Toyota Yaris: First generation (XP10; 1998–2005)
The first generation XP10 series Toyota Yaris, designed by Sotiris Kovos at Toyota's ED2 studio in Europe. Production began in late 1998, with a Japanese on-sale date of January 1999; European sales commenced two months later as the "Toyota Yaris". When introduced to Australasia in October 1999, the "Toyota Echo" name was used, as was the case in Canada when released there in 2003. The "Echo" and "Yaris" names were also given to the export version of the related Japanese market Toyota Platz sedan.
Second generation (XP90; 2005–2010)
Toyota redesigned the Yaris in early 2005, going on sale in Japan that February. The Toyota Belta sedan, shares underpinnings with the Yaris. However, while the Vitz was designed at Toyota's European ...
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Front seats
—Front seat precautions
Driver seat
CAUTION.
The SRS driver airbag deploys with considerable force, and can cause death or
serious injury especially if the driver is very close to the airba ...
Precautions for repairing body structure panels
1. HEAT REPAIR FOR BODY STRUCTURE PANELS
Toyota prohibits the use of the heat repair method on body structure panels when
repairing a vehicle damaged in a collision.
Panels that have high streng ...
How to start the engine
—Cranking hold function
Once you turn the ignition key to “START” position and release it, the cranking
hold function continues to crank the engine in “ON” position until it starts.
Th ...