3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Side doors ......................... 114
Back door .......................... 119
Smart key system .............. 124
3-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats......................... 131
Rear seats ......................... 135
Head restraints .................. 138
1For safety and security
2Instrument cluster
3Operation of each
component

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For safety and security1
1-1. For safe useBefore driving ...................... 28
For safe driving ................... 30
Seat belts ............................ 32
SRS airbags ........................ 41
Front passenger occupant classification system ......... 53
Safety information for children ............................. 58
Child restraint systems........ 59
Installing child restraints...... 63
Exhaust gas precautions..... 73
1-2. Hybrid system Hybrid system features ....... 74
Hybrid system precautions ....................... 78
1-3. Theft deterrent system Immobilizer system ............. 83

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For safe driving
Adjust the angle of the seat-
back so that you are sitting
straight up and so that you do
not have to lean forward to
steer. (P. 131)
Adjust the seat so that you can
depress the pedals fully and so
that your arms bend slightly at
the elbow when gripping the
steering wheel. ( P. 131)
Lock the head restraint in place with the center of the head restraint
closest to the top of your ears. ( P. 138)
Wear the seat belt correctly. ( P. 3 2 )
Make sure that all occupants are wearing their seat belts before driv-
ing the vehicle. ( P. 3 2 )
Use a child restraint system appropriate for the child until the child
becomes large enough to properly wear the vehicle’s seat belt.
( P. 5 9 )
Make sure that you can see backward clearly by adjusting the inside
and outside rear view mirrors properly. ( P. 142, 144)
For safe driving, adjust the seat and mirror to an appropriate
position before driving.
Correct driving posture
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Correct use of the seat belts
Adjusting the mirrors
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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.
■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. 6 3 )
■ 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. 5 9 )
● When the child becomes large enough to properly wear the vehicle’s seat
belt, follow the instructions regarding seat belt usage. (P. 3 2 )
■ 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 collisions.
Seat belt pretensioners (front seats)

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■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.
WARNING
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 serious 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.
● To achieve a proper seating position, do not recline the seat more than
necessary. 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.
● When using the seat belts of the outboard rear seats, ensure that the seat
belts are not in the seat belt hangers. ( P. 136)
■ When using the rear center seat belt
Do not use the rear center seat belt with
either buckle released.

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WARNING
■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 diff erent 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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WARNING
■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 in fants 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 proper ly restrained. The rear seats are
safer for infants and children than the front passenger seat.
● 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 passenger are
wearing the seat belt even though the
seat belt has not been connected. In
this case, the SRS front airbags 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.

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Adult*1
■Child*4 or child restraint system*5
Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant classi-
fication system
Indicator/
warning light
“PASSENGER AIR BAG” indicatorON indicator
SRS warning lightOff
Seat belt reminder lightOff*2 or
flashing
*3
Devices
Front passenger airbag
ActivatedSide airbag on the front passenger seat
Curtain shield airbag in the front passenger side
Front passenger’s seat belt pretensioner
Indicator/
warning light
“PASSENGER AIR BAG” indicatorOFF
indicator
*6
SRS warning lightOff
Seat belt reminder lightOff*2 or
flashing
*3
Devices
Front passenger airbagDeactivated
Side airbag on the front passenger seat
ActivatedCurtain shield airbag in the front passenger side
Front passenger’s seat belt pretensioner