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Toyota Highlander Hybrid (2018 year). Instruction - part 3

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Releasing and stowing the seat belt (for the third center seat)

To release plate “B”, press the

Release

release button on buckle “B”

Plate “B”

button

Buckle “B”

To release plate “A”, insert the

Plate “A”

key (→P. 120) or plate “B” into

the hole on buckle “A”.

Buckle “A”

Retract the belt slowly when

Plate “A”

releasing and stowing the seat

belt.

Plate “B”

Buckle “A”

Holding plate

“A” and

“B”

together, insert both plates into

the holder on the roof.

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Adjusting the seat belt shoulder anchor height (front seats)

Push the seat belt shoulder

anchor down while pressing the

release button.

Push the seat belt shoulder

anchor up.

Move the height adjuster up and

down as needed until you hear a

click.

Seat belt comfort guide (for the third center seat)

If the shoulder belt sits close to a person's neck, use the seat belt

comfort guide.

Pull the comfort guide from the

pocket.

Slide the belt past the slot of the

guide.

The elastic cord must be behind

the seat belt.

Buckle the seat belt and posi-

tion it comfortably.

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Seat belt pretensioners (front seats)

The pretensioners help the seat

belts to quickly restrain the occu-

pants by retracting the seat belts

when the vehicle is subjected to

certain types of severe frontal col-

lision or a vehicle rollover.

The pretensioners do not activate

in the event of a minor frontal

impact, a side impact or a rear

impact.

■ 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.

■ Automatic locking retractor (ALR)

When a passenger’s shoulder belt is completely extended and then retracted

even slightly, the belt is locked in that position and cannot be extended. This

feature is used to hold the child restraint system (CRS) firmly. To free the belt

again, fully retract the belt and then pull the belt out once more. (→P. 66)

■ When not using the rear seat belts

 Second seat belts

Pass the outer seat belts through the seat

belt hangers and secure the seat belt

plates to prevent the shoulder belts from

being damaged.

 Third seat belts

Pass the outer seat belts through the seat

belt hangers and secure the seat belt

plates to prevent the shoulder belts from

being damaged.

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■ Child seat belt usage

The seat belts of your vehicle were principally designed for persons of adult

size.

● Use a child restraint system appropriate for the child, until the child

becomes large enough to properly wear the vehicle’s seat belt. (→P. 62)

● When the child becomes large enough to properly wear the vehicle’s seat

belt, follow the instructions regarding seat belt usage. (→P. 32)

■ Replacing the belt after the pretensioner has been activated (front seats)

If the vehicle is involved in multiple collisions, the pretensioner will activate for

the first collision, but will not activate for the second or subsequent collisions.

■ Seat belt extender

If your seat belts cannot be fastened

securely because they are not long

enough, a personalized seat belt extender

is available from your Toyota dealer free

of charge.

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WARNING

Observe the following precautions to reduce the risk of injury in the event of

sudden braking, sudden swerving or an accident.

Failure to do so may cause death or serious injury.

■ Wearing a seat belt

● Ensure that all passengers wear a seat belt.

● Always wear a seat belt properly.

● Each seat belt should be used by one person only. Do not use a seat belt

for more than one person at once, including children.

● Toyota recommends that children be seated in the rear seat and always

use a seat belt and/or an appropriate child restraint system.

● To achieve a proper seating position, do not recline the seat more than

necessary. The seat belt is most effective when the occupants are sitting

up straight and well back in the seats.

● Do not wear the shoulder belt under your arm.

● Always wear your seat belt low and snug across your hips.

■Pregnant women

Obtain medical advice and wear the seat

belt in the proper way. (→P. 32)

Women who are pregnant should posi-

tion the lap belt as low as possible over

the hips in the same manner as other

occupants, extending the shoulder belt

completely over the shoulder and avoid-

ing belt contact with 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.

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WARNING

■ People suffering illness

Obtain medical advice and wear the seat belt in the proper way. (→P. 32)

■ When children are in the vehicle

Do not allow children to play with the seat belt. If the seat belt becomes

twisted around a child’s neck, it may lead to choking or other serious injuries

that could result in death.

If this occurs and the buckle cannot be unfastened, scissors should be used

to cut the belt.

■ Seat belt pretensioners (front seats)

If the pretensioner has activated, the SRS warning light will come on. In that

case, the seat belt cannot be used again and must be replaced at your

Toyota dealer.

■ Adjustable shoulder anchor (front seats)

Always make sure the shoulder belt is positioned across the center of your

shoulder. The belt should be kept away from your neck, but not falling off

your shoulder. Failure to do so could reduce the amount of protection in an

accident and cause death or serious injuries in the event of a sudden stop,

sudden swerve or accident. (→P. 35)

■Seat belt damage and wear

● Do not damage the seat belts by allowing the belt, plate, or buckle to be

jammed in the door.

● Inspect the seat belt system periodically. Check for cuts, fraying, and loose

parts. Do not use a damaged seat belt until it is replaced. Damaged seat

belts cannot protect an occupant from death or serious injury.

● Ensure that the belt and plate are locked and the belt is not twisted.

If the seat belt does not function correctly, immediately contact your Toyota

dealer.

● Replace the seat assembly, including the belts, if your vehicle has been

involved in a serious accident, even if there is no obvious damage.

● Do not attempt to install, remove, modify, disassemble or dispose of the

seat belts. Have any necessary repairs carried out by your Toyota dealer.

Inappropriate handling may lead to incorrect operation.

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■ Using a seat belt comfort guide (third center seat)

Failure to observe the following precautions could reduce the effectiveness

of the seat belt in an accident, causing death or serious injury.

● Make sure the belt is not twisted and that it lies flat. The elastic cord must

be behind the belt and the guide must be on the front.

● To reduce the chance of injury in case of a sudden stop, sudden swerve or

accident while driving, remove and store the comfort guide in its pocket

when it is not in use.

● Always make sure the shoulder belt is positioned across the center of the

shoulder. The belt should be kept away from the neck, and should not fall

off the shoulder.

■ Using a seat belt extender

● Do not wear the seat belt extender if you can fasten the seat belt without

the extender.

● Do not use the seat belt extender when installing a child restraint system

because the belt will not securely hold the child restraint system, increas-

ing the risk of death or serious injury in the event of an accident.

● The personalized extender may not be safe on another vehicle, when

used by another person, or at a different seating position other than the

one originally intended.

■ When using the third center seat belt

Do not use the third center seat belt with

either buckle released. Fastening only

one of the buckles may result in death or

serious injury in case of sudden braking,

sudden swerving or a collision.

NOTICE

■ When using a seat belt extender

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 the extender itself.

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SRS airbags

The SRS airbags inflate when the vehicle is subjected to certain

types of severe impacts that may cause significant injury to the

occupants. They work together with the seat belts to help reduce

the risk of death or serious injury.

◆ SRS front airbags

SRS driver airbag/front passenger airbag

Can help protect the head and chest of the driver and front pas-

senger from impact with interior components

SRS driver’s knee airbag

Can help provide driver protection

SRS seat cushion airbag

Can help restrain the front passenger

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◆ SRS side and curtain shield airbags

SRS front side airbags

Can help protect the torso of the front seat occupants

SRS curtain shield airbags

● Can help protect primarily the head of occupants in the outer

seats

● Can prevent the occupants from being thrown from the vehicle

in the event of vehicle rollover

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SRS airbag system components

Front passenger airbag

Side impact sensors (rear)

Curtain shield airbags

Front passenger’s seat belt

buckle switch

Side impact sensors

(front

doors)

Driver’s seat position sensor

“AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG

Driver’s seat belt buckle

OFF” indicator lights

switch

Seat belt pretensioners and

Driver’s knee airbag

force limiters

Front passenger occupant

Side airbags

classification system

(ECU

and sensors)

Seat cushion airbag

Front impact sensors

SRS warning light

Airbag sensor assembly

Driver airbag

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Your vehicle is equipped with ADVANCED AIRBAGS designed based

on the US motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS208). The airbag

sensor assembly (ECU) controls airbag deployment based on infor-

mation obtained from the sensors etc. shown in the system compo-

nents diagram above. This information includes crash severity and

occupant information. As the airbags deploy, a chemical reaction in

the inflators quickly fills the airbags with non-toxic gas to help restrain

the motion of the occupants.

WARNING

■SRS airbag precautions

Observe the following precautions regarding the SRS airbags.

Failure to do so may cause death or serious injury.

● The driver and all passengers in the vehicle must wear their seat belts

properly.

The SRS airbags are supplemental devices to be used with the seat belts.

● The SRS driver airbag deploys with considerable force, and can cause

death or serious injury especially if the driver is very close to the airbag.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) advises:

Since the risk zone for the driver’s airbag is the first 2 - 3 in. (50 - 75 mm)

of inflation, placing yourself 10 in. (250 mm) from your driver airbag pro-

vides you with a clear margin of safety. This distance is measured from

the center of the steering wheel to your breastbone. If you sit less than 10

in. (250 mm) away now, you can change your driving position in several

ways:

• Move your seat to the rear as far as you can while still reaching the ped-

als comfortably.

• Slightly recline the back of the seat.

Although vehicle designs vary, many drivers can achieve the 10 in. (250

mm) distance, even with the driver seat all the way forward, simply by

reclining the back of the seat somewhat. If reclining the back of your

seat makes it hard to see the road, raise yourself by using a firm, non-

slippery cushion, or raise the seat if your vehicle has that feature.

• If your steering wheel is adjustable, tilt it downward. This points the air-

bag toward your chest instead of your head and neck.

The seat should be adjusted as recommended by NHTSA above, while

still maintaining control of the foot pedals, steering wheel, and your view

of the instrument panel controls.

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WARNING

■SRS airbag precautions

● If the seat belt extender has been con-

nected to the front seat belt buckles but

the seat belt extender has not also been

fastened to the latch plate of the seat

belt, the SRS front airbags will judge

that the driver and front passenger are

wearing the seat belt even though the

seat belt has not been connected. In

this case, the SRS front airbags may

not activate correctly in a collision,

resulting in death or serious injury in the

event of a collision. Be sure to wear the

seat belt with the seat belt extender.

● The SRS front passenger airbag also deploys with considerable force, and

can cause death or serious injury especially if the front passenger is very

close to the airbag. The front passenger seat should be as far from the air-

bag as possible with the seatback adjusted, so the front passenger sits

upright.

● Improperly seated and/or restrained infants and children can be killed or

seriously injured by a deploying airbag. An infant or child who is too small

to use a seat belt should be properly secured using a child restraint sys-

tem. Toyota strongly recommends that all infants and children be placed in

the rear seats of the vehicle and properly restrained. The rear seats are

safer for infants and children than the front passenger seat. (→P. 62)

● Do not sit on the edge of the seat or

lean against the dashboard.

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■SRS airbag precautions

● Do not allow a child to stand in front of

the SRS front passenger airbag unit or

sit on the knees of a front passenger.

● Do not allow the front seat occupants to

hold items on their knees.

● Do not lean against the door, the roof

side rail or the front, side and rear pil-

lars.

● Do not allow anyone to kneel on the

passenger seats toward the door or put

their head or hands outside the vehicle.

● Do not attach anything to or lean any-

thing against areas such as the dash-

board, steering wheel pad and lower

portion of the instrument panel.

These items can become projectiles

when the SRS driver, front passenger

and driver’s knee airbag deploy.

● Do not attach anything to areas such as

a door, windshield, side window, front or

rear pillar, roof side rail and assist grip.

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■SRS airbag precautions

● Do not hang coat hangers or other hard objects on the coat hooks. All of

these items could become projectiles and may cause death or serious

injury, should the SRS curtain shield airbags deploy.

● If a vinyl cover is put on the area where the SRS driver’s knee airbag will

deploy, be sure to remove it.

● Do not use seat accessories which cover the parts where the SRS side

airbags and SRS seat cushion airbag inflate as they may interfere with

inflation of the airbags. Such accessories may prevent the side airbags

and seat cushion airbag from activating correctly, disable the system or

cause the side airbags and seat cushion airbag to inflate accidentally,

resulting in death or serious injury.

● Do not strike or apply significant levels of force to the area of the SRS air-

bag components.

Doing so can cause the SRS airbags to malfunction.

● Do not touch any of the component parts immediately after the SRS air-

bags have deployed (inflated) as they may be hot.

● If breathing becomes difficult after the SRS airbags have deployed, open a

door or window to allow fresh air in, or leave the vehicle if it is safe to do

so. Wash off any residue as soon as possible to prevent skin irritation.

● If the areas where the SRS airbags are stored, such as the steering wheel

pad and front and rear pillar garnishes are damaged or cracked, have

them replaced by your Toyota dealer.

● Do not place anything, such as a cushion, on the front passenger's seat.

Doing so will disperse the passenger's weight, which prevents the sensor

from detecting the passenger's weight properly. As a result, the SRS front

airbags for the front passenger may not deploy in the event of a collision.

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■ Modification and disposal of SRS airbag system components

Do not dispose of your vehicle or perform any of the following modifications

without consulting your Toyota dealer. The SRS airbags may malfunction or

deploy (inflate) accidentally, causing death or serious injury.

● Installation, removal, disassembly and repair of the SRS airbags

● Repairs, modifications, removal or replacement of the steering wheel,

instrument panel, dashboard, seats or seat upholstery, front, side and rear

pillars or roof side rails

● Repairs or modifications of the front fender, front bumper, or side of the

occupant compartment

● Installation of a grille guard (bull bars, kangaroo bar, etc.), snow plows,

winches or roof luggage carrier

● Modifications to the vehicle’s suspension system

● Installation of electronic devices such as mobile two-way radios and CD

players

● Modifications to your vehicle for a person with a physical disability

■ If the SRS airbags deploy (inflate)

● Slight abrasions, burns, bruising etc., may be sustained from SRS airbags,

due to the extremely high speed deployment (inflation) by hot gases.

● A loud noise and white powder will be emitted.

● Parts of the airbag module (steering wheel hub, airbag cover and inflator) as

well as the front seats, parts of the front and rear pillars, and roof side rails

may be hot for several minutes. The airbag itself may also be hot.

● The windshield may crack.

● For U.S.A.: For Safety Connect subscribers, if the SRS airbags deploy or in

the event of a severe rear-end collision, the system is designed to send an

emergency call to the response center, notifying them of the vehicle’s loca-

tion (without needing to push the “SOS” button) and an agent will attempt to

speak with the occupants to ascertain the level of emergency and assis-

tance required. If the occupants are unable to communicate, the agent auto-

matically treats the call as an emergency and helps to dispatch the

necessary emergency services. (→P. 479)

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■SRS airbag deployment conditions (SRS front airbags)

● The SRS front airbags will deploy in the event of an impact that exceeds the

set threshold level (the level of force corresponding to an approximately 12 -

18 mph [20 - 30 km/h] frontal collision with a fixed wall that does not move or

deform).

However, this threshold velocity will be considerably higher in the following

situations:

• If the vehicle strikes an object, such as a parked vehicle or sign pole,

which can move or deform on impact

• If the vehicle is involved in an underride collision, such as a collision in

which the front of the vehicle “underrides”, or goes under, the bed of a

truck

● Depending on the type of collision, it is possible that only the seat belt pre-

tensioners will activate.

● The SRS front airbags for the front passenger will not activate if there is no

passenger sitting in the front passenger seat. However, the SRS front air-

bags for the front passenger may deploy if luggage is put in the seat, even if

the seat is unoccupied. (→P. 54)

● The SRS seat cushion airbag on the front passenger’s seat will not operate

if the occupant is not wearing a seat belt.

■SRS airbag deployment conditions (SRS side and curtain shield airbags)

● The SRS side and curtain shield airbags will deploy in the event of an

impact that exceeds the set threshold level (the level of force corresponding

to the impact force produced by an approximately 3300 lb. [1500 kg] vehicle

colliding with the vehicle cabin from a direction perpendicular to the vehicle

orientation at an approximate speed of 12 - 18 mph [20 - 30 km/h]).

● The SRS curtain shield airbags will deploy in the event of vehicle rollover.

● The SRS side and curtain shield airbags will deploy in the event of a severe

frontal collision.

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■Conditions under which the SRS airbags may deploy (inflate), other than

a collision

The SRS front airbags and SRS side and curtain shield airbags may also

deploy if a serious impact occurs to the underside of your vehicle. Some

examples are shown in the illustration.

● Hitting a curb, edge of pavement or hard

surface

● Falling into or jumping over a deep hole

● Landing hard or falling

The SRS curtain shield airbags may also deploy under the situations shown

in the illustration.

● The angle of vehicle tip-up is marginal

● The vehicle skids and hits a curb stone

■ Types of collisions that may not deploy the SRS airbags (SRS front air-

bags)

The SRS front airbags do not generally inflate if the vehicle is involved in a

side or rear collision, if it rolls over, or if it is involved in a low-speed frontal

collision. But, whenever a collision of any type causes sufficient forward

deceleration of the vehicle, deployment of the SRS front airbags may occur.

● Collision from the side

● Collision from the rear

● Vehicle rollover

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