2020 TOYOTA YARIS HATCHBACK Owners Manual (in English)

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Essential Safety Equipment
WARNING
■Do not use the seat warmer even when taking a short nap in the vehicle
The seat may be heated excessively and cause a low-temperature burn.
■ Do not place heavy objects with sharp projections on the seat, or insert
needles or pins into it
This could cause the seat to become excessively heated and resu lt in injury
from a minor burn.
NOTICE
Do not use solvents to clean the seat. It may damage the seat surface and
the heater.

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Rear Seat
By lowering the rear seatbacks the luggage compartment space can
be expanded.
Split Folding the Seatback
WARNING
■ Do not drive the vehicle with occupants on folded down seatbacks or
in the luggage compartment.
Putting occupants in the luggage compartment is dangerous because seat
belts cannot be fastened which could lead to serious injury or death during
sudden braking or a collision.
■ Do not allow children to play inside the vehicle with the seatb acks low-
ered.
Allowing children to play in the vehicle with the seatbacks folded down is
dangerous. If a child enters the luggage compartment and the se atbacks
were raised back up, the child may become trapped in the luggag e com-
partment which could lead to an accident.
■ Tightly secure cargo in the luggage compartment when it is tran s-
ported with the seatbacks folded down.
Driving without tightly securing cargo and luggage is dangerous as it could
move and become an obstruction to driving during emergency brak ing or a
collision resulting in an unexpected accident.
■ When transporting cargo, do not allow the cargo to exceed the height
of the seatbacks.
Transporting cargo stacked higher than the seatbacks is dangero us as visi-
bility to the rear and sides of the vehicle is reduced which could interfere
with driving operations and lead to an accident.

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Essential Safety Equipment
4-Door
Lower the head restraint all the way down.
Refer to Head Restraints on P. 30.
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.
5-Door
Lower the head restraint all the way down.
Refer to Head Restraints on P. 30
Press the push knob to fold
down the seatback you want to
fold down.
Secure the rear seat belt in the belt clip.
Lowering the seatbacks
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2
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2
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Belt clip

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4-Door
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.
5-Door
Verify that the seat belt is
secured in the belt clip.
Lift the seat back upright.
Press the seatback rearward and lock it in place. After returni ng the
seatback to its upright position, make sure it is securely locked.
Make sure that the seat belt is neither stuck in the rear seat nor
twisted, then remove the seat belt from the belt clip.
NOTICE
●5-Door: When folding the seatback forward, always support the seatback
with your hand. If it is not supported by a hand, fingers or th e hand press-
ing the push knob could be injured.
● Check the position of a front seat before folding a rear seatba ck.
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 . Lower or
remove the head restraint on the rear outboard seat if necessar y.
To return the seatback to its upright position
Seat belt guide
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2
Belt clip
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Essential Safety Equipment
WARNING
■When returning a seatback to its u pright position, make sure the 3-
point seat belt is not caught in the 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 cau se serious
injury or death.
● When returning a seatback to its upright position, make sure th at it is firmly
locked and the red indication is not visible (5-Door).
● If the red indication is visible behind the
push knob, it means the seatback is not
locked. If the vehicle is driven without
the seatback locked, it could fold down
suddenly and cause an accident.Locked position
Unlocked positionRed indication

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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 seats
Your vehicle is equipped with head restraints on all outboard
seats and the rear center seat. The head restraints are intende d
to help protect you and the p assengers from neck injury.
WARNING
■Always drive with the head restraints installed when seats are being
used and make sure they are prope rly 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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Essential Safety Equipment
■Rear outboard seats
■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 w hile press-
ing the stop-catch.
Removal/Installation

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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. Wi th no support
behind your head, your neck could be seriously injured in a col lision.
● When installing a head restraint, make sure that it is installed correctly with
the front of the head restraint facing forward. If the head res traint is
installed incorrectly, it could detach from the seat during a c ollision and
result in injury.
● The head restraints on each of the front and rear seats are spe cialized to
each seat. Do not switch around the head restraint positions. I f a head
restraint is not installed to its correct seat position, the ef fectiveness of the
head restraint during a collision will be compromised which cou ld cause
injury.
■ After installing a head restrain t, try lifting it to make sure that it does
not pull out
Driving with an unsecured head restraint is dangerous as the ef fectiveness
of the head restraint will be compromised which could cause it to unexpect-
edly detach from the seat.