461-1. For safe use
NOTICE
■Toyota advanced frontal air-
bag system precautions
Observe the following precau-
tions. Failure to do so may pre-
vent the Toyota advanced frontal
airbag system from functioning
correctly or cause the system to
fail.
●Do not apply any strong impact
to the front passenger’s seat
such as by kicking.
●Do not let rear passengers rest
their feet bet ween the front
seatback and seat cushion.
●Do not spill liqui d on the front
passenger’s seat. If liquid is
spilled, wipe it off immediately.
●Do not remove or disassemble
the front passenger’s seat.
●Do not install any accessory
(such as an audio amplifier)
other than a genuine Toyota
accessory under the front pas-
senger’s seat.
●Do not place anything (shoes,
umbrella, etc.) under the front
passenger’s seat.
●Do not place any objects
(books, etc.) around the front
passenger’s seat.
●Do not use the front passen-
ger’s seat with the head
restraint removed.
●Do not leave any articles on the
front passenger’ s seat or the
seatbelt tongue and buckle
engaged when you leave your
vehicle.
●Do not put sharp object(s) on
the seat or pierce the seat
upholstery.
●Do not place a magnet near the
seatbelt buckle and the seatbelt
retractor.
●Do not use front seats with their
backward-forwa rd position
adjuster and seatback adjuster
not being locked into place
securely. If any of them are not
locked securely, adjust them
again. For adjusting procedure,
refer to P.119.
■When using the front passen-
ger’s seat
Observe the following precautions
as it increase the load on the front
passenger's seat and not work
properly.
●Do not install any accessory
such as a table or TV onto the
seatback.
●Do not allow the rear seat occu-
pant to place his/her hands or
legs on the front passenger's
seatback, or allow him/her to
pull the seatback.
■Occupant detection system
Electrical devices, such as cell
phones, laptops, portable music
players, or electronic games,
especially when connected to the
accessory power outlet and
placed on the front passenger’s
seat or used by the person sitting
in the front passenger’s seat, may
affect the operation of the occu-
pant detection system. If either of
the following situ ations occurs
when using an electronic device
in the vehicle, at first try to relo-
cate that device to avoid it creat-
ing any interference.
●The SRS warning light illumi-
nates.
●The front passenger’s frontal
airbag ON and OFF indicators
operate erratically.
1133-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and trunk
3
Before driving
depleted
●Near a TV tower, electric power
plant, gas station, radio station,
large display, airpo rt or other facil-
ity that generates strong radio
waves or electrical noise
●When carrying a portable radio,
cellular phone, cordless phone or
other wireless communication
device
●When the electronic key is in con-
tact with, or is covered by the fol-
lowing metallic objects
• Cards to which al uminum foil is
attached
• Cigarette boxes that have alumi- num foil inside
• Metallic wallets or bags
• Coins
• Hand warmers made of metal
• Media such as CDs and DVDs
●When other wireless keys (that
emit radio waves) are being used
nearby
●When carrying the electronic key
together with the following devices
that emit radio waves
• Another vehicle’s electronic key or
a wireless key that emits radio
waves
• Personal computers or personal
digital assistants (PDAs)
• Digital audio players
• Portable game systems
●If window tint with a metallic con-
tent or metallic objects are
attached to the rear window
●When the electronic key is placed
near a battery charger or elec-
tronic devices
■Note for the entry function
●Even when the electronic key is
within the effective range (detec-
tion areas), the system may not
operate properly in the following
cases:
• The electronic key is too close to the window or outside door han-
dle, near the ground, or in a high
place when the doors are locked or unlocked.
• The electronic key is near the ground or in a high place, or too
close to the rear bumper center
when the trunk is unlocked.
• The electronic key is on the instru-
ment panel, rear package tray or
floor, or in the door pockets or
glove box when the engine is
started or engine switch modes
are changed.
●Do not leave the electronic key on
top of the instrument panel or near
the door pockets when exiting the
vehicle. Depending on the radio
wave reception conditions, it may
be detected by the antenna out-
side the cabin and the doors will
become lockable from the outside,
possibly trapping the electronic
key inside the vehicle.
●As long as the electronic key is
within the effective range, the
doors may be locked or unlocked
by anyone. However, only the
doors detecting the electronic key
can be used to unlock the vehicle.
●Even if the electro nic key is not
inside the vehicle, it may be possi-
ble to start the engine if the elec-
tronic key is near the window.
●The doors may unlock or lock if a
large amount of water splashes on
the door handle, such as in the
rain or in a car wash, when the
electronic key is within the effec-
tive range. (The doors will auto-
matically be locked after
approximately 60 seconds if the
doors are not opened and closed.)
●If the wireless remote control is
used to lock the doors when the
electronic key is near the vehicle,
there is a possib ility that the door
may not be unlocked by the entry
function. (Use the wireless remote
control to unlock the doors.)
●Touching the door lock or unlock
sensor while wearing gloves may
prevent lock or unlock operation.
●When the lock operation is per-
