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Owner's Manual for Airbag Manual
ON±OFF Switches
CAUTION
You must review this Owner's Manual in order to
determine whether you are permitted to operate this
vehicle with the airbag turned off. If the special
circumstances do not exist, then the airbag(s) should
be turned ON to avoid serious personal injuries to front
seat passengers.
AB1a
1 , 2 or 3OFF indicator light
4 or 6Manual ON±OFF switch for driver airbag
5 or 7Manual ON±OFF switch for passenger airbag
This vehicle has been modified to include airbag manual
ON±OFF switch(es). The switch(es) turn(s) the airbag
OFF when needed, and is located in the glove
compartment or in the console area.ºOFFº indicator(s) indicate the airbag status. They are
located on the right or left side of the instrument meter
cluster or in front of the center clock on the dashboard.
Switches are available for passenger and driver airbags. On
vehicles equipped with side airbags, a switch to turn OFF thefront passenger airbag will also simultaneously turn OFF theside airbag on that side only. The side airbag for the driver can
not be turned off with any switch.
AB2a
1AIRBAG warning light 2OFF indicator light
The illustration shown above is an example of the
indicators for driver, passenger and side airbags.
To check the airbag manual ON±OFF system status, turn
the ignition switch to the ºACCESSORYº position or the
ºONº position. The ºAIRBAGº warning light and the
ºOFFº indicator light should go on for approximately 5
seconds. If the airbag manual ON±OFF switch(es) are
turned off, the ºOFFº indicator will continue to illuminate,
and if the airbag manual ON±OFF switch(es) are turned
on, the ºOFFº indicator will not illuminate.
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AB3b
ON positionOFF position
The illustration shown above is an example of the driver
airbag manual ON±OFF switch
To turn OFF an airbag, insert your ignition key into the
airbag manual ON±OFF switch located in the glove
compartment or in the console area, and turn the switch
counterclockwise to the ºOFFº position. Remove the
ignition key from the airbag manual ON±OFF switch, and
insert the key in the ignition switch and turn to the
ºACCESSORYº or ºONº position. The ºOFFº indicator
should illuminate to let you know that the airbag is off. The
airbag will remain OFF until you turn it back on again, and
the ºOFFº indicator will stay on to remind you that the
airbag is OFF.
CAUTION
If the airbag is turned off for a person who is not in a risk
group identified by the United States government, that
person will not have the extra protection of an airbag.
In a crash, the airbag would not be able to inflate and
help protect the person sitting there from death or
serious personal injuries. Do not turn off the airbag
unless the person sitting there is in a risk group.
To turn ON an airbag, insert your ignition key into the
airbag manual ON±OFF switch located in the glove
compartment or in the console area, and turn the switch
clockwise to the ºONº position. Remove the ignition key
from the airbag manual ON±OFF switch, and insert the key
in the ignition switch and turn to the ºACCESSORYº or
ºONº position. The ºOFFº indicator should NOT
illuminate to let you know that the airbag is on. The airbag
will remain ON until you turn it back off again. If the airbag
manual ON±OFF system has some failure,
Do not put an ºat riskº person in front of an airbag.
Take your vehicle to an authorized Toyota/Lexus Dealer
to have it repaired.
