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The shape of the retaining hooks

(clips) may differ from that shown in

the illustration.

Before driving

Observe the following

before starting off in the

vehicle to ensure safety of

driving.

WARNING

Observe the following precau-

tions.

Failure to do so may cause the

driver’s floor mat to slip, possibly

interfering with the pedals while

driving. An unexpectedly high

speed may result or it may

become difficult to stop the vehi-

cle. This could lead to an acci-

dent, resulting in death or serious

injury.

Installing floor mats

Use only floor mats designed

specifically for vehicles of the

same model and model year as

your vehicle. Fix them securely

in place onto the carpet.

■When installing the driver’s

floor mat

●Do not use floor mats designed

for other models or different

model year vehicles, even if

they are Toyota Genuine floor

mats.

1 Insert the retaining hooks

(clips) into the floor mat eye-

lets.

●Only use floor mats designed

for the driver’s seat.

●Always install the floor mat

securely using the retaining

hooks (clips) provided.

●Do not use two or more floor

mats on top of each other.

●Do not place the floor mat bot-

tom-side up or upside-down.

2 Turn the upper knob of each

retaining hook (clip) to secure

the floor mats in place.

Always align the

marks

.

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For safe driving

WARNING

■Before driving

For safe driving, adjust the

●Check that the floor mat is

securely fixed in the correct

place with all the provided

retaining hooks (clips). Be espe-

cially careful to perform this

check after cleaning the floor.

seat and mirror to an appro-

priate position before driv-

ing.

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Correct driving posture

●With the EV system stopped

and the shift position in P, fully

depress each pedal to the floor

to make sure it does not inter-

fere with the floor mat.

Adjust the angle of the seat-

back so that you are sitting

straight up and so that you do

not have to lean forward to

steer. (P.192)

Adjust the seat so that you

can depress the pedals fully

and so that your arms bend

slightly at the elbow when

gripping the steering wheel.

(P.192)

Lock the head restraint in

place with the center of the

head restraint closest to the

top of your ears. (P.196)

Wear the seat belt correctly.

(P.30)

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WARNING

properly wear the vehicle’s seat

belt. (P.50)

Observe the following precau-

tions.

Failure to do so may result in

death or serious injury.

Adjusting the mirrors

●Do not adjust the position of the

driver’s seat while driving.

Make sure that you can see the

rear of the vehicle clearly by

adjusting the inside rear view

mirror (if equipped), Digital

Rear-view Mirror (if equipped)

and outside rear view mirrors

properly. (P.200, 201, 210)

Doing so could cause the driver

to lose control of the vehicle.

●Do not place a cushion between

the driver or passenger and the

seatback. A cushion may pre-

vent correct posture from being

achieved, and reduce the effec-

tiveness of the seat belt and

head restraint.

●Do not place anything under the

front seats.

Objects placed under the front

seats may become jammed in

the seat tracks and stop the

seat from locking in place. This

may lead to an accident and the

adjustment mechanism may

also be damaged.

●Always observe the legal speed

limit when driving on public

roads.

●When driving over long dis-

tances, take regular breaks

before you start to feel tired.

Also, if you feel tired or sleepy

while driving, do not force your-

self to continue driving and take

a break immediately.

Correct use of the seat

belts

Make sure that all occupants are

wearing their seat belts before

driving the vehicle. (P.30)

Use a child restraint system

appropriate for the child until the

child becomes large enough to

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■Pregnant women

Seat belts

Obtain medical advice and wear

the seat belt in the proper way.

(P.30)

Women who are pregnant should

position the lap belt as low as

possible over the hips in the same

manner as other occupants,

extending the shoulder belt com-

pletely over the shoulder and

avoiding belt contact with the

rounding of the abdominal area.

Make sure that all occu-

pants are wearing their seat

belts before driving the

vehicle.

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WARNING

Observe the following precautions

to reduce the risk of injury in the

event of sudden braking, sudden

swerving or an accident.

Failure to do so may cause death

or serious injury.

If the seat belt is not worn prop-

erly, not only the pregnant

woman, but also the fetus could

suffer death or serious injury as a

result of sudden braking or a colli-

sion.

■Wearing a seat belt

●Ensure that all passengers wear

a seat belt.

●Always wear a seat belt prop-

erly.

●Each seat belt should be used

by one person only. Do not use

a seat belt for more than one

person at once, including chil-

dren.

●Toyota recommends that chil-

dren be seated in the rear seat

and always use a seat belt

and/or an appropriate child

restraint system.

●To achieve a proper seating

position, do not recline the seat

more than necessary. The seat

belt is most effective when the

occupants are sitting up straight

and well back in the seats.

■People suffering illness

Obtain medical advice and wear

the seat belt in the proper way.

(P.30)

■When children are in the vehi-

cle

●Do not wear the shoulder belt

under your arm.

P.58

■Seat belt damage and wear

●Always wear your seat belt low

and snug across your hips.

●Do not damage the seat belts

by allowing the belt, plate, or

buckle to be jammed in the

door.

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WARNING

 Position the lap belt as low as

possible over the hips.

●Inspect the seat belt system

periodically. Check for cuts,

fraying, and loose parts. Do not

use a damaged seat belt until it

is replaced. Damaged seat belts

cannot protect an occupant

from death or serious injury.

 Adjust the position of the

seatback.

Sit up straight and well back

in the seat.

 Do not twist the seat belt.

●Ensure that the belt and plate

are locked and the belt is not

twisted.

■Child seat belt usage

The seat belts of your vehicle were

principally designed for persons of

adult size.

If the seat belt does not function

correctly, immediately contact

your Toyota dealer.

●Use a child restraint system

appropriate for the child, until the

child becomes large enough to

properly wear the vehicle’s seat

belt. (P.50)

●Replace the seat assembly,

including the belts, if your vehi-

cle has been involved in a seri-

ous accident, even if there is no

obvious damage.

●When the child becomes large

enough to properly wear the vehi-

cle’s seat belt, follow the instruc-

tions regarding seat belt usage.

(P.29)

●Do not attempt to install,

remove, modify, disassemble or

dispose of the seat belts. Have

any necessary repairs carried

out by your Toyota dealer. Inap-

propriate handling may lead to

incorrect operation.

■Seat belt extender

If your seat belts cannot be fastened

securely because they are not long

enough, a personalized seat belt

extender is available from your Toy-

ota dealer free of charge.

Correct use of the seat

belts

WARNING

■Using a seat belt extender

 Extend the shoulder belt so

that it comes fully over the

shoulder, but does not come

into contact with the neck or

slide off the shoulder.

Observe the following precautions

to reduce the risk of injury in the

event of sudden braking, sudden

swerving or an accident.

Failure to do so may cause death

or serious injury.

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a click sound is heard.

WARNING

2 To release the seat belt,

●Do not wear the seat belt

extender if you can fasten the

seat belt without the extender.

press the release button

.

●Do not use the seat belt

extender when installing a child

restraint system because the

belt will not securely hold the

child restraint system, increas-

ing the risk of death or serious

injury in the event of an acci-

dent.

■Emergency locking retractor

(ELR)

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The retractor will lock the belt during

a sudden stop or on impact. It may

also lock if you lean forward too

quickly. A slow, easy motion will

allow the belt to extend so that you

can move around fully.

●The personalized extender may

not be safe on another vehicle,

when used by another person,

or at a different seating position

other than the one originally

intended.

■Automatic locking retractor

(ALR)

When a passenger’s shoulder belt is

completely extended and then

retracted even slightly, the belt is

locked in that position and cannot

be extended. This feature is used to

hold a child restraint system (CRS)

firmly. To free the belt again, fully

retract the belt and then pull the belt

out once more.

NOTICE

■When using a seat belt

extender

When releasing the seat belt,

press on the buckle release but-

ton on the extender, not on the

seat belt.

This helps prevent damage to the

vehicle interior and the extender

itself.

Adjusting the seat belt

shoulder anchor height

(front seats)

Fastening and releasing

the seat belt

1 Push the seat belt shoulder

anchor down while pressing

the release button

.

2 Push the seat belt shoulder

anchor up.

Move the height adjuster up and

1 To fasten the seat belt, push

the plate into the buckle until

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down as needed until you hear a

click.

WARNING

■Adjustable shoulder anchor

Always make sure the shoulder

belt is positioned across the cen-

ter of your shoulder. The belt

should be kept away from your

neck, but not falling off your shoul-

der. Failure to do so could reduce

the amount of protection in an

accident and cause death or seri-

ous injuries in the event of a sud-

den stop, sudden swerve or

accident.

■Replacing the belt after the pre-

tensioner has been activated

If the vehicle is involved in multiple

collisions, the pretensioner will acti-

vate for the first collision, but will not

activate for the second or subse-

quent collisions.

Seat belt pretensioners

(front and outboard rear

seats)

■PCS-linked seat belt preten-

sioner control

If the PCS (Pre-Collision System)

determines that the possibility of a

collision with a vehicle is high, the

seat belt pretensioners will be pre-

pared to operate.

The pretensioners help the seat

belts to quickly restrain the

occupants by retracting the seat

belts when the vehicle is sub-

jected to certain types of severe

frontal collision or a vehicle roll-

over.

WARNING

■Seat belt pretensioners

Observe the following precautions

to reduce the risk of injury in the

event of sudden braking, sudden

swerving or an accident.

Failure to do so may cause death

or serious injury.

The front seat belt pretensioners

also activate when the vehicle is

subjected to certain types of

severe side collision.

●Do not place anything, such as

a cushion, on the front passen-

ger’s seat.

The pretensioners do not activate

in the event of a minor frontal

impact, a minor side impact or a

rear impact.

Doing so will disperse the pas-

senger’s weight, which prevents

the sensor from detecting the

passenger’s weight properly. As

a result, the seat belt preten-

sioner for the front passenger’s

seat may not activate in the

event of a collision.

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WARNING

●If the pretensioner has acti-

vated, the SRS warning light will

come on. In that case, the seat

belt cannot be used again and

must be replaced at your Toyota

dealer.

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The SRS airbags inflate when the vehicle is subjected to cer-

tain types of severe impacts that may cause significant injury

to the occupants. They work together with the seat belts to

help reduce the risk of death or serious injury.

SRS airbag system

■ Location of the SRS airbags

 SRS front airbags

SRS driver airbag/front passenger airbag

Can help protect the head and chest of the driver and front passenger from

impact with interior components

SRS knee airbags

Can help provide driver and front passenger protection

 SRS side and curtain shield airbags

SRS front side airbags

Can help protect the torso of the front seat occupants

SRS curtain shield airbags

• Can help protect primarily the head of occupants in the outboard seats

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• Can help prevent the occupants from being thrown from the vehicle in the

event of vehicle rollover

■ SRS airbag system components

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Front impact sensors

Knee airbag

Front passenger airbag

Side impact sensors (front door)

Curtain shield airbags

Side impact sensors (front)

Seat belt pretensioners and force limiters

Side airbags

“AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG OFF” indicator lights

Front passenger’s seat belt buckle switch

Side impact sensors (rear)

Driver’s seat position sensor

Driver’s seat belt buckle switch

Driver airbag

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Front passenger occupant classification sensors

SRS warning light

Airbag sensor assembly

Your vehicle is equipped with ADVANCED AIRBAGS designed

based on the US motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS208). The

airbag sensor assembly (ECU) controls airbag deployment based on

information obtained from the sensors etc. shown in the system

components diagram above. This information includes crash sever-

ity and occupant information. As the airbags deploy, a chemical

reaction in the inflators quickly fills the airbags with non-toxic gas to

help restrain the motion of the occupants.

the vehicle’s location (without

■If the SRS airbags deploy

needing to push the “SOS” button)

and an agent will attempt to speak

with the occupants to ascertain

the level of emergency and assis-

tance required. If the occupants

are unable to communicate, the

agent automatically treats the call

as an emergency and helps to dis-

patch the necessary emergency

services. (P.64)

(inflate)

●Slight abrasions, burns, bruising

etc., may be sustained from SRS

airbags, due to the extremely high

speed deployment (inflation) by

hot gases.

●A loud noise and white powder will

be emitted.

• An SRS airbag is deployed.

• A seat belt pretensioner is acti-

vated.

• The vehicle is involved in a severe

rear-end collision.

●Parts of the airbag module (steer-

ing wheel hub, airbag cover and

inflator) as well as the front seats,

parts of the front and rear pillars,

and roof side rails, may be hot for

several minutes. The airbag itself

may also be hot.

■SRS airbag deployment condi-

tions (SRS front airbags)

●The windshield may crack.

●The SRS front airbags will deploy

in the event of an impact that

exceeds the set threshold level

(the level of force corresponding

to an approximately 12 - 18 mph

[20 - 30 km/h] frontal collision with

a fixed wall that does not move or

deform).

●The EV system will be stopped.

(P.80)

●All of the doors will be unlocked.

(P.168)

●The brakes and stop lights will be

controlled automatically. (P.388)

●The interior lights will turn on auto-

matically. (P.416)

●The emergency flashers will turn

on automatically. (P.506)

●For Safety Connect subscribers, if

any of the following situations

occur, the system is designed to

send an emergency call to the

response center, notifying them of

However, this threshold velocity will

be considerably higher in the follow-

ing situations:

• If the vehicle strikes an object,

such as a parked vehicle or sign

pole, which can move or deform

on impact

• If the vehicle is involved in an

underride collision, such as a colli-

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sion in which the front of the vehi-

cle underrides, or goes under, the

bed of a truck

●Falling into or jumping over a deep

hole

●Landing hard or falling

●Depending on the type of collision,

it is possible that only the seat belt

pretensioners will activate.

●The SRS front airbags for the front

passenger will not activate if there

is no passenger sitting in the front

passenger seat. However, the

SRS front airbags for the front

passenger may deploy if luggage

is put in the seat, even if the seat

is unoccupied.

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The SRS curtain shield airbags may

also deploy under the situations

shown in the illustration.

■SRS airbag deployment condi-

tions (SRS side and curtain

shield airbags)

●The angle of vehicle tip-up is mar-

ginal.

●The SRS side and curtain shield

airbags will deploy in the event of

an impact that exceeds the set

threshold level (the level of force

corresponding to the impact force

produced by an approximately

3300 lb. [1500 kg] vehicle colliding

with the vehicle cabin from a

direction perpendicular to the

vehicle orientation at an approxi-

mate speed of 12 - 18 mph [20 -

30 km/h]).

●The vehicle skids and hits a curb

stone.

■Types of collisions that may not

deploy the SRS airbags (SRS

front airbags)

●Both SRS curtain shield airbags

will deploy in the event of a side

collision on either side.

The SRS front airbags do not gener-

ally inflate if the vehicle is involved

in a side or rear collision, if it rolls

over, or if it is involved in a low-

speed frontal collision. But, when-

ever a collision of any type causes

sufficient forward deceleration of the

vehicle, deployment of the SRS

front airbags may occur.

●Both SRS curtain shield airbags

will deploy in the event of vehicle

rollover.

●Both SRS curtain shield airbags

may also deploy in the event of a

severe frontal collision.

■Conditions under which the

SRS airbags may deploy

(inflate), other than a collision

●Collision from the side

●Collision from the rear

●Vehicle rollover

The SRS front airbags and SRS cur-

tain shield airbags may also deploy

if a serious impact occurs to the

underside of your vehicle. Some

examples are shown in the illustra-

tion.

●Hitting a curb, edge of pavement

or hard surface

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involved in a rear collision, if it

pitches end over end, or if it is

involved in a low-speed side or low-

speed frontal collision.

●Collision from the rear

●Pitching end over end

■Types of collisions that may not

deploy the SRS airbags (SRS

side and curtain shield airbags)

The SRS side and curtain shield air-

bags may not activate if the vehicle

is subjected to a collision from the

side at certain angles, or a collision

to the side of the vehicle body other

than the passenger compartment.

■When to contact your Toyota

dealer

In the following cases, the vehicle

will require inspection and/or repair.

Contact your Toyota dealer as soon

as possible.

●Collision from the side to the vehi-

cle body other than the passenger

compartment

●Collision from the side at an angle

●Any of the SRS airbags have

been inflated.

●The front of the vehicle is dam-

aged or deformed, or was

involved in an accident that was

not severe enough to cause the

SRS front airbags to inflate.

The SRS side airbags do not gener-

ally inflate if the vehicle is involved

in a frontal or rear collision, if it rolls

over, or if it is involved in a low-

speed side collision.

●Collision from the front

●Collision from the rear

●Vehicle rollover

●A portion of a door or its surround-

ing area is damaged, deformed or

has had a hole made in it, or the

vehicle was involved in an acci-

dent that was not severe enough

to cause the SRS side and curtain

shield airbags to inflate.

The SRS curtain shield airbags do

not generally inflate if the vehicle is

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WARNING

■SRS airbag precautions

Observe the following precautions

regarding the SRS airbags.

Failure to do so may cause death

or serious injury.

●The driver and all passengers in

the vehicle must wear their seat

belts properly.

The SRS airbags are supple-

mental devices to be used with

the seat belts.

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●The pad section of the steering

wheel, dashboard near the front

passenger airbag or lower portion

of the instrument panel is

scratched, cracked, or otherwise

damaged.

●The SRS driver airbag deploys

with considerable force, and

can cause death or serious

injury especially if the driver is

very close to the airbag. The

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration (NHTSA)

advises:

Since the risk zone for the driver’s

airbag is the first 2 - 3 in. (50 - 75

mm) of inflation, placing yourself

10 in. (250 mm) from your driver

airbag provides you with a clear

margin of safety. This distance is

measured from the center of the

steering wheel to your breast-

bone. If you sit less than 10 in.

(250 mm) away now, you can

change your driving position in

several ways:

●The surface of the seats with the

SRS side airbag is scratched,

cracked, or otherwise damaged.

●The portion of the front pillars, rear

pillars or roof side rail garnishes

(padding) containing the SRS cur-

tain shield airbags inside, is

scratched, cracked, or otherwise

damaged.

• Move your seat to the rear as

far as you can while still reach-

ing the pedals comfortably.

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WARNING

●If the seat belt extender has

been connected to the front

seat belt buckles but the seat

belt extender has not also been

fastened to the latch plate of the

seat belt, the SRS front airbags

will judge that the driver and

front passenger are wearing the

seat belt even though the seat

belt has not been connected. In

this case, the SRS front airbags

may not activate correctly in a

collision, resulting in death or

serious injury in the event of a

collision. Be sure to wear the

seat belt with the seat belt

extender.

• Slightly recline the back of the

seat.

Although vehicle designs vary,

many drivers can achieve the

10 in. (250 mm) distance, even

with the driver seat all the way

forward, simply by reclining the

back of the seat somewhat. If

reclining the back of your seat

makes it hard to see the road,

raise yourself by using a firm,

non-slippery cushion, or raise

the seat if your vehicle has that

feature.

• If your steering wheel is adjust-

able, tilt it downward. This

points the airbag toward your

chest instead of your head and

neck.

The seat should be adjusted as

recommended by NHTSA above,

while still maintaining control of

the foot pedals, steering wheel,

and your view of the instrument

panel controls.

●The SRS front passenger air-

bag also deploys with consider-

able force, and can cause death

or serious injury especially if the

front passenger is very close to

the airbag. The front passenger

seat should be as far from the

airbag as possible with the seat-

back adjusted, so the front pas-

senger sits upright.

●Improperly seated and/or

restrained infants and children

can be killed or seriously injured

by a deploying airbag. An infant

or child who is too small to use

a seat belt should be properly

secured using a child restraint

system. Toyota strongly recom-

mends that all infants and chil-

dren be placed in the rear seats

of the vehicle and properly

restrained. The rear seats are

safer for infants and children

than the front passenger seat.

(P.50)

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●Do not allow anyone to kneel on

the passenger seat toward the

door or put their head or hands

outside the vehicle.

WARNING

●Do not sit on the edge of the

seat or lean against the dash-

board.

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●Do not attach anything to or

lean anything against areas

such as the dashboard, steering

wheel pad and lower portion of

the instrument panel.

●Do not allow a child to stand in

front of the SRS front passenger

airbag unit or sit on the knees of

a front passenger.

These items can become pro-

jectiles when the SRS driver,

front passenger and knee air-

bags deploy.

●Do not allow the front seat occu-

pants to hold items on their

knees.

●Do not lean against the door,

the roof side rail or the front,

side and rear pillars.

●Do not attach anything to areas

such as a door, windshield, side

window, front or rear pillar, roof

side rail and assist grip.

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WARNING

●Do not place anything, such as

a cushion, on the front passen-

ger’s seat. Doing so will

●Do not hang coat hangers or

other hard objects on the coat

hooks. All of these items could

become projectiles and may

cause death or serious injury,

should the SRS curtain shield

airbags deploy.

disperse the passenger’s

weight, which prevents the sen-

sor from detecting the passen-

ger’s weight properly. As a

result, the SRS front airbags for

the front passenger may not

deploy in the event of a colli-

sion.

●If a vinyl cover is put on the area

where the SRS knee airbag will

deploy, be sure to remove it.

■Modification and disposal of

SRS airbag system compo-

nents

●Do not use seat accessories

which cover the parts where the

SRS side airbags inflate as they

may interfere with inflation of

the SRS airbags. Such acces-

sories may prevent the SRS

side airbags from activating cor-

rectly, disable the system or

cause the SRS side airbags to

inflate accidentally, resulting in

death or serious injury.

Do not dispose of your vehicle or

perform any of the following modi-

fications without consulting your

Toyota dealer. The SRS airbags

may malfunction or deploy

(inflate) accidentally, causing

death or serious injury.

●Installation, removal, disassem-

bly and repair of the SRS air-

bags

●Do not strike or apply significant

levels of force to the area of the

SRS airbag components or the

front doors.

Doing so can cause the SRS

airbags to malfunction.

●Repairs, modifications, removal

or replacement of the steering

wheel, instrument panel, dash-

board, seats or seat upholstery,

front, side and rear pillars, roof

side rails, front door panels,

front door trims or front door

speakers

●Do not touch any of the compo-

nent parts immediately after the

SRS airbags have deployed

(inflated) as they may be hot.

●Modifications to the front door

panel (such as making a hole in

it)

●If breathing becomes difficult

after the SRS airbags have

deployed, open a door or win-

dow to allow fresh air in, or

leave the vehicle if it is safe to

do so. Wash off any residue as

soon as possible to prevent skin

irritation.

●Repairs or modifications of the

front fender, front bumper, or

side of the occupant compart-

ment

●Installation of a grille guard (bull

bars, kangaroo bar, etc.), snow

plows, winches or roof luggage

carrier

●If the areas where the SRS air-

bags are stored, such as the

steering wheel pad and front

and rear pillar garnishes, are

damaged or cracked, have

them replaced by your Toyota

dealer.

●Modifications to the vehicle’s

suspension system

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WARNING

●Installation of electronic devices

such as mobile two-way radios

and CD players

●Modifications to your vehicle for

a person with a physical disabil-

ity

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Front passenger occupant classification system

Your vehicle is equipped with a front passenger occupant

classification system. This system detects the conditions of

the front passenger seat and activates or deactivates the

front passenger airbag and front passenger knee airbag.

System components

SRS warning light

Driver’s and front passenger’s seat belt reminder light

“AIR BAG OFF” indicator light

“AIR BAG ON” indicator light

●Make sure the front passenger’s

seat belt plate has not been left

inserted into the buckle before

someone sits in the front pas-

senger seat.

WARNING

■Front passenger occupant

classification system precau-

tions

Observe the following precautions

regarding the front passenger

occupant classification system.

Failure to do so may cause death

or serious injury.

●Wear the seat belt properly.

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●Do not recline the front passen-

ger seatback so far that it

WARNING

●Make sure the “AIR BAG OFF”

indicator light is not illuminated

when using the seat belt

extender for the front passenger

seat. If the “AIR BAG OFF” indi-

cator light is illuminated, discon-

nect the extender tongue from

the seat belt buckle, and recon-

nect the seat belt. Reconnect

the seat belt extender after

making sure the “AIR BAG ON”

indicator light is illuminated. If

you use the seat belt extender

while the “AIR BAG OFF” indi-

cator light is illuminated, the

SRS airbags for the front pas-

senger will not activate, which

could cause death or serious

injury in the event of a collision.

touches a rear seat. This may

cause the “AIR BAG OFF” indi-

cator light to be illuminated,

which indicates that the SRS

airbags for the front passenger

will not activate in the event of a

severe accident. If the seatback

touches the rear seat, return the

seatback to a position where it

does not touch the rear seat.

Keep the front passenger seat-

back as upright as possible

when the vehicle is moving.

Reclining the seatback exces-

sively may lessen the effective-

ness of the seat belt system.

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●If an adult sits in the front pas-

senger seat, the “AIR BAG ON”

indicator light is illuminated. If

the “AIR BAG OFF” indicator is

illuminated, ask the passenger

to sit up straight, well back in

the seat, feet on the floor, and

with the seat belt worn correctly.

If the “AIR BAG OFF” indicator

still remains illuminated, either

ask the passenger to move to

the rear seat, or if that is not

possible, move the front pas-

senger seat fully rearward.

●Do not apply a heavy load to the

front passenger seat or equip-

ment (e.g. seatback pocket).

●Do not put weight on the front

passenger seat by putting your

hands or feet on the front pas-

senger seat seatback from the

rear passenger seat.

●Do not let a rear passenger lift

the front passenger seat with

their feet or press on the seat-

back with their legs.

●When it is unavoidable to install

a forward-facing child restraint

system on the front passenger

seat, install the child restraint

system on the front passenger

seat in the proper order.

●Do not put objects under the

front passenger seat.

(P.52)

●Do not modify or remove the

front seats.

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WARNING

●Do not kick the front passenger

seat or subject it to severe

impact. Otherwise, the SRS

warning light may come on to

indicate a malfunction of the

front passenger occupant clas-

sification system. In this case,

contact your Toyota dealer

immediately.

●Child restraint systems installed

on the rear seat should not con-

tact the front seatbacks.

●Do not use a seat accessory,

such as a cushion and seat

cover, that covers the seat

cushion surface.

●Do not modify or replace the

upholstery of the front seat.

●Adjust the front passenger seat

so that the head restraint does

not touch the ceiling. If the head

restraint is left in contact with

the ceiling, the system may not

detect the front passenger prop-

erly, leading to improper opera-

tion of the airbags.

Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant

classification system

■ Adult^*1

“AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG OFF”

“AIR BAG ON”

indicator lights

Indicators/warn-

SRS warning light

Off

ing lights

Driver’s and front passenger’s seat

belt reminder light

*2

*3

Off or flashing

Front passenger airbag

Activated

Devices

Front passenger knee airbag

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■ Child^*4

“AIR BAG OFF”

or “AIR BAG

“AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG OFF”

indicator lights

*4

ON”

Indicators/warn-

ing lights

SRS warning light

Off

1

Driver’s and front passenger’s seat

belt reminder light

*2

*3

Off or flashing

Deactivated or

Front passenger airbag

*4

activated

Devices

Deactivated or

Front passenger knee airbag

*4

activated

■ Child restraint system with infant^*5

“AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG OFF”

“AIR BAG OFF”

*6

indicator lights

Indicators/warn-

ing lights

SRS warning light

Off

Driver’s and front passenger’s seat

belt reminder light

*2

*3

Off or flashing

Front passenger airbag

Devices

Deactivated

Front passenger knee airbag

■ Unoccupied

“AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG OFF”

indicator lights

“AIR BAG OFF”

Off

Indicators/warn-

ing lights

SRS warning light

Driver’s and front passenger’s seat

belt reminder light

Front passenger airbag

Devices

Deactivated

Front passenger knee airbag

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■ There is a malfunction in the system

“AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG OFF”

“AIR BAG OFF”

On

indicator lights

Indicators/warn-

ing lights

SRS warning light

Driver’s and front passenger’s seat

belt reminder light

Front passenger airbag

Devices

Deactivated

Front passenger knee airbag

*1

:The system judges a person of adult size as an adult. When a smaller

adult sits in the front passenger seat, the system may not recognize

him/her as an adult depending on his/her physique and posture.

*2

*3

*4

:In the event the front passenger is wearing a seat belt.

:In the event the front passenger does not wear a seat belt.

:For some children, child in seat, child in booster seat or child in convert-

ible seat, the system may not recognize him/her as a child. Factors

which may affect this can be the physique or posture.

*5

*6

:Never install a rear-facing child restraint system on the front passenger

seat. A forward-facing child restraint system should only be installed on

the front passenger seat when it is unavoidable. (P.52)

:In case the indicator light is not illuminated, consult this manual on how

to install the child restraint system properly. (P.50)

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