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571-3. Child Restraint
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Essential Safety Equipment
If you cannot put all children in the rear seat, at least put the smallest
children in the rear and be sure the largest child up front use s a front-
facing child-restraint system.
NEVER put a rear-facing child-restraint system on the front pas senger
seat  whether  your  vehicle  is  equ ipped  with  a  occupant  classification
sensor or not. 
This  seat  is  also  not  set  up  for  tethered  child-restraint  syste ms,  put
them in one of the rear seat posit ions set up with tether anchors.
Likewise  the  LATCH  child-restraint  system  cannot  be  secured  in  the
front passenger’s se at and should be used  in the rear seat.
Do  not  allow  anyone  to  lean  over  or  against  the  side  window  sin ce
your vehicle has side and curt ain air bags, it could cause serious inju-
ries  to  an  out  of  position  occup ant.  As  children  more  often  sleep  in
cars, it is better to pu t them in the rear seat.
If installing the child-restraint  system on the front seat is u navoidable,
follow these instructions when  using a front-facing child-restraint sys-
tem in the front  passenger’s seat.
●To check if your front seats have side air bags:
The vehicle equipped with side air bag will have a “SRS AIRBAG”  tag on the
outboard shoulder of the front seats.
● To check if your vehicle has curtain air bags:
The vehicle equipped with curtain air bag will have an “SRS AIR BAG” mark-
ing on the window pillars along the roof edge.
WARNING
■ Always attach the tether strap to the correct tether anchor pos ition
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. 30.
If You Must Use a Child-Restrai nt  System  in  the  Front  Seat  for
Children 
     
        
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1-4. SRS Air Bags
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Pre-
cautions
The  front  and  side  supplemental  r estraint  systems  (SRS)  include dif-
ferent  types  of  air  bags.  Please  verify  the  different  types  of  air  bags
which  are  equipped  on  your  vehicl e  by  locating  the  “SRS  AIRBAG”
location indicators. These indicators are visible in the area w here the
air bags are installed.
The air bags are installed  in the following locations:
• The steering wheel  hub (driver air bag)
• The front passenger dashboard  (front passenger air bag)
• The outboard sides of the fron t seatbacks (side air bags)
• The  front  and  rear  window  pilla rs,  and  the  roof  edge  along  both
sides (curtain air bags)
Vehicles  with  the  Front  Passenger  Occupant  Classification  System
have a sensor which  detects an impending roll-over accident.
The  air  bag  supplemental  restraint   systems  are  designed  to  provide
supplemental protection in certa in situations so seat belts are always
important in the following ways:
Without seat belt usage, the ai r bags cannot provide adequate p rotec-
tion during an accident. Seat belt usag e is necessary to:
• Keep the occupant from being thr own into an inflating air bag.
• Reduce  the  possibility  of  injur ies  during  an  accident  that  is not
designed for air bag inflati on, such as rear impact.
• Reduce the possibility of injuries in frontal, near frontal or  side colli-
sions  or  roll-over  accidents  that  are  not  severe  enough  to  acti vate
the air bags.
• Reduce the possibility of being thrown from your vehicle.
• Reduce  the  possibility  of  injurie s  to  lower  body  and  legs  duri ng  an
accident because the ai r  bags  provide no  protection  to  these  pa rts
of the body.
• Hold the driver in a position wh ich allows better control of the vehi-
cle. 
     
        
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7-2. Warranty
Add-On Non-Genuine Parts and Accesso-
ries
Non-genuine parts  and accessories for Toyota vehicles  can be found
in stores.
These  may  fit  your  vehicle,  but  they  are  not  approved  by  Toyota  for
use  with  Toyota  vehicles.  When  y ou  install  non-genuine  parts  or
accessories,  they  could  affect  your  vehicle’s  performance  or  sa fety
systems;  the  Toyota  warranty  doesn’t  cover  this.  Before  you  ins tall
any non-genuine parts or accessories, consult your Toyota deale r.
Toyota  assumes  no  responsibility  for  death,  injury,  or  expenses  that
may result from the installation  of add-on non-genuine parts or acces-
sories.
WARNING
■ Always  consult  your  Toyota  dealer   before  you  install  non-genuine
parts or accessories
Improperly  designed  parts  or  accessories  could  seriously  affect   your  vehi-
cle’s performance or safety systems. This could cause you to have an acci-
dent or increase your chances of injuries in an accident.
■ Be very careful in ch oosing and installing add-on electrical eq uipment,
such  as  mobile  telephones,  two-w ay  radios,  stereo  systems,  and car
alarm systems
Incorrectly  choosing  or  installing  improper  add-on  equipment  or  choosing
an  improper  installer  is  dangerous.  Essential  systems  could  be  damaged,
causing  engine  stalling,  airbag  (SRS)  activation,  ABS/TCS/DSC  i nactiva-
tion, or a fire in the vehicle.