2020 TOYOTA YARIS warning

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1-3. Child Restraint
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 sid e window, the
area of the front passenger seat, the front and rear window pil lars 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 inflati on from a side or
curtain air bag could cause serious injury or death to an out of position child.
Furthermore, leaning over or agai nst the front door could block the side and
curtain air bags and eliminate the advantages of supplemental p rotection.
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 child ren. Take special
care not to allow a child to lean over or against the side wind ow, 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 alway s 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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1-3. Child Restraint
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Essential Safety Equipment
Installing Child-Restraint Systems
Some child-restraint systems now come with tethers and therefore
must be installed on the seats that take tethers to be effectiv e. In your
Toyota, tethered child-restraint systems can only be accommodat ed in
the three positions on the rear seat.
Some child-restraint systems also employ specially designed LATCH
attachments; refer to “Usin g LATCH Lower Anchor” (P. 6 1 ) .
Even if your vehicle is equipped with front passenger occupant classification
sensor ( P. 82), 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 se at.
The front passenger’s seat is clearly the worst choice for any
child under 12, and with rear-f acing 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 res ult in an
increased chance of serious injury if the child-restraint syste m goes forward
without benefit of being tethered.
Place tether equipped child-restraint systems where there are tether
anchors.

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531-3. Child Restraint
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Essential Safety Equipment
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 remove the head restraint and install child-restraint sy stem
4-Door
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.
5-Door
Tether strap
Anchor bracket
Anchor bracket
Tether strap
Tether strap
Forward
Tether strap
Forward

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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 th e rear
LATCH lower anchors. Refer to “Using LATCH Lower Anchor”
(  P. 61).
Make sure the seatback is securely latched by pushing it back u ntil
it is fully locked.
Remove the head restraint.
Refer to Head Restraints on P. 30.
Secure the child-restraint system with the lap portion of the l ap/
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. 30.
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 chil d-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 sy stem
4-Door
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.
5-Door
Tether strap
Anchor bracket
Anchor bracket
Tether strap
Tether strap
Forward
Tether strap
Forward

YARIS_YARIS HATCHBACK_OM_OM99V59z_(U)
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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1-3. Child Restraint
WARNING
■Always move the front passenger seat as far back as possible if install-
ing a front-facing child-restra int system on it is unavoidable
As your vehicle has front air bags and doubly so because your v ehicle 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 ligh t 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 ch ild.
■ Never use a rear-facing child-restraint system in the front sea t with an
air bag that could deploy
Rear-facing child-restraint systems on the front seat are parti cularly 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 ser ious 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, never 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 sid e window, the
area of the front passenger seat, the front and rear window pil lars 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 inflati on from a side or
curtain air bag could cause serious injury or death to an out of position child.
Furthermore, leaning over or agai nst the front door could block the side and
curtain air bags and eliminate the advantages of supplemental p rotection.
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 child ren. Take special
care not to allow a child to lean over or against the side wind ow, even if the
child is seated in a child-restraint system.

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591-3. Child Restraint
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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 th e seat belt. See the manufacturer’s
instructions on the child-restraint system for belt routing ins truc-
tions.
To get the retractor into the automatic locking mode, pull the shoul-
der belt portion of the seat bel t until the entire length of the belt is
out of the retractor.
WARNING
■ Always remove the head restraint and install child-restraint sy stem
Installing a child-restraint system without removing the head restraint is
dangerous. The child-restraint system cannot be installed corre ctly 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. 30.
Front Passenger’s Seat Child-R estraint System Installation
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