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■Pregnant women

Seat belts

Obtain medical advice and wear

the seat belt in the proper way.

(P.30)

Make sure that all occu-

pants are wearing their seat

belts before driving the

vehicle.

Women who are pregnant should

position the lap belt as low as

possible over the hips in the same

manner as other occupants,

extending the shoulder belt com-

pletely over the shoulder and

avoiding belt contact with the

rounding of the abdominal area.

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WARNING

Observe the following precautions

to reduce the risk of injury in the

event of sudden braking, sudden

swerving or an accident.

Failure to do so may cause death

or serious injury.

If the seat belt is not worn prop-

erly, not only the pregnant

woman, but also the fetus could

suffer death or serious injury as a

result of sudden braking or a colli-

sion.

■Wearing a seat belt

●Ensure that all passengers wear

a seat belt.

●Always wear a seat belt prop-

erly.

●Each seat belt should be used

by one person only. Do not use

a seat belt for more than one

person at once, including chil-

dren.

●Toyota recommends that chil-

dren be seated in the rear seat

and always use a seat belt

and/or an appropriate child

restraint system.

●To achieve a proper seating

position, do not recline the seat

more than necessary. The seat

belt is most effective when the

occupants are sitting up straight

and well back in the seats.

■People suffering illness

Obtain medical advice and wear

the seat belt in the proper way.

(P.30)

■When children are in the vehi-

cle

●Do not wear the shoulder belt

under your arm.

P.58

■Seat belt damage and wear

●Always wear your seat belt low

and snug across your hips.

●Do not damage the seat belts

by allowing the belt, plate, or

buckle to be jammed in the

door.

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WARNING

 Position the lap belt as low as

possible over the hips.

●Inspect the seat belt system

periodically. Check for cuts,

fraying, and loose parts. Do not

use a damaged seat belt until it

is replaced. Damaged seat belts

cannot protect an occupant

from death or serious injury.

 Adjust the position of the

seatback.

Sit up straight and well back

in the seat.

 Do not twist the seat belt.

●Ensure that the belt and plate

are locked and the belt is not

twisted.

■Child seat belt usage

The seat belts of your vehicle were

principally designed for persons of

adult size.

If the seat belt does not function

correctly, immediately contact

your Toyota dealer.

●Use a child restraint system

appropriate for the child, until the

child becomes large enough to

properly wear the vehicle’s seat

belt. (P.50)

●Replace the seat assembly,

including the belts, if your vehi-

cle has been involved in a seri-

ous accident, even if there is no

obvious damage.

●When the child becomes large

enough to properly wear the vehi-

cle’s seat belt, follow the instruc-

tions regarding seat belt usage.

(P.29)

●Do not attempt to install,

remove, modify, disassemble or

dispose of the seat belts. Have

any necessary repairs carried

out by your Toyota dealer. Inap-

propriate handling may lead to

incorrect operation.

■Seat belt extender

If your seat belts cannot be fastened

securely because they are not long

enough, a personalized seat belt

extender is available from your Toy-

ota dealer free of charge.

Correct use of the seat

belts

WARNING

■Using a seat belt extender

 Extend the shoulder belt so

that it comes fully over the

shoulder, but does not come

into contact with the neck or

slide off the shoulder.

Observe the following precautions

to reduce the risk of injury in the

event of sudden braking, sudden

swerving or an accident.

Failure to do so may cause death

or serious injury.

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a click sound is heard.

WARNING

2 To release the seat belt,

●Do not wear the seat belt

extender if you can fasten the

seat belt without the extender.

press the release button

.

●Do not use the seat belt

extender when installing a child

restraint system because the

belt will not securely hold the

child restraint system, increas-

ing the risk of death or serious

injury in the event of an acci-

dent.

■Emergency locking retractor

(ELR)

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The retractor will lock the belt during

a sudden stop or on impact. It may

also lock if you lean forward too

quickly. A slow, easy motion will

allow the belt to extend so that you

can move around fully.

●The personalized extender may

not be safe on another vehicle,

when used by another person,

or at a different seating position

other than the one originally

intended.

■Automatic locking retractor

(ALR)

When a passenger’s shoulder belt is

completely extended and then

retracted even slightly, the belt is

locked in that position and cannot

be extended. This feature is used to

hold a child restraint system (CRS)

firmly. To free the belt again, fully

retract the belt and then pull the belt

out once more.

NOTICE

■When using a seat belt

extender

When releasing the seat belt,

press on the buckle release but-

ton on the extender, not on the

seat belt.

This helps prevent damage to the

vehicle interior and the extender

itself.

Adjusting the seat belt

shoulder anchor height

(front seats)

Fastening and releasing

the seat belt

1 Push the seat belt shoulder

anchor down while pressing

the release button

.

2 Push the seat belt shoulder

anchor up.

Move the height adjuster up and

1 To fasten the seat belt, push

the plate into the buckle until

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down as needed until you hear a

click.

WARNING

■Adjustable shoulder anchor

Always make sure the shoulder

belt is positioned across the cen-

ter of your shoulder. The belt

should be kept away from your

neck, but not falling off your shoul-

der. Failure to do so could reduce

the amount of protection in an

accident and cause death or seri-

ous injuries in the event of a sud-

den stop, sudden swerve or

accident.

■Replacing the belt after the pre-

tensioner has been activated

If the vehicle is involved in multiple

collisions, the pretensioner will acti-

vate for the first collision, but will not

activate for the second or subse-

quent collisions.

Seat belt pretensioners

(front and outboard rear

seats)

■PCS-linked seat belt preten-

sioner control

If the PCS (Pre-Collision System)

determines that the possibility of a

collision with a vehicle is high, the

seat belt pretensioners will be pre-

pared to operate.

The pretensioners help the seat

belts to quickly restrain the

occupants by retracting the seat

belts when the vehicle is sub-

jected to certain types of severe

frontal collision or a vehicle roll-

over.

WARNING

■Seat belt pretensioners

Observe the following precautions

to reduce the risk of injury in the

event of sudden braking, sudden

swerving or an accident.

Failure to do so may cause death

or serious injury.

The front seat belt pretensioners

also activate when the vehicle is

subjected to certain types of

severe side collision.

●Do not place anything, such as

a cushion, on the front passen-

ger’s seat.

The pretensioners do not activate

in the event of a minor frontal

impact, a minor side impact or a

rear impact.

Doing so will disperse the pas-

senger’s weight, which prevents

the sensor from detecting the

passenger’s weight properly. As

a result, the seat belt preten-

sioner for the front passenger’s

seat may not activate in the

event of a collision.

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WARNING

●If the pretensioner has acti-

vated, the SRS warning light will

come on. In that case, the seat

belt cannot be used again and

must be replaced at your Toyota

dealer.

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