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SRS driver and front

passenger airbags

CAUTION

D After inserting the tab, make sure

the tab and buckle are locked and

that the seat belt extender is not

twisted.

D Do not insert coins, clips, etc. in

the buckle as this may prevent you

from properly latching the tab and

buckle.

D If the seat belt does not function

normally, immediately contact your

Toyota dealer. Do not use the seat

until the seat belt is fixed. It cannot

protect an adult occupant or your

child from injury.

To connect the extender to the seat

belt, insert the tab into the seat belt

buckle so that the ”PRESS” signs on

the buckle−release buttons of the ex-

tender and the seat belt are both facing

outward as shown.

The SRS (Supplemental Restraint Sys-

tem) airbags are designed to provide

further protection for the driver and

front passenger when added to the pri-

mary protection provided by the seat

belts.

You will hear a click when the tab locks

into the buckle.

In response to a severe frontal impact,

the SRS airbags work together with the

seat belts to help prevent or reduce injury

by inflating, in order to decrease the likeli-

hood of the driver’s or front passenger’s

head or chest directly hitting the steering

wheel or dashboard. The passenger airbag

is activated together with the driver air-

bag, even with no passenger in the front

seat.

When releasing the seat belt, press on

the buckle−release button on the extender,

not on the seat belt. This helps prevent

damage to the vehicle interior and extend-

er itself.

When not in use, remove the extender

and store in the vehicle for future use.

Be sure to wear your seat belt.

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CAUTION

A driver or front passenger too close

to the steering wheel or dashboard

during airbag deployment can be

killed or seriously injured. Toyota

strongly recommends that:

D The driver sit as far back as pos-

sible from the steering wheel while

still maintaining control of the ve-

hicle.

D The front passenger sit as far back

as possible from the dashboard.

This indicator comes on when the igni-

tion key is turned to the ”ACC” or

”ON” position. It goes off after about

6 seconds. This means the SRS airbags

are operating properly.

The SRS airbag system is designed to

activate in response to a severe frontal

impact within the shaded area between

the arrows in the illustration.

D All vehicle occupants be properly

restrained using the available seat

belts.

There may be the case that the SRS air-

bags will not activate with such an impact

in which the occupant wearing the seat

belt correctly would not get serious injury.

The SRS airbag warning light system

monitors the airbag sensor assembly, in-

flators, warning light, interconnecting wir-

ing and power sources. (For details, see

”Service remainder indicators and warning

buzzers” in chapter 1−5.)

The SRS airbags will deploy if the severi-

ty of the impact is above the designed

threshold level, comparable to an approxi-

mate 20 km/h (14 mph) collision when

impacting straight into a fixed barrier that

does not move or deform.

If the severity of the impact is below the

above threshold level, the SRS airbags

may not deploy.

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However, this threshold velocity will be

considerably higher if the vehicle strikes

an object, such as a parked vehicle or

sign pole, which can move or deform on

impact, or if it is involved in an underride

collision (e.g. a collision in which the nose

of the vehicle ”underrides”, or goes under,

the bed of a truck).

Collision from the rear

It is possible with collision severity at the

marginal level of airbag sensor detection

and activation that only one of your ve-

hicle’s two airbags will deploy.

Collision from the side

Vehicle roll−over

For the safety of all occupants, be sure

to always wear seat belts.

The SRS airbags are not designed to

inflate if the vehicle is subjected to a

side or rear impact, if it rolls over, or

if it is involved in a low−speed frontal

collision.

The SRS airbag system mainly consists of

the following components and their loca-

tions are shown in the illustration.

1. Front airbag sensors

2. Center airbag sensor assembly

3. Airbag module for driver (airbag and

inflator)

4. Airbag module for passenger (airbag

and inflator)

5. SRS airbag warning light

The center airbag sensor assembly con-

sists of a safing sensor and center airbag

sensor.

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In a severe frontal impact, sensors detect

deceleration and the system triggers the

airbag inflators. Then a chemical reaction

in the inflators momentarily fills the air-

bags with non−toxic gas to help restraint

the forward motion of the occupants.

D 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

recommends that all infants and

children be placed in the rear seat

of the vehicle and properly re-

strained. The rear seat is the safest

for infants and children. For in-

structions concerning the installa-

tion of a child restraint system, see

”Child restraint” in this chapter.

CAUTION

D The SRS airbag system is designed

only as a supplement to the prima-

ry protection of the driver side and

front passenger side seat belt sys-

tems. The front seat occupants can

be killed or seriously injured by an

inflating airbag if they do not wear

the available seat belts. During sud-

den braking just before a collision,

an unrestrained driver or front pas-

senger can move forward into direct

contact with or close proximity to

the airbag which may then deploy

during the collision. To obtain maxi-

mum protection in an accident, the

driver and all passengers in the ve-

hicle must wear their seat belts.

Wearing a seat belt during an acci-

dent reduces the chances of death

or serious injuries or being thrown

out of the vehicle. For instructions

and precautions concerning the seat

belt system, see ”Seat belts” in this

chapter.

When the airbags inflate, they produce a

fairly loud noise and release some smoke

along with non−toxic gas. This does not

indicate a fire. Be sure to wash off any

residue as soon as possible to prevent

minor skin irritation.

Deployment of the airbags happen in a

fraction of a second, so the airbags must

inflate with considerable force. While the

system is designed to reduce serious inju-

ries, it may also cause minor burns or

abrasions and swellings.

Parts of the airbag module (steering wheel

hub, dashboard) may be hot for several

minutes, but the airbags themselves will

not be hot. The airbags are designed to

inflate only once.

A crash severe enough to inflate the air-

bags may break the windshield as the

vehicle buckles. In vehicles with a pas-

senger airbag the windshield may also be

damaged by absorbing some of the force

of the inflating airbag.

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For instructions concerning the

installation of a child restraint sys-

tem, see ”Child restraint” in this

chapter.

Move seat fully back

D Never put

a

rear−facing child re-

D A forward−facing child restraint sys-

tem should be allowed to put on

the front seat only when it is un-

avoidable. Always move the seat as

far back as possible, because the

force of a deploying airbag could

cause death or serious injury to the

child.

straint system on the front seat be-

cause the force of the rapid infla-

tion of the passenger airbag can

cause death or serious injury to the

child.

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D Do not sit on the edge of the seat

or lean over the dashboard when

the vehicle is in use. The airbags

inflate with considerable speed and

force; you may be killed or serious-

ly injured. Sit up straight and well

back in the seat, and always use

your seat belt.

D Do not allow a child to stand up,

or to kneel on the front passenger

seat. The airbag inflates with con-

siderable speed and force; the child

may be killed or seriously injured.

D Do not put objects or your pets on

or in front of the dashboard or

steering wheel pad that houses the

airbag system. They might restrict

inflation or cause death or serious

injury as they are projected rear-

ward by the force of deploying air-

bags. Likewise, the driver and front

passenger should not hold things in

their arms or on their knees.

D Do not hold a child on your lap or

in your arms. Use a child restraint

system in the rear seat. For instruc-

tions concerning the installation of

a child restraint system, see ”Child

restraint” in this chapter.

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NOTICE

D Do not modify or remove any wir-

ing. Do not modify, remove, strike

or open any components such as

the steering wheel column cover,

front passenger airbag cover, front

passenger airbag, airbag sensor as-

sembly. Doing any of these may

cause sudden SRS airbag inflation

or disable the system, which could

result in death or serious injury.

Do not perform any of the following

changes without

consulting your

Toyota dealer. Such changes can in-

terfere with proper operation of the

SRS airbag system in some cases.

z Installation of electronic items such

as a mobile two−way radio, cassette

tape player or compact disc player

Failure to follow these instructions

can result in death or serious inju-

ries.

z Modification of the suspension sys-

tem

z Modification of the front end struc-

This SRS airbag system has

a

service

ture

reminder indicator to inform the driver of

operating problems. If either of the follow-

ing conditions occurs, this indicates a mal-

function of the airbags. Contact your

Toyota dealer as soon as possible to ser-

vice the vehicle.

z Attachment of a grille guard (bull

bar, kangaroo bar, etc.), snowplow,

winches or any other equipment to

the front end

z Repairs made on or near the front

fenders, front end structure, con-

sole, steering column, steering

wheel or dashboard near the front

passenger airbag

D The light does not come on when the

ignition key is turned to the ”ACC” or

”ON” position, or remains on.

D The light comes on while driving.

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Child restraint—

—Child restraint precautions

Toyota strongly urges the use of child

restraint systems for children small

enough to use it.

D Toyota strongly urges use of

a

proper child restraint system that

conforms to the size of the child on

the rear seat. According to accident

statistics, the child is safer when

properly restrained in the rear seat

than in the front seat.

The laws of all fifty states in the U.S.A.

and Canada now require the use of

child restraint system.

a

Your vehicle conforms to SAEJ1819.

If a child is too large for a child restraint

system, the child should sit in the rear

seat and must be restrained using the

vehicle’s seat belt. See ”Seat belts” for

details.

D Vehicles with a passenger airbag:

Never put

a

rear−facing child re-

straint system on the front seat. In

the event of an accident, the force

of the rapid inflation of the airbag

can cause death or serious injury if

a rear−facing child restraint system

is put on the front seat.

In the following cases, contact your Toyota

dealer as soon as possible:

CAUTION

D For effective protection in automo-

bile accidents and sudden stops,

children must be properly re-

strained using a seat belt or child

restraint system depending on the

age and size of the child. Holding

a child in your arms is not a sub-

stitute for a child restraint system.

In an accident, the child can be

crushed against the windshield, or

between you and the vehicle’s inte-

rior.

D The SRS airbags have been inflated.

Unless it is unavoidable, do not put

D The front part of the vehicle (shaded

in the illustration) was involved in an

accident not of the extent to cause the

SRS airbags to inflate.

a

child restraint system on the

front seat.

D The pad section of the steering wheel

or

front passenger

airbag cover

(shaded in the illustration) is scratched,

cracked, or otherwise damaged.

NOTICE

Do not disconnect the battery cables

before contacting your Toyota dealer.

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