Toyota Avalon Owners Manual: Rear seats

■When folding the seatbacks down Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or serious injury.

• Do not fold the seatbacks down while driving.
• Stop the vehicle on level ground, set the parking brake and shift the shift lever to P.
• Do not allow anyone to sit on a folded seatback or in the trunk while driving.
• Do not allow children to enter the trunk.

■When returning the seat to its original position

• Ensure that the seat belt does not get caught between or behind the seats.
• If the seat belt has been released from its guide, pass the seat belt through its guide.

■Seat adjustment Be careful not to get hands or feet pinched between the rear console box and the rear seat when folding down the rear seatback.

■After returning the seatback to the upright position Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or serious injury.

• Make sure the seatback is securely locked by pressing it forward and rearward on the top.
• Check that the seat belts are not twisted or caught in the seatback.
• Make sure that the seat belt is passed through its guide.

■When the right seatback is folded down Make sure the luggage loaded in the enlarged trunk will not damage the webbing of the rear center seat belt.