TOYOTA YARIS 2019 (in English) Owner's Manual

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Essential Safety Equipment
Front Seat
Seat Slide
To move a seat forward or backward, raise the lever and slide the seat to
the desired position and release the lever.
Make sure the lever returns to its original position and the seat is locked in
place by attempting to push it forward and backward.
Height Adjustment (Driver’s Seat)
To adjust the seat height, move the lever up or down.
Seat Recline
To change the seatback angle, lean forward slightly while raising the lever.
Then lean back to the desired position and release the lever.
Make sure the lever returns to its original position and the se atback is
locked in place by attempting to push it forward and backward.
Seat Operation
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The front seats are electrically heated. The ignition must be switched
ON.
Press the seat warmer switch to
illuminate the indicator light while
the ignition is switched ON. The
mode changes as follows each
time the seat warmer switch is
pressed.
OFF
High
Mid
Low
●If the ignition is switched off while the seat warmer is operating (High, Mid or
Low) and then switched ON again, the seat warmer will automatic ally oper-
ate at the temperature set before switching off the ignition.
● Use the seat warmer when the engine is running. Leaving the seat warmer
on for long periods with the engine not running could cause the battery
power to be depleted.
● The temperature of the seat warmer cannot be adjusted beyond Hi gh, Mid
and Low because the seat warmer is controlled by a thermostat.
Seat Warmer (if equipped)
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WARNING
■ Be careful when using the seat warmer
The heat from the seat warmer may be too hot for some people, a s indi-
cated below, and could cause a low-temperature burn.
● Infants, small babies, elderly people, and physically challenge d people
● People with delicate skin
● People who are excessively fatigued
● People who are intoxicated
● People who have taken sleep-inducing medicine such as sleeping pills or
cold medicine
■ Do not use the seat warmer with anything having high moisture-r eten-
tion ability such as a blanket or cushion on the seat
The seat may be heated excessively and cause a low-temperature burn.

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Essential Safety Equipment
WARNING
■Do not use the seat warmer even when taking a short nap in the vehicle
The seat may be heated excessively and cause a low-temperature burn.
■ Do not place heavy objects with sharp projections on the seat, or insert
needles or pins into it
This could cause the seat to become excessively heated and resu lt in injury
from a minor burn.
NOTICE
Do not use solvents to clean the seat. It may damage the seat s urface and
the heater.

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Rear Seat
By lowering the rear seatbacks the luggage compartment space can
be expanded.
Split Folding the Seatback
WARNING
■ Do not drive the vehicle with occupants on folded down seatbacks or
in the luggage compartment.
Putting occupants in the luggage compartment is dangerous because seat
belts cannot be fastened which could lead to serious injury or death during
sudden braking or a collision.
■ Do not allow children to play inside the vehicle with the seatb acks low-
ered.
Allowing children to play in the vehicle with the seatbacks folded down is
dangerous. If a child enters the luggage compartment and the se atbacks
were raised back up, the child may become trapped in the luggag e com-
partment which could lead to an accident.
■ Tightly secure cargo in the luggage compartment when it is tran s-
ported with the seatbacks folded down.
Driving without tightly securing cargo and luggage is dangerous as it could
move and become an obstruction to driving during emergency brak ing or a
collision resulting in an unexpected accident.
■ When transporting cargo, do not allow the cargo to exceed the height
of the seatbacks.
Transporting cargo stacked higher than the seatbacks is dangero us as visi-
bility to the rear and sides of the vehicle is reduced which could interfere
with driving operations and lead to an accident.

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Essential Safety Equipment
Lower the head restraint all the way down.
Refer to Head Restraints on P. 27.
Open the trunk lid and pull the
lever of the seatback you want
to fold down.
Open a rear door and fold the rear seat forward.
Lowering the seatbacks
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NOTICE
Check the position of a front seat before folding a rear seatba ck.
Depending on the position of a front seat, it may not be possib le to fold a
rear seatback all the way down because it may hit the seatback of the front
seat which could scratch or damage the front seat or its pocket . Lower or
remove the head restraint on the rear outboard seat if necessar y.
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Make sure that the seat belt
passes through the seat belt
guide correctly and it is not
twisted, then raise the seatback
while preventing the seat belt
from being caught in the seat-
back.
Press the seatback rearward and lock it in place. After returning the
seatback to its upright position, make sure it is securely locked.
To return the seatback t o its upright position
Seat belt guide
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WARNING
■When returning a seatback to its u pright position, make sure the 3-
point seat belt is not caught in the seatback and the 3-point seat belt is
not twisted.
If the seat belt is used while it is twisted and caught in the seatback, the
seat belt cannot function at its full capacity, which could cau se serious injury
or death.
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Head Restraints
Adjust the head restraint so that
the center is even with the top of
the passenger’s ears.
To raise a head restraint, pull it up to the desired position.
To lower the head restraint, press the stop-catch release, then push
the head restraint down.
■Front outboard seat
Your vehicle is equipped with head restraints on all outboard
seats and the rear center seat. The head restraints are intende d
to help protect you and the p assengers from neck injury.
WARNING
■Always drive with the head restraints installed when seats are being
used and make sure they are prope rly adjusted. In addition, always
raise the head restraints on all rear seats when they are being used
Driving with the head restraints adjusted too low or removed is dangerous.
With no support behind your head, your neck could be seriously injured in a
collision.
Height Adjustment

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■Rear outboard seat
■Rear center seat
To remove the head restraint, pu ll it up while pressing the stop-catch.
To install the head restraint, insert the legs into the holes w hile press-
ing the stop-catch.
Removal/Installation

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Essential Safety Equipment
WARNING
■Always drive with the head restraints installed when seats are being
used and make sure they are properly installed
● Driving with the head restraints not installed is dangerous. Wi th no support
behind your head, your neck could be seriously injured in a col lision.
● When installing a head restraint, make sure that it is installe d correctly with
the front of the head restraint facing forward. If the head res traint is
installed incorrectly, it could detach from the seat during a c ollision and
result in injury.
● The head restraints on each of the front and rear seats are spe cialized to
each seat. Do not switch around the head restraint positions. I f a head
restraint is not installed to its correct seat position, the ef fectiveness of the
head restraint during a collision will be compromised which cou ld cause
injury.
■ After installing a head restrain t, try lifting it to make sure that it does
not pull out
Driving with an unsecured head restraint is dangerous as the ef fectiveness
of the head restraint will be compromised which could cause it to unexpect-
edly detach from the seat.

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Seat Belt Precautions
All of the seat belt retractors are designed to keep the lap/shoulder
belts out of the way when not in use.
The driver’s seat belt has no provisions for child-restraint sy stems and
has only an emergency locking mode . The driver may wear it comfort-
ably, and it will lock during a collision.
However, the front passenger’s seat and all rear lap/shoulder b elt
retractors operate in two modes: emergency locking mode, and fo r
child-restraint systems, automatic locking mode. While we recom -
mend you put all children in the rear seats, if you must use th e front
passenger seat for a child, slide the front passenger seat as f ar back
as possible and make sure any ch ild-restraint system is secured prop-
erly.
Seat belts help to decrease the possibility of severe injury
during accidents and sudden st ops. Toyota recommends that
the driver and all passengers always wear seat belts.
WARNING
■ Always wear your seat belt and ma ke sure all occupants are properly
restrained
Not wearing a seat belt is extremely dangerous. During a collis ion, occu-
pants not wearing seat belts could hit someone or things inside the vehicle
or even be thrown out of the vehicle. They could be seriously i njured or
even killed. In the same collision, occupants wearing seat belt s would be
much safer.