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Side impact sensor (rear wheel house left-hand side)
Side airbag module (driver’s side)
Side impact sensor (center pillar left-hand side)
Seatbelt pretensioner (driver’s side)
Side impact sensor (door left-hand side)
Knee airbag module (driver’s side)
Curtain shield airbag module (left-hand side)
■If the SRS airbag deploys
If the SRS airbag deploys, fuel sup-
ply will be cut off to reduce the risk
of fire caused by leaking fuel. For
details about restarting of the
engine, refer to P.347.
■SRS Airbag System Servicing
In the following cases, contact your
Toyota dealer as soon as possible.
●The front part of the vehicle was
involved in an accident in which
only the driver’s SRS frontal air-
bag or both driver’s and front pas-
senger’s SRS frontal airbags did
not deploy.
●The pad of the steering wheel, the
cover over the front passenger’s
SRS frontal airbag, or either roof
side (from the front pillar to a point
over the rear seat) is scratched,
cracked, or otherwise damaged.
●The center pillar, door, rear wheel
house or rear sub frame, or an
area near these parts, was
involved in an accident in which
the SRS side air bag and SRS cur-
tain shield airbag did not deploy.
●The fabric or leather of either front
seatback is cut, frayed, or other-
wise damaged.
●The rear part of the vehicle was
involved in an accident in which
no SRS airbag was deployed.
■When you sell your vehicle
When you sell your vehicle, we urge
you to inform the buyer that the vehicle is equipped with SRS air-
bags. Also, notify the buyer of the
applicable section in this Owner’s
Manual.
WARNING
■General Precautions regard-
ing SRS Airbag System
●To obtain maximum protection
in the event of an accident, the
driver and all passengers must
always wear seatbelts when in
the vehicle. The SRS airbag is
designed only to be a supple-
ment to the primary protection
provided by the seatbelt. It does
not eliminate the need to fasten
seatbelts. In combination with
the seatbelts, it offers the best
protection in case of a serious
accident.
Not wearing a seat belt increases
the chance of severe injury or
death in a crash even when the
vehicle has the SRS airbag.
For instructions and precautions
concerning the seatbelt system,
refer to P.23.
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WARNING
●The SRS side airbags and SRS
curtain shield airbags are
designed only to be a supple-
ment to the primary protection
provided by the seatbelt. They
do not eliminate the need to fas-
ten seatbelts. It is also important
to wear a seatbelt to help avoid
injuries that can result when an
occupant is not seated in a
proper upright position.
●The SRS airbags deploy with
considerable speed and force.
Occupants who are not seated
in proper upright position when
the SRS airbag deploys could
suffer serious injury. Because
the SRS airbag needs enough
space for deployment, the driver
should always sit upright and
back in the seat a s far from the
steering wheel as practical
while still maintaining full vehi-
cle control, and the front pas-
senger should move the seat as
far back as possible and sit
upright and we ll back in the
seat.
●Do not sit or lean close to either
door. The SRS side airbags are
stored in both front seat seat-
backs next to the door, and they
provide protection by deploying
rapidly in the event of a side
impact collision. However, the
force of SRS side airbag
deployment can injure an occu-
pant whose body is too close to
an SRS airbag.
●Since your vehicle is equipped
with SRS curtain shield airbags,
do not sit or lean close to the
door on either side. Do not put
body parts out of the window.
The SRS curtain shield airbags
on both sides of the cabin are
stored in the roof side (between
the front pilla r and a point
behind the rear quarter glass),
and they provide protection by
deploying rapidly in the event of
a side impact, rollover or an off-
set frontal collision. However,
the force of its deployment can
injure an occupant whose body
is too close to an SRS airbag.
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WARNING
●Do not sit or lean unnecessarily
close to the SRS airbag.
Because the SRS airbag
deploys with considerable
speed and force to protect in
high speed collisions, the force
of an airbag can injure an occu-
pant whose body is too close to
SRS airbag.
It is also important to wear seat-
belts to help avoid injuries that
can result when the SRS airbag
contacts an occupant not in
their proper position.
Even when properly positioned,
there remains a possibility that
an occupant may suffer minor
injury, such as abrasions and
bruises to the face or arms,
because of the SRS airbag
deployment force.
●Keep arms away from either
door or its internal trim. They
could be injured in the event of
SRS side airbag deployment.
●Do not place any objects over or
near the SRS airbag cover or
between you and the SRS air-
bag. If the SRS airbag deploys,
these objects could interfere
with its proper operation and
could be propelled inside the
vehicle, causing injury.
■If the SRS airbag deploys
●When the SRS airbag deploys,
some smoke will be released.
This smoke could cause breath-
ing problems for people with a
history of asthma or other
breathing trouble. If you or your
passengers have breathing
problems after SRS airbag
deploys, get fresh air promptly.
●A deploying SRS airbag
releases hot gas. Occupants
could get burned if they come
into direct contact with the hot
gas.
■General Precautions regard-
ing SRS Airbag System for
Accessories and Any Objects
●Do not put any objects (includ-
ing straps or cord) over the
steering wheel pad, column
cover, or dashboard.
• These objects could be entan- gled with the steering wheel,
preventing the SRS frontal air-
bag, etc. from operating prop-
erly.
• If the SRS frontal airbag deploys, these objects could be
propelled inside the vehicle,
causing injury.
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WARNING
■General Precautions regard-
ing SRS Airbag System and
Children
●Place children in the rear seat
properly restrained at all times.
The SRS airbag deploys with
considerable speed and force
and can injure or even kill chil-
dren, especially if they are not
restrained or improperly
restrained. Because children
are lighter and weaker than
adults, their risk of being injured
from deployment is greater.
For that reason, we strongly
recommend that ALL children
(including those in child restraint
systems) sit in the REAR seat
properly restrained at all times
in a child restraint device or in a
seatbelt, whichever is appropri-
ate for the child’s age, height
and weight.
Secure ALL types of child
restraint systems (including for-
ward facing child restraint sys-
tem) in the REAR seats at all
times.
According to accident statistics,
children are safer when properly
restrained in the rear seating
positions than in the front seat-
ing positions.
For instructions and precautions
concerning the child restraint
system, refer to P.63.
●NEVER INSTALL A CHILD
RESTRAINT SYSTEM IN THE
FRONT SEAT. DOING SO
RISKS SERIOUS INJURY OR
DEATH TO THE CHILD BY
PLACING THE CHILD’S HEAD
TOO CLOSE TO THE SRS
AIRBAG.
●Never allow a child to stand up
or kneel on the front passen-
ger’s seat. The SRS airbag
deploys with considerable force
and can injure o r even kill the
child.
●Never hold a child on your lap or
in your arms. The SRS airbag
deploys with considerable force
and can injure o r even kill the
child.
●Never allow a child to do the fol-
lowing.
• Kneel on any passenger’s seat facing the side window
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This vehicle is equipped with a
Toyota advanced frontal airbag
system that complies with the
advanced frontal airbag require-
ments in the amended Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
(FMVSS) No. 208.
The Toyota advanced frontal air-
bag system automatically deter-
mines the deployment force of
the driver’s SRS frontal airbag at
the time of deployment as well
as whether or not to activate the
front passenger’s SRS frontal
airbag and, if activated, the
deployment force of the SRS
frontal airbag at the time of
deployment.
Always wear your seatbelt. The
Toyota advanced frontal airbag
system is a supplemental
restraint system and must be
used in combination with a seat-
belt. All occupants should wear
a seatbelt or be seated in an appropriate child restraint sys-
tem.
For the locations of the SRS air-
bags, refer to P.27.
In a moderate to severe frontal
collision, the following compo-
nents deploy.
SRS frontal airbag for driver
SRS frontal airbag for front
passenger
SRS curtain shield airbag
*
SRS knee airbag for driver
*: When an offset frontal collision
that is severe enough to deploy
the front airbag occurs.
These components supplement
the seatbelts by reducing the
impact to the occupant’s head,
chest and knees.
■Driver’s SRS frontal airbag
The driver’s SRS frontal airbag
uses a dual stage inflator. The
inflator operates in different
ways depending on the severity
of impact.
■Front passenger’s SRS
frontal airbag
The front passenger’s SRS fron-
tal airbag uses a dual stage
inflator. The inflator operates in
different ways depending on the
severity of impact.
■Occupant detection system
The occupant detection system
sensors are installed between
the seat and seat rails, and
NOTICE
• Between the rear seat cushion and rear wheel house on each
side
●In the event that the SRS airbag
is deployed, replacement of the
system should be performed
only by an auth orized Toyota
dealer. When the components
of the SRS airbag system are
replaced, use only genuine Toy-
ota parts.
Toyota Advanced Frontal
Airbag System
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monitor the physique and pos-
ture of the front passenger.
Using this information, the occu-
pant detection system deter-
mines whether the front
passenger’s SRS frontal airbag
should be deployed or not.Occupant detection sensors
The occupant detection system
may not inflate the front passen-
ger’s SRS frontal airbag even
when the driver’s SRS frontal
airbag deploys. This is normal.
In this case, although the front
passenger’s SRS frontal airbag
does not operate, the front pas-
senger’s seatbelt pretensioner
operates with the driver’s seat-
belt pretensioner. For details
about the seatbelt pretensioner,
refer to P.25.
■Passenger’s frontal airbag
ON and OFF indicators
Refer to P.85. Front passenger’s frontal air-
bag OFF indicator
Front passenger’s frontal air-
bag ON indicator
■Operation
Driver’s side
SRS AIRBAGs deploy as
soon as a collision occurs.
After deployment, SRS AIR-
BAGs start to deflate immedi-
ately so that the driver’s
vision is not obstructed.
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Both when only the driver’s SRS
frontal airbag deploys and the
driver’s and front passenger’s
SRS frontal airbags deploy, the
driver’s and front passenger’s
seatbelt pretensioners operate
at the same time.
When the SRS airbag deploys,
a sudden, fairly loud inflation
noise will be heard and some
smoke will be released. These
occurrences are a normal result
of the deployment. This smoke
does not indicate a fire in the
vehicle.
■Example of the type of acci-
dent
The driver’s SRS frontal airbag
and front passenger’s SRS fron-
tal airbag are designed as fol-
lows.
To deploy in the event of an
accident involving a moderate
to severe frontal collision
To function on a one-time-only
basis
The driver’s SRS frontal airbag
and front passenger’s SRS fron-
tal airbag are not designed as
follows.
To deploy in most lesser fron-
tal impacts
*1
To deploy in most side or rear
impacts or in most rollover
accidents
*2
*1: Because the necessary protec-
tion can be achieved by the seat- belt alone.
*2: Because deployment of only the
driver’s SRS fron tal airbag or
both the driver’s and front pas-
senger’s SRS frontal airbags
would not protect the occupant in
those situations.
SRS airbag deployment
depends on the level of force
experienced in the passenger
compartment during a collision.
That level differs from one type
of collision to another, and it
may have no bearing on the vis-
ible damage done to the vehicle
itself.
Example of accident in which
the driver’s/driver’s and front
passenger’s SRS frontal air-
bag(s) will most likely deploy
A head-on collision against a thick
concrete wall at a vehicle speed of
12 to 19 mph (20 to 30 km/h) or
higher activates only the driver’s
SRS frontal airbag or both driver’s
and front passenger’s SRS frontal
airbags. The air bag(s) will also be
activated when the vehicle is
exposed to a front al impact similar
in fashion and magnitude to the col-
lision described above.
Examples of the types of acci-
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■Warning labels and tag
This vehicle has warning labels on
the driver’s and front passenger’s
sun visors beginning with the
phrase “EVEN WITH ADVANCED
AIR BAGS” and a tag attached to
the glove box lid beginning with the
phrase “Even with Advanced Air
Bags”. Make sure that you carefully
read the instructions on the warning
labels and tag.
■Toyota advanced frontal airbag
system
●The SRS side airbag and seatbelt
pretensioner are not controlled by
the Toyota advanced frontal air-
bag system.
●The front passenger’s SRS side
airbag and SRS curtain shield air-
bag are not controlled by the Toy-
ota advanced frontal airbag
system.
■Conditions in which front pas-
senger’s SRS frontal airbag is
not activated
The front passenger’s SRS frontal
airbag will not be activated when
any of the following conditions are
met regarding the front passenger’s
seat:
●The seat is empty.
●The seat is equipped with an
appropriate child restraint system
and an infant or a child is
restrained in i t. (See WARNING
that follows.)
●The front passenger’s occupant
detection system is malfunction-
ing.
■Conditions in which front pas-
senger’s SRS frontal airbag is
activated
The front passenge r’s SRS frontal
airbag will be activ ated for deploy-
ment upon impact when any of the
following conditions are met regard-
ing the front passenger’s seat.
●When the seat is occupied by an
adult.
●When certain items (e.g. jug of
water) are plac ed on the seat.
■If the front passenger’s frontal
airbag ON indicator illuminates
and the OFF indicator turns off
If you think that the Front passen-
ger's frontal airb ag ON/OFF indica-
tor is incorrect, take the following
actions.
●Ensure that no article is placed on
the seat other than the occupant.
●Ensure that the backward-forward
position and seatback of front pas-
senger’s seat are locked into
place securely by moving the seat
back and forth.
If the ON indicator still remains illu-
minated while the OFF indicator
turns off after taking relevant correc-
tive actions descr ibed above, imme-
diately contact your Toyota dealer
for an inspection.
Even if the system has passed the
dealer inspection, it is recom-
mended that on subsequent trips
the small adult alwa ys take the rear
seat.