driver seat adjustment TOYOTA COROLLA 2021 Owners Manual (in English)

261-1. For safe use
COROLLA_U
Make sure that all occupants are
wearing their seat belts before
driving the vehicle. (P.27)
Use a child restraint system
appropriate for the child until the
child becomes large enough to
properly wear the vehicle’s seat
belt. ( P.48)
Make sure that you can see
backward clearly by adjusting
the inside and outside rear view
mirrors properly. ( P.139, 140)
WA R N I N G
■For safe driving
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so m ay result in
death or serious injury.
●Do not adjust the position of the
driver’s seat while driving.
Doing so could cause the driver
to lose control of the vehicle.
●D o n ot pla ce a cu sh ion b etw ee n
the driver or passenger and the
seatback.
A cushion may prevent correct
posture from being achieved,
and reduce the effectiveness of
the seat belt and head restraint.
●Do not place anything under the
front seats.
Objects placed u nder the front
seats may become jammed in
the seat tracks and stop the
seat from locking in place. This
may lead to an accident and the
adjustment mechanism may
also be damaged.
●Always observe the legal speed
limit when driving on public
roads.
●When driving over long dis-
tances, take regular breaks
before you start to feel tired.
Also, if you feel tired or sleepy
while driving, do not force your-
self to continue driving and take
a break immediately.
●Take care when adjusting the
seat position to ensure that
other passengers are not
injured by the moving seat.
●When adjusting the seat posi-
tion, do not put your hands
under the seat or near the mov-
ing parts to avoid injury. Fingers
or hands may become jammed
in the seat mechanism.
Correct use of the seat
belts
Adjusting the mirrors

1333-3. Adjusting the seats
3
Before driving
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3-3.Adjusting the seats
Manual seatSeat position adjustment
lever
Seatback angle adjustment
lever
Vertical height adjustment
lever (driver’s side only)
Lumbar support adjustment
switch
* (driver’s side only)
*: If equipped
Power seat (driver’s side
only)Seat position adjustment
switch
Seatback angle adjustment
switch
Seat cushion (front) angle
adjustment switch
Vertical height adjustment
switch
Lumbar support adjustment
switch
*
*: If equipped
Front seats
Adjustment procedure
WA R N I N G
■When adjusting the seat posi-
tion
●Take care when adjusting the
seat position to ensure that
other passengers are not
injured by the moving seat.
●Do not put your hands under the
seat or near the moving parts to
avoid injury.
Fingers or hands may become
jammed in the seat mechanism.

1343-3. Adjusting the seats
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1Move the front seats forward.
( P.133)
2 Stow the rear armrest. (if
equipped) ( P.443)
3 Seats with an adjustable type
head restraint: Lower the
head restraints to the lowest
position. ( P.136)
4 Fold the seatback down while
pushing the seatback lock
release button.
Each seatback may be folded sep-
arately.
WA R N I N G
●Make sure to leave enough
space around the feet so they
do not get stuck.
■Seat adjustment
●Be careful that the seat does
not hit passengers or luggage.
●To reduce the risk of sliding
under the lap belt during a colli-
sion, do not recline the seat
more than necessary.
I f t h e s e a t i s t o o r e c l i n e d , t h e l a p
belt may slide past the hips and
apply restraint forces directly to
the abdomen, or your neck may
contact the shoulder belt,
increasing the ri sk of death or
serious injury in the event of an
accident.
Adjustments should not be
made while driving as the seat
may unexpectedly move and
cause the driver to lose control
of the vehicle.
●Manual seat only: After adjust-
ing the seat, make sure that the
seat is locked in position.
NOTICE
■When adjusting a front seat
When adjusting a front seat, make
sure that the head restraint does
not contact the headliner. Other-
wise, the head restraint and head-
liner may be damaged.
Rear seats
The seatbacks of the rear
seats can be folded down.
Folding down the rear
seatbacks
WA R N I N G
Observe the following precau-
tions. Failure to do so may result
in death or serious injury.
■When folding the rear seat-
backs down
●Do not fold the seatbacks down
while driving.