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OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS

Child restraint—

—Child restraint precautions

Toyota strongly urges the use of appropri-

ate child restraint systems for children.

NOTICE

If a child is too large for a child restraint sys-

tem, the child should sit in the rear seat and

must be restrained using the vehicle’s seat-

belt. See “Seatbelts” on page 56 in this Sec-

tion for details.

Do not disconnect the battery cables be-

fore contacting your Toyota dealer.

CAUTION

D For effective protection in automobile

accidents and sudden stops, a child

must be properly restrained, using a

seatbelt or child restraint system de-

pending on the age and size of the

child. Holding a child in your arms is

not a substitute for a child restraint

system. In an accident, the child can

be crushed against the windshield, or

between you and the vehicle’s inte-

rior.

D Toyota strongly urges use of a proper

child restraint system which con-

forms to the size of the child, installed

on the rear seat. According to acci-

dent statistics, the child is safer when

properly restrained in the rear seat

than in the front seat.

D Never install a rear-facing child re-

straint system on the front passenger

seat. In the event of an accident, the

force of the rapid inflation of the front

passenger airbag can cause death or

serious injury to the child if the rear-

facing child restraint system is in-

stalled on the front passenger seat.

D Australian law requires the use of an

upper anchor strap on child restraint

systems. The use of extension straps

is also illegal.

OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS

—Child restraint system

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. You must carefully consult

the manufacturer’s instructions which ac-

company the child restraint system.

D On vehicles with side airbags and cur-

tain shield airbags, 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 pillar or

roof side rail from which the side air-

bags or curtain shield airbags deploy

even if the child is seated in the child

restraint system. It is dangerous if the

side airbag and/or curtain shield air-

bag inflate, and the impact could

cause death or serious injury to the

child.

To provide proper restraint, use a child re-

straint system following the manufacturer’s

instructions about the appropriate age and

size of the child for the child restraint system.

Install the child restraint system correctly fol-

lowing the instructions provided by its manu-

facturer.

D Make sure you have complied with all

installation instructions provided by

the child restraint manufacturer and

that the system is properly secured.

If it is not secured properly, it may

cause death or serious injury to the

child in the event of a stop or acci-

dent.

The child restraint system should be installed

on the rear seat. According to accident statis-

tics, the child is safer when properly re-

strained in the rear seat than in the front seat.

When not using the child restraint system,

keep it secured with the seatbelt or place it

in the boot or somewhere other than the pas-

senger compartment. This will prevent it from

injuring passengers in the event of a sudden

stop or accident.

Types of seatbelts

There are two types of seatbelt. Check the

type before installing a child restraint system.

ALR/ELR (Automatic Locking Retractor/Em-

ergency Locking Retractor) belt—

This belt locks when the belt is pulled out

quickly. Also, this belt has an additional fully-

extended lock mode; When the shoulder belt

is completely extended and is then retracted

even slightly, the retractor locks the belt in

that position and the belt cannot be extended.

When installing a child restraint system, fully

extend the belt to put it in the lock mode.

ALR/ELR belts are equipped for the rear seat-

belts.

OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS

—Child restraint anchor fittings

Front of vehicle

Symbol

Child restraint

anchor fittings

For easy installation of child restraints,

your vehicle has three child restraint an-

chor fittings behind the rear seatback.

TO USE THE CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHOR

FITTING:

1. Lower the head restraint to the lowest

position.

This symbol indicates the locations of child

restraint anchor fittings.

When installing a child restraint, follow both

the instructions here and those provided by

the manufacturer of your child restraint.

CAUTION

WARNING: Child restraint anchorages

are designed to withstand only those

loads imposed by correctly fitted child

restraints. Under no circumstances are

they to be used for adult seatbelts, har-

nesses or for attaching other items or

equipment to the vehicle.

2. Open the lid of the anchor fitting.

OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS

CAUTION

Make sure the upper anchor strap is se-

curely latched, and check that the child

restraint system is secure by pushing

and pulling it in different directions. Fol-

low all the installation instructions pro-

vided by its manufacturer.

Front of vehicle

Attaching clip

Upper

anchorage

strap

Anchor fitting

3. Fix the child restraint system with the

seatbelt.

Attach the child restraint anchor at-

taching clip to the exposed child re-

straint anchor fitting. Make sure the

clip is securely attached and tighten

the upper anchorage strap.

For instructions to install the child restraint

system, see “Child restraint” on page 78 in

this Section.

Be sure to close the cover when the child re-

straint anchor fitting is not in use.

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