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Child Safety

Note: For vehicles with adjustable head

There are three loops of webbing above

the back of the rear seat. Use these loops

as routing loops and anchor loops for up

to three child restraint tether straps.

For example, you can use the center loop

as a routing loop for a child restraint in the

center rear seat and as an anchoring loop

for child restraints installed in the

outermost rear seats.

restraints, route the tether strap under the

head restraint and between the head

restraint posts. Otherwise, route the tether

strap over the top of the seat backrest.

2. Locate the correct anchor for the

selected seating position. You may

need to pull the seat backrest forward

to access the tether anchors. Make sure

the seat is locked in the upright position

before installing the child restraint.

Many tether straps cannot be tightened if

the tether strap is hooked to the loop

directly behind the child restraint.

3. Clip the tether strap to the anchor.

4. Tighten the child restraint tether strap

according to the manufacturer's

instructions.

To provide a tight tether strap:

If you incorrectly clip the tether strap, the

child restraint may not be retained properly

in the event of a crash.

If you did not properly anchor the child

restraint, the risk of a child being injured in

a crash greatly increases.

If your child restraint system has a tether

strap, and the child restraint manufacturer

recommends its use, we also recommend

its use.

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1. Route the vehicle tether loop between

the head restraint posts, then route the

child restraint tether strap through the

loop, forward of the head restraint.

2. Hook the strap to the vehicle tether

anchor loop in the adjacent seating

position. If using the driver side, pass

the strap behind the shoulder belt for

the center seat. Put the tether strap

through the routing loop. The head

restraint support post holds the child

restraint tightly, but the head restraint

post is not strong enough to hold the

child restraint during a crash.

ATTACHING THE REAR SEAT

TETHER STRAP (If Equipped)

Crew Cab and Super Cab

3. Tighten the tether strap according to

the child restraint manufacturer's

instructions.

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If you did not properly anchor the child

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Can the child sit all the way back

restraint, the risk of a child being injured in

a crash greatly increases.

against their vehicle seat backrest with

knees bent comfortably at the edge of

the seat cushion?

If your child restraint system has a tether

strap, and the child restraint manufacturer

recommends its use, we also recommend

its use.

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Can the child sit without slouching?

Does the lap belt rest low across the

hips?

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Is the shoulder belt centered on the

shoulder and chest?

BOOSTER SEATS

Use a belt-positioning booster seat for

children who have outgrown or no longer

properly fit in a child restraint and meet

the following criteria.

Can the child stay seated like this for

the whole trip?

Always use booster seats in conjunction

with your vehicle lap and shoulder belt.

•

Generally children who are less than

Types of Booster Seats

57 in (1.45 m) tall.

Are greater than age four (4) and less

than age twelve (12).

Are between 40 lb (18 kg) and 80 lb

(36 kg) and upward to 100 lb (45 kg).

Many state and provincial laws require that

children use approved booster seats until

they reach age eight, a height of 57 in

(1.45 m) tall, or 80 lb (36 kg).

Booster seats should be used until you can

answer yes to all of these questions when

seated without a booster seat:

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Backless booster seats

If your backless booster seat has a

removable shield, remove the shield.

If a vehicle seating position has a low seat

backrest or no head restraint, a backless

booster seat may place your child's head,

as measured at the tops of the ears, above

the top of the seat. In this case, move the

backless booster to another seating

position with a higher seat backrest or

head restraint and lap and shoulder belts,

or consider using a high-back booster seat.

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If, with a backless booster seat, you cannot

find a seating position that adequately

supports your child's head, a high-back

booster seat would be a better choice.

Children and booster seats vary in size and

shape. Choose a booster that keeps the

lap belt low and snug across the hips,

never up across the stomach, and lets you

adjust the shoulder belt to cross the chest

and rest snugly near the center of the

shoulder.

The following drawings compare the ideal

fit to a shoulder belt uncomfortably close

to the neck and a shoulder belt that could

slip off the shoulder. The drawings also

show how the lap belt should be low and

snug across the child's hips.

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High-back booster seats

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Child Safety

If the booster seat slides on the vehicle

Right-Hand Side

Turn the key counterclockwise to switch

the child lock on and clockwise to switch

it off.

seat upon which it is being used, placing a

rubberized mesh sold as shelf or carpet

liner under the booster seat may improve

this condition. Do not use any item thicker

than this under the booster seat. Check

with the booster seat manufacturer's

instructions.

CHILD SAFETY LOCKS(IF

EQUIPPED)

WARNING: You cannot open the

rear doors from inside if you have put the

child safety locks on.

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A child safety lock is on the rear edge of

each rear door. You must switch the child

safety lock separately on each door.

Left-Hand Side

Turn the key clockwise to switch the child

lock on and counterclockwise to switch it

off.

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Seatbelts

SEATBELT PRECAUTIONS

WARNING: Each seating position

in your vehicle has a specific seatbelt

assembly made up of one buckle and

one tongue designed to be used as a pair.

Use the shoulder belt on the outside

shoulder only. Never wear the shoulder

belt under the arm. Never use a single

seatbelt for more than one person.

WARNING: Always drive and ride

with your seatback upright and the lap

belt snug and low across the hips.

WARNING: Children must always

be properly restrained.

WARNING: Even with advanced

restraints systems, properly restrain

children 12 and under in a rear seating

position. Failure to follow this could

seriously increase the risk of injury or

death.

WARNING: Do not allow a

passenger to hold a child on their lap

when your vehicle is moving. Failure to

follow this instruction could result in

personal injury or death in the event of a

sudden stop or crash.

WARNING: Seatbelts and seats

may be hot in a vehicle that is in the

sunshine. The hot seatbelts or seats may

burn a small child. Check seat covers and

buckles before you place a child

anywhere near them.

WARNING: All occupants of your

vehicle, including the driver, should

always properly wear their seatbelts,

even when an airbag supplemental

restraint system is provided. Failure to

properly wear your seatbelt could

seriously increase the risk of injury or

death.

WARNING: If your vehicle is

involved in a crash, have the seatbelts

and associated components inspected

as soon as possible. Failure to follow this

instruction could result in personal injury

or death.

WARNING: It is extremely

dangerous to ride in a cargo area, inside

or outside of a vehicle. In a crash, people

riding in these areas are more likely to be

seriously injured or killed. Do not allow

people to ride in any area of your vehicle

that is not equipped with seats and

seatbelts. Make sure everyone in your

vehicle is in a seat and properly using a

seatbelt. Failure to follow this warning

could result in serious personal injury or

death.

All seating positions in this vehicle have

seatbelts. All occupants of the vehicle

should properly wear their seatbelts, even

when an airbag supplemental restraint

system is provided.

The seatbelt system consists of:

•

Lap and shoulder seatbelts.

A shoulder seatbelt with automatic

WARNING: In a rollover crash, an

unbelted person is significantly more

likely to die than a person wearing a

seatbelt.

locking mode, except driver seatbelt.

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Height adjusters at the front outermost

seating positions.

Seatbelt pretensioners at the front

outermost and rear outermost seating

positions.

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A seatbelt warning light and

chime.

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Crash sensors and monitoring

system with readiness indicator.

The seatbelt pretensioners are designed

to tighten the seatbelts when activated. In

frontal and near-frontal crashes, the

seatbelt pretensioners may be activated

alone or, if the crash is of sufficient severity,

together with the front airbags. In side

crashes and rollovers, the pretensioners

will be activated when the Safety Canopy

is activated.

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2. Press the button to release the

seatbelt.

Using the Seatbelt With Cinch

FASTENING AND

UNFASTENING THE

SEATBELTS

Tongue

This applies to the front center seating

position of Super Cab and Crew Cab.

The cinch tongue slides up and down the

seatbelt webbing when you stow the

seatbelt or when you put the seatbelts on.

When you buckle the seatbelt, the cinch

tongue allows you to shorten the lap

portion, but pinches the webbing to keep

the lap portion from getting longer. The

cinch tongue is designed to slip during a

crash, so wear the shoulder belt properly

and do not allow any slack in either the lap

or shoulder portions.

This applies to all seating positions, except

for the front center position of Super Cab

and Crew Cab.

Fastening the Cinch Tongue

WARNING: Always drive and ride

with your seatback upright and the lap

belt snug and low across the hips.

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1. Insert the seatbelt tongue into the

buckle until you hear a snap and feel it

latch.

1. Pull the seatbelt from the retractor so

that the shoulder belt portion of the

seatbelt crosses your shoulder and

chest.

2. Make sure the belt is not twisted. If the

belt is twisted, remove the twist.

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Seatbelts

3. Insert the belt tongue into the proper

For rear seatbelts, recline the rear seat

backrest or push the seat backrest cushion

away from the seatbelt. Feed a small

length of webbing back toward the stowed

position.

buckle for your seating position until

you hear a snap and feel it latch.

4. Make sure you securely fasten the

tongue to the buckle by pulling on the

tongue.

AUTOMATIC LOCKING MODE

While you are fastened in the seatbelt, the

seatbelt with a cinch tongue adjusts to

your movement. However, if you brake

hard, turn hard, or if your vehicle receives

an impact of 5 mph (8 km/h) or more, the

seatbelt locks and helps reduce your

forward movement.

WHAT IS AUTOMATIC LOCKING

MODE

This feature keeps the seatbelts

pre-locked. The belt still retracts to remove

any slack in the shoulder belt.

SENSITIVE LOCKING MODE

WHEN TO USE AUTOMATIC

LOCKING MODE

Use this mode any time you install a child

restraint in a front or rear seating position.

Properly restrain children 12 years old and

under in a rear seat whenever possible. See

Child Safety (page 50).

WHAT IS SENSITIVE LOCKING

MODE

Sensitive locking mode is a seatbelt

retractor feature that allows shoulder belt

length adjustment according to your

movements and locking in response to

vehicle movement.

Note: Automatic locking mode is not

available on the driver seatbelt.

HOW DOES SENSITIVE LOCKING

MODE WORK

Note: Vehicles with optional front seat

center may not have this function.

If the driver suddenly brakes, turns a corner

sharply, or the vehicle receives an impact

of about 5 mph (8 km/h) or more, the

seatbelts lock to help reduce forward

movement of the driver and passengers.

ENGAGINGAUTOMATICLOCKING

MODE

In addition, the seatbelt retractor locks if

you pull the seatbelt webbing out too

quickly. If the retractor locks, slowly lower

the height adjuster to allow the seatbelt

to retract.

If the retractor does not unlock, pull the

seatbelt out slowly then feed a small

length of webbing back toward the stowed

position.

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Seatbelts

1. Fasten the combination lap and

shoulder belt.

2. Grasp the shoulder portion and pull

downward until you pull the entire belt

out.

3. Allow the belt to retract. As the belt

retracts, you will hear a clicking sound.

This indicates the seatbelt is now in the

automatic locking mode.

Pregnant women should always wear their

seatbelt. Position the lap belt portion of a

combination lap and shoulder belt low

across the hips below the belly and worn

as tight as comfort allows. Position the

shoulder belt to cross the middle of the

shoulder and the center of the chest.

ADJUSTING THE SEATBELT

HEIGHT

DISENGAGING AUTOMATIC

LOCKING MODE

Unbuckle the combination lap and

shoulder belt and allow it to retract

completely to disengage the automatic

locking mode and activate the vehicle

sensitive locking mode.

WARNING: Position the seatbelt

height adjuster so that the seatbelt rests

across the middle of your shoulder.

Failure to adjust the seatbelt correctly

could reduce its effectiveness and

increase the risk of injury in a crash.

ADJUSTING THE SEATBELTS

DURING PREGNANCY

WARNING: Always ride and drive

with your seatback upright and properly

fasten your seatbelt. Fit the lap portion

of the seatbelt snugly and low across

the hips. Position the shoulder portion of

the seatbelt across your chest. Pregnant

women must follow this practice. See

the following figure.

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1. Pull the button and slide the height

adjuster up or down.

2. Release the button and pull down on

the height adjuster to make sure it is

locked in place.

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