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471-1. For safe use
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For safety and security
WARNING
■SRS airbag precautions
● Do  not  use  seat  accessories  which  cover  the  parts  where  the  SRS  side
airbags  inflate  as  they  may  interfere  with  inflation  of  the  air bags.  Such
accessories may prevent the side airbags from activating correc tly, disable
the  system  or  cause  the  side  airbags  to  inflate  accidentally,  r esulting  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  S RS  air-
bags have deployed (inflated) as they may be hot.
● If breathing becomes difficult after the SRS airbags have deplo yed, open a
door  or  window  to  allow  fresh  air  in,  or  leave  the  vehicle  if  i t  is  safe  to  do
so. Wash off any residue as soon as possible to prevent skin ir ritation. 
● 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 t he sensor
from detecting the passenger’s weight properly. As a result, th e SRS front
airbags for the front passenger may not deploy in the event of  a collision.
■ 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 airbag s
● Repairs,  modifications,  removal  or  replacement  of  the  steering  wheel,
instrument panel, dashboard, seats or seat upholstery, front, s ide 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  radio s  and  CD
players
● Modifications to your vehicle for a person with a physical disa bility 
     
        
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481-1. For safe use
■If the SRS airbags deploy (inflate)
●Slight abrasions,  burns,  bruising  etc.,  may  be  sustained  from  S RS  airbags,
due to the extremely high speed deployment (inflation) by hot g ases.
● A loud noise and white powder will be emitted.
● Parts of the airbag module (steering wheel hub, airbag cover an d inflator) as
well as the front seats, parts of the front and rear pillars an d roof side rails,
may be hot for several minutes. The airbag itself may also be hot.
● The windshield may crack.
● The emergency flashers will turn on automatically. (→P. 474)
● For Safety Connect subscribers, if the SRS airbags deploy or in the event of
a  severe  rear-end  collision,  the  system  is  designed  to  send  an  emergency
call  to  the  response  center,  notifying  them  of  the  vehicle’s  location  (without
needing  to  push  the  “SOS”  button)  and  an  agent  will  attempt  to  speak  with
the occupants to ascertain the level of emergency and assistanc e required.
If the occupants are unable to communicate, the agent automatic ally treats
the  call  as  an  emergency  and  helps  to  dispatch  the  necessary  em ergency
services. (→P. 79)
• An SRS airbag is deployed.
• A seat belt pretensioner is activated.
• The vehicle is involved in a severe rear-end collision. 
     
        
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521-1. For safe use
■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
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  surface  of  the  seats  with  the  side
airbag  is  scratched,  cracked,  or  other-
wise damaged.
● 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  other-
wise damaged. 
     
        
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5598-1. Specifications
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Vehicle specifications
Glossary of tire terminology
Tire related termMeaning
Cold  tire  inflation  pres-
sure
Tire  pressure  when  the  vehicle  has  been
parked  for  three  hours  or  more,  or  has  not
been driven more than 1 mile or 1.5 km under
that condition
Maximum  inflation
pressureThe  maximum  cold  inflated  pressure  to  which
a  tire  may  be  inflated,  shown  on  the  sidewall
of the tire
Recommended  infla-
tion pressureCold tire inflation pressure recommended by a
manufacturer
Accessory weight
The combined weight (in excess of those stan-
dard  items  which  may  be  replaced)  of  auto-
matic  transmission,  power  steering,  power
brakes,  power  windows,  power  seats,  radio
and  heater,  to  the  extent  that  these  items  are
available  as  factory-installed  equipment
(whether installed or not)
Curb weight
The  weight  of  a  motor  vehicle  with  standard
equipment, including the maximum capacity of
fuel,  oil  and  coolant,  and  if  so  equipped,  air
conditioning  and  additional  weight  optional
engine
Maximum  loaded  vehi-
cle weight
The sum of:
(a) Curb weight
(b) Accessory weight
(c) Vehicle capacity weight
(d) Production options weight
Normal  occupant
weight150 lb. (68 kg) times the number of occupants
specified  in  the  second  column  of  Table  1
*
that follows
Occupant distributionDistribution of occupants in a vehicle as speci-
fied in the third column of Table 1
* below
Production  options
weight
The  combined  weight  of  installed  regular  pro-
duction options weighing over 5 lb. (2.3 kg) in
excess of the standard items which they
replace,  not  previously  considered  in  curb
weight  or  accessory  weight,  including  heavy
duty  brakes,  ride  levelers,  roof  rack,  heavy
duty battery, and special trim