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CAUTION

Do not put a rear- facing child re-
straint system on the rear seat if
the child restraint system interferes
with the front seat lock mechanism
or with your proper driving posi-
tion. This can cause severe injury
to the child and front passenger in
case of sudden braking or a colli-
sion.

If your driving position is not satis-
factory, install the child restraint
system at another position.
1. Run the lap and shoulder belt throughor around the infant seat following the
instructions provided by its manufactur-
er and insert the tab into the buckle
taking care not to twist the belt. Keep
the lap portion of the belt tight.
CAUTION

After inserting the tab, make sure
the tab and buckle are locked and
that the lap and shoulder portions
of the belt are not twisted.

Do not insert coins, clips, etc. in
the buckle as this may prevent you
from properly latching the tab and
buckle.

If the seat belt does not function
normally, it cannot protect your
child from injury. Contact your
Toyota dealer immediately. Do not
use the seat until the seat belt is
fixed.
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2. Fully extend the shoulder belt to put itin the lock mode. When the belt is
then retracted even slightly, it cannot
be extended.
To hold the infant seat securely, make
sure the belt is in the lock mode before
letting the belt retract.3. While pressing the infant seat firmly against the seat cushion and seatback,
let the shoulder belt retract as far as
it will go to hold the infant seat secure-
ly.CAUTION
Push and pull the child restraint sys-
tem in different directions to be sure
it is secure. Follow all the installation
instructions provided by its manufac-
turer.
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When you put a rear- facing child re-
straint system which belongs to a pas-
senger risk group on the right front
seat, turn the passenger airbag manual
on- off switch counterclockwise to the
OFFº position. (For details, see SRS
driver and front passenger airbagsº in
this chapter.)
The indicator comes on when the system
is off.
CAUTION
If you must put a rear- facing child
restraint system on the right front
seat, make sure the passenger airbag
manual on- off switch is in the OFFº
position and that the indicator light is
on.
CAUTION
Forward- facing child restraint system:
A forward- facing child restraint sys-
tem which belongs to a passenger
risk group should never be put on
the right front seat with the passen-
ger airbag manual on- off switch in
the ONº position, because the force
of a deploying airbag could cause
death or serious injury to the child in
forward seating position. (For details,
see SRS driver and front passenger
airbagsº in this chapter.)
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CAUTION

Do not put a rear- facing child re-
straint system on the rear seat if
the child restraint system interferes
with the front seat lock mechanism
or with your proper driving posi-
tion. This can cause severe injury
to the child and front passenger in
case of sudden braking or a colli-
sion.

If your driving position is not satis-
factory, install the child restraint
system at another position.
1. Run the lap and shoulder belt throughor around the convertible seat following
the instructions provided by its
manufacturer and insert the tab into
the buckle taking care not to twist the
belt. Keep the lap portion of the belt
tight.
CAUTION

After inserting the tab, make sure
the tab and buckle are locked and
that the lap and shoulder portions
of the belt are not twisted.

Do not insert coins, clips, etc. in
the buckle as this may prevent you
from properly latching the tab and
buckle.

If the seat belt does not function
normally, it cannot protect your
child from injury. Contact your
Toyota dealer immediately. Do not
use the seat until the seat belt is
fixed.
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2. Fully extend the shoulder belt to put itin the lock mode. When the belt is
then retracted slightly, it cannot be ex-
tended.
To hold the convertible seat securely,
make sure the belt is in the lock mode
before letting the belt retract.3. While pressing the convertible seat firmly against the seat cushion and
seatback, let the shoulder belt retract
as far as it will go to hold the convert-
ible seat securely.CAUTION
Push and pull the child restraint sys-
tem in different directions to be sure
it is secure. Follow all the installation
instructions provided by its manufac-
turer.
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1. Sit the child on a booster seat. Runthe lap and shoulder belt through or
around the booster seat and child fol-
lowing the instructions provided by its
manufacturer and insert the tab into
the buckle taking care not to twist the
belt.
Make sure the shoulder belt is correctly
across the child's shoulder and that the
lap belt is positioned as low as possible
on child's hips. See Seat beltsº for de-
tails.
CAUTION

Always make sure the shoulder belt
is positioned across the center of
child's shoulder. The belt should be
kept away from child's neck, but
not falling off child's s houlder. Fail-
ure to do so could reduce the
amount of protection in an accident
and cause serious injuries in a col-
lision.

High- positioned lap belts and
loose- fitting belts both could cause
serious injuries due to sliding un-
der the lap belt during a collision
or other unintended result. Keep
the lap belt positioned as low on
hips as possible.

For child's safety, do not place the
shoulder belt under child's arm.

After inserting the tab, make sure
the tab and buckle are locked and
that the lap and shoulder portions
of the belt are not twisted.

Do not insert coins, clips, etc. in
the buckle as this may prevent you
from properly latching the tab and
buckle.

If the seat belt does not function
normally, it cannot protect your
child from injury. Contact your
Toyota dealer immediately. Do not
use the seat until the seat belt is
fixed.
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3. Move the child restraint system tothe correct position.
Then fix the child restraint system
with the seat belt and tighten the
top strap.
CAUTION
Make sure the top strap is securely
latched, and check that the child re-
straint system is secure by pushing
and pulling it in different directions.
Tilt steering wheel
To change the steering wheel angle,
hold the steering wheel, pull the lock
release lever toward you, tilt the steer-
ing wheel to the desired angle and re-
lease the lever.
When the steering wheel is in a low posi-
tion, it will spring up as you release the
lock release lever.
CAUTION

Do not adjust the steering wheel
while the vehicle is moving.

After adjusting the steering wheel,
try moving it up and down to make
sure it is locked in position.
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CAUTION
Do not adjust the mirror while the
vehicle is moving. It may cause the
driver to mishandle the vehicle and
an accident may occur resulting in
personal injuries.
Sun visorsÐ
To block out glare, move the sun visor.
To block out glare from the frontÐSwing
down the sun visor (position 1).
To block out glare from the sideÐSwing
down the sun visor, remove it from the
hook and swing it to the lateral side (posi-
tion 2).
If glare comes from obliquely behind you,
extend the plate at the end of the visor
(to position 3).To block the glare from the front when the
main sun visor is swung to the lateral
side (position 2), swing down the sub vi-
sor.
CAUTION
Do not extend the plate at the end of
the sun visor when the visor is in the
position 1. It can cover the anti- glare
inside rear view mirror and obstruct
the rear view.
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Cargo lamp
DOOR LINKED OPERATION
Cargo lamp comes on when any of the
doors are opened and the indicator light
on the CARGO LAMPº switch will illumi-
nate to indicate the lamp is on.
If the lamp stays on with the ignition
switch in the ACCº or LOCKº position,
the lamp will automatically cut off after 60
minutes.
To turn off:

Close all of the doors.
When the ignition switch is in the
ACCº or LOCKº positionÐThe lamp
remains on for about 20 seconds and
then goes off.
When the ignition switch is in the ONº
positionÐThe lamp will turn off immedi-
ately.

Push the CARGO LAMPº switch.MANUAL OPERATION
To turn on: Stop the vehicle and push the
CARGO LAMPº switch.
The indicator light on the CARGO LAMPº
switch will illuminate to indicate the lamp
is on.
When the ignition switch is in the ACCº
or LOCKº positionÐThe lamp will auto-
matically cut off after 60 minutes.
When the ignition switch is in the ONº
positionÐThe lamp stays on until you turn
it off.
To turn off: Push the switch once again.
The lamp turns off automatically when the
vehicle speed exceeds about 5 km/h (3
mph).
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To turn on the windshield wipers, move
the lever to the desired setting.
The key must be in the ONº position.Lever position
Speed setting
Position 1Intermittent
Position 2Slow
Position 3Fast
The INT TIMEº band lets you adjust the
wiping time interval when the wiper lever
is in the intermittent position (position 1).
Twist the band upward to increase the
time between sweeps, and downward to
decrease it. To squirt washer fluid, pull the lever
toward you and release it.
If the windshield wipers are off, they will
operate a couple of times after the washer
squirts.
For instructions on adding washer fluid,
see Adding washer fluidº in Chapter 7- 3.
In freezing weather, warm the windshield
with the defroster before using the washer.
This will help prevent the washer fluid
from freezing on your windshield, which
can block your vision.
NOTICE
Do not operate the wipers if the wind-
shield is dry. It may scratch theglass.
To turn on the windshield wipers, move
the lever to the desired setting.
The key must be in the ONº position.
Lever position
Speed setting
Position 1Slow
Position 2Fast
For a single sweep of the windshield,
push the lever up and release it.
To squirt washer fluid, pull the lever
toward you and release it.
For instructions on adding washer fluid,
see Adding washer fluidº in Chapter 7- 3.
Windshield wipers and washer
(intermittent type) Windshield wipers and washer
(mist type)
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