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Toyota Corolla Hatchback (2019 year). Manual - part 3

The indicator lamp goes off after driving

several times. If the indicator lamp does

not go off, contact your Toyota dealer as

soon as possible.

CAUTION

D Make sure the cap is installed se-

curely to prevent fuel spillage in

the event of an accident.

D Use only a genuine Toyota fuel tank

cap for replacement. It is designed

to regulate fuel tank pressure.

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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)

CAUTION

CAUTION

CAUTION

D Do not adjust the seat while the ve-

hicle is moving as the seat may un-

The SRS front passenger airbag also

The SRS side airbags are installed in

expectedly move and cause the

deploys with considerable force, and

the driver and front passenger seats.

driver to lose control of the vehicle.

can cause death or serious injury es-

Observe the following precautions.

pecially if the front passenger is very

D Be careful that the seat does not

D Do not lean against the front door

close to the airbag. The front passen-

hit a passenger, luggage or the rear

when the vehicle is in use, since

ger seat should be as far from the

seat.

the side airbag inflates with consid-

airbag as possible with the seatback

erable speed and force. Otherwise,

D After adjusting the seat position, re-

adjusted, so the front passenger sits

you may be killed or seriously in-

lease the lever and try sliding the

upright.

jured.

seat forward and backward to make

sure it is locked in position.

D Do not use seat accessories which

cover the area where the side air-

D After adjusting the seatback, push

bags inflate. Such accessories may

your body back against the seat to

make sure the seat is locked in

prevent the side airbags from acti-

position.

vating correctly causing death or

serious injury.

D Do not put objects under the seats

except for putting them in the auxil-

D Do not modify or replace the seats

iary box. Otherwise, the objects

or upholstery of the seats equipped

may interfere with the seat−lock

with side airbags. Such change may

mechanism or unexpectedly push

prevent the side airbag system from

up the seat position adjusting lever

activating correctly, disable the sys-

and the seat may suddenly move,

tem or cause the side airbags to

causing the driver to lose control of

inflate accidentally, resulting in

the vehicle.

death or serious injury.

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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

To reduce the risk of sliding under

the lap belt during a collision, avoid

reclining the seatback any more than

needed. The seat belts provide maxi-

mum 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 he/she

is reclined, the lap belt may slide

past his/her hips and apply restraint

forces directly to the abdomen. In the

event of a frontal collision, the more

the seat is reclined, the greater the

risk of personal injury.

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—Tilting driver’s seatback for

—Moving passenger ’s seat for

rear seat entry

rear seat entry

(2−door models)

(2−door models)

CAUTION

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.

Lift the seatback release lever—the

For easy access to the rear seat:

seatback will tilt forward.

1. Lift the seatback angle adjusting lever

This allows passengers to get into or out

or press the pedal behind the seat-

of the rear seat easily. After passengers

back.

are in, lift up on the seatback.

The seat will slide forward.

2. Move the seat to the front−most posi-

CAUTION

tion.

After putting back the seatback, try

After passengers are in, lift up the seat-

pushing the seatback forward and

back and return the seat until it locks.

rearward to make sure it is secured

in place.

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Fold−down rear seat

CAUTION

When returning the seatback to the

upright position, observe the follow-

ing in precautions 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.

Failure to do so will prevent the

seat belt from operating properly.

D Make sure the seat belts are not

(A) FOLDING DOWN REAR SEAT

This will enlarge the trunk as far as the

twisted or caught in the seatback

seatbacks. See

“Cargo and luggage” on

1. Pull up the seatback security lock

and are arranged in the proper

page

167 for precautions to observe for

lever

1 to the unlock position.

position and are ready to use.

loading luggage.

2. Pull up the lock release button 2.

3. Fold down the seatback.

NOTICE

Each seatback may be folded separately.

Make sure the luggage loaded in the

enlarged trunk will not damage the

webbing of the rear center seat belt

when the left seatback is folded

down.

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CAUTION

Disconnect the rear center seat belt

only under the above mentioned cir-

cumstances; do not disconnect it in

other circumstances.

(B) PREVENTING DAMAGE TO REAR

(C) BEFORE RETURNING REAR SEAT

CENTER SEAT BELT WEBBING

Before returning the seatback to the

When folding down the left seatback,

upright position, make sure to correctly

the luggage loaded in the enlarged

connect the center seat belt for ready

trunk will damage the webbing of the

use.

rear center seat belt. Disconnect the

Insert tab

2 into the buckle

3.

rear center seat belt to prevent damage.

You will hear a click when the tab locks

Insert the key into the hole (light gray)

into the buckle.

on the buckle to release tab

1

(light

gray), and allow the belt to retract.

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Head restraints

For your safety and comfort, adjust the

CAUTION

head restraint before driving.

To raise: Pull it up.

D Be careful not to mix up the proper

To lower: Push it down while pressing the

match of tab and buckle. Do not

lock release button.

insert tab

1 (light gray) into other

buckle than the one with light gray

The head restraint is most effective when

buckle release button.

(See

“Seat

it is close to your head. Therefore, using

belts” in this Section for proper

a cushion on the seatback is not recom-

matching of the buckles and tabs.)

mended.

D After inserting the tab, make sure

CAUTION

the tab and buckle are locked.

D Do not insert coins, clips, etc. in

D Adjust the center of the head re-

the buckle as this may prevent you

Front seat

straint so that it is closest to the

from properly latching the tab and

top of your ears.

buckle.

D After adjusting the head restraint,

D Make sure the belt is not twisted or

make sure it is locked in position.

caught in the seatback and that it

D Do not drive with the head re-

is arranged in the proper position

straints removed.

for ready use.

D If the seat belt does not function

normally, immediately contact your

Toyota dealer.

Rear seat

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—Fastening front and rear

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 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” on page

56.) To free the belt

parts. Damaged parts should be re-

again, fully retract the belt and then pull

placed. Do not disassemble or

the belt out once more.

modify the system.

Tab

If the seat belt cannot be pulled out of the

D Keep the belts clean and dry. If

Buckle

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” on page

the tab and buckle are locked and

buckle.

205.)

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

D If the seat belt does not function

sudden stop or on impact. It also may

normally, immediately contact your

lock if you lean forward too quickly. A

Toyota dealer. Do not use the seat

slow, easy motion will allow the belt to

until the seat belt is fixed, because

extend, and you can move around freely.

it cannot protect an adult occupant

or your child from injury.

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CAUTION

Take up

D Both high−positioned lap belts and

slack

loose−fitting belts could cause seri-

ous injuries due to sliding under

Too high

the lap belt during a collision or

other unintended event. Keep the

lap belt positioned as low on hips

as possible.

Keep as low on

D Do not place the shoulder belt un-

hips as possible

der your arm.

Adjust the position of the lap and

Seat belts with an adjustable shoulder

shoulder belts.

anchor (4−door models)—

Position the lap belt as low as possible

Adjust the shoulder anchor position to

on your hips—not on your waist, then ad-

your size.

just it to a snug fit by pulling the shoulder

To raise: Slide the anchor up.

portion upward through the latch plate.

To lower: Push in the lock release button

and slide the anchor down.

After adjustment make sure the anchor is

locked in position.

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CAUTION

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

serious injuries in a collision.

To release the belt, press the buckle

REAR CENTER SEAT BELT

(WITH

release button and allow the belt to

FOLD−DOWN SEAT)

retract.

The rear center seat belt is a 3−point type

If the belt does not retract smoothly, pull

restraint with

2 buckles. Both seat belt

it out and check for kinks or twists. Then

buckles must be correctly located and se-

make sure it remains untwisted as it re-

curely latched for proper operation

tracts.

Make sure buckle

1

(with light gray

buckle−release button) is securely latched

CAUTION

for ready use of the center seat belt.

Buckle

1 should be separated when the

Do not separate the buckle with light

rear left seatback is folded down. Other-

gray buckle release button. Otherwise,

wise, the luggage loaded in the enlarged

the seat belt may not work properly.

trunk will damage the webbing of the rear

See the information in the following

center seat belt.

(See

“Fold−down rear

columns.

seat” in this Section for the instruction of

how to correctly connect the seat belt.)

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CAUTION

Make sure the both buckles are cor-

rectly located and securely latched.

Failure to properly match the buckle

and tab may cause severe injury in

case of an accident or a collision.

Two buckles and tabs for rear center

seat belt

CAUTION

The two buckles for the rear center seat

Do not use the rear center seat belt

belt are distinguished with colors of the

with either buckle released. Fastening

buckle release button. Also the two tabs

only the shoulder belt or lap belt may

have different shape for its end so that

cause severe personal injury in case

the belt is not buckled in the wrong place.

of sudden braking or a collision.

Buckle

1—Properly matches with light

gray tab

Buckle 2—Properly matches with interi-

or color tab

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—Seat belt extender

If your seat belts cannot be fastened se-

curely because they are not long enough,

D Be sure to wear the seat belt with-

out the seat belt extender if you

a personalized seat belt extender is avail-

can fasten the seat belt without the

able from your Toyota dealer free of

extender.

charge.

Please contact your local Toyota dealer so

D Do not use the seat belt extender

when installing a child restraint

that the dealer can order the proper re-

system on the front or rear passen-

quired length for the extender. Bring the

ger seat. If installing a child re-

heaviest coat you expect to wear for prop-

er measurement and selection of length.

straint system with the seat belt

Additional ordering information is available

extender connected to the seat belt,

at your Toyota dealer.

the seat belt will not securely hold

the child restraint system, which

could cause death or serious injury

CAUTION

to the child or other passengers in

To connect the extender to the seat

the event of collision.

belt, insert the tab into the seat belt

When using the seat belt extender,

buckle so that the

“PRESS” signs on

observe the following precautions.

the buckle release buttons of the ex-

Failure to follow these instructions

tender and the seat belt are both facing

could reduce the effectiveness of the

outward as shown.

seat belt restraint system in case of

an accident, increasing the chance of

You will hear a click when the tab locks

personal injury.

into the buckle.

D Remember that the extender pro-

When releasing the seat belt, press on

vided for you may not be safe when

the buckle release button on the extender,

used on a different vehicle, for

not on the seat belt. This helps prevent

another person, or at a different

damage to the vehicle interior and extend-

seating position than the one origi-

er itself.

nally intended.

When not in use, remove the extender

and store in the vehicle for future use.

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—Seat belt pretensioners

CAUTION

D After inserting the tab, make sure

the tab and buckle are locked and

that the lap and shoulder portions

of the belt and the seat belt extend-

er are not twisted.

D Do not insert coins, clips, etc. in

the buckle as this may prevent you

from properly latching the tab and

buckle.

D If the seat belt does not function

normally, immediately contact your

The driver and front passenger seat

The seat belt pretensioner system con-

Toyota dealer. Do not use the seat

belt pretensioners are designed to be

sists mainly of the following components

until the seat belt is fixed, because

activated in response to a severe fron-

and their locations are shown in the il-

it cannot protect an adult occupant

tal impact.

lustration.

or your child from injury.

When the sensor detects a severe frontal

1. Front airbag sensors

impact, the front seat belts are quickly

2. SRS warning light

drawn back by the retractors so that the

belts snugly restrain the occupants.

3. Airbag sensor assembly

The seat belt pretensioners are activated

4. Seat belt pretensioner assemblies

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 all colli-

sensor assembly consists of a safing sen-

sions.

sor and airbag sensor.

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When the seat belt pretensioners are acti-

NOTICE

vated, an operating noise may be heard

and a small amount of non−toxic gas may

Do not perform any of the following

be released. This does not indicate that

changes without consulting your

a fire is occurring. This gas is normally

Toyota dealer. Such changes can

harmless.

interfere with proper operation of the

Once the seat belt pretensioners have

seat belt pretensioners in some

been activated, the seat belt retractors

cases.

remain locked.

z Installation of electronic devices

such as a mobile two−way radio,

CAUTION

cassette tape player or compact

disc player

Do not modify, remove, strike or open

z Repairs on or near the front seat

the seat belt pretensioner assemblies,

belt retractor assemblies

This indicator comes on when the igni-

airbag sensor or surrounding area or

z Modification of the suspension sys-

tion key is turned to the “ON” position.

wiring. Failure to follow these instruc-

tem

It goes off after about

6 seconds. This

tions may prevent the seat belt pre-

means the seat belt pretensioners are

tensioners from activating correctly,

z Modification of the front end struc-

operating properly.

cause sudden operation of the system

ture

or disable the system, which could

This warning light system monitors the

z Attachment of a grille guard

(bull

result in death or serious injury. Con-

airbag sensor assembly, front airbag sen-

bar, kangaroo bar, etc.), snowplow,

sult your Toyota dealer about any re-

winches or any other equipment to

sors, side airbag sensors, door side air-

pair and modification.

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-

(For details, see

“Service reminder indica-

sole

tors and warning buzzers” on page 90.)

If any of the following conditions occurs,

this indicates a malfunction of the airbags

or seat belt pretensioners. Contact your

Toyota dealer as soon as possible.

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