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1-1. For safe use
For safety and security
●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 an SRS driver’s knee airbag: The pad section of the steer-
ing wheel or dashboard near the front
passenger airbag is scratched, cracked, or otherwise damaged.
●Vehicles with an SRS driver’s knee airbag: The pad section of the steer-
ing wheel, dashboard near the front
passenger airbag or lower portion of the instrument panel is scratched,
cracked, or otherwise damaged.
●Vehicles with SRS side airbags: The
surface of the seats with the SRS side airbag is scratched, cracked, or other-
wise damaged.
●Vehicles with SRS curtain shield
airbags: The portion of the front pil-
lars, rear pillars or roof side rail gar- nishes (padding) containing the SRS
curtain shield airbags inside is
scratched, cracked, or otherwise dam- aged.
WA R N I N G
■SRS airbag precautions
Observe the following precautions
regarding the SRS airbags. Failure to do so may cause death or
serious injury.
401-1. For safe use
WA R N I N G
●The driver and all passengers in the
vehicle must wear their seat belts
properly. The SRS airbags are supplemental
devices to be used with the seat
belts.
●The SRS driver airbag deploys with
considerable force, and can cause
death or serious injury especially if the driver is very close to the
airbag.
Since the risk zone for the driver’s airbag is the first 50 - 75 mm (2 - 3 in.)
of inflation, placing yourself 250 mm
(10 in.) from your driver airbag pro- vides you with a clear margin of
safety. This distance is measured
from the center of the steering wheel to your breastbone. If you sit less than
250 mm (10 in.) away now, you can
change your driving position in sev- eral ways:
• Move your seat to the rear as far as
you can while still reaching the ped- als comfortably.
• Slightly recline the back of the seat. Although vehicle designs vary,
many drivers can achieve the 250
mm (10 in.) distance, even with the driver seat all the way forward, sim-
ply by reclining the back of the seat
somewhat. If reclining the back of your seat makes it hard to see the
road, raise yourself by using a firm,
non-slippery cushion, or raise the seat if your vehicle has that feature.
• If your steering wheel is adjustable, tilt it downward. This points the
airbag toward your chest instead of
your head and neck.
The seat should be adjusted as rec-
ommended above, while still main- taining control of the foot pedals,
steering wheel, and your view of the
instrument panel controls.
●The SRS front passenger airbag also deploys with considerable
force, and can cause death or seri-
ous injury especially if the front pas- senger 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 passenger 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 restraint system. Toyota strongly
recommends that all infants and
children be 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. 4 7 )
●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 occu-
pants to hold items on their knees.
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WA R N I N G
●Vehicles with SRS side airbags: Do
not lean against the front door.
●Vehicles with SRS curtain shield
airbags: Do not lean against the
door, the roof side rail or the front, side and rear pillars.
●Vehicles with SRS side airbags: Do
not allow anyone to kneel on the passenger seat toward the door or
put their head or hands outside the
vehicle.
●Vehicles without an 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 passenger airbags
deploy.
●Vehicles with an SRS driver’s knee airbag: Do not attach anything to or
lean anything against areas such
as the dashboard, steering wheel pad and lower portion of the instru-
ment panel. These items can
become projectiles when the SRS driver, front passe nger and driver’s
knee airbag deploy.
●Vehicles with SRS side airbags: Do
not attach anything to areas such
as a door, windshield and side win- dows.
●Vehicles with SRS curtain shield airbags: Do not attach anything to
areas such as a door, windshield,
side windows, front or rear pillar, roof side rail and assist grip.
(Except for the speed limit label
P.484)
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WA R N I N G
●Repairs, modifications, removal or
replacement of the steering wheel,
instrument panel, dashboard, seats or seat upholstery, front, side and
rear pillars, roof side rails, front
door panels, front door trims or front door speakers
●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 sus-
pension system
●Installation of electronic devices
such as mobile two-way radios
(RF-transmitter) and CD players
Exhaust gas precautions
Harmful substance to the
human body is included in
exhaust gases if inhaled.
WA R N I N G
Exhaust gases include harmful car-
bon monoxide (CO), which is color-
less and odorless. Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause exhaust
gases enter the vehicle and may lead to an accident caused by
light-headedness, or may lead to
death or a serious health hazard.
■Important points while driving
●Keep the trunk closed.
●If you smell exhaust gases in the
vehicle even when the trunk is closed, open the windows and have
the vehicle inspected at any author-
ized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized repairer, or any reliable
repairer as soon as possible.
■When parking
●If the vehicle is in a poorly venti-
lated area or a closed area, such as a garage, stop the engine.
●Do not leave the vehicle with the engine on for a long time.
If such a situation cannot be
avoided, park the vehicle in an open space and ensure that
exhaust fumes do not enter the
vehicle interior.
●Do not leave the engine running in
an area with snow build-up, or where it is snowing. If snowbanks
build up around the vehicle while
the engine is running, exhaust gases may collect and enter the
vehicle.
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Driving
WA R N I N G
●Vehicles with a Multidrive: Be care-
ful not to shift the shift lever with the
accelerator pedal depressed. Shift- ing the shift lever to any positions
other than P or N may lead to unex-
pected rapid acceleration of the vehicle that may cause an accident
and result in death or serious injury.
■If you hear a squealing or scrap- ing noise (brake pad wear indica-
tors)
Have the front and rear brake pads checked at the same time and
replaced by any authorized Toyota
retailer or Toyota authorized repairer, or any reliable repairer as soon as
possible.
Rotor damage may result if the pads
are not replaced when needed.
It is dangerous to drive the vehicle
when the wear limits of the brake
pads and/or those of the brake discs are exceeded.
■When the vehicle is stopped
●Do not race the engine.
If the vehicle is in any gear other
than P (Multidrive) or N, the vehicle may accelerate suddenly and unex-
pectedly, causing an accident.
●Vehicles with a Multidrive: In order
to prevent accidents due to the
vehicle rolling away, always keep depressing the brake pedal while
the engine is running, and apply the
parking brake as necessary.
●If the vehicle is stopped on an
incline, in order to prevent acci- dents caused by the vehicle rolling
forward or backward, always
depress the brake pedal and securely apply the parking brake as
needed.
●Avoid revving or racing the engine. Running the engine at high speed
while the vehicle is stopped may
cause the exhaust system to over- heat, which could result in a fire if
combustible material is nearby.
■When the vehicle is parked
●Do not leave glasses, cigarette
lighters, spray cans, or soft drink cans in the vehicle when it is in the
sun.
Doing so may result in the follow- ing:
• Gas may leak from a cigarette
lighter or spray can, and may lead to a fire.
• The temperature inside the vehicle may cause the plastic lenses and
plastic material of glasses to
deform or crack.
• Soft drink cans may fracture, caus-
ing the contents to spray over the interior of the vehicle, and may also
cause a short circuit in the vehicle’s
electrical components.
●Do not leave cigarette lighters in the
vehicle. If a cigarette lighter is in a place such as the glove box or on
the floor, it may be lit accidentally
when luggage is loaded or the seat is adjusted, causing a fire.
●Do not attach adh esive discs to the windshield or windows. Do not
place containers such as air fresh-
eners on the instrument panel or dashboard. Adhesive discs or con-
tainers may act as lenses, causing
a fire in the vehicle.
●Do not leave a door or window
open if the curved glass is coated
with a metallized film such as a sil- ver-colored one. Reflected sunlight
may cause the glass to act as a
lens, causing a fire.
1524-1. Before driving
Cargo and luggage
Take notice of the following
information about storage pre-
cautions, cargo capacity and
load:
WA R N I N G
■Things that must not be carried
in the trunk
The following things may cause a fire if loaded in the trunk:
●Receptacles containing gasoline
●Aerosol cans
■Storage precautions
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may prevent the ped- als from being depressed properly,
may block the driver’s vision, or may
result in items hitting the driver or passengers, possibly causing an acci-
dent.
●Stow cargo and luggage in the trunk
whenever possible.
●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 package tray
• On the instrument panel
• On the dashboard
●Secure all items in the occupant compartment.
■Load and distribution
●Do not overload your vehicle.
●Do not apply loads unevenly.Improper loading may cause deteri-
oration of steering or braking con-
trol which may cause death or serious injury.