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For  your  safety  and  comfort,  adjust  the
head  restraint  before  driving.
To  raise:  Pull  it  up.
To  lower:  Push  it  down  while  pressing  the
lock  release  button.
The  head  restraint  is  most  effective  when
it  is  close  to  your  head.  Therefore,  using
a  cushion  on  the  seatback  is  not  recom-
mended.
CAUTION
! Adjust  the  center  of  the  head  re-
straint  so  that  it  is  closest  to  the
top  of  your  ears.
! After  adjusting  the  head  restraint,
make  sure  it  is  locked  in  position.
! Do  not  drive  with  the  head  re-
straints  removed.
Toyota  strongly  urges  that  the  driver  and
passengers  in  the  vehicle  be  properly  re-
strained  at  all  times  with  the  seat  belts
provided.  Failure  to  do  so  could  increase
the  chance  of  injury  and/or  the  severity  of
injury  in  accidents.
The  seat  belts  provided  for  your  vehicle
are  designed  for  people  of  adult  size,
large  enough  to  properly  wear  them.
Child.  Use  a  child  restraint  system  ap-
propriate  for  the  child  until  the  child  be-
comes  large  enough  to  properly  wear  the
vehicle’s  seat  belts.  See  “Child  restraint”
on  page  67  in  this  Section  for  details.
If  a  child  is  too  large  for  a  child  restraint
system,  the  child  should  sit  in  the  rear
seat  and  must  be  restrained  using  the
vehicle’s  seat  belt.  According  to  accident
statistics,  the  child  is  safer  when  properly
restrained  in  the  rear  seat  than  in  the
front  seat.
If  a  child  must  sit  in  the  front  seat,  the
seat  belts  should  be  worn  properly.  If  an
accident  occurs  and  the  seat  belts  are  not
worn  properly,  the  force  of  the  rapid  infla-
tion  of  the  airbag  may  cause  death  or
serious  injury  to  the  child.
Do  not  allow  any  children  to  stand  up  or
kneel  on  either  rear  or  front  seats.  An
unrestrained  child  could  suffer  serious  in-
jury  or  death  during  emergency  braking  or
a  collision.  Also,  do  not  let  the  child  sit
on  your  lap.  Holding  a  child  in  your  arms
does  not  provide  sufficient  restraint.
Pregnant  woman.  Toyota  recommends  the
use  of  a  seat  belt.  Ask  your  doctor  for
specific  recommendations.  The  lap  belt
should  be  worn  securely  and  as  low  as
possible  over  the  hips  and  not  on  the
waist.
Injured  person.  Toyota  recommends  the
use  of  a  seat  belt.  Depending  on  the  inju-
ry,  first  check  with  your  doctor  for  specific
recommendations.
Seat  belts—
—Seat  belt  precautions