indicator TOYOTA HILUX 2020 (in English) User Guide
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711-2. Child safety
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For safety and security
WARNING
■When using a child restraint system 
Observe the following precautions. 
Failure to do so may result in death or serious injury. 
● Vehicles with front passenger occupant classification system: Never use a 
rear-facing child restraint system on the front passenger seat when “ON” 
of the “PASSENGER AIR BAG” indicator is illuminated. ( P. 59)  
The force of the rapid inflation of the front passenger airbag can cause
death or serious injury to children in the event of an accident.
● Vehicles without front passenger 
occupant classification system or airbag 
manual on-off switch: Never use a rear- 
facing child restraint system on the front
passenger seat. 
The force of the rapid inflation of the 
front passenger airbag can cause death
or serious injury to children in the event 
of an accident.
● Vehicles with airbag manual on-off 
switch: Never use a rear-facing child 
restraint system on the front passenger 
seat when the airbag manual on-off
switch is on. ( P. 64) 
The force of the rapid inflation of the 
front passenger airbag can cause death
or serious injury to children in the event 
of an accident. 
● There is a label(s) on the passenger 
side sun visor, indicating it is forbidden 
to attach a rear-facing child restraint 
system to the front passenger seat.
Details of the label(s) are shown in the 
illustration below. 
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761-2. Child safety
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■Compatibility of each seating position with child restraint sys- 
tems
Single-cab and smart-cab models without rear seats  
Left-hand drive vehicles: Right-hand drive vehicles:
*1, 2, 3
 
*4
Suitable for “universal” category child restraint system fixed with 
the seat belt.
Suitable for child restraint systems given on recommended child 
restraint systems and compatibility table ( P.  8 7 ) .
Never use a rear-facing child restraint system on the front passen- 
ger seat when “ON” of the “PASSENGER AIR BAG” indicator is 
illuminated. 
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771-2. Child safety
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*1: Move the front seat fully rearward. If the passenger seat height can be 
adjusted, move it to the upper most position.
*2: Adjust the seatback angle to the
most upright position.
When installing a forward-facing
child seat, if there is a gap between
the child seat and the seatback,
adjust the seatback angle until
good contact is achieved.
*3: If the head restraint interferes with your child restraint system, and the
head restraint can be removed, remove the head restraint.
Otherwise, put the head restraint in the upper most position.
*4: Use only a front-facing child restraint system when “ON” of the “PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG” indicator is illuminated. 
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Smart-cab models with rear seats  
Left-hand drive vehicles: Right-hand drive vehicles:
*1, 2, 3
 
*4
Suitable for “universal” category child restraint system fixed with 
the seat belt.
Suitable for child restraint systems given on recommended child 
restraint systems and compatibility table ( P.  8 7 ) .
Not suitable for child restraint system.
Never use a rear-facing child restraint system on the front passen- 
ger seat when “ON” of the “PASSENGER AIR BAG” indicator is
illuminated. 
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791-2. Child safety
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For safety and security
*1: Move the front seat fully rearward. If the passenger seat height can be 
adjusted, move it to the upper most position.
*2: Adjust the seatback angle to the
most upright position.
When installing a forward-facing
child seat, if there is a gap between
the child seat and the seatback,
adjust the seatback angle until
good contact is achieved.
*3: If the head restraint interferes with your child restraint system, and the
head restraint can be removed, remove the head restraint.
Otherwise, put the head restraint in the upper most position.
*4: Use only a front-facing child restraint system when “ON” of the “PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG” indicator is illuminated. 
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811-2. Child safety
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Suitable for “universal” category child restraint system fixed with 
the seat belt.
Suitable for child restraint systems given on recommended child
restraint systems and compatibility table ( P.  8 7 ) .
Suitable for i-Size and ISOFIX child restraint system.
Includes a top tether anchorage point.
Not suitable for child restraint system.
Vehicles without front passenger occupant classification system or 
airbag manual on-off switch: Never use a rear-facing child restraint 
system on the front passenger seat.
Vehicles with front passenger occupant classification system: 
Never use a rear-facing child restraint system on the front passen- 
ger seat when “ON” of the “PASSENGER AIR BAG” indicator is
illuminated. 
Vehicles with airbag manual on-off switch: Never use a rear-facing 
child restraint system on the front passenger seat when the airbag
manual on-off switch is on. 
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821-2. Child safety
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*1: Vehicles without the bench type front seat: Move the front seat fully rear- 
ward. If the passenger seat height can be adjusted, move it to the upper
most position.
*2: Adjust the seatback angle to the
most upright position.
When installing a forward-facing
child seat, if there is a gap between
the child seat and the seatback,
adjust the seatback angle until
good contact is achieved.
*3: If the head restraint interferes with your child restraint system, and the
head restraint can be removed, remove the head restraint.
Otherwise, put the head restraint in the upper most position.
*4: Vehicles without front passenger occupant classification system or airbag 
manual on-off switch: Use only a front-facing child restraint system.  
Vehicles with front passenger occupant classification system: Use only a
front-facing child restraint system when “ON” of the “PASSENGER AIR
BAG” indicator is illuminated. 
Vehicles with airbag manual on-off switch: Use only a front-facing child
restraint system when the airbag manual on-off switch is on. 
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831-2. Child safety
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For safety and security
■Detail information for child restraint systems installation
Single-cab and smart-cab models
*: When it is unavoidable to install a rear-facing child restraint system on the 
front passenger seat, a child restraint system can be installed if “OFF” of
the “PASSENGER AIR BAG” indicator is illuminated.
Seating position
Seat position numberVehicles with front passenger occu- 
pant classification system
“PASSENGER AIR  BAG”  indicator
ONOFF*
Seating position suitable for universal 
belted (Yes/No)
Ye s 
Forward facing 
only 
Ye s
i-Size seating position (Yes/No) No No 
Seating position suitable for lateral fix- 
ture (L1/L2/No) No No 
Suitable rearward facing fixture (R1/ 
R2X/R2/R3/No) No No 
Suitable forward facing fixture (F2X/ 
F2/F3/No) No No 
Suitable junior seat fixture (B2/B3/No) No No 
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*: When it is unavoidable to install a rear-facing child restraint system on the 
front passenger seat, a child restraint system can be installed if “OFF” of
the “PASSENGER AIR BAG” indicator is illuminated.
ISOFIX child restraint systems are divided into different “fixture”. 
The child restraint system can be used in the seating positions for 
“fixture” mentioned in the table above. For kind of “fixture” relation, 
confirm the following table. 
If your child restraint system has no kind of “fixture” (or if you can- 
not find information in the table below), please refer to the child 
restraint system “vehicle list” for compatibility information or ask the 
retailer of your child seat.
FixtureDescription 
F3 Full-height, forward-facing child restraint systems 
F2 Reduced-height forward-facing child restraint systems
F2X Reduced-height forward-facing child restraint systems
R3 Full-size, rearward-facing child restraint systems
R2 Reduced-size, rearward-facing child restraint systems
R2X Reduced-size, rearward-facing child restraint systems 
R1 Rearward-facing infant seat 
L1 Left lateral-facing (carrycot) infant seat
L2 Right lateral-facing (carrycot) infant seat
B2 Junior seat
B3 Junior seat 
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871-2. Child safety
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For safety and security
■Recommended child restraint systems and Compatibility table
Single-cab and smart-cab models
*: When it is unavoidable to install a rear-facing child restraint system on the 
front passenger seat, a child restraint system can be installed if “OFF” of
the “PASSENGER AIR BAG” indicator is illuminated.
Mass groupsRecommended Child  
Restraint System
Seating position
Vehicles with front passen- 
ger occupant classification  
system
“PASSENGER AIR  BAG”  
indicator
ONOFF*
0, 0+ 
Up to 13 kg 
(28 lb.) 
G0+, BABY SAFE PLUS 
(Yes/No) No Yes 
G0+ BABY SAFE PLUS 
with SEAT BELT 
FIXATION, BASE  
PLATFORM (Yes/No) 
No Yes 
I  
9 to 18 kg 
(20 to 39 lb.) 
DUO PLUS (Yes/No) Ye s 
Belt fix only 
Ye s 
Belt fix only 
II, III 
15 to 36 kg 
(34 to 79 lb.) 
KIDFIX XP SICT (Yes/No) Ye s 
Belt fix only 
Ye s 
Belt fix only 
MAXI PLUS (Yes/No) No No