Toyota C-HR (2023 year). Manual in english - page 12

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When adjusting the seat position

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Take care when adjusting the seat position to ensure that other passen-
gers are not injured by the moving seat.

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Do not put your hands under the seat or near the moving parts to avoid
injury. 
Fingers or hands may become jammed in the seat mechanism.

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Make sure to leave enough space around the feet so they do not get stuck.

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Seat adjustment

●

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

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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.

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Manual  seat  only:  After  adjusting  the  seat,  make  sure  that  the  seat  is
locked in position.

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Rear seats

Park the vehicle in a safe place.

Apply the parking brake firmly and shift the shift lever to P. (



P. 313)

Adjust the position of the front seat and the angle of the seatback.
(



P. 260)

Depending on the position of the front seat, if the seatback is folded back-
ward, it may interfere with the operation of the rear seat.

Lower the head restraint of the rear seat. (



P. 264)

Pull  the  seatback  lock  release
lever and fold the seatback down.

To  avoid  trapping  the  seat  belt
between the seat and the inside of
the  vehicle,  pass  the  seat  belt
inside the seat belt guide and then
return  the  seatback  securely  to
the locked position.

The seatbacks of the rear seats can be folded down.

Before folding down the seatbacks

Folding down the seatbacks

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Returning the rear seatbacks

Seat belt 

guide

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WARNING

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

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When folding the rear seatbacks down

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Do not fold the seatbacks down while driving.

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Stop the vehicle on level ground, set the parking brake and shift the shift
lever to P.

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Do not allow anyone to sit on a folded seatback or in the luggage compart-
ment while driving.

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Do not allow children to enter the luggage compartment.

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Do not allow anyone to 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.

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Be careful not to get your hand caught when folding the rear seatbacks.

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Adjust  the  position  of  the  front  seats  before  folding  down  the  rear  seat-
backs so that the front seats do not interfere with the rear seatbacks when
folding down the rear seatbacks.

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After returning the rear seatback to the upright position   

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Make sure that the seatback is securely
locked  in  position  by  lightly  pushing  it
back and forth.
If  the  seatback  is  not  securely  locked,
the  red  marking  will  be  visible  on  the
seatback lock release lever. Make sure
that the red marking is not visible.

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Check that the seat belts are not twisted
or caught in the seatback.
If the seat belt gets caught between the
seatback’s  securing  hook  and  latch,  it
may damage the seat belt.

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Head restraints

Up

Pull the head restraint up.

Down

Push the head restraint down while
pressing the lock release button.

Up

Pull the head restraint up.

Down

Push the head restraint down while
pressing the lock release button.

Head restraints are provided for all seats.

Front seats

Lock release button

Rear seats

Lock release button

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Removing the head restraints

Pull the head restraint up while pressing the lock release button.



Front seats



Rear seats

Lock release button

Lock release button

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Installing the head restraints

Align the head restraint with the installation holes and push it down to the lock
position.
Press and hold the lock release button when lowering the head restraint.

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Adjusting the height of the front seat head restraints

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Adjusting the rear seat head restraints

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



Front seats



Rear seats

Make  sure  that  the  head  restraints  are
adjusted  so  that  the  center  of  the  head
restraint is closest to the top of your ears. 

Lock release button

Lock release button

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WARNING

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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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Steering wheel

Hold  the  steering  wheel  and
push the lever down.

Adjust  to  the  ideal  position  by
moving the steering wheel hori-
zontally and vertically.

After  adjustment,  pull  the  lever  up
to secure the steering wheel.

To  sound  the  horn,  press  on  or
close to the 

 mark.

Adjustment procedure

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Horn

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After adjusting the steering wheel 

Make sure that the steering wheel is securely locked. 
The horn may not sound if the steering wheel is not securely locked.

WARNING

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Caution while driving

Do not adjust the steering wheel while driving.
Doing so may cause the driver to mishandle the vehicle and cause an acci-
dent, resulting in death or serious injury.

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After adjusting the steering wheel

Make sure that the steering wheel is securely locked.
Otherwise,  the  steering  wheel  may  move  suddenly,  possibly  causing  an
accident, resulting in death or serious injury. Also, the horn may not sound if
the steering wheel is not securely locked.

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Inside rear view mirror

The height of the rear view mirror can be adjusted to suit your driving
posture.

Adjust the height of the rear view
mirror by moving it up and down.

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Manual anti-glare inside rear view mirror

Reflected light from the headlights of vehicles behind can be reduced
by operating the lever.

Normal position
Anti-glare position

The rear view mirror’s position can be adjusted to enable suffi-
cient confirmation of the rear view.

Adjusting the height of rear view mirror 

Anti-glare function

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Auto anti-glare inside rear view mirror

Responding  to  the  level  of  brightness  of  the  headlights  of  vehicles
behind, the reflected light is automatically reduced.

Changing  automatic  anti-glare
function mode
On/off

When  the  automatic  anti-glare
function  is in on mode,  the indica-
tor illuminates.
The function will be set to on mode
each  time  the  power  switch  is
turned to ON mode.
Pressing the button turns the func-
tion to off mode. (The indicator also
turns off.)

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To prevent sensor error (vehicles with an auto anti-glare inside rear view
mirror)

Indicator

To ensure that the sensors operate prop-
erly, do not touch or cover them.

WARNING

Do not adjust the position of the mirror while driving.
Doing  so  may  lead  to  mishandling  of  the  vehicle  and  cause  an  accident,
resulting in death or serious injury.

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Outside rear view mirrors

To select a mirror to adjust, turn
the switch.

Left
Right

To adjust the mirror, operate the
switch.

Up
Right
Down
Left

Adjustment procedure

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Manual type

Push the mirror back in the direc-
tion of the rear of the vehicle.



Power type

Folds the mirrors
Extends the mirrors

Putting the outside rear view mirror
folding  switch  in  the  neutral  posi-
tion  sets  the  mirrors  to  automatic
mode.
Automatic mode allows the folding
or  extending  of  the  mirrors  to  be
linked  to  locking/unlocking  of  the
doors.

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Mirror angle can be adjusted when

The power switch is in ACCESSORY or ON mode.

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When the mirrors are fogged up

The outside rear view mirrors can be cleared using the mirror defoggers. Turn
on the rear window defogger to turn  on the outside  rear  view mirror  defog-
gers. (



P. 550)

Folding and extending the mirrors

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Using the automatic folding/extending mirror function in cold weather (if
equipped)

When the automatic folding/extending mirror function is used in cold weather,
the  outside  rear  view  mirrors  could  freeze  up  and  automatic  folding  and
extension may not be possible. In this event, remove any ice and snow from
the  outside rear view mirror,  then  operate the  mirror  manually by using  the
mirror fold switch or moving the mirror by hand.

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Customization

The automatic mirror folding and extending operation can be changed. 
(Customizable features: 

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P. 779)

WARNING

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Important points while driving

Observe the following precautions while driving.
Failure  to do so may result  in  loss  of control  of the vehicle and cause  an
accident, resulting in death or serious injury.

●

Do not adjust the mirrors while driving.

●

Do not drive with the mirrors folded.

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Both the driver and passenger side mirrors must be extended and properly
adjusted before driving.

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When a mirror is moving

To avoid personal injury and mirror malfunction, be careful not to get your
hand caught by the moving mirror.

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When the mirror defoggers are operating

Do not touch the rear view  mirror  surfaces,  as  they can become very  hot
and burn you.

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Power windows

The power windows can be opened and closed using the switches.
Operating the switch moves the windows as follows:

Closing
One-touch closing

*

Opening
One-touch opening

*

*

: To stop the window partway, oper-

ate the switch in the opposite direc-
tion.

Press the switch down to lock the
passenger windows.

The indicator will come on.
Use this switch to prevent children
from  accidentally  opening  or  clos-
ing a passenger window.
Press  the  switch  again  to  unlock
the passenger windows.

Opening and closing procedures

Window lock switch

Indicator

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The power windows can be operated when

The power switch is in ON mode.

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Operating the power windows after turning the hybrid system off

The power windows can be operated for approximately 45 seconds after the
power  switch  is  turned  to ACCESSORY  mode  or  turned  off.  They  cannot,
however, be operated once either front door is opened.

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Jam protection function

If  an  object  becomes  jammed  between  the  side  window  and  the  window
frame  while  the  side  window  is  closing,  side  window  movement  is  stopped
and the side window is opened slightly.

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Catch protection function

If  an  object  becomes  caught  between  the  door  and  side  window  while  the
side window is opening, side window movement is stopped.