Before driving

Head restraints

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Head restraints are provided for all seats.

WARNING

■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.

Vertical adjustment

■ Front seats

Adjusting the seats

  1. Up
    Pull the head restraints up.
  2. Down
    Push the head restraint down while pressing the lock release button A.

■ Center rear seat

Adjusting the seats

  1. Up
    Pull the head restraints up.
  2. Down
    Push the head restraint down while pressing the lock release button A.

■ Outboard rear seats

Head restraints cannot be adjusted.

■Adjusting the height of the head restraints (front 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.

Adjusting the seats

■Adjusting the center rear seat head restraint

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

Removing the head restraints

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

If the head restraint touches the ceiling, making the removal difficult, change the seat height or angle.

Adjusting the seats

Installing the head restraints

■ Front and center rear seats

Align the head restraint with the installation holes and push it down to the lock position.

Press and hold the lock release button A when lowering the head restraint.

Adjusting the seats

■ Outboard rear seats

Align the head restraint with the installation holes and push it down to the lowest lock position.

Adjusting the seats

Test yourself

A quick Toyota RAV4 quiz: every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the manual page.