steering wheel TOYOTA MATRIX 2013 E140 / 2.G Owners Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTSIndex
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1-1. Key information
Keys ..................................... 26
1-2. Opening, closing and
locking the doors
Wireless remote control ....... 28
Doors.................................... 31
Back door ............................. 36
1-3. Adjustable components
(seats, mirrors,
steering wheel)
Front seats ........................... 40
Rear seats ............................ 44
Head restraints ..................... 46
Seat belts ............................. 48
Steering wheel ..................... 54
Anti-glare inside rear view
mirror .................................. 55
Outside rear view mirrors ..... 57
1-4. Opening and closing the
windows and moon roof
Power windows .................... 59
Moon roof ............................. 61
1-5. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank cap .... 641-6. Theft deterrent system
Engine immobilizer
system ................................ 68
Theft prevention labels ......... 70
1-7. Safety information
Correct driving posture ......... 71
SRS airbags ......................... 73
Front passenger occupant
classification system ........... 85
Child restraint systems ......... 90
Installing child restraints ....... 94
2-1. Driving procedures
Driving the vehicle .............. 106
Engine (ignition) switch....... 118
Automatic transmission ...... 122
Manual transmission........... 127
Turn signal lever ................. 129
Parking brake ..................... 130
Horn .................................... 131
2-2. Instrument cluster
Gauges and meters ............ 132
Indicators and warning
lights ................................. 135
1Before driving
2When driving

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2-3. Operating the lights and
wipers
Headlight switch .................. 138
Fog light switch ................... 141
Windshield wipers and
washer .............................. 143
Rear window wiper and
washer .............................. 146
2-4. Using other driving
systems
Cruise control ...................... 148
Driving assist systems ........ 152
2-5. Driving information
Cargo and luggage ............. 157
Vehicle load limits ............... 161
Winter driving tips ............... 162
Trailer towing
(1.8 L 4-cylinder
[2ZR-FE] engine) .............. 166
Trailer towing
(2.4 L 4-cylinder
[2AZ-FE] engine) .............. 167
Dinghy towing
(automatic transmission)... 181
Dinghy towing
(manual transmission) ...... 1823-1. Using the air conditioning
system and defogger
Air conditioning system ...... 186
Rear window and
outside rear view
mirror defoggers ............... 193
3-2. Using the audio system
Audio system types ............ 194
Using the radio ................... 203
Using the CD player ........... 207
Playing MP3 and WMA
discs ................................. 215
Operating an iPod .............. 225
Operating a USB
memory ............................ 234
Optimal use of the audio
system .............................. 242
Using the AUX port............. 246
Using the steering wheel
audio switches.................. 248
3-3. Using the Bluetooth
®
audio system
Bluetooth
® audio/phone ..... 251
Using the Bluetooth®
audio/phone ..................... 254
Operating a Bluetooth
®
enabled portable player.... 259
3Interior features

Before driving1
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1-1. Key information
Keys ................................... 26
1-2. Opening, closing and
locking the doors
Wireless remote control ..... 28
Doors ................................. 31
Back door ........................... 36
1-3. Adjustable components
(seats, mirrors,
steering wheel)
Front seats ......................... 40
Rear seats.......................... 44
Head restraints................... 46
Seat belts ........................... 48
Steering wheel ................... 54
Anti-glare inside rear
view mirror ....................... 55
Outside rear view
mirrors.............................. 571-4. Opening and closing the
windows and moon roof
Power windows .................. 59
Moon roof ........................... 61
1-5. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank
cap ................................... 64
1-6. Theft deterrent system
Engine immobilizer
system ............................. 68
Theft prevention labels....... 70
1-7. Safety information
Correct driving posture....... 71
SRS airbags ....................... 73
Front passenger occupant
classification system ........ 85
Child restraint systems....... 90
Installing child restraints..... 94

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Front seats
Folding down the front passenger's seat (vehicles with seatback table)
Move the seat rearward.
Seat position adjustment
lever
Seatback angle adjustment
lever
Vertical height adjustment
lever (driver’s side only)
STEP1

41 1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
1
Before driving
Lower the head restraint and fix
the seatback at the most upright
lock position.
Pull up either seatback lock
release knob beside the seat-
back and fold the seatback
down.
Active head restraints
When the occupant’s back
presses against the seatback
during a rear-end collision, the
head restraint moves slightly for-
ward to help reduce the risk of
whiplash on the seat occupant.
STEP2
STEP3

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■Active head restraints
Even small forces applied to the seatback may cause the head restraint to
move. Pushing up a locked head restraint forcibly may appear the head
restraint inner structure. These do not indicate problems.
CAUTION
■Seat adjustment
●Be careful that the seat does not hit passengers or luggage.
●Do not recline the seat more than necessary when the vehicle is in motion
to reduce the risk of sliding under the lap belt.
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.
●After adjusting the seat, make sure that the seat is locked in position.
Inner
structureDuring
rear-end
collision

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1
Before driving
CAUTION
■After returning the seatback to the upright position (vehicles with seat-
back table)
Make sure the seatback is securely locked by pressing forward and rear-
ward on the top of the seatback. Failure to do so will prevent seat belt from
operating properly.
■Caution while driving (vehicles with seatback table)
Do not sit on or place anything on the folded seatback.

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Rear seats
The seatbacks of the rear seats can be folded down.
Stow the rear outside seat belt
buckles and move the rear
center seat belt buckle as
shown.
Lower the head restraints to
the lowest position.
Fold the seatback down while
pulling the seatback lock
release knob.STEP1
STEP2
STEP3

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1
Before driving
CAUTION
■After returning the seatback to the upright position
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
●Check that the seat belts are not twisted or caught in the seatback.
■Caution while driving
Do not sit on the folded seatback.
●Make sure that the seatback is
securely locked in position by lightly
rocking it back and forth.
If the seatback is not securely locked,
the red marking will be visible on the
seatback lock release knob. Make
sure that the red marking is not visi-
ble.

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Head restraints
■Removing the head restraints
■Installing the head restraints
Head restraints are provided for all seats.
Up
Pull the head restraints up.
Down
Push the head restraint down
while pushing the lock release
button.
Lock
release
button
Pull the head restraint up while pushing
the lock release button.
Align the head restraint with the installa-
tion holes and push it down while press-
ing the lock release button.