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press the release button .
■Emergency locking retractor
(ELR)
The retractor will lock the belt during
a sudden stop or on impact. It may
also lock if you lean forward too
quickly. When the seat belt locks,
pull the belt str ongly and then
release the belt, then a slow and
easy pulling will allow the belt to
extend.
■Automatic locking retractor
(ALR)
When a passenger’s shoulder belt is
completely extended and then
retracted even slightly, the belt is
locked in that position and cannot
be extended. This feature is used to
hold a child restraint system (CRS)
firmly. To free the belt again, fully
retract the belt and then pull the belt
out once more. ( P. 6 3 )
When fastening a front seat belt,
ensure that it is passed through
the seat belt guide. Passing the
seat belt through the guide
enables the seat belt to be eas-
ily extended.
When you get into or out of the rear
seats, release the seat belt from the
seat belt guide.
The pretensioners help the seat
belts to quickly restrain the
occupants by retracting the seat
belts when the vehicle is sub-
jected to certain types of severe
frontal collision or a vehicle roll-
over.
The front seat belt pretensioners
also activate when the vehicle is
subjected to certain types of severe
side collision.
The pretensioners do not activate
in the event of a minor frontal
impact, a minor s ide impact or a
rear impact.
Seat belt guide
AWARNING
■When using the seat belt
guide
●Always make sure that the belt
is not twisted, and runs freely
through the guide.
●Regardless of whether the
guide is used or not, always
secure the seat belt guide but-
ton.
●Do not hang fr om or pull the
guide forcefully.
Seat belt pretensioners
(front seats)
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■Replacing the belt after the pre-
tensioner has been activated
If the vehicle is in volved in multiple
collisions, the pretensioner will acti-
vate for the first collision, but will not
activate for the second or subse-
quent collisions.
WARNING
■Seat belt pretensioners
●Do not place anything, such as
a cushion, on the front passen-
ger’s seat. Doing so will
disperse the passenger’s
weight, which prevents the sen-
sor from detecting the passen-
ger’s weight properly. As a
result, the seat belt pretensioner
for the front passenger’s seat
may not activate in the event of
a collision.
●If the pretensioner has acti-
vated, the SRS warning light will
come on. In that case, the seat
belt cannot be used again and
must be replaced at your Toyota
dealer.
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■Location of the SRS airbags
The SRS airbags are stowed in the following locations.
SRS airbags
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) name is used because
the airbag system supplements the vehicle’s seatbelts.
This vehicle is equipped with a supplemental restraint system
which consists of seven airbags.
The configurations are as follows.
Driver’s and front passenger’s frontal airbags
Driver’s and front passenger’s side airbags
Curtain shield airbags (for driver, front passenger and rear pa s-
sengers)
Knee airbag for driver
These SRS airbags are designed only to be a supplement to
the primary protection provided by the seatbelt.
The system also controls front seatbelt pretensioners. For
operation instructions and precautions concerning the seat-
belt pretensioner, refer to P.25.
Components
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Driver’s SRS frontal airbag: in the center portion of the steering
wheel
An “SRS AIRBAG” mark is loca ted on the pad of the airbag.
Front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag : near the top of the right
side of dashboard
An “SRS AIRBAG” mark is located on the right corner of the dash board.
SRS side airbag : in the door side of each front seat seatback
An “SRS AIRBAG” marks are locat ed on the door side of each front seat
cushion.
SRS curtain shield airbag : in the roof side (between the front pillar
and a point over the rear seat)
“SRS AIRBAG” marks are located a t the top of each center pillar.
SRS knee airbag: under the steering column
An “SRS AIRBAG” mark is locate d at the door of the airbag.
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■SRS airbag system componentsFront impact sensor (left-hand side)
Front impact sensor (right-hand side)
SRS warning light
Frontal airbag module (driver’s side)
Airbag control module (including impact sensor and rollover sen-
sor)
Front passenger’s frontal airbag ON and OFF indicator
Frontal airbag module (front passenger’s side)
Seatbelt buckle switch (front passenger’s side)
Curtain shield airbag module (right-hand side)
Side impact sensor (door right-hand side)
Side airbag module (fr ont passenger’s side)
Seatbelt pretensioner and adaptive force limiter (front passen-
ger’s side)
Side impact sensor (center pillar right-hand side)
Airbag wiring
Side impact sensor (rear wheel house right-hand side)
Front passenger’s occupant detection system sensor
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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.