2001 Toyota Echo Owners Manual - Page 33

2001MY ECHO (U) L/O0008 CAUTION D High-positioned lap belts and loose-fitting belts both could increase the chance of injury due to sliding under the lap belt during an accident or other unintended result. Keep the lap belt as low on your hips as possible. shoulder belt under your arm. SY13017 SU13012 D For your safety, do not place the To release the belt, press the buckle-release button and allow the belt to retract. If the belt does not retract smoothly, pull it out and check for kinks or twists. Then make sure it remains untwisted as it retracts. REAR CENTER SEAT FOLD-DOWN SEAT) BELT (WITH The rear center seat belt is a 3-point type restraint with 2 buckles. Both seat belt buckles must be correctly located and securely latched for proper operation Make sure the buckle 1 (with light gray buckle-release button) is securely latched for ready use of the center seat belt. The buckle 1 should be separated only when the rear left seatback is folded down, if the luggage loaded in the enlarged trunk will damage the webbing of the rear center seat belt. (See "Fold-down rear seat" in this section for the instruction of how to correctly connect the seat belt.) 2001 ECHO (OM52440U) 33