1996 TOYOTA AVALON Owners Manual

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This indicator comes on when the
ignition  key is turned to the ACCº or
ONº position. It goes off after about 6
seconds. This means the SRS airbags
are operating properly.
The SRS airbag warnin

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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 mainl

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TOYOTA AVALON 1996  Owners Manual 34A crash severe enough to inflate the air-
bags 
may break the windshield as the ve-
hicle buckles. In vehicles with a passen-
ger airbag the windshield may also be
damaged by absorbing some of the f

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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 severely injured. Sit up
straight and w

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Do not perform any of the followingchanges without consulting your
Toyota dealer. Such changes caninterfere with proper operation ofthe SRS airbag system in somecases.
Installation  of electronic

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Toyota strongly urges the use of child
restraint systems for children small
enough  to use it.
The laws of all fifty states in the U.S.A.
and Canada now require the use of a child
restraint system.

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(A) INSTALLATION ON REAR SEAT
CENTER
When installing a rear-facing child re-
straint system, follow the same procedure
as when installing a forward-facing child
restraint system.
CAUTION!
Do not u

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2. Fully extend the shoulder belt to put it
in the lock mode.3. Place the shoulder belt between the
vehicle seatback and the child restraint
system and allow it to retract. To hold the
child restra