Looks like you CAN get telescopic steering wheel! - Toyota Yaris Forums

auxmike · 05-01-2011, 04:26 PM

Check this out. Also note height adjustable sealbelt adjusters...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4WXWwuuaIo&NR=1

.Kevin. · 05-01-2011, 05:08 PM

I can adjust seatbelt height, never tried the telescopic thing though!

SKurj · 05-01-2011, 05:45 PM

Don't think height adjustable seat belts are an option on the hatch, just the sedan in NA.

Would be nice to have, on long trips I found on my echo at least that the seat belt would bite into my neck abit. Not done much in the way of long hauls with the Yaris yet.

CTScott · 05-01-2011, 05:51 PM

The TMMF made Yaris (made in France) have that feature. I played with that, on one in a dealership outside of Paris, last summer.

teddy · 05-01-2011, 06:06 PM

My 5-dr 2008 Hatchback has height adjustable seat belts.... I would LOVE the telescopic steering wheel and the sliding 60/40 seats though.

I knew about the telescopic wheel in other regions, but I didn't realize the Yaris anywhere had the start-stop feature. That'd be an awesome feature in heavy traffic. Hybrids have been doing it forever and I know it is starting to expand to other cars.

Regarding the start-stop, does anybody know if it uses the traditional starter or does it use a "smoother" starter like hybrids do? One thing I like about the start-stop in hybrids I've been in is that there is no cranking when the engine starts, it just smoothly spins up.

Flipper_1938 · 05-01-2011, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by teddy

My 5-dr 2008 Hatchback has height adjustable seat belts.... I would LOVE the telescopic steering wheel and the sliding 60/40 seats though.

I knew about the telescopic wheel in other regions, but I didn't realize the Yaris anywhere had the start-stop feature. That'd be an awesome feature in heavy traffic. Hybrids have been doing it forever and I know it is starting to expand to other cars.

Regarding the start-stop, does anybody know if it uses the traditional starter or does it use a "smoother" starter like hybrids do? One thing I like about the start-stop in hybrids I've been in is that there is no cranking when the engine starts, it just smoothly spins up.

That is because the "starter" is the same electric motor that drives the car.

nemelek · 05-01-2011, 07:21 PM

The wheel would be nice.

teddy · 05-01-2011, 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flipper_1938

That is because the "starter" is the same electric motor that drives the car.

Which I can accept for hybrids, but in this case I'm talking specifically about the Yaris in that video. It is not a hybrid (unless I am mistaken). There is no electric motor driving the car.

BluYrs · 05-02-2011, 01:47 AM

The car in the test is the latest and last of the "old" 2nd gen Yaris to be offered. It's got start-stop tech on the 1,33-litre gasoline engine (the 1,0 gasoline and 1,44 diesel still do without it) and a 6-speed manual box. The telescopic steering wheel is standard on all but the lowest spec models, however all Yarii have tilting steering wheels. The seatbelt height thing IMO became standard in 2007 or 2008 (my 2006 doesn't have it).

05-01-2011, 04:26 PM	#1
auxmike Drives: 2008 HB, A/T, Power W/L/M Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: LI, New Yawk Posts: 2,063	Looks like you CAN get telescopic steering wheel! Check this out. Also note height adjustable sealbelt adjusters... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4WXWwuuaIo&NR=1 __________________ Never take eyes off opponent - Bruce Lee

05-01-2011, 05:08 PM	#2
.Kevin. I ain't even mad Drives: 2010 1E7 Toyota Yaris Sedan Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Prince George, BC. Canada Posts: 954	I can adjust seatbelt height, never tried the telescopic thing though! __________________

05-01-2011, 05:51 PM	#4
CTScott ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 09 5dr LB, 2x 08 3dr LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: USA, CT Posts: 13,460	The TMMF made Yaris (made in France) have that feature. I played with that, on one in a dealership outside of Paris, last summer. __________________

05-01-2011, 07:21 PM	#7
nemelek DWEED Drives: 3DR 2008 Metorite Metalic Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,161	The wheel would be nice. __________________ Making a decision without following it with an action is still a fantasy.

05-02-2011, 01:47 AM	#9
BluYrs ヴィッツドライバー View User's Garage Drives: 2006 3d 1.0 Linea Sol Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tallinn, Estonia Posts: 433	The car in the test is the latest and last of the "old" 2nd gen Yaris to be offered. It's got start-stop tech on the 1,33-litre gasoline engine (the 1,0 gasoline and 1,44 diesel still do without it) and a 6-speed manual box. The telescopic steering wheel is standard on all but the lowest spec models, however all Yarii have tilting steering wheels. The seatbelt height thing IMO became standard in 2007 or 2008 (my 2006 doesn't have it). __________________ The blue one

05-01-2011, 05:45 PM	#3
SKurj Drives: 09 Yaris 3dr HB, BRZ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: GTA Posts: 222	Don't think height adjustable seat belts are an option on the hatch, just the sedan in NA. Would be nice to have, on long trips I found on my echo at least that the seat belt would bite into my neck abit. Not done much in the way of long hauls with the Yaris yet.

05-01-2011, 06:06 PM	#5
teddy Drives: 2008 5-door hatchback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 140	My 5-dr 2008 Hatchback has height adjustable seat belts.... I would LOVE the telescopic steering wheel and the sliding 60/40 seats though. I knew about the telescopic wheel in other regions, but I didn't realize the Yaris anywhere had the start-stop feature. That'd be an awesome feature in heavy traffic. Hybrids have been doing it forever and I know it is starting to expand to other cars. Regarding the start-stop, does anybody know if it uses the traditional starter or does it use a "smoother" starter like hybrids do? One thing I like about the start-stop in hybrids I've been in is that there is no cranking when the engine starts, it just smoothly spins up.

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