2018 TOYOTA YARIS iA warning

YARIS iA_OM_OM99Q46z_(U)
451-3. Child Restraint
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Essential Safety Equipment
WARNING
■Do not allow a child or anyone to lean over or against the side window
of a vehicle with side and curtain air bags
It is dangerous to allow anyone to lean over or against the side window, the
area of the front passenger seat, the front and rear window pillars and the
roof edge along both sides from which the side and curtain air bags deploy,
even if a child-restraint system is used. The impact of inflation from a side or
curtain air bag could cause serious injury or death to an out of position child.
Furthermore, leaning over or against t he front door could block the side and
curtain air bags and eliminate the advantages of supplemental protection.
With the front air bag and the additional side air bag that comes out of the
front seat, the rear seat is always a better location for children. Take special
care not to allow a child to lean over or against the side window, even if the
child is seated in a child-restraint system.
■ 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.
■ To prevent burns
A seat belt or child-restraint system can become very hot in a closed vehicle
during warm weather. To avoid burning yourself or a child, check them
before you or your child touches them.

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Installing Child-Restraint Systems
Some child-restraint systems now come with tethers and therefore
must be installed on the seats that ta ke tethers to be effective. In your
Toyota, tethered child-restraint sy stems can only be accommodated in
the three positions on the rear seat.
Some child-restraint systems also employ specially designed LATCH
attachments; refer to “Using LATCH Lower Anchor” ( →P. 5 7 ) .
Even if your vehicle is equipped with front passenger occupant classification
sensor ( →P. 78), which automatically deactivates the front passenger air bag,
a rear seat is the safest place for a child of any age or size.
Accident statistics reveal that a child is safer in the rear seat.
The front passenger’s seat is clearly the worst choice for any
child under 12, and with rear-faci ng child-restraint systems it is
clearly unsafe due to air bags.
WARNING
■ Tethered Child-Restraint Systems Work Only on Tether-Equipped Rear
Seats
Installation of a tether equipped child-restraint system in the front passen-
ger’s seat defeats the safety design of the system and will result in an
increased chance of serious injury if the child-restraint system goes forward
without benefit of being tethered.
Place tether equipped child-restraint systems where there are tether
anchors.

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491-3. Child Restraint
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Essential Safety Equipment
Anchor brackets for securing child-restraint systems are equipped in
the vehicle. Locate each anchor position using the illustration.
To install a child-restraint system, if the seat is equipped with a head
restraint, remove it. Always follow the instruction manual accompany-
ing the child-restraint system.
■Anchor bracket location
Use the indicated anchor
bracket locations when install-
ing a child-restraint system
equipped with a tether.
For right
For center
For left
Anchor Bracket
Anchor bracket
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2
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WARNING
■Always attach the tether strap to the correct tether anchor position
Attaching the tether strap to the incorrect tether anchor position is danger-
ous. In a collision, the tether strap could come off and loosen the child-
restraint system. If the child-restraint system moves it could result in death
or injury to the child.
■ Always remove the head restraint and install child-restraint system
Installing a child-restraint system without
removing the head restraint is danger-
ous. The child-restraint system cannot be
installed correctly which may result in
death or injury to the child in a collision.Tether strap
Anchor bracket
Anchor bracket
Tether strap

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1-3. Child Restraint
Follow these instructions when using a child-restraint system, unless
you are attaching a LATCH-equipped child-restraint system to the rear
LATCH lower anchors. Refer to “Using LATCH Lower Anchor”
( → P. 57).
Make sure the seatback is securely latched by pushing it back until
it is fully locked.
Remove the head restraint.
Refer to Head Restraints on P. 27.
Secure the child-restraint system with the lap portion of the lap/
shoulder belt.
See the manufacturer’s instructions on the child-restraint system for
belt routing instructions.
To get the retractor into the
automatic locking mode, pull
the shoulder belt portion of the
seat belt until the entire length
of the belt is ou t of the retractor.
WARNING
■Always install the head restraint and adjust it to the appropriate posi-
tion after removing the child-restraint system
Driving with the head restraint removed is dangerous as impact to the occu-
pant’s head cannot be prevented during emergency braking or in a collision,
which could result in a serious accident, injury or death.
Refer to Head Restraints on P. 27.
Using Automatic Locking Mode (if equipped)
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1-3. Child Restraint
WARNING
■Use the tether and tether anchor only for a child-restraint system
Using the tether or tether anchor to secure anything but a child-restraint
system is dangerous. This could weaken or damage the tether or tether
anchor and result in injury.
■ Always remove the head restraint and install child-restraint system
■ Always attach the tether strap to the correct tether anchor position
Attaching the tether strap to the incorrect tether anchor position is danger-
ous. In a collision, the tether strap could come off and loosen the child-
restraint system. If the child-restraint system moves it could result in death
or injury to the child.
■ Always install the head restraint and adjust it to the appropriate posi-
tion after removing the child-restraint system
Driving with the head restraint removed is dangerous as impact to the occu-
pant’s head cannot be prevented during emergency braking or in a collision,
which could result in a serious accident, injury or death.
Refer to Head Restraints on P. 27.
Installing a child-restraint system without
removing the head restraint is danger-
ous. The child-restraint system cannot be
installed correctly which may result in
death or injury to the child in a collision.Tether strap
Anchor bracket
Anchor bracket
Tether strap

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1-3. Child Restraint
WARNING
■Always move the front passenger seat as far back as possible if install-
ing a front-facing ch ild-restraint system on it is unavoidable
As your vehicle has front air bags and doubly so because your vehicle has
side air bags, a front-facing child-restraint system should be put on the front
passenger seat only when it is unavoidable.
Even if the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates,
always move the seat as far back as possible, because the force of a
deploying air bag could cause serious injury or death to the child.
■ Never use a rear-facing child-restra int system in the front seat with an
air bag that could deploy
Rear-facing child-restraint systems on the front seat are particularly danger-
ous.
Even in a moderate collision, the child-restraint system can be hit by a
deploying air bag and moved violently backward resulting in serious injury
or death to the child. Even though you may feel assured that the front pas-
senger air bag will not deploy based on the fact that the front passenger air
bag deactivation indicator light illuminates, you should not use a rear-facing
child-restraint system in the front seat.
■ Do not allow a child or anyone to lean over or against the side window
of a vehicle with side and curtain air bags
It is dangerous to allow anyone to lean over or against the side window, the
area of the front passenger seat, the front and rear window pillars and the
roof edge along both sides from which the side and curtain air bags deploy,
even if a child-restraint system is used. The impact of inflation from a side or
curtain air bag could cause serious injury or death to an out of position child.
Furthermore, leaning over or against t he front door could block the side and
curtain air bags and eliminate the advantages of supplemental protection.
With the front air bag and the additional side air bag that comes out of the
front seat, the rear seat is always a better location for children. Take special
care not to allow a child to lean over or against the side window, even if the
child is seated in a child-restraint system.

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Essential Safety Equipment
Make sure the ignition is switched off.
Slide the seat as far back as
possible.
Remove the head restraint.
Place the child-restraint system on the seat without putting your
weight on the seat and fasten the seat belt. See the manufacturer’s
instructions on the ch ild-restraint system for belt routing instruc-
tions.
To get the retractor into the autom atic locking mode, pull the shoul-
der belt portion of the seat belt until the entire length of the belt is
out of the retractor.
WARNING
■ Always remove the head restraint and install child-restraint system
Installing a child-restraint system without removing the head restraint is
dangerous. The child-restraint system cannot be installed correctly which
may result in death or injury to the child in a collision.
■ Always install the head restraint and adjust it to the appropriate posi-
tion after removing the child-restraint system
Driving with the head restraint removed is dangerous as impact to the occu-
pant’s head cannot be prevented during emergency braking or in a collision,
which could result in a serious accident, injury or death.
Refer to Head Restraints on P. 27.
Front Passenger’s Seat Child-Restraint System Installation
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571-3. Child Restraint
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Essential Safety Equipment
Your Toyota is equipped with LATCH lower anchors for attachment of
specially designed LATCH child-restraint systems in the rear seats.
Both anchors must be used, otherwise the seat will bounce around
and put the child in danger. Most LATCH child-restraint systems must
also be used in conjunction with a te ther to be effective. If they have a
tether you must use it to better assure your child’s safety.
WARNING
■ Do not seat a child in a child-rest raint system on the front passenger
seat if the front passenger air bag de activation indicator light does not
illuminate
While it is always better to install any child-restraint system on the rear seat,
it is imperative that a child-restraint system ONLY be used on the front pas-
senger seat if the deactivation indicator light illuminates when the child is
seated in the child-restraint system ( →P. 78). Seating a child in a child-
restraint system installed on the front passenger seat with the front passen-
ger air bag deactivation indicator light not illuminated is dangerous. If this
indicator light does not illuminate, this means that the front passenger front
and side air bags, and seat belt pretensi oner are ready for deployment. If an
accident were to deploy an air bag, a child in a child-restraint system sitting
in the front passenger seat could be seriously injured or killed. If the indica-
tor light does not illuminate after seating a child in a child-restraint system
on the front passenger seat, seat a child in a child-restraint system on the
rear seat and consult your Toyota dealer as soon as possible.
Using LATCH Lower Anchor
WARNING
■ Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for the use of the child-restraint
system
An unsecured child-restraint system is dangerous. In a sudden stop or a
collision it could move causing serious injury or death to the child or other
occupants. Make sure the child-restraint system is properly secured in place
according to the child-restraint system manufacturer’s instructions.