OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS - Seats, Seat belts, Steering wheel and mirrors -> Head restraints for Your Toyota Prius 4 Door First Generation (1997-2003)

Seat belts—  
—Seat belt precautions  
Head restraints  
For your safety and comfort, adjust the  
head restraint before driving,  
Toyota strongly urges that the driver and  
passengers in the vehicle be properly re-  
strained at all times with the seat belts  
provided. Failure to do so could increase  
the chance of injury and/or the severity of  
injury in accidents.  
To raise: Pull it up.  
To lower: Push it down while pressing the  
lock release button.  
The head restraint is most effective when  
it is close to your head. Therefore, using  
a cushion on the seatback is not recom-  
mended.  
Child. Use a child restraint system ap-  
propriate for the child until the child be-  
comes large enough to properly wear the  
vehicle’s seat belts. (For details, see  
“Child restraint—” on page 61 in this sec-  
tion.)  
CAUTION  
If a child is too large for a child restraint  
system, the child should sit in the rear  
seat and must be restrained using the  
vehicle’s seat belt. According to accident  
statistics, the child is safer when properly  
restrained in the rear seat than in the  
front seat.  
D Adjust the center of the head re-  
straint so that it is closest to the  
top of your ears.  
Front  
D After adjusting the head restraint,  
make sure it is locked in position.  
D Do not drive with the head re-  
straints removed.  
If a child must sit in the front seat, the  
seat belts should be worn properly. If an  
accident occurs and seat belts are not  
worn properly, the force of the rapid infla-  
tion of the airbag may cause death or  
serious injury to the child.  
Rear  
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