Get Occupant Restraint Systems -> Seats (Front and adjustment) Guide for Toyota Celica 2 Door Seventh Generation (2000-2006)

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Front seats—

—Front seat precautions

Seats

While the vehicle is being driven, all ve-

hicle occupants should have the seatback

upright, sit well back in the seat and prop-

erly wear the seat belts provided.

Driver seat

D Slightly recline the back of the

seat. Although vehicle designs vary,

many drivers can achieve the 250

mm (10 in.) distance, even with the

driver seat all the way forward, sim-

ply by reclining the back of the

seat somewhat. If reclining the back

of your seat makes it hard to see

the road, raise yourself by using a

firm, non−slippery cushion, or raise

the seat if your vehicle has that

feature.

CAUTION

The SRS driver airbag deploys with

considerable force, and can cause

death or serious injury especially if

the driver is very close to the airbag.

The National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration (“NHTSA”) advises:

CAUTION

D Do not drive the vehicle unless the

occupants are properly seated. Do

not allow any passengers to sit on

top of a folded−down seatback, or

in the luggage compartment or car-

go area. Persons not properly

seated and/or not properly re-

strained by seat belts can be se-

verely injured in the event of emer-

gency braking or a collision.

Since the risk zone for driver airbag

is the first 50—75 mm (2—3 in.) of

inflation, placing yourself 250 mm (10

in.) from your driver airbag provides

D If your steering wheel is adjustable,

tilt it downward. This points the air-

bag toward your chest instead of

your head and neck.

you with

a

clear margin of safety.

This distance is measured from the

center of the steering wheel to your

breastbone. If you sit less than 250

mm (10 in.) away now, you can

change your driving position in sever-

al ways:

D During driving, do not allow any

passengers to stand up or move

around between seats. Otherwise,

severe injuries can occur in the

The seat should be adjusted as rec-

ommended by NHTSA above, while

still maintaining control of the foot

pedals, steering wheel, and your view

of the instrument panel controls.

event of emergency braking or

collision.

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D Move your seat to the rear as far

as you can while still reaching the

pedals comfortably.

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—Seat adjustment precautions

Front passenger seat

CAUTION

Front seats (with SRS side airbags)

CAUTION

Adjust the driver’s seat so that the foot

pedals, steering wheel and instrument

panel controls are within easy reach of

the driver.

The SRS side airbags are installed in

the driver and front passenger seats.

Observe the following precautions.

The SRS front passenger airbag also

deploys with considerable force, and

can cause death or serious injury es-

pecially if the front passenger is very

close to the airbag. The front passen-

ger seat should be as far from the

airbag as possible with the seatback

adjusted, so the front passenger sits

upright.

CAUTION

D Do not adjust the seat while the

vehicle is moving as the seat may

unexpectedly move and cause the

driver to lose control of the vehicle.

D Do not lean against the front door

when the vehicle is in use, since

the side airbag inflates with consid-

erable speed and force. Otherwise,

you may be killed or seriously in-

jured.

D Be careful that the seat does not

hit a passenger or luggage.

D Do not use seat accessories which

cover the area where the side air-

bags inflate. Such accessories may

prevent the side airbags from acti-

vating correctly, causing death or

serious injury.

D After adjusting the seat position, re-

lease the lever and try sliding the

seat forward and backward to make

sure it is locked in position.

D After adjusting the seatback, push

your body back against the seat to

make sure the seat is locked in

position.

D Do not modify or replace the seats

or upholstery of the seats equipped

with side airbags. Such change may

prevent the side airbag system from

activating correctly, disable the sys-

tem or cause the side airbag sys-

tem to inflate accidentally, resulting

in death or serious injury.

D Do not put objects under the seats.

Otherwise, the objects may interfere

with the seat−lock mechanism or

unexpectedly push up the seat posi-

tion adjusting lever and the seat

may suddenly move, causing the

driver to lose control of the vehicle.

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—Adjusting front seats

1. SEAT POSITION ADJUSTING LEVER

D While adjusting the seat, do not put

your hands under the seat or near

the moving parts. Otherwise, your

hands or fingers may be caught and

injured.

Hold the center of the lever and pull it

up. Then slide the seat to the desired

position with slight body pressure and

release the lever.

2. SEATBACK

LEVER

ANGLE

ADJUSTING

Lean forward and pull the lever up.

Then lean back to the desired angle

and release the lever.

CAUTION

To reduce the risk of sliding under

the lap belt during a collision, avoid

reclining the seatback any more than

needed. The seat belts provide maxi-

mum protection in a frontal or rear

collision when the driver and the

front passenger are sitting up straight

and well back in the seats. If you are

reclined, the lap belt may slide past

your hips and apply restraint forces

directly to the abdomen. In the event

of a frontal collision, the more the

seat is reclined, the greater the risk

of personal injury.

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—Moving passenger’s seat for

rear seat entry

3. SEAT CUSHION ANGLE ADJUSTING

KNOB

CAUTION

Turn the knob either way.

D After putting back the seat, try

pushing the seat forward and rear-

ward to make sure it is secured in

place.

D Never allow anyone to rest their

foot on the release pedal while the

vehicle is moving.

For easy access to the rear seat, do

this.

1. Lift the seatback angle adjusting lever

or press the pedal behind the seat-

back.

The seat will slide forward.

2. Move the seat to the front−most posi-

tion.

After passengers are in, lift up the seat-

back and return the seat until it locks.

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Occupant Restraint Systems -> Seats (Front and adjustment) for Your Toyota Celica 2 Door Seventh Generation (2000-2006)

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