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For safety and security
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WARNING
■SRS airbag precautions 
● The SRS front passenger airbag also deploys with considerable force, and 
can  cause death  or  serious injury  especially  if  the front passe nger is  very 
close  to  the  airbag.  The  front  passenger  seat  should  be  as  far  from  the 
airbag as possible with the seatback adjusted, so the front pas senger sits 
upright. 
● Improperly  seated  and/or  restrained  infants  and  children  can  be  killed  or 
seriously injured by a deploying airbag. An infant or child who  is too small 
to  use  a  seat  belt  should  be  properly  secured  using  a  child  res traint  sys- 
tem. Toyota strongly recommends that all infants and children b e placed in 
the  rear  seats  of  the  vehicle  and  properly  restrained.  The  rear   seats  are 
safer for infants and children than the front passenger seat. ( P. 59)
●Do  not  sit  on  the  edge  of  the  seat  or 
lean against the dashboard. 
● Do  not  allow  a  child  to  stand  in  front  of 
the  SRS  front  passenger  airbag  unit  or 
sit on the knees of a front passenger. 
● Do not allow the front seat occupants to 
hold items on their knees. 
● Do  not  lean  against  the  door,  the  roof 
side  rail  or  the  front,  side  and  rear  pil-
lars. 
     
        
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WARNING
■SRS airbag precautions
●Do  not  allow  anyone  to  kneel  on  the 
passenger  seat  toward  the  door  or  put 
their head or hands outside the vehicle. 
● Vehicles  without  SRS  driver’s  knee 
airbag: Do not attach anything to or lean 
anything  against  areas  such  as  the
dashboard or steering wheel pad. 
These  items  can  become  projectiles 
when  the  SRS  driver  and  front  passen-
ger airbags deploy. 
Vehicles with SRS driver’s knee airbag: 
Do  not  attach  anything  to  or  lean  any-
thing  against  areas  such  as  the  dash- 
board,  steering  wheel  pad  and  lower 
portion of the instrument panel.
These  items  can  become  projectiles 
when  the  SRS  driver,  front  passenger 
and driver’s knee airbag deploy. 
● Do not attach anything to areas such as 
a  door,  windshield,  side  door  glass, 
front  or  rear  pillar,  roof  side  rail  and
assist  grip.  (Except  for  the  speed  limit 
label:  P. 707) 
     
        
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WARNING
■Modification and disposal of SRS airbag system components 
Do not dispose of your vehicle or perform any of the following  modifications 
without  consulting  any  authorized  Toyota  retailer  or  Toyota  aut horized 
repairer,  or  any  reliable  repaire r.  The  SRS  airbags  may  malfunction  or 
deploy (inflate) accidentally, c ausing death or serious injury. 
● Installation, removal, disassembly and repair of the SRS airbags 
● Repairs,  modifications,  removal  or  replacement  of  the  steering wheel, 
instrument panel, dashboard,  seats or seat upholstery,  front,  a nd side  pil- 
lars, roof side rails, front door panels, front door trims, or  front door speak- 
ers 
● Modifications to the front door panel (such as making a hole in it) 
● 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 or 
winches 
● Modifications to the vehicle’s suspension system 
● Installation of electronic devices such as mobile two-way radios (RF-trans- 
mitter) and CD players 
     
        
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■ When  to  contact  any  authorized  Toyota  retailer  or  Toyota  authorized 
repairer, or any reliable repairer 
In  the  following  cases,  the  vehicle  will  require  inspection  and /or  repair.  Con- 
tact  any  authorized  Toyota  retailer  or  Toyota  authorized  repair er,  or  any  reli- 
able repairer 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, deformed or has had a 
hole  made  in  it,  or  the  vehicle  was 
involved  in  an  accident  that  was  not
severe  enough  to  cause  the  SRS  side 
and curtain shield airbags to inflate. 
● Vehicles  without  SRS  driver’s  knee 
airbag:  
The pad section of the steering wheel or
dashboard  near  the  front  passenger 
airbag  is  scratched,  cracked,  or  other- 
wise damaged.
Vehicles with SRS driver’s knee airbag: 
The  pad  section  of  the  steering  wheel, 
dashboard  near  the  front  passenger
airbag or lower  portion  of the instrument 
panel  is  scratched,  cracked,  or  other- 
wise damaged. 
     
        
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4-1. Before driving
Driving
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Cargo and luggage
Take  notice  of  the  following  information  about  storage  precau- 
tions, cargo capacity and load.
WARNING
■ Things that must not be carried in the luggage compartment 
The following things may cause a fire if loaded in the luggage  compartment: 
● Receptacles containing gasoline 
● Aerosol cans 
■ Storage precautions 
Observe the following precautions. 
Failure  to  do  so  may  prevent  the  pedals  from  being  depressed  pr operly, 
may block the driver’s vision, or may result in items hitting t he driver or pas- 
sengers, possibly causing an accident. 
● Stow cargo and luggage in the luggage compartment whenever possible. 
● Do  not  stack  cargo  and  luggage  in  the  luggage  compartment  higher  than 
the seatbacks. 
● When  you  fold  down  the  rear  seats,  long  items  should  not  be  placed 
directly behind the front seats. 
● Do not place cargo or luggage in or on the following locations. 
• At the feet of the driver 
• On the front passenger or rear seats (when stacking items)
• On the luggage cover 
• On the instrument panel 
• On the dashboard 
● Secure all items in the occupant compartment. 
● Never allow anyone to ride in the luggage compartment. It is not designed 
for  passengers. They  should  ride  in  their  seats  with  their  seat   belts  prop- 
erly fastened. 
■ Load and distribution 
● Do not overload your vehicle.  
● Do not apply loads unevenly. 
Improper  loading  may  cause  deterioration  of  steering  or  braking   control 
which may cause death or serious injury.