431-2. Child safety
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For safety and security
Points to remember: P.43
Child restraint system: P.45
When using a child restraint sys-
tem: P.45
Child restraint system compati-
bility for each seating position
(for Puerto Rico): P.47
Child restraint system installa-
tion method
• Fixed with a seat belt: P.52
• Fixed with a child restraint LATCH anchor (except for
Puerto Rico): P.56
• Fixed with an ISOFIX lower anchorage (for Puerto Rico):
P. 5 8
• Using an anchor bracket (for
top tether strap) (except for
Puerto Rico): P.61
• Using a top tether anchorage (for Puerto Rico): P.62
The laws of all 50 states of the
U.S.A. as well as Canada now
require the use of child restraint
systems.
Prioritize and observe the
warnings, as well as the laws
and regulations for child
restraint systems.
Use a child restraint system
until the child becomes large
enough to properly wear the
vehicle’s seat belt.
Choose a child restraint sys-
tem that suits your vehicle
and is appropriate to the age
and size of the child.
Child restraint sys-
tems
Before installing a child
restraint system in the vehi-
cle, there are precautions
that need to be observed,
different types of child
restraint systems, as well as
installation methods, etc.,
written in this manual.
Use a child restraint system
when riding with a small child
that cannot properly use a
seat belt. For the child’s
safety, install the child
restraint system to a rear seat.
Be sure to follow the installa-
tion method that is in the oper-
ation manual enclosed with
the restraint system.
Table of contents
Points to remember
WARNING
■When a child is riding
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so may result in
death or serious injury.
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WARNING
●For effective protection in auto-
mobile accidents and sudden
stops, a child must be properly
restrained, using a seat belt or
child restraint system which is
correctly installed. For installa-
tion details, ref er to the opera-
tion manual enclosed with the
child restraint system. General
installation instruction is pro-
vided in this manual.
●Toyota strongly urges the use of
a proper child restraint system
that conforms to the weight and
size of the child, installed on the
rear seat. According to accident
statistics, the child is safer when
properly restrained in the rear
seat than in the front seat.
●Holding a child in your or some-
one else’s arms is not a substi-
tute for a child restraint system.
In an accident, the child can be
crushed against the windshield
or between the holder and the
interior of the vehicle.
■Handling the child restraint
system
If the child restraint system is not
properly fixed in place, the child or
other passengers may be seri-
ously injured or even killed in the
event of sudden braking, sudden
swerving, or an accident.
●If the vehicle were to receive a
strong impact from an accident,
etc., it is possib le that the child
restraint system has damage
that is not readily visible. In
such cases, do not reuse the
restraint system.
●For Puerto Rico: Depending on
the child restraint system, instal-
lation may be difficult or impos-
sible. In those cases, check
whether the child restraint sys-
tem is suitable for installment in
the vehicle. (
P.47) Be sure to
install and observe the usage
rules after carefully reading the
child restraint system fixing
method in this manual, as well
as the operation manual
enclosed with the child restraint
system.
●Except for Puerto Rico: Make
sure you have complied with all
installation instructions provided
with the child restraint system
manufacturer and that the sys-
tem is properly secured.
●Keep the child restraint system
properly secured on the seat
even if it is not in use. Do not
store the child restraint system
unsecured in the passenger
compartment.
●If it is necessary to detach the
child restraint system, remove it
from the vehicle or store it
securely in the luggage com-
partment.
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For safety and security
■Types of child restraint system installation methods
Confirm with the operation manual enclosed with the child restr aint
system about the installation of the child restraint system.
■When installing a child
restraint system to a front
passenger seat For the safety of a child, install a
child restraint system to a rear
seat. When installing a child
restraint system to a front pas-
senger seat is unavoidable,
adjust the seat as follows and
Child restraint system
Installation methodPage
Seat belt attachmentP. 5 2
Except for Puerto Rico:
Child restraint LATCH anchors attachment
For Puerto Rico:
ISOFIX lower anchor- age attachment
P.56, 58
Except for Puerto Rico:Anchor brackets (for
top tether strap) attach- ment
For Puerto Rico:
Top tether anchorage attachment
P.61, 62
When using a child
restraint system
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For safety and security
■Child restraint system com-
patibility for each seating
position
Compatibility of each seating
position with child restraint sys-
tems ( P.49) displays the type
of child restraint systems that
can be used and possible seat-
ing positions for installation
using symbols.
Also, the recommended child
restraint system that is suitable
for your child can be selected.
Otherwise, check [Recom-
mended child restraint systems
and Compatibility table] for rec-
ommended child restraint sys-
tems. ( P.51)
WARNING
●Do not allow the child to lean
his/her head or any part of
his/her body against the door or
the area of the seat, front or rear
pillars, or roof side rails from
which the SRS side airbags or
SRS curtain shield airbags
deploy even if the child is
seated in the child restraint sys-
tem. It is dangerous if the SRS
side and curtain shield airbags
inflate, and the impact could
cause death or serious injury to
the child.
●When a booster seat is
installed, always ensure that the
shoulder belt is positioned
across the center of the child’s
shoulder. The belt should be
kept away from the child’s neck,
but not so that it could fall off the
child’s shoulder.
●Use child restraint system suit-
able to the age and size of the
child and install it to the rear
seat.
●If the driver’s seat interferes
with the child restraint system
and prevents it from being
attached correct ly, attach the
child restraint system to the
right-hand rear seat.
●Adjust the front passenger seat
so that it does not interfere with
the child restraint system.
Child restraint system
compatibility for each
seating position (for
Puerto Rico)
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For safety and security
*2: The child restraint systems men-tioned in the table may not be
available outside of the EU area.
*3: The displayed mark may differ depending on the product.
■Compatibility of each seat-
ing position with child
restraint systems
*1: Move the front seat fully rear-ward. If the passenger seat
height can be adjusted, move it
to the upper most position.
*2: Adjust the seatback angle to the most upright position. When
installing a forw ard-facing child
seat, if there is a gap between
the child seat and the seatback,
adjust the seatback angle until
good contact is achieved.
*3: If the head restraint interferes with your child restraint system,
and the head restraint can be
removed, remove the head
restraint.
Otherwise, put the head restraint
in the upper most position.
*4: Not suitable for child restraint systems with support leg.
*1, 2, 3, 4
*2, 3
*2, 3, 4
*2, 3
Suitable for “universal” cate-
gory child restraint system
fixed with the seat belt.
Suitable for child restraint
systems given on recom-
mended child restraint sys-
tems and compatibility table.
( P. 5 1 )
Suitable for i-Size and ISO-
FIX child restraint system.
Includes a top tether anchor-
age point.
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■Detail information for child restraint systems installation
ISOFIX child restraint systems a re divided into different “fixture”. The
child restraint system can be used in the seating positions for “fix-
ture” mentioned in the table above. For kind of “fixture” relat ion, con-
firm the following table.
If your child restraint system has no kind of “fixture” (or if you cannot
find information in the table below), please refer to the child restraint
system “vehicle list” for compat ibility information or ask the retailer of
your child seat.
Seating position
Seat position number
Vehicle with front pas- senger occupant
detection system
Passenger airbag indi- cator light
ONOFF
Seating position suitable for universal belted (Yes/No)Ye s
Forward-fac- ing only
Ye sYe sYe sYe s
i-Size seating position (Yes/No)NoNoYe sNoYe s
Seating position suitable for lateral fixture (L1/L2/No)NoNoNoNoNo
Suitable rearward facing fix-ture (R1/R2X/R2/R3/No)NoNo
R1,
R2X, R2
No
R1,
R2X, R2
Suitable forwa rd facing fix-
ture (F2X/F2/F3/No)NoNoF2X,
F2, F3NoF2X,
F2, F3
Suitable junior seat fixture (B2/B3/No)NoNoB2, B3NoB2, B3
FixtureDescription
F3Full-height, forward-facing child restraint systems
F2Reduced-height forward-faci ng child restraint systems
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For safety and security
■Recommended child restraint systems and Compatibility
table
When securing some types of
child restraint systems in rear
seat, it may not be possible to
properly use the seat belts in
positions next to the child
restraint without interfering with
it or affecting seat belt effective-
ness. Be sure your seat belt fits
snugly across your shoulder and
low on your hips. If it does not, or if it interferes with the child
restraint, move to a different
position. Failure to do so may
result in death or serious injury.
When installing a child
restraint in the rear seats,
adjust the front seat so that it
does not interfere with the
child or child restraint system.
When installing a child seat
F2XReduced-height forward-faci ng child restraint systems
R3Full-size, rearward-facing child restraint systems
R2Reduced-size, rearward-facing child restraint systems
R2XReduced-size, rearward-facing child restraint systems
R1Rearward-facing infant seat
L1Left lateral-facing (carrycot) infant seat
L2Right lateral-facing ( carrycot) infant seat
B2Junior seat
B3Junior seat
Recom-
mended Child
Restraint System
Seating position
Vehicle with front pas- senger occupant
detection system
Passenger airbag indi- cator light
ONOFF
i-Size child
Restraint
systemsi-Size MIDI
(Yes/No)NoNoYe sNoYe s
FixtureDescription
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with support base, if the child
seat interferes with the seat-
back when latching it into the
support base, adjust the seat-
back rearward until there is no
interference.
If the seat belt shoulder
anchor is ahead of the child
seat belt guide, move the seat
cushion forward.
When installing a junior seat,
if the child in your child
restraint system is in a very
upright position, adjust the
seatback angle to the most
comfortable position. And if
the seat belt shoulder anchor
is ahead of the child seat belt
guide, move the seat cushion
forward.
A child restraint system for a
small child or baby must itself be
properly restrained on the seat
with the lap portion of the
lap/shoulder belt.■Installing child restraint
system using a seat belt
(child restraint lock func-
tion belt)
Install the child restraint system
in accordance to the operation
manual enclosed with the child
restraint system.
For Puerto Rico: If the child
restraint system on hand is not
within the “universal” category
(or the necessary information is
not in the table), refer to the
“Vehicle List” provided by the
child restraint system maker for
various possible installation
positions, or check the compati-
bility after asking the retailer of
the child seat. ( P.48, 49)
■Rear-facing Infant
seat/convertible seat
1 Place the child restraint sys-
tem on the rear seat facing
the rear of the vehicle.
2 Run the seat belt through the
child restraint system and
insert the plate into the
Child restraint system
fixed with a seat belt