Toyota Celica (2005 year). Instruction - part 3
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Make sure that the moon roof opens and
closes automatically. If the moon roof can-
CAUTION
D Never leave anyone
(particularly a
small child) alone in your vehicle,
not be operated properly, have it checked
To avoid serious personal injury, you
especially with the ignition key still
by your Toyota dealer.
must do the following.
inserted. Otherwise, he/she could
There are cases where malfunctions may
use the moon roof switches and get
activate the jam protection function, which
D While the vehicle is moving, always
trapped in the roof opening. Unat-
keep the heads, hands and other
will prevent the roof from closing com-
tended person
(particularly a small
parts of the bodies of all occupants
pletely. In this case, pushing and holding
child) can be involved in a serious
away from the roof opening. Other-
the switch on the “CLOSE” side will close
accident.
the roof completely.
wise, they could be seriously in-
jured if the vehicle stops suddenly
D Never sit on top of the vehicle
or if the vehicle is involved in an
around the roof opening.
accident.
D Never try jamming any part of your
D Before you close the moon roof,
body to activate the jam protection
always make sure there is nobody
function intentionally.
around the moon roof. You must
D The jam protection function may
also make sure nobody places his
not work if something gets caught
or her head, hands and other parts
just before the moon roof is fully
of the body in the roof opening. If
closed.
someone’s neck, head or hands get
caught in the closing roof, it could
result in a serious injury. When
NOTICE
anyone closes the moon roof, first
make sure it is safe to do so.
There is the possibility that water or
rain will get into the vehicle if you
D Be sure to remove the ignition key
operate the moon roof after a rainfall,
when you leave your vehicle.
snowfall or car wash. Wipe the moon
roof dry with a cloth before operating
it.
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SECTION 1− 3
OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND
CONTROLS
Occupant restraint systems
Seats
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Front seats
24
Fold−down rear seat
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Seat belts
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SRS driver airbag and front passenger airbag
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SRS side airbags
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Child restraint
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Front seats—
Seats
—Front seat precautions
While the vehicle is being driven, all ve-
Driver seat
hicle occupants should have the seatback
D Slightly recline the back of the
seat. Although vehicle designs vary,
upright, sit well back in the seat and prop-
CAUTION
many drivers can achieve the
250
erly wear the seat belts provided.
mm (10 in.) distance, even with the
The SRS driver airbag deploys with
driver seat all the way forward, sim-
CAUTION
considerable force, and can cause
ply by reclining the back of the
death or serious injury especially if
seat somewhat. If reclining the back
D Do not drive the vehicle unless the
the driver is very close to the airbag.
of your seat makes it hard to see
occupants are properly seated. Do
The National Highway Traffic Safety
the road, raise yourself by using a
not allow any passengers to sit on
Administration (“NHTSA”) advises:
firm, non−slippery cushion, or raise
top of a folded−down seatback, or
Since the risk zone for driver airbag
the seat if your vehicle has that
in the luggage compartment or car-
is the first
50—75 mm (2—3 in.) of
feature.
go area. Persons not properly
inflation, placing yourself 250 mm (10
seated and/or not properly re-
D If your steering wheel is adjustable,
in.) from your driver airbag provides
strained by seat belts can be se-
tilt it downward. This points the air-
you with a clear margin of safety.
verely injured in the event of emer-
bag toward your chest instead of
This distance is measured from the
gency braking or a collision.
your head and neck.
center of the steering wheel to your
D During driving, do not allow any
breastbone. If you sit less than
250
The seat should be adjusted as rec-
passengers to stand up or move
mm (10 in.) away now, you can
ommended by NHTSA above, while
around between seats. Otherwise,
change your driving position in sever-
still maintaining control of the foot
severe injuries can occur in the
al ways:
pedals, steering wheel, and your view
event of emergency braking or a
of the instrument panel controls.
D Move your seat to the rear as far
collision.
as you can while still reaching the
pedals comfortably.
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—Seat adjustment precautions
Front passenger seat
Front seats (with SRS side airbags)
Adjust the driver’s seat so that the foot
pedals, steering wheel and instrument
CAUTION
CAUTION
panel controls are within easy reach of
the driver.
The SRS front passenger airbag also
The SRS side airbags are installed in
deploys with considerable force, and
the driver and front passenger seats.
CAUTION
can cause death or serious injury es-
Observe the following precautions.
pecially if the front passenger is very
D Do not adjust the seat while the
D Do not lean against the front door
close to the airbag. The front passen-
vehicle is moving as the seat may
when the vehicle is in use, since
ger seat should be as far from the
unexpectedly move and cause the
the side airbag inflates with consid-
airbag as possible with the seatback
driver to lose control of the vehicle.
erable speed and force. Otherwise,
adjusted, so the front passenger sits
you may be killed or seriously in-
D Be careful that the seat does not
upright.
jured.
hit a passenger or luggage.
D Do not use seat accessories which
D After adjusting the seat position, re-
cover the area where the side air-
lease the lever and try sliding the
bags inflate. Such accessories may
seat forward and backward to make
prevent the side airbags from acti-
sure it is locked in position.
vating correctly, causing death or
D After adjusting the seatback, push
serious injury.
your body back against the seat to
D Do not modify or replace the seats
make sure the seat is locked in
or upholstery of the seats equipped
position.
with side airbags. Such change may
D Do not put objects under the seats.
prevent the side airbag system from
Otherwise, the objects may interfere
activating correctly, disable the sys-
with the seat−lock mechanism or
tem or cause the side airbag sys-
unexpectedly push up the seat posi-
tem to inflate accidentally, resulting
tion adjusting lever and the seat
in death or serious injury.
may suddenly move, causing the
driver to lose control of the vehicle.
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—Adjusting front seats
1. SEAT POSITION ADJUSTING LEVER
D While adjusting the seat, do not put
Hold the center of the lever and pull it
your hands under the seat or near
up. Then slide the seat to the desired
the moving parts. Otherwise, your
position with slight body pressure and
hands or fingers may be caught and
release the lever.
injured.
2. SEATBACK
ANGLE ADJUSTING
LEVER
Lean forward and pull the lever up.
Then lean back to the desired angle
and release the lever.
CAUTION
Avoid reclining the seatback any
more than needed. The seat belts pro-
vide maximum protection in a frontal
or rear collision when the driver and
the front passenger are sitting up
straight and well back in the seats. If
you are reclined, the lap belt may
slide past your hips and apply re-
straint forces directly to the abdomen
or your neck may contact the shoul-
der belt. In the event of a frontal
collision, the more the seat is re-
clined, the greater the risk of death
or personal injury.
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—Moving passenger’s seat for
rear seat entry
3. SEAT CUSHION ANGLE ADJUSTING
KNOB
CAUTION
Turn the knob either way.
D After putting back the seat, try
pushing the seat forward and rear-
ward to make sure it is secured in
place.
D Never allow anyone to rest their
foot on the release pedal while the
vehicle is moving.
For easy access to the rear seat:
1. Lift the seatback angle adjusting lever
or press the pedal behind the seat-
back.
The seat will slide forward.
2. Move the seat to the front−most posi-
tion.
After passengers are in, lift up the seat-
back and return the seat until it locks.
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Fold−down rear seat
CAUTION
When returning the seatback to the
upright position, observe the follow-
ing precautions in order to prevent
personal injury in a collision or sud-
den stop:
D Make sure the seatback is securely
locked by pushing forward and rear-
ward on the top of the seatback
and that the red mark at the button
on the top of the seatback cannot
be seen. Failure to do so will pre-
1. Make sure the shoulder belt passes
2. Pull the lock release button and fold
vent the seat belt from operating
through the hanger when folding the
down the seatback.
properly.
rear seat.
Each seatback may be folded separately.
D Make sure the seat belts are not
This prevents the shoulder belt from being
twisted or caught in the seatback
This will enlarge the luggage compartment
damaged.
and are arranged in their proper
as far as the front seatbacks. See “—Sto-
position and are ready to use.
wage precautions” in Section 2 for precau-
CAUTION
tions when loading luggage.
The seat belt must be removed from
the hanger when the seat belt is in
use.
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Seat belts—
—Seat belt precautions
Toyota strongly urges that the driver and
Do not allow any children to stand up or
passengers in the vehicle be properly re-
kneel on either rear or front seats. An
CAUTION
strained at all times with the seat belts
unrestrained child could suffer serious in-
Persons should ride in their seats
provided. Failure to do so could increase
jury or death during emergency braking or
properly wearing their seat belts
the chance of injury and/or the severity of
a collision. Also, do not let the child sit
injury in accidents.
on your lap. Holding a child in your arms
whenever the vehicle is moving.
does not provide sufficient restraint.
Otherwise, they are much more likely
The seat belts provided for your vehicle
to suffer serious bodily injury or
are designed for people of adult size,
Pregnant woman. Toyota recommends the
death in the event of sudden braking
large enough to properly wear them.
use of a seat belt. Ask your doctor for
or a collision.
specific recommendations. The lap belt
Child. Use a child restraint system ap-
should be worn securely and as low as
When using the seat belts, observe
propriate for the child until the child be-
possible over the hips and not on the
the following:
comes large enough to properly wear the
waist.
D Use the belt for only one person at
vehicle’s seat belts. See
“Child restraint”
in this Section for details.
Injured person. Toyota recommends the
a time. Do not use a single belt for
use of a seat belt. Depending on the inju-
two or more people—even children.
If a child is too large for a child restraint
ry, first check with your doctor for specific
D Avoid reclining the seatback any
system, the child should sit in the rear
recommendations.
more than needed. The seat belts
seat and must be restrained using the
vehicle’s seat belt. According to accident
provide maximum protection in a
statistics, the child is safer when properly
frontal or rear collision when the
driver and the front passenger are
restrained in the rear seat than in the
sitting up straight and well back in
front seat.
the seats. If you are reclined, the
If a child must sit in the front seat, the
lap belt may slide past your hips
seat belts should be worn properly. If an
and apply restraint forces directly
accident occurs and the seat belts are not
to the abdomen or your neck may
worn properly, the force of the rapid infla-
contact the shoulder belt. In the
tion of the airbag may cause death or
event of a frontal collision, the
serious injury to the child.
more the seat is reclined, the great-
er the risk of death or personal in-
jury.
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—Fastening seat belts
When a passenger’s shoulder belt is com-
D Be careful not to damage the belt
pletely extended and is then retracted
webbing or hardware. Take care that
even slightly, the belt is locked in that
they do not get caught or pinched
position and cannot be extended. This fea-
in the seat or side doors.
ture is used to hold the child restraint
D Inspect the belt system periodically.
system securely.
(For details, see
“Child
Check for cuts, fraying, and loose
restraint” in this Section.) To free the belt
parts. Damaged parts should be re-
Tab
again, fully retract the belt and then pull
placed. Do not disassemble or
the belt out once more.
modify the system.
If the seat belt cannot be pulled out of the
Buckle
D Keep the belts clean and dry. If
retractor, firmly pull the belt and release
they need cleaning, use a mild soap
it. You will then be able to smoothly pull
solution or lukewarm water. Never
the belt out of the retractor.
use bleach, dye, or abrasive clean-
Adjust the seat as needed and sit up
ers, or allow them to come into
CAUTION
straight and well back in the seat. To
contact with the belt—they may se-
fasten your belt, pull it out of the re-
verely weaken the belts.
(See
D After inserting the tab, make sure
tractor and insert the tab into the
“Cleaning the interior” in Section
the tab and buckle are locked and
buckle.
5.)
that the belt is not twisted.
You will hear a click when the tab locks
D Replace the belt assembly
(includ-
D Do not insert coins, clips, etc. in
into the buckle.
ing bolts) if it has been used in a
the buckle as this may prevent you
severe impact. The entire assembly
The seat belt length automatically adjusts
from properly latching the tab and
should be replaced even if damage
to your size and the seat position.
buckle.
is not obvious.
The retractor will lock the belt during a
sudden stop or on impact. It also may
lock if you lean forward too quickly. A
slow, easy motion will allow the belt to
extend, and you can move around freely.
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D If the seat belt does not function
CAUTION
normally, immediately contact your
Take up
Toyota dealer. Do not use the seat
slack
D Both high−positioned lap belts and
until the seat belt is fixed, because
loose−fitting belts could cause seri-
it cannot protect an adult occupant
ous injuries due to sliding under
Too high
or your child from injury.
the lap belt during a collision or
other unintended event. Keep the
lap belt positioned as low on hips
as possible.
D Do not place the shoulder belt un-
Keep as low on
der your arm.
hips as possible
Adjust the position of the lap and
shoulder belts.
Position the lap belt as low as possible
on your hips—not on your waist, then ad-
just it to a snug fit by pulling the shoulder
portion upward through the latch plate.
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—Stowing the front
passenger’s seat belt
—Seat belt extender
If your seat belts cannot be fastened se-
curely because they are not long enough,
a personalized seat belt extender is avail-
able from your Toyota dealer free of
charge.
Please contact your local Toyota dealer to
order the proper required length for the
extender. Bring the heaviest coat you ex-
pect to wear for proper measurement and
selection of length. Additional ordering in-
formation is available at your Toyota deal-
er.
CAUTION
To release the belt, press the buckle
The seat belt can be stowed in the
release button and allow the belt to
tongue holder when it is not in use.
When using the seat belt extender,
retract.
observe the following precautions.
If the belt does not retract smoothly, pull
CAUTION
Failure to follow these instructions
it out and check for kinks or twists. Then
could reduce the effectiveness of the
The seat belt must be removed from
make sure it remains untwisted as it re-
seat belt restraint system in case of
the tongue holder when the seat belt
tracts.
an accident, increasing the chance of
is in use.
personal injury.
D Remember that the extender pro-
vided for you may not be safe when
used on a different vehicle, for
another person, or at a different
seating position than the one origi-
nally intended.
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D Be sure to wear the seat belt with-
CAUTION
out the seat belt extender if you
can fasten the seat belt without the
D After inserting the tab, make sure
extender.
the tab and buckle are locked and
D Do not use the seat belt extender
that the lap and shoulder portions
of the belt and the seat belt extend-
when installing a child restraint
er are not twisted.
system on the front or rear passen-
ger seat. If installing a child re-
D Do not insert coins, clips, etc. in
straint system with the seat belt
the buckle as this may prevent you
extender connected to the seat belt,
from properly latching the tab and
the seat belt will not securely hold
buckle.
the child restraint system, which
D If the seat belt does not function
could cause death or serious injury
normally, immediately contact your
to the child or other passengers in
To connect the extender to the seat
Toyota dealer. Do not use the seat
the event of collision.
belt, insert the tab into the seat belt
until the seat belt is fixed, because
buckle so that the
“PRESS” signs on
it cannot protect an adult occupant
the buckle release buttons of the ex-
or your child from injury.
tender and the seat belt are both facing
outward as shown.
You will hear a click when the tab locks
into the buckle.
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 extend-
er itself.
When not in use, remove the extender
and store in the vehicle for future use.
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—Seat belt pretensioners
When the seat belt pretensioners are acti-
vated, an operating noise may be heard
and a small amount of non−toxic gas may
be released. This does not indicate that
a fire is occurring. This gas is normally
harmless.
Once the seat belt pretensioners have
been activated, the seat belt retractors
remain locked.
CAUTION
Do not modify, remove, strike or open
the seat belt pretensioner assemblies,
The driver and front passenger seat
The seat belt pretensioner system con-
airbag sensor or surrounding area or
belt pretensioners are designed to be
sists mainly of the following components
wiring. Failure to follow these instruc-
activated in response to a severe fron-
and their locations are shown in the il-
tions may prevent the seat belt pre-
tal impact.
lustration.
tensioners from activating correctly,
When the sensor detects a severe frontal
cause sudden operation of the system
1. Front airbag sensors
impact, the front seat belts are quickly
or disable the system, which could
2. SRS warning light
drawn back by the retractors so that the
result in death or serious injury. Con-
belts snugly restrain the occupants.
3. Seat belt pretensioner assemblies
sult your Toyota dealer about any re-
pair and modification.
The seat belt pretensioners are activated
4. Airbag sensor assembly
even with no passenger in the front seat.
The seat belt pretensioners are controlled
The seat belt pretensioners and SRS air-
by the airbag sensor assembly. The airbag
bags may not operate together in case of
sensor assembly consists of a safing sen-
collisions at a certain speeds and angles.
sor and airbag sensor.
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If any of the following conditions occurs,
NOTICE
this indicates a malfunction of the airbags
Do not perform any of the following
or seat belt pretensioners. Contact your
changes without consulting your
Toyota dealer as soon as possible.
Toyota dealer. Such changes can
D The light does not come on when the
interfere with proper operation of the
ignition key is turned to the
“ON” posi-
seat belt pretensioners in some
tion or remains on for more than
6
cases.
seconds or flashes.
z Installation of electronic devices
D The light comes on or flashes while
such as a mobile two−way radio,
driving.
cassette tape player or compact
D If any seat belt does not retract or can
disc player
not be pulled out due to a malfunction
z Repairs on or near the front seat
or activation of the relevant seat belt
belt retractor assemblies
This indicator comes on when the igni-
pretensioner.
z Modification of the suspension sys-
tion key is turned to the “ON” position.
D The seat belt pretensioner assembly or
tem
It goes off after about
6 seconds. This
surrounding area has been damaged.
z Modification of the front end struc-
means the seat belt pretensioners are
ture
operating properly.
z Attachment of a grille guard
(bull
This warning light system monitors the
bar, kangaroo bar, etc.), snowplow,
airbag sensor assembly, front airbag sen-
winches or any other equipment to
sors, side airbag sensors, door side air-
the front end
bag sensors, seat belt pretensioner as-
semblies,
inflators,
warning
light,
z Repairs made on or near the front
interconnecting wiring and power sources.
fenders, front end structure or con-
sole
(For details, see
“Service reminder indica-
tors and warning buzzers” in Section 1−6.)
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SRS driver airbag and front
passenger airbag
Your vehicle is equipped with a crash
sensing and diagnostic module, which will
record the use of the seat belt restraint
system by the driver when the SRS front
airbags are inflated.
In the following cases, contact your Toyota
The SRS (Supplemental Restraint Sys-
dealer as soon as possible:
tem) front airbags are designed to pro-
vide further protection for the driver
D The front of the vehicle (shaded in the
and front passenger in addition to the
illustration) was involved in an accident
primary safety protection provided by
that was not severe enough to cause
the seat belts.
the seat belt pretensioners to operate.
In response to a severe frontal impact,
D Either seat belt pretensioner assembly
the SRS front airbags work together with
or surrounding area is scratched,
the seat belts to help reduce injury by
cracked, or otherwise damaged.
inflating. The SRS front airbags help to
reduce injuries mainly to the driver’s or
front passenger’s head or chest caused by
directly hitting the vehicle interior.
The SRS front passenger airbag is acti-
vated even with no passenger in the front
seat.
Always wear your seat belt properly.
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