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WARNING

■ When children are in the vehicle

Do not allow children to play with the seat belt. If the seat belt becomes

twisted around a child’s neck, it may lead to choking or other serious injuries

that could result in death.

If this occurs and the buckle cannot be unfastened, scissors should be used

to cut the belt.

■ Seat belt pretensioners

● Do not place anything, such as a cushion, on the front passenger’s seat.

Doing so will disperse the passenger’s weight, which prevents the sensor

from detecting the passenger’s weight properly. As a result, the seat belt

pretensioner for the front passenger’s seat may not activate in the event of

a collision.

● If the pretensioner has activated, 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.

■ Adjustable shoulder anchor

Always make sure the shoulder belt is positioned across the center of your

shoulder. The belt should be kept away from your neck, but not falling off

your shoulder. Failure to do so could reduce the amount of protection in an

accident and cause death or serious injuries in the event of a sudden stop,

sudden swerve or accident. (→P. 31)

■Seat belt damage and wear

● Do not damage the seat belts by allowing the belt, plate, or buckle to be

jammed in the door.

● 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.

● Ensure that the belt and plate are locked and the belt is not twisted.

If the seat belt does not function correctly, immediately contact your Toyota

dealer.

● Replace the seat assembly, including the belts, if your vehicle has been

involved in a serious accident, even if there is no obvious damage.

● Do not attempt to install, remove, modify, disassemble or dispose of the

seat belts. Have any necessary repairs carried out by your Toyota dealer.

Inappropriate handling of the pretensioner may prevent it from operating

properly resulting in death or serious injury.

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WARNING

■When using the rear center seat belt

Do not use the rear center seat belt with

either buckle released. Fastening only

one of the buckles may result in death or

serious injury in case of sudden braking,

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sudden swerving or an accident.

■ Using a seat belt extender

● Do not wear the seat belt extender if you can fasten the seat belt without

the extender.

● 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 accident.

● 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.

NOTICE

■ When using a seat belt extender

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 the extender itself.

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SRS airbags

The SRS airbags inflate when the vehicle is subjected to certain

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.

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◆ SRS front airbags

SRS driver airbag/front passenger airbag

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Can help protect the head and chest of the driver and front pas-

senger from impact with interior components

SRS driver knee airbag

2

Can help provide driver protection

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3

SRS seat cushion airbag

Can help restrain the front passenger

◆ SRS side and curtain shield airbags

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SRS side airbags

Can help protect the torso of the front seat occupants

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SRS curtain shield airbags

● Can help protect primarily the head of occupants in the outer

seats

● Can help prevent the occupants from being thrown from the

vehicle in the event of vehicle rollover

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SRS airbag system components

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Side impact sensors

(front

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Side impact sensors (rear)

doors)

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Seat belt pretensioners and

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Front passenger airbag

force limiters

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Curtain shield airbags

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Driver’s seat position sensor

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Front passenger’s seat cush-

13

Driver’s seat belt buckle

ion airbag

switch

5

Side airbags

14

Driver knee airbag

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“AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG

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Front impact sensors

OFF” indicator lights

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Front passenger occupant

7

Front passenger’s seat belt

classification system

(ECU

buckle switch

and sensors)

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SRS warning light

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Airbag sensor assembly

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Driver airbag

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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 infor-

mation obtained from the sensors etc. shown in the system compo-

nents diagram above. This information includes crash severity and

occupant information. As the airbags deploy, a chemical reaction in

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the inflators quickly fills the airbags with non-toxic gas to help restrain

the motion of the occupants.

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 supplemental devices to be used with the seat belts.

● 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 pro-

vides you with a clear margin of safety. This distance is measured from

the center of the steering wheel to your breastbone. If you sit less than 10

in. (250 mm) away now, you can change your driving position in several

ways:

• Move your seat to the rear as far as you can while still reaching the ped-

als comfortably.

• 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 adjustable, tilt it downward. This points the air-

bag 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.

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WARNING

■SRS airbag precautions

● If the seat belt extender has been con-

nected 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.

● The SRS front passenger airbag also deploys with considerable 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 air-

bag as possible with the seatback adjusted, so the front passenger 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 sys-

tem. Toyota strongly recommends that all infants and children 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. 57)

● Do not sit on the edge of the seat or

lean against the dashboard.

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WARNING

■SRS airbag precautions

● 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.

● Do not allow the front seat occupants to

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hold items on their knees.

● Do not lean against the door, the roof

side rail or the front, side and rear pil-

lars.

● Do not allow anyone to kneel on the

passenger seat toward the door or put

their head or hands outside the vehicle.

● Do not attach anything to or lean any-

thing against areas such as the dash-

board, steering wheel pad and lower

portion of the instrument panel.

These items can become projectiles

when the SRS driver, front passenger

and knee airbags deploy.

● Do not attach anything to areas such as

a door, windshield glass, side door

glass, front or rear pillar, roof side rail

and assist grip.

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WARNING

■SRS airbag precautions

● Vehicles without smart key system: Do

not attach any heavy, sharp or hard

objects such as keys and accessories

to the key. The objects may

restrict the

SRS knee airbag inflation or be thrust

into the driver’s seat area by the force

of the deploying airbag, thus causing a

danger.

● 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.

● If a vinyl cover is put on the area where the SRS knee airbag will deploy,

be sure to remove it.

● Do not use seat accessories which cover the parts where the SRS side

airbags and SRS seat cushion airbag inflate as they may interfere with

inflation of the SRS airbags. Such accessories may prevent the side air-

bags and seat cushion airbag from activating correctly, disable the system

or cause the side airbags and seat cushion airbag to inflate accidentally,

resulting in death or serious injury.

● Do not strike or apply significant levels of force to the area of the SRS air-

bag components.

Doing so can cause the SRS airbags to malfunction.

● Do not touch any of the component parts immediately after the SRS air-

bags have deployed (inflated) as they may be hot.

● If breathing becomes difficult after the SRS airbags have deployed, open a

door or window 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.

● If the areas where the SRS airbags 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.

● Do not place anything, such as a cushion, on the front passenger’s seat.

Doing so will disperse the passenger’s weight, which prevents the sensor

from detecting the passenger’s weight properly. As a result, the SRS front

airbags for the front passenger may not deploy in the event of a collision.

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WARNING

■ Modification and disposal of SRS airbag system components

Do not dispose of your vehicle or perform any of the following modifications

without consulting your Toyota dealer. The SRS airbags may malfunction or

deploy (inflate) accidentally, causing death or serious injury.

● Installation, removal, disassembly and repair of the SRS airbags

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● Repairs, modifications, removal or replacement of the steering wheel,

instrument panel, dashboard, seats or seat upholstery, front, side and rear

pillars or roof side rails

● Repairs or modifications of the front fender, front bumper or side of the

occupant compartment

● Installation of a grille guard (bull bars, kangaroo bar, etc.), snow plows,

winches or roof luggage carrier

● Modifications to the vehicle’s suspension system

● Installation of electronic devices such as mobile two-way radios and CD

players

● Modifications to your vehicle for a person with a physical disability

■ If the SRS airbags deploy (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.

● Parts of the airbag module (steering 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.

● The windshield may crack.

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■Conditions under which the SRS airbags may deploy (inflate), other than

a collision

The SRS front airbags, SRS side and curtain shield airbags may also deploy

if a serious impact occurs to the underside of your vehicle. Some examples

are shown in the illustration.

● Hitting a curb, edge of pavement or hard

surface

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● Falling into or jumping over a deep hole

● Landing hard or falling

The SRS curtain shield airbags may also deploy under the situations shown

in the illustration.

● The angle of vehicle tip-up is marginal

● The vehicle skids and hits a curb stone

■ Types of collisions that may not deploy the SRS airbags (SRS front air-

bags)

The SRS front airbags do not generally 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, whenever a collision of any type causes sufficient forward

deceleration of the vehicle, deployment of the SRS front airbags may occur.

● Collision from the side

● Collision from the rear

● Vehicle rollover

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■ Types of collisions that may not deploy the SRS airbags (SRS side and

curtain shield airbags)

The SRS side and curtain shield airbags 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.

● Collision from the side to the vehicle

body other than the passenger compart-

ment

● Collision from the side at an angle

The SRS side airbags do not generally inflate if the vehicle is involved in a

rear collision, if it rolls over, or if it is involved in a low-speed side or low-

speed frontal collision.

● Collision from the rear

● Vehicle rollover

The SRS curtain shield airbags do not generally inflate if the vehicle is

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

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■ When to contact your Toyota dealer

In the following cases, the vehicle will require inspection and/or repair. Con-

tact your Toyota dealer as soon as possible.

● Any of the SRS airbags have been inflated.

● The front of the vehicle is damaged or

deformed, or was involved in an acci-

dent that was not severe enough to

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cause the SRS front airbags to inflate.

● A portion of a door or its surrounding

area is damaged or deformed, or the

vehicle was involved in an accident that

was not severe enough to cause the

SRS side and curtain shield airbags to

inflate.

● The pad section of the steering wheel,

dashboard near the front passenger air-

bag or lower portion of the instrument

panel is scratched, cracked, or other-

wise damaged.

● The front passenger’s seat cushion sur-

face is scratched, cracked, or otherwise

damaged.

● The surface of the seats with the side

airbag is scratched, cracked, or other-

wise damaged.

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● The portion of the front pillars, rear pil-

lars or roof side rail garnishes (padding)

containing the curtain shield airbags

inside is scratched, cracked or otherwise

damaged.

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Front passenger occupant classification

system

Your vehicle is equipped with a front passenger occupant classi-

fication system. This system detects the conditions of the front

passenger seat and activates or deactivates the devices for the

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front passenger.

1

Seat belt

reminder light

2

SRS warning light

3

“AIR BAG OFF” indicator light

4

“AIR BAG ON” indicator light

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Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant classi-

fication system

■ Adult*1

“AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG OFF”

“AIR BAG ON”

indicator lights

Indicator/

SRS warning light

Off

warning light

Off*2 or

Seat belt reminder light

flashing*3

Front passenger airbag

Side airbag

Activated

on the front passenger seat

Curtain shield airbag

in the front passenger side

Devices

Activated*2

Front passenger seat cushion airbag

or

deactivated*3

Front passenger’s seat belt pretensioner

Activated

and force limiter

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