TOYOTA PRIUS V 2012 (in English) Manual Online

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1-4. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Front seats
Seat position adjustment
lever
Seatback angle adjustment
lever
Vertical height adjustment
lever (for driver’s side)
*
Lumbar support adjustment
switch (for driver’s side)
*
*
: If equipped

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Flattening the seatbacks
■ Before flattening the seatbacks
Stop the vehicle in a safe place.
Apply the parking brake firmly and shift the shift position to P.
(P. 186)
Slide the rear seats as far back as possible. (P. 8 5 )
■ Flattening the seatbacks
Move the front seat forward and
remove the head restraint.
( P. 90)
Pull the seatback angle adjust-
ment lever to flatten the seat-
back.
To return the seats, reverse the procedure.
After returning the seats to their original position, make sure to
replace the head restraint.
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3

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CAUTION
■Seat adjustment
● To reduce the risk of sliding under the lap belt during a collision, do not
recline the seat more than necessary.
If the seat is too reclined, the lap belt may slide past the hips and apply
restraint forces directly to the abdomen, or your neck may contact the
shoulder belt, increasing the risk of death or serious injury in the event of
an accident.
Adjustments should not be made while driving as the seat may unexpect-
edly move and cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle.
● After adjusting the seat, make sure that the seat is locked in position.
■ Flattening the seats
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
● Do not flatten the seats while driving.
● In a flat place, firmly apply the parking brake and shift the shift position to
P.
● Do not flatten the seats if they are occupied.
● Be careful not to get feet or hands caught in the moving parts or joints of
the seats while flattening.
● Do not allow children to flatten the seats.
● Do not drive with passengers sitting on the flattened seatback or in the lug-
gage compartment.

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CAUTION
●Do not drive with luggage or passengers on the flattened seats.
● Do not allow children to enter the luggage compartment.
● After flattening, gently rock the seats to ensure they are firmly in place.
● Make sure that the seat belts are not caught in the gaps between the
seats.
■ After returning the seats to their upright positions
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
● Gently rock the seats back and forth to ensure they are firmly in place.
● Be careful not to catch the seat belts.
NOTICE
■Flattening the seats
● When returning the seatback, adjust the reclining setting while holding the
seatback.
● Do not move around on top of the flattened seats. Also, when climbing
over a seat, move carefully and step on the center of the seat.

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Before driving
PRIUS v_U (OM47674U)
Rear seats
Seatback angle adjustment
lever
Seat position adjustment
lever

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Before folding down the seatbacks
Park the vehicle in a safe place.
Apply the parking brake firmly and shift the shift position to P.
(P. 186)
Adjust the position of the front seat and the angle of the seat-
back. (
P. 81)
Depending on the position of the front seat, if the seatback is folded
backward, it may interfere with the operation of the rear seat.
Uncouple and stow the rear center seat belt. (P. 94)
This step is not necessary when operating the driver’s side seat only.
Lower the head restraint of the rear seat. (P. 9 0 )
Vehicles with an armrest: Stow the armrest of the rear seat if it
is pulled out. ( P. 319)
Folding down the seatbacks
Pull the seatback angle adjust-
ment lever.
To return the rear seatbacks to
their original positions, lift them
up until they lock.
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
STEP 5

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■Adjusting the position of the driver’s side seat back and forward
■ Seat belt hangers
The driver’s side seat can be slid forward
further than the front passenger’s side
seat, thus easing the loading and unload-
ing of luggage into and from the luggage
compartment.
The seat cannot be locked if it slid for-
ward as far as possible. After operating,
return the seat to a lockable position,
and secure it firmly in place.
Stow the seat belts of the outside seats in
their seat belt hangers when not in use.

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CAUTION
■When folding the seatbacks down
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
● Do not fold the seatbacks down while driving.
● Stop the vehicle on level ground, set the parking brake and shift the shift
position to P.
● Do not allow anyone to sit on a folded seatback or in the luggage compart-
ment while driving.
● Do not allow children to enter the luggage compartment.
● Do not operate the rear seat if it is occupied.
● Be careful not to get feet or hands caught in the moving parts or joints of
the seats during operation.
● Do not allow children to operate the seat.
● After operation, rock the seat gently to ensure that it is firmly in place.
■ Reclining adjustment
● To reduce the risk of sliding under the lap belt during a collision, do not
recline the seat more than necessary.
If the seat is too reclined, the lap belt may slide past the hips and apply
restraint forces directly to the abdomen, or your neck may contact the
shoulder belt, increasing the risk of death or serious injury in the event of
an accident.
Adjustments should not be made while driving as the seat may unexpect-
edly move and cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle.
● After adjusting the seat, make sure that the seat is locked in position.

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CAUTION
■After returning the seatback to the upright position
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
● Make sure that the seatback is securely locked in position by lightly push-
ing it back and forth.
● Check that the seat belts are not twisted or caught in the seatback.
● Re-couple the rear center seat belt if it has been uncoupled. ( P. 93)
● If the seat belt has been stowed using the seat belt hanger, check that the
seat belt has been removed from the hangar. ( P. 87)

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Head restraints
■Removing the head restraints
■ Installing the head restraints
Head restraints are provided for all seats.
Up
Pull the head restraints up.
Down
Press and hold the lock
release button when lowering
the head restraint.
Lock release button
Pull the head restraint up while pressing
the lock release button.
Lock release button
Align the head restraint with the installa-
tion holes and push it down to the lock
position.
Press and hold the lock release button
when lowering the head restraint.
Lock
release
button