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Toyota Verso S (2014 year). Instruction - part 6

1-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors

CAUTION

 Operating the back door

Observe the following precautions.

Failure to do so may cause parts of the body to be caught, resulting in seri-

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ous injury.

 Remove any heavy loads, such as snow and ice, from the back door

before opening it. Failure to do so may cause the back door to suddenly

shut again after it is opened.

 When opening or closing the back door, thoroughly check to make sure

the surrounding area is safe.

 If anyone is in the vicinity, make sure they are safe and let them know that

the back door is about to open or close.

 Use caution when opening or closing the back door in windy weather as it

may move abruptly in strong wind.

 The back door may suddenly shut if it is

not opened fully. It is more difficult to

open or close the back door on an

incline than on a level surface, so

beware of the back door unexpectedly

opening or closing by itself. Make sure

that the back door is fully open and

secure before using the luggage com-

partment.

 When closing the back door, take extra

care to prevent your fingers etc. from

being caught.

 When closing the back door, make sure

to press it lightly on its outer surface. If

the back door handle is used to fully

close the back door, it may result in

hands or arms being caught.

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1-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors

CAUTION

 Do not pull on the back door damper stay to close the back door, and do

not hang on the back door damper stay.

Doing so may cause hands to be caught or the back door damper stay to

break, causing an accident.

 Do not attach any accessories other than genuine Toyota parts to the back

door. Such additional weight on the back door may cause the back door to

suddenly shut again after it is opened.

NOTICE

Back door damper stays

The back door is equipped with damper stays that hold the back door in

place.

Observe the following precautions.

Failure to do so may cause damage to the back door damper stay, resulting

in malfunction.

 Do not attach any foreign objects, such

as stickers, plastic sheets, or adhesives

to the damper stay rod.

 Do not touch the damper stay rod with

gloves or other fabric items.

 Do not attach any accessories other

than genuine Toyota parts to the back

door.

 Do not place your hand on the damper

stay or apply lateral forces to it.

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)

Front seats

Seat position adjustment

lever

Seatback angle adjustment

lever

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Vertical height adjustment

lever (driver’s side only)

CAUTION

Seat adjustment

 Be careful that the seat does not hit passengers or luggage.

 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

shoulder belt, increasing the risk of death or serious injury in the event of

an accident.

Adjustments should not be made while driving as the seat may unexpect-

edly move and cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle.

 After adjusting the seat, make sure that the seat is locked in position.

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)

Rear seats

Pull up the seatback angle

adjustment lever until the lock

is released.

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)

Folding down the rear seatbacks

 Before folding down the rear seatbacks

STEP

1

Stow the seat belts.

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Center

P. 86

Outside

Use the seat belt hangers to pre-

vent the belts from being tan-

gled.

STEP

2

Adjust the head restraints to the

downmost position.

STEP

3

Vehicles with a rear armrest:

Raise the armrest.

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)

 Folding down rear seatbacks

From inside

Fold the seatback down while

pulling the seatback angle

adjustment lever.

Pull the lever until the lock is

released.

From outside

Pull the lever.

Folds down the left side and

center seats

Folds down the right side seat

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)

CAUTION

 When folding the rear seatbacks down

Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or

serious injury.

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 Do not fold the rear seatback when rear passengers sit on the rear seats

or luggage is placed on the seat. Make sure that no passengers or lug-

gage are on the rear seat. Be especially careful when operating the rear

seat from the luggage compartment.

 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 (vehicles with a Multidrive) or N (vehicles with a manual trans-

mission).

 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.

 Do not allow anyone sit on the rear center seat if the rear right seat is

folded down, as the seat belt buckle for the rear center seat belt is then

concealed under the folded seat and cannot be used.

 Be careful not to catch your hand when folding the rear seatbacks.

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

shoulder belt, increasing the risk of death or serious injury in the event of

an accident.

Adjustments should not be made while driving as the seat may unexpect-

edly move and cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle.

 Be careful not to catch your hand when adjusting the rear seats.

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)

CAUTION

 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.

NOTICE

 Stowing the seat belts

The seat belts must be stowed before you fold down the rear seatbacks.

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)

Head restraints

Up

Pull the head restraints up.

Down

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Push the head restraint down

while pushing the lock release

button.

Lock release button

 Removing the head restraints

Pull the head restraint up while pressing

Lock release

the lock release button.

button

Adjusting the height of the head restraints

Make sure that the head restraints are

adjusted so that the center of the head

restraint is closest to the top of your ears.

 Adjusting the rear seat head restraints

Always raise the head restraint one level from the stowed position when

using.

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)

CAUTION

 Head restraint precautions

Observe the following precautions regarding the head restraints. Failure to

do so may result in death or serious injury.

 Use the head restraints designed for each respective seat.

 Adjust the head restraints to the correct position at all times.

 After adjusting the head restraints, push down on them and make sure

they are locked in position.

 Do not drive with the head restraints removed.

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)

Seat belts

Make sure that all occupants are wearing their seat belts before driv-

ing the vehicle.

 Correct use of the seat belts

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 Extend the shoulder belt so

that it comes fully over the

shoulder, but does not

come into contact with the

neck or slide off the shoul-

der.

 Position the lap belt as low

as possible over the hips.

 Adjust the position of the

seatback. Sit up straight

and well back in the seat.

 Do not twist the seat belt.

 Fastening and releasing the seat belt

To fasten the seat belt, push

the plate into the buckle

until a click sound is heard.

To release the seat belt,

press the release button.

Release button

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)

Rear center seat belt

The rear center seat belt is a 3-point type restraint with 2 buckles.

Both seat belt buckles must be correctly located and securely latched

for proper operation.

Push the tab into the buckle.

Tab “A”

Tab “B”

Push the tab into the buckle until

a clicking sound is heard.

 Release method

The rear center seat belt can be completely released only when nec-

essary such as when folding down the rear seat.

STEP

1

To release the hooked tab “B”,

push the buckle release but-

ton.

To release the hooked tab “A”,

insert the key (vehicles with-

out a smart entry & start sys-

tem) or mechanical key

(vehicles with a smart entry &

start system) (P. 30) or tab

“B” into the hole on the buckle.

Retract the belt slowly when

releasing and stowing the seat

belt.

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)

STEP

2

Stow the seat belt tabs using the

clip located on the roof as

shown.

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Seat belt

pretensioners (front seats)

The pretensioner helps the seat

belt to quickly restrain the occu-

pant by retracting the seat belt

when the vehicle is subjected to

certain types of severe frontal or

side collision.

The pretensioner does not acti-

vate in the event of a minor frontal

impact, a minor side impact, a

rear impact or a vehicle rollover.

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1-3. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)

 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.

Pregnant women

Obtain medical advice and wear the seat

belt in the proper way. (P. 85)

Women who are pregnant should position

the lap belt as low as possible over the

hips in the same manner as other occu-

pants. Extend the shoulder belt com-

pletely over the shoulder and position the

belt across the chest. Avoid belt contact

over the rounding of the abdominal area.

If the seat belt is not worn properly, not

only the pregnant woman, but also the

fetus could suffer death or serious injury

as a result of sudden braking or a colli-

sion.

 People suffering illness

Obtain medical advice and wear the seat belt in the proper way. (P. 85)

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