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Seat belts
Make sure that all occupants
are wearing their seat belts
before driving the vehicle.
WA R N I N G
Observe the following precautions to
reduce the risk of injury in the event of
sudden braking, sudden swerving or an accident.
Failure to do so may cause death or
serious injury.
■Wearing a seat belt
●Ensure that all passengers wear a seat belt.
●Always wear a seat belt properly.
●Each seat belt should be used by
one person only. Do not use a seat belt for more than one person at
once, including children.
●Toyota recommends that children
be seated in the rear seat and
always use a seat belt and/or an appropriate child restraint system.
●To achieve a proper seating posi- tion, do not recline the seat more
than necessary. The seat belt is
most effective when the occupants are sitting up straight and well back
in the seats.
●Do not wear the shoulder belt under
your arm.
●Always wear your seat belt low and
snug across your hips.
■Pregnant women
Obtain medical advice and wear the seat belt in the proper way. (P. 3 0 )
Women who are pregnant should
position the lap belt as low as possi- ble over the hips in the same manner
as other occupants, extending the
shoulder belt completely over the shoulder and avoiding belt contact
with the rounding of the abdominal
area.
If the seat belt is not worn properly,
not only the pregnant woman, but
also the fetus could suffer death or serious injury as a result of sudden
braking or a collision.
■People suffering illness
Obtain medical advice and wear the
seat belt in the proper way. (P. 3 0 )
■When children are in the vehicle
P. 6 6
■Seat belt damage and wear
●Do not damage the seat belts by allowing the belt, plate, or buckle to
be jammed in the door.
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Extend the shoulder belt so that
it comes fully over the shoulder,
but does not come into contact
with the neck or slide off the
shoulder.
Position the lap belt as low as
possible over the hips.
Adjust the position of the
seatback. Sit up straight and well
back in the seat.
Do not twist the seat belt.
■Child seat belt usage
The seat belts of your vehicle were prin- cipally designed for persons of adult
size.
●Use a child restraint system appropri-
ate for the child, until the child
becomes large enough to properly wear the vehicle’s seat belt. ( P. 5 6 )
●When the child becomes large enough to properly wear the vehicle’s
seat belt, follow the instructions
regarding seat belt usage. ( P. 2 9 )
■Seat belt regulations
If seat belt regulations exist in the coun-
try where you reside, please contact any
authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized repairer, or any reliable
repairer for seat belt replacement or
installation.
1 To fasten the seat belt, push the
plate into the buckle until a click
sound is heard.
2 To release the seat belt, press
WA R N I N G
●Inspect the seat belt system period-
ically. Check for cuts, fraying, and
loose parts. Do not use a damaged seat belt until it is replaced. Dam-
aged seat belts cannot protect an
occupant from death or serious injury.
●Ensure that the belt and plate are
locked and the belt is not twisted. If the seat belt does not function
correctly, immediately contact any
authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized repairer, or any reliable
repairer.
●Replace the seat assembly, includ-
ing the belts, if your vehicle has
been involved in a serious accident, even if there is no obvious damage.
●Do not attempt to install, remove, modify, disassemble or dispose of
the seat belts. Ha ve any necessary
repairs carried out by any author- ized Toyota retailer or Toyota
authorized repairer, or any reliable
repairer. Inappropriate handling may lead to incorrect operation.
Correct use of the seat beltsFastening and releasing the
seat belt
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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 strongly and then release the belt, then
a slow and easy pulling will allow the
belt to extend.
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 easily 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 occu-
pants by retracting the seat belts
when the vehicle is subjected to
certain types of se vere frontal colli-
sion.
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
side impact, a rear impact or a vehicle
rollover.
■Replacing the belt after the
pretensioner has been activated
If the vehicle is involved in multiple colli- sions, the pretensioner will activate for
the first collision, but will not activate for
the second or subsequent collisions.
Seat belt guide
WA R N I N G
■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 button.
●Do not hang from or pull the guide forcefully.
ASeat belt pretensioners
(front seats)
WA R N I N G
■Seat belt pretensioners
If the pretensioner has activated, the
SRS warning light will come on. In
that case, the seat belt cannot be used again and must be replaced at
any authorized Toyota retailer or
Toyota authorized repairer, or any reli- able repairer.
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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 passengers)
Knee airbag for driver
These SRS airbags are designed only as a supplement to the pri-
mary protection provided by the seatbelt.
The system also controls seatbelt pretensioners. For operation
instructions and precautions concerning the seatbelt pretensioner,
refer to P.31.
Components
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■SRS airbag system components
Front 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)
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 (front passenger’s side)
Seatbelt pretensioner and adaptive fo rce limiter (front passenger’s side)
Side impact sens or (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 (cen ter 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, the 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.335.
■SRS Airbag System Servicing
In the following cases, we recommend that you contact your Toyota dealer as
soon as possible.
●The front part of the vehicle was
involved in an accident in which the
SRS frontal airbags did not deploy.
●The pad of the steering wheel, the
cover over the front passenger’s fron- tal airbag, or either roof side (from the
front pillar to a point over the rear
seat) is scratched, cracked, or other- wise damaged.
●The center pillar, rear wheel house or rear sub frame, or an area near these
parts, was involved in an accident in
which the SRS side airbag and SRS curtain shield airbag did not deploy.
●The fabric or leather of either front seatback is cut, frayed, or otherwise
damaged.
●The rear part of the vehicle was
involved in an accident.
■When you sell your vehicle
When you sell your vehicle, we urge you to inform the buyer that the vehicle is
equipped with SRS airbags. Also, notify
the buyer of the applicable section in this Owner’s Manual.
WA R N I N G
■General Precautions regarding
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 airbags are designed only
to be a supplement to the primary protection provided by the seatbelt.
They do not eliminate the need to
fasten seatbelts. In combination with the seatbelts, they offer the
best combined protection in case of
a serious accident.
Not wearing a seatbelt increases the
chance of severe injury or death in a
crash even when the vehicle has the SRS airbags.
For instructions and precautions con-
cerning the seatbelt system, refer to
P.29.
●The SRS side airbag and SRS cur-
tain shield airbag are designed only to be a supplement to the primary
protection provided by the seatbelt.
They do not eliminate the need to fasten seatbelts. It is also important
to wear your seatbelt to help avoid
injuries that can result when an occupant is not seated in a proper
upright position.
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●The SRS airbags deploy with con-
siderable speed and force. Occu-
pants who are out of the proper position when the SRS airbags
deploy could suffer very serious
injuries. Because the SRS airbags need enough space for deploy-
ment, the driver should always sit
upright and well back in the seat as
far from the steering wheel as prac- tical while still maintaining full vehi-
cle control and the front passenger
should move the seat as far back as possible and sit upright and well
back in the seat.
●Do not sit or lean unnecessarily
close to either door. The SRS side
airbags are stored in both front seat seatbacks next to the door, and
they provide protection by deploy-
ing rapidly (faster than the blink of an eye) in the event of a side
impact collision. However, the force
of SRS side airbag deployment may cause injuries if the head or
other parts of the body are too close
to the SRS side airbag.
●Do not sit or lean unnecessarily close to the door, windows or pillars
on either side. Also, do not put your
head, arms or hands out of the win- dow. The curtain shield airbags on
both sides of the cabin are stored in
the roof side (between the front pil- lar and a point over the rear seat),
and they provide protection by
deploying rapidly (faster than the blink of an eye) in the event of a
side impact or an offset frontal colli-
sion.
●Do not sit or lean unnecessarily
close to the SRS airbag. Because the SRS airbag deploys with con-
siderable speed faster than the
blink of an eye and force to pro- tect in high speed collisions, the
force of an airbag can injure an
occupant whose body is too close to SRS airbag.
It is also important to wear your
seatbelt to help avoid injuries that can result when the SRS airbag
contacts an occupant not in the
proper position such as one thrown forward during preaccident braking.
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.
●Do not rest your arm on either door or its internal trim. You could be
injured in the event of SRS side
airbag deployment.
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■General Precautions regarding
SRS Airbag System and Children
●Put children in the REAR seat prop- erly restrained at all times in a child
restraint device or in a seatbelt,
whichever is appropriate for the child’s age, height and weight. The
SRS airbag deploys with considera-
ble speed and force and can injure
or even kill children, especially if they are not restrained or improp-
erly restrained. Because children
are lighter and weaker than adults, their risk of being injured from
deployment is greater.
Secure ALL types of child restraint devices (including forward facing
child seats) in the REAR seats at all
times. According to accident statistics,
children are safer when properly
restrained in the rear seating posi- tions than in the front seating posi-
tions.
For instructions and precautions concerning the child restraint sys-
tem, refer to P.56.
●NEVER INSTALL A CHILD SEAT IN THE FRONT SEAT. DOING SO
RISKS SERIOUS INJURY OR
DEATH TO THE CHILD BY PLAC- ING THE CHILD’S HEAD TOO
CLOSE TO THE SRS AIRBAG.
●Never allow a child to stand up or
kneel on the front passenger’s seat.
The SRS airbag deploys with con- siderable force and can injure or
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 or even kill the child.
●Never allow a child to do the follow-ing.
• Kneel on any passenger’s seat fac-
ing the side window
• Wrap his/her arms around the front
seat seatback