TOYOTA MATRIX 2010 E140 / 2.G Owner's Manual

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Symbols used throughout this manual
Cautions & Notices
Symbols used in illustrations
CAUTION
This is a warning against anything which may cause death or injury to people if
the warning is ignored. You are informed about what you must or must not do
in order to reduce the risk of injury to yourself and others.
NOTICE
This is a warning against anything which may cause damage to the vehicle or
its equipment if the warning is ignored. You are informed about what you must
or must not do in order to avoid or reduce the risk of damage to your Toyota
and its equipment.
Safety symbol
The symbol of a circle with a slash through means “Do not”, “Do not
do this”, or “Do not let this happen”.
Arrows indicating operations
Indicates the action (pushing, turning,
etc.) used to operate switches and other
devices.
Indicates the outcome of an operation
(e.g. a lid opens).

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Before driving1
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1-1. Key information
Keys ................................... 24
1-2. Opening, closing and
locking the doors
Wireless remote control ..... 26
Doors ................................. 29
Back door ........................... 33
1-3. Adjustable components
(seats, mirrors,
steering wheel)
Front seats ......................... 37
Rear seats.......................... 41
Head restraints................... 43
Seat belts ........................... 45
Steering wheel ................... 51
Anti-glare inside rear view
mirror ............................... 52
Outside rear view
mirrors.............................. 541-4. Opening and closing the
windows
Power windows .................. 56
Moon roof ........................... 58
1-5. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank
cap ................................... 61
1-6. Theft deterrent system
Engine immobilizer
system ............................. 65
Theft prevention labels
(for U.S.A.) ....................... 67
1-7. Safety information
Correct driving posture....... 68
SRS airbags ....................... 70
Front passenger occupant
classification system ........ 82
Child restraint systems....... 87
Installing child restraints..... 91

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1-1. Key information
Keys
■Key number plate
Keep the plate in a safe place such as your wallet, not in the vehicle. In the
event that a key is lost, a new key can be made by your Toyota dealer using
the key number plate. (P. 385)
■When riding in an aircraft
When bringing a wireless remote control key onto an aircraft, make sure you
do not press any buttons on the wireless remote control key while inside the
aircraft cabin. If you are carrying the wireless remote control key in your bag
etc, ensure that the buttons are not likely to be pressed accidentally. Press-
ing a button may cause the wireless remote control key to emit radio waves
that could interfere with the operation of the aircraft.
The following keys are provided with the vehicle.
Vehicles without wireless remote control
Keys
Key number plate
Vehicles with wireless remote control
Keys
Operating the wireless remote
control function (P. 26)
Key number plate

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Before driving
NOTICE
■To prevent key damage
●Do not subject the keys to strong shocks, expose them to high tempera-
tures by placing them in direct sunlight, or get them wet.
●Do not expose the keys to electromagnetic materials or attach any mate-
rial that blocks electromagnetic waves to the key surface.
●Do not disassemble the key.

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1-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Wireless remote control
■Operation signals
A buzzer sounds and the emergency flashers flash to indicate that the doors
have been locked/unlocked. (Locked: Once; Unlocked: Twice)
■Door lock buzzer
If a door is not fully closed, a buzzer sounds continuously for 10 seconds if
an attempt to lock the door is made. Fully close the door to stop the buzzer,
and lock the vehicle once more.
■Panic mode
The wireless remote control can be used to lock and unlock the vehi-
cle from outside the vehicle.
Locks all doors
Sounds an alarm
(press and hold)
Unlocks doors
Pressing the button unlocks
the driver’s door. Pressing the
button again within 3 seconds
unlocks the other doors.
When is pressed for longer
than about one second, an alarm will
sound intermittently and the vehicle
lights will flash to deter any person from
trying to break into or damage your
vehicle.
To stop the alarm, press any button on
the wireless remote control.
: If equipped

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Before driving
■Key battery depletion
If the wireless remote control function does not operate, the battery may be
depleted. Replace the battery when necessary. (P. 325)
■Security feature
If a door is not opened within approximately 60 seconds after the vehicle is
unlocked, the security feature automatically locks the vehicle again.
■Conditions affecting operation
The wireless remote control function may not operate normally in the follow-
ing situations.
●Near a TV tower, radio station, electric power plant, airport or other facil-
ity that generates strong radio waves
●When carrying a portable radio, cellular phone or other wireless commu-
nication devices
●When multiple wireless keys are in the vicinity
●When the wireless key has come into contact with, or is covered by, a
metallic object
●When a wireless key (that emits radio waves) is being used nearby
●When the wireless key has been left near an electrical appliance such as
a personal computer
●When the wireless key battery is depleted
●If window tint with a metallic content or metallic objects are attached to
the rear window
■Customization that can be configured at Toyota dealer
Settings (e.g. operation signal) can be changed.
(Customizable features P. 427)

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■Certification for wireless remote control
For vehicles sold in the U.S.A.
NOTE:
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interfer-
ence, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
For vehicles sold in Canada
NOTE:
Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not
cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, includ-
ing interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

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1-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Before driving
Doors
The vehicle can be locked and unlocked using the wireless remote
control, key or door lock switch.
■Wireless remote control (if equipped)
P. 2 6
■Key
Locks the door
Unlocks the door
Vehicles with power door lock
system: Turning the key locks
and unlocks all doors. In the
driver’s door lock, turning the
key once unlocks the driver’s
door. Turning the key again
within 3 seconds unlocks the
other doors.
■Door lock switch (if equipped)
Locks all doors
Unlocks all doors
■Inside lock button
Unlocks the door
Locks the door
The front doors can be opened
by pulling the inside handle
even if the lock buttons are in
the lock position.

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Rear door child-protector lock
The door cannot be opened from
inside the vehicle when the locks
are set.
These locks can be set to prevent
children from opening the rear
doors. Push down on each rear
door switch to lock both rear
doors.
Automatic door locking and unlocking systems (vehicles with power door lock system)
The following functions can be set or cancelled:
*: Vehicles with an automatic transmission only
The shift position linked door locking function works when all doors
are closed.
FunctionOperation
Shift position linked
door locking function
*
Shifting the shift lever out of P locks all
doors.
Shift position linked
door unlocking func-
tion
*
Shifting the shift lever to P unlocks all doors.
Driver's door linked door
unlocking functionAll doors are unlocked when the driver's door
is opened within 10 seconds after turning the
engine switch to “ACC” or “LOCK”.