2005 Toyota Tacoma Owners Manual - Page 43

05 02.25 Seat belts- -Seat belt precautions The head restraint is most effective when it is close to your head. Therefore, using a cushion on the seatback is not recommended. Toyota strongly urges that the driver and passengers in the vehicle be properly restrained at all times with the seat belts provided. Failure to do so could increase the chance of injury and/or the severity of injury in accidents. The seat belts provided for your vehicle are designed for people of adult size, large enough to properly wear them. Child. Use a child restraint system appropriate for the child until the child becomes large enough to properly wear the vehicle's seat belts. See "Child restraint" on page 86 in this Section for details. REGULAR CAB MODELS- If a child is too large for a child restraint system, the child should sit in the seat and must be restrained using the vehicle's seat belt. ACCESS CAB and DOUBLE CAB MODELS- If a child is too large for a child restraint system, the child should sit in the rear seat and must be restrained using the vehicle's seat belt. According to accident statistics, the child is safer when properly restrained in the rear seat than in the front seat. LS13159b CAUTION D Adjust the center of the head restraint so that it is closest to the top of your ears. D After adjusting the head restraint, make sure it is locked in position. Rear (double cab models) D Do not drive with the head restraints removed. For your safety and comfort, adjust the head restraint before driving. To raise: Pull it up. To lower: Push it down while pressing the lock release button. Rear center head restraint (double cab models) and front center head restraint (bench seat)-When an occupant sits on the center position of the rear seats (double cab models) or the front seats (bench seat), always pull up the center head restraint to the lock position. 2005 TACOMA from Mar. '05 Prod. (OM35862U) 43