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Seat Belt Precautions

Seat belts help to decrease the possibility of severe injury

during accidents and sudden stops. Toyota recommends that

the driver and all passengers always wear seat belts.

All of the seat belt retractors are designed to keep the lap/shoulder

belts out of the way when not in use.

The driver’s seat belt has no provisions for child-restraint systems and

has only an emergency locking mode. The driver may wear it comfort-

ably, and it will lock during a collision.

However, the front passenger’s seat and all rear lap/shoulder belt

retractors operate in two modes: emergency locking mode, and for

child-restraint systems, automatic locking mode. While we recom-

mend you put all children in the rear seats, if you must use the front

passenger seat for a child, slide the front passenger seat as far back

as possible and make sure any child-restraint system is secured prop-

erly.

WARNING

■Always wear your seat belt and make sure all occupants are properly

restrained

Not wearing a seat belt is extremely dangerous. During a collision, occu-

pants not wearing seat belts could hit someone or things inside the vehicle

or even be thrown out of the vehicle. They could be seriously injured or

even killed. In the same collision, occupants wearing seat belts would be

much safer.

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WARNING

■Do not wear twisted seat belts

Twisted seat belts are dangerous. In a collision, the full width of the belt is

not available to absorb the impact. This puts more force on the bones

beneath the belt, which could cause serious injury or death. So, if your seat

belt is twisted, you must straighten the seat belt to remove any twists and to

allow the full width of the belt to be used.

■Never use one seat belt on more than one person at a time

Using one seat belt for more than one person at a time is dangerous. A seat

belt used in this way cannot spread the impact forces properly and the two

passengers could be crushed together and seriously injured or even killed.

Never use one belt for more than one person at a time and always operate

the vehicle with each occupant properly restrained.

■Do not operate a vehicle with a damaged seat belt

Using a damaged seat belt is dangerous. An accident could damage the

belt webbing of the seat belt in use. A damaged seat belt cannot provide

adequate protection in a collision. Have your Toyota dealer inspect all seat

belt systems in use during an accident before they are used again.

■Have your seat belts changed immediately if the pretensioner or load

limiter has been expended

Always have your Toyota dealer immediately inspect the seat belt preten-

sioners and air bags after any collision. Like the air bags, the seat belt pre-

tensioners and load limiters will only function once and must be replaced

after any collision that caused them to deploy. A seat belt with an expended

pretensioner or load limiter is still better than wearing no seat belt at all;

however, if the seat belt pretensioners and load limiters are not replaced,

the risk of injury in a collision will increase.

■Positioning the Shoulder Portion of the Seat Belt

Improper positioning of the shoulder portion of the seat belt is dangerous.

Always make sure the shoulder portion of the seat belt is positioned across

your shoulder and near your neck, but never under your arm, on your neck,

or on your upper arm.

■Positioning the Lap Portion of the Seat Belt

The lap portion of the seat belt worn too high is dangerous. In a collision,

this would concentrate the impact force directly on the abdominal area,

causing serious injury. Wear the lap portion of the belt snugly and as low as

possible.

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NOTICE

Belt retraction may become difficult if the

belts and rings are soiled, so try to keep

them clean. For more details about

cleaning the seat belts, refer to “Cleaning

the Lap/Shoulder Belt Webbing”

(P. 453).

Ring

Pregnant Women and Persons with Serious Medical Conditions

Pregnant women should always wear seat belts. Ask your doctor for

specific recommendations.

The lap belt should be worn

SNUGLY AND AS LOW AS POS-

SIBLE OVER THE HIPS. The

shoulder belt should be worn

across your shoulder properly, but

never across the stomach area.

Persons with serious medical conditions also should wear seat belts.

Check with your doctor for any special instructions regarding specific

medical conditions.

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Emergency Locking Mode

When the seat belt is fastened, it will always be in the emergency

locking mode.

In the emergency locking mode, the belt remains comfortable on the

occupant and the retractor will lock in position during a collision.

If the belt is locked and cannot be pulled out, retract the belt once, and

then try pulling it out slowly. If this fails, pull the belt strongly one time

and loosen, then pull it out again slowly.

Seat Belt with Automatic Locking Mode:

When the seat belt is fastened, it will always be in the emergency

locking mode until it is switched to automatic locking mode by pulling

it all the way out to its full length. If the belt feels tight and hinders

comfortable movement while the vehicle is stopped or in motion, it

may be in the automatic locking mode because the belt has been

pulled too far out. To return the belt to the more comfortable emer-

gency locking mode, wait until the vehicle has stopped in a safe, level

area, retract the belt fully to convert it back to emergency locking

mode and then extend it around you again.

Automatic Locking Mode (if equipped)

Always use the automatic locking mode to keep the child-restraint

system from shifting to an unsafe position in the event of an accident.

To enable seat belt automatic locking mode, pull it all the way out and

connect it as instructed on the child-restraint system. It will retract

down to the child-restraint system and stay locked on it. See the sec-

tion on child restraint (P. 44).

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