child restraint TOYOTA tC 2014 Owners Manual (in English)

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1-1. Key information
Keys ..................................... 26
1-2. Opening, closing and
locking the doors
Smart key system................. 30
Wireless remote control ....... 48
Side doors ............................ 54
Back door ............................. 61
1-3. Adjustable components
(seats, mirrors,
steering wheel)
Front seats ........................... 67
Rear seats ............................ 73
Head restraints ..................... 75
Seat belts ............................. 77
Steering wheel ..................... 84
Anti-glare inside
rear view mirror .................. 85
Outside rear view mirrors ..... 87
1-4. Opening and closing
the windows and moon roof
Power windows .................... 89
Moon roof ............................. 93
1-5. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank cap .... 971-6. Theft deterrent system
Engine immobilizer
system .............................. 102
Theft prevention labels
(for U.S.A.) ....................... 105
1-7. Safety information
Correct driving posture ....... 106
SRS airbags ....................... 108
Front passenger occupant
classification system ......... 123
Child restraint systems ....... 129
Installing child restraints ..... 135
2-1. Driving procedures
Driving the vehicle .............. 150
Engine (ignition) switch
(vehicles without a smart
key system) ...................... 165
Engine (ignition) switch
(vehicles with a smart
key system) ...................... 169
Automatic transmission ...... 178
Manual transmission........... 185
Turn signal lever ................. 187
Parking brake ..................... 188
Horn .................................... 189
2-2. Instrument cluster
Gauges and meters ............ 190
Indicators and warning
lights ................................. 194
1Before driving
2When driving

Before driving1
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1-1. Key information
Keys ................................... 26
1-2. Opening, closing and
locking the doors
Smart key system .............. 30
Wireless remote control ..... 48
Side doors .......................... 54
Back door ........................... 61
1-3. Adjustable components
(seats, mirrors,
steering wheel)
Front seats ......................... 67
Rear seats.......................... 73
Head restraints................... 75
Seat belts ........................... 77
Steering wheel ................... 84
Anti-glare inside rear
view mirror ....................... 85
Outside rear view
mirrors.............................. 871-4. Opening and closing
the windows and moon roof
Power windows .................. 89
Moon roof ........................... 93
1-5. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank
cap ................................... 97
1-6. Theft deterrent system
Engine immobilizer
system ........................... 102
Theft prevention labels
(for U.S.A.) ..................... 105
1-7. Safety information
Correct driving posture..... 106
SRS airbags ..................... 108
Front passenger
occupant classification
system ........................... 123
Child restraint systems..... 129
Installing child
restraints ........................ 135

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CAUTION
■When folding the rear 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
lever to P (automatic transmission) or 1 (manual transmission).
●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.
■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 shoul-
der belt, increasing the risk of death or serious injury in the event of an acci-
dent.
Adjustments should not be made while driving as the seat may unexpectedly
move and cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle.
■After returning the rear seatback to the upright position
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
●Make sure the seatback is securely locked by pushing it forward and rear-
ward on the top.
●Check that the seat belts are not twisted or caught in the seatback.

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■Emergency locking retractor (ELR)
The retractor will lock the belt during a sudden stop or on impact. It may also
lock if you lean forward too quickly. A slow, easy motion will allow the belt to
extend so that you can move around fully.
■Automatic locking retractor (ALR)
When a passenger’s shoulder belt is completely extended and then
retracted even slightly, the belt is locked in that position and cannot be
extended. This feature is used to hold the child restraint system (CRS) firmly.
To free the belt again, fully retract the belt and then pull the belt out once
more. (P. 135)
■When not using the rear outboard seat belts
■Child seat belt usage
The seat belts of your vehicle were principally designed for persons of adult
size.
●Use a child restraint system appropriate for the child, until the child
becomes large enough to properly wear the vehicle’s seat belt. (P. 129)
●When the child becomes large enough to properly wear the vehicle’s
seat belt, follow the instructions on P. 77 regarding seat belt usage.
Pass the outboard seat belts through the
seat belt hangers.

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■Replacing the belt after the pretensioner has been activated
If the vehicle is involved in multiple collisions, the pretensioner will activate
for the first collision, but will not activate for the second or subsequent colli-
sions.
■Seat belt extender
CAUTION
Observe the following precautions to reduce the risk of injury in the event of
sudden braking, sudden swerving or an accident.
Failure to do so may cause death or severe injury.
■Wearing a seat belt
●Ensure that all passengers wear a seat belt.
●Always wear a seat belt properly.
●Each seat belt should be used by one person only. Do not use a seat belt
for more than one person at once, including children.
●Scion recommends that children be seated in the rear seat and always
use a seat belt and/or an appropriate child restraint system.
●To achieve a proper seating position, do not recline the seat more than
necessary. The seat belt is most effective when the occupants are sitting
up straight and well back in the seats.
●Do not wear the shoulder belt under your arm.
●Always wear your seat belt low and snug across your hips.
If your seat belts cannot be fastened
securely because they are not long
enough, a personalized seat belt
extender is available from your Scion
dealer free of charge.

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CAUTION
■Using a seat belt extender
●Do not wear the seat belt extender if you can fasten the seat belt without
the extender.
●Do not use the seat belt extender when installing a child restraint system
because the belt will not securely hold the child restraint system, increas-
ing the risk of death or serious injury in the event of an accident.
●The personalized extender may not be safe on another vehicle, when
used by another person, or at a different seating position other than the
one originally intended.
NOTICE
■When using a seat belt extender
When releasing the seat belt, press on the buckle release button on the
extender, not on the seat belt.
This helps prevent damage to the vehicle interior and the extender itself.

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CAUTION
■SRS airbag precautions
●The SRS front passenger airbag also deploys with considerable force, and
can cause death or serious injury especially if the front passenger is very
close to the airbag. The front passenger seat should be as far from the air-
bag as possible with the seatback adjusted, so the front passenger sits
upright.
●Improperly seated and/or restrained infants and children can be killed or
seriously injured by a deploying airbag. An infant or child who is too small
to use a seat belt should be properly secured using a child restraint sys-
tem. Scion strongly recommends that all infants and children be placed in
the rear seats of the vehicle and properly restrained. The rear seats are
safer for infants and children than the front passenger seat. (P. 129)
●If the seat belt extender has been con-
nected to the front seat belt buckles but
the seat belt extender has not also
been fastened to the latch plate of the
seat belt, the SRS front airbags will
judge that the driver and front passen-
ger are wearing the seat belt even
though the seat belt has not been con-
nected. In this case, the SRS front air-
bags may not activate correctly in a
collision, resulting in death or serious
injury in the event of a collision. Be sure
to wear the seat belt with the seat belt
extender.

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Conditions and operation of the front passenger occupant clas-
sification system
■Adult
*1
■Child*4 or child restraint system*5
Indicator/
warning light“AIR BAG ON” and
“AIR BAG OFF” indicator lights
“AIR BAG ON”
SRS warning light Off
Seat belt reminder lightOff
*2 or
flashing
*3
DevicesFront passenger airbag
Activated Side airbag on the front
passenger seat
Curtain shield airbag in the front
passenger side
Front passenger knee airbag
Front passenger’s seat belt pretensioner
Indicator/
warning light“AIR BAG ON” and
“AIR BAG OFF” indicator lights
“AIR BAG
OFF”
*6
SRS warning light Off
Seat belt reminder light Flashing
*2
DevicesFront passenger airbag Deactivated
Side airbag on the front
passenger seat
Activated
Curtain shield airbag in the front
passenger side
Front passenger knee airbag Deactivated
Front passenger’s seat belt pretensioner Activated

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*1: The system judges a person of adult size as an adult. When a
smaller adult sits in the front passenger seat, the system may rec-
ognize him/her as a child depending on his/her physique and pos-
ture.
*2: In the event the front passenger is wearing a seat belt.
*3: In the event the front passenger does not wear a seat belt.
*4: When a larger child who has outgrown a child restraint system
sits in the front passenger seat, the system may recognize him/
her as an adult depending on his/her physique or posture.
*5: Never install a rear-facing child restraint system on the front pas-
senger seat. A forward-facing child restraint system should only
be installed on the front passenger seat when it is unavoidable.
(P. 129)
*6: In case the indicator light is not illuminated, consult this manual
on how to install the child restraint system properly. (P. 135)
*7: In the event of a side collision.
*8: In the event of a frontal collision.

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■Front passenger occupant classification system precautions
●Do not recline the front passenger seatback so far that it touches a rear
seat. This may cause the “AIR BAG OFF” indicator light to be illuminated,
which indicates that the SRS airbags for the front passenger will not acti-
vate in the event of a severe accident. If the seatback touches the rear
seat, return the seatback to a position where it does not touch the rear
seat. Keep the front passenger seatback as upright as possible when the
vehicle is moving. Reclining the seatback excessively may lessen the
effectiveness of the seat belt system.
●If an adult sits in the front passenger seat, the “AIR BAG ON” indicator
light is illuminated. If the “AIR BAG OFF” indicator is illuminated, ask the
passenger to sit up straight, well back in the seat, feet on the floor, and
with the seat belt worn correctly. If the “AIR BAG OFF” indicator still
remains illuminated, either ask the passenger to move to the rear seat, or
if that is not possible, move the front passenger seat fully rearward.
●When it is unavoidable to install a forward-facing child restraint system on
the front passenger seat, install the child restraint system on the front pas-
senger seat in the proper order. (P. 135)
●Do not modify or remove the front seats.
●Do not kick the front passenger seat or subject it to severe impact. Other-
wise, the SRS warning light may come on to indicate a malfunction of the
front passenger occupant classification system. In this case, contact your
Scion dealer immediately.
●Child restraint systems installed on the rear seat should not contact the
front seatbacks.
●Do not use a seat accessory, such as a cushion and seat cover, that cov-
ers the seat cushion surface.
●Do not modify or replace the upholstery of the front seat.