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Seat belts with an adjustable shoulder
anchor—
Adjust the shoulder anchor position to
your size.
Standard and double cab models—
To raise: Slide the anchor up.
To lower: Push in the lock release button
and slide the anchor down.
Access cab models—
To raise: Slide the anchor up.
To lower: Pull the lock release knob and
slide the anchor down.
After adjustment, make sure the anchor is
locked in position.
CAUTION
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 s houlder. Failure to
do so could reduce the amount of
protection in an accident and cause
severe injuries in a co llision.
To release the belt, press the buckle
release button and allow the belt to
retract.
If the belt does not retract smoothly, pull
it out and check for kinks or twists. Then
make sure it remains untwisted as it re-
tracts.FRONT CENTER SEAT BELT (standard
cab models with non−split bench seat)
AND REAR CENTER SEAT BELT (access
cab models)
The center seat belt is a 3 −point type
restraint with 2 buckles. Both seat belt
buckles must be correctly located and se-
curely latched for proper operation.
Make sure buckle 1 (with light gray
buckle −release button) is securely latched
for ready use of the center seat belt.
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Front center seat belt only—
Make sure the shoulder belt pass
through the guide when using the seat
belt for front center seat.Two buckles and tabs for center seat
belt
The 2 buckles for the center seat belt are
distinguished with colors of the buckle re-
lease button. Also the 2 tabs have differ-
ent shape for its end so that the belt is
not buckled in the wrong place.
Buckle 1 (with light gray buckle −re-
lease button)—Properly matches with
concave end tab
Buckle 2 (with red buckle −release but-
ton)—Properly matches with round end
tab
CAUTION
Make sure the both buckles are cor-
rectly located and securely latched.
Failure to properly match the buckle
and tab may cause severe injury in
case of an accident or a collision.
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To release the concave end tab, insert the
key into the hole on buckle 1 (with light
gray buckle −release button) and allow the
belt to retract.CAUTION
Do not use the center seat belt with
either buckle released. Fastening only
the shoulder belt or lap belt may
cause severe personal injury in case
of sudden braking or a co llision.
The rear seat belt buckles can be
stowed when not in use.
Seat belt buckles must be stowed before
you swing up the bottom cushion. (See
“Swing−up rear seats” in this Section.)
—Stowing the rear seat belt
buckles (access cab models)
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Vehicles with separate seat—Make
sure the front passenger occupant
classification indicator light indi-
cates “ON” when using the seat
belt extender for the front passen-
ger seat. If the indicator light indi-
cates “OFF”, disconnect the extend-
er tongue from the seat belt buckle,
then reconnect the seat belt. Recon-
nect the seat belt extender after
making sure the indicator light indi-
cates “ON”. If you use the seat belt
extender while the indicator light
indicates “OFF”, the front passen-
ger airbag and side airbag on the
front passenger side may not acti-
vate correctly, which could cause
death or serious injury in the event
of collision.
Be sure to wear the seat belt with-
out 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 on the front or rear passen-
ger seat. If installing a child re-
straint system with the seat belt
extender connected to the seat belt,
the seat belt will not securely hold
the child restraint system, which
could cause death or serious injury
to the child or other passengers in
the event of collision.
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.
You will hear a click when the tab locks
into the buckle.
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.
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Double cab models only—The seat belt
pretensioners will not operate in a vehicle
rollover if the “RSCA OFF” indicator light
is on. For details, see “Roll sensing of
curtain shield airbags off switch” in this
Section.The seat belt pretensioner system con-
sists mainly of the following components
and their locations are shown in the il-
lustration.
1. Front airbag sensors
2. Separate seat only—Front passenger occupant classification indicator light
3. Separate seat only—Front passenger occupant classification system (ECU
and sensors)
4. Seat belt pretensioner assemblies
5. Front passenger ’s seat belt buckle switch
6. Airbag sensor assembly
7. SRS warning light The seat belt pretensioners are controlled
by the airbag sensor assembly. The airbag
sensor assembly consists of a safing sen-
sor and airbag sensor.
When the seat belt pretensioners are acti-
vated, an operating noise may be heard
and a small amount of non
−toxic gas may
be released. This does not indicate that
a fire is occurring. This gas is normally
harmless.
Once the seat belt pretensioners have
been activated, the seat belt retractors
remain locked.CAUTION
Do not modify, remove, strike or open
the seat belt pretensioner assemblies,
airbag sensor or surrounding area or
wiring. Failure to follow these instruc-
tions may prevent the seat belt pre-
tensioners from activating correctly,
cause sudden operation of the system
or disable the system, which could
result in death or serious injury. Con-
sult your Toyota dealer about any re-
pair and modification.
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NOTICE
Do not perform any of the following
changes without consulting your
Toyota dealer. Such changes can
interfere with proper operation of the
seat belt pretensioners in some
cases.
Installation of electronic devices
such as a mobile two −way radio,
cassette tape player or compact
disc player
Repairs on or near the front seat
belt pretensioner assemblies
Modification of the suspension sys-
tem
Modification of the front end struc-
ture
Attachment of a grille guard (bull
bar, kangaroo bar, etc.), snowplow,
winches or any other equipment to
the front end
Repairs made on or near the front
fenders, front end structure or con-
sole
Without tachometer
With tachometer
This indicator comes on when the igni-
tion key is turned to the “ON” position.
It goes off after about 6 seconds. This
means the seat belt pretensioners are
operating properly.
This warning light system monitors the
airbag sensor assembly, front airbag sen-
sors, side and curtain shield airbag sen-
sors, curtain shield airbag sensors, driv-
er ’s seat position sensor, driver ’s seat belt
buckle switch, front passenger occupant
classification system and indicator light,
passenger airbag manual on −off switch,
front passenger ’s seat belt buckle switch,
seat belt pretensioner assemblies, inflat-
ors, warning light, interconnecting wiring
and power sources. (For details, see “Ser-
vice reminder indicators and warning buzz-
ers” in Section 1− 6.)
If any of the following conditions occurs,
this indicates a malfunction of the airbags
or seat belt pretensioners. Contact your
Toyota dealer as soon as possible.
The light does not come on when the
ignition key is turned to the “ON” posi-
tion or remains on for more than 6
seconds.
The light comes on while driving.
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Indicator
light
Except for separate seat with automatic
transmission
Indicator
light
For separate seat with automatic trans-
mission
The passenger airbag system is
equipped with a manual on −off switch
and indicator light. Turning the passen-
ger airbag manual on −off switch clock-
wise to the “ON” or “AUTO” position
makes the passenger airbag system op-
erational. To disable the passenger air-
bag system, turn the manual on −off
switch counterclockwise to the “OFF”
position and remove the key. The indi-
cator light on the passenger airbag
manual on− off switch will come on
when the passenger airbag system has
been disabled.
See “Passenger airbag manual on −off
switch” in this Section for detail.
CAUTION
Do not turn off the passenger air-
bag manual on− off switch except
when a member of a passenger risk
group identified in TABLE 1 is oc-
cupying the right front passenger
seating position.
When the passenger airbag manual
on− off switch is turned off, the pas-
senger airbag will not inflate in a
collision and turning off the pas-
senger airbag can reduce the occu-
pant protection which your vehicle
safety systems can provide to you
in certain accidents and increase
the likelihood of death or serious
personal injuries.
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Collision from the rear
Collision from the side Vehicle rollover
The SRS airbags are generally not de-
signed to inflate if the vehicle is in-
volved 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, de-
ployment of the SRS airbags may oc-
cur.
Hitting a curb,
edge of pavement
or hard surface Falling into or
jumping over a
deep hole
Landing hard or vehicle falling
The SRS airbags may also deploy if a
serious impact occurs to the underside
of your vehicle. Some examples are
shown in the illustration.The SRS airbag system consists mainly of
the following components, and their loca-
tions are shown in the illustration. 1. Front airbag sensors
2. Front passenger occupant classification indicator light or passenger airbag on −
off indicator light
3. Airbag module for right front passenger (airbag and inflator)
4. Separate seat only—Front passenger occupant classification system (ECU
and sensors)
5. Front passenger ’s seat belt buckle switch
6. Driver ’s seat belt buckle switch
