331-1. For safe use
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For safety and security
WARNING
●Do not put any objects under
the driver’s side of the instru-
ment panel. If the SRS knee air-
bag deploys, those objects
could interfere with its proper
operation and could be pro-
pelled inside the vehicle, caus-
ing injury.
●Do not attach accessories to the
windshield, or fit an extra-wide
mirror over the inside rear view
mirror. If the SRS airbag
deploys, those objects could
become projectile s that could
seriously injure vehicle occu-
pants.
●Do not attach accessories to the
door trim or near either SRS
side airbags and do not place
objects near the SRS side air-
bags. In the event of SRS side
airbag deployment, they could
be propelled dangerously
toward the vehicle’s occupants
and cause injuries.
●Do not attach a hands-free
microphone or any other acces-
sory to a front pillar, a center pil-
lar, a rear pillar, the windshield,
a side window, or any other
cabin surface that would be
near a deploying SRS curtain
shield airbag. A hands-free
microphone or other accessory
in such a location could be pro-
pelled through the cabin with
great force by the curtain shield
airbag, or it could prevent cor-
rect deployment o f the curtain
shield airbag. In either case, the
result could be serious injuries.
●Do not put any kind of clothes or
other objects over the front
seatback and do not attach
labels or stickers to the front
seat surface on or near the SRS
side airbag. They could prevent
proper deployment of the SRS
side airbag, reducing protection
available to th e front seat’s
occupant.
●Do not install a seat cover
unless it is a genuine Toyota
seat cover exclusively designed
for use with the SRS airbag.
Even when using a genuine
Toyota seat cover, the SRS side
airbag system may not function
normally if the seat cover is not
installed correctly.
341-1. For safe use
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