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1-1. For safe use 
The SRS curtain shield airbags do not  
generally inflate if the vehicle is involved  in a rear collision, if it rolls over, or if it is involved in a low-speed side or low- 
speed frontal collision.
●Collision from the rear
●Vehicle rollover
■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. Contact any authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota  
authorized repairer, or any reliable  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 and  SRS front seat center airbags to inflate.
●The pad section of the steering wheel or dashboard near the front passen- 
ger airbag is scratched, cracked, or  otherwise damaged.
●The surface of the seats with the SRS side airbag and SRS front seat center airbag is scratched, cracked, or other- 
wise damaged.
●The portion of the front pillars, rear pil-
lars or roof side rail garnishes (pad- ding) containing the SRS curtain shield airbags inside is scratched,  
cracked, or otherwise damaged. 
     
        
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WARNING
●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.
●Do not lean against the door, the roof side rail or the front, side and rear pillars.
●Do not allow anyone to kneel on the passenger seat toward the door or put their head or hands outside the  
vehicle.
●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 pas-
senger airbags deploy.
●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.452)
●Do not hang coat hangers or other  hard objects on the coat hooks. All of these items could become pro- 
jectiles and may cause death or  serious injury, should the SRS cur-tain shield airbags deploy. 
     
        
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1-1. For safe use
For safety and security
WARNING
●Do not use seat accessories which  cover the parts where the SRS side  
airbags and SRS front seat center  airbags inflate as they may interfere with inflation of the SRS airbags.  
Such accessories may prevent the  SRS side airbags and SRS front seat center airbags from activating  
correctly, disable the system or  cause the SRS side airbags and SRS front seat center airbags to  
inflate accidentally, resulting in  death or serious injury.
●Do not strike or apply significant levels of force to the area of the SRS airbag components or the  
front doors. Doing so can cause the SRS air-bags to malfunction.
●Do not touch any of the component parts immediately after the SRS air- 
bags have deployed (inflated) as  they may be hot.
●If breathing becomes difficult after the SRS airbags have deployed, open a door or window to allow  
fresh air in, or leave the vehicle if it  is safe to do so. Wash off any resi-due as soon as possible to prevent  
skin irritation.
●If the areas where the SRS airbags 
are stored, such as the steering  wheel pad and front and rear pillar garnishes, are damaged or  
cracked, have them replaced by  any authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized repairer, or any  
reliable repairer.
■Modification and disposal of SRS  airbag system components 
Do not dispose of your vehicle or per- 
form any of the following modifica- tions without consulting your Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized repairer,  
or any reliable repairer. The SRS air- bags may malfunction or deploy (inflate) accidentally, causing 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, 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 
     
        
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4-1. Before driving
Driving
output may be restrained. 
 When the shift lever is shifted to  
R*. 
 When the shift lever is shifted  
from P or R to forward drive shift  
position such as D*. 
When the system operates, a mes- 
sage appears on the multi-informa- 
tion display. Read the message and  
follow the instruction.
*: Depending on the situation, the shift  
position may not be changed.
■Drive-Start Control (DSC) 
When the TRC is turned off ( P.329),  sudden start restraint control also does not operate. If your vehicle have trouble  
escaping from the mud or fresh snow  due to sudden start restraint control operation, deactivate TRC ( P.329) so  
that the vehicle may become able to  escape from the mud or fresh snow. 
Also, sudden start restraint control will  
not operate in the following conditions:
●When Trail Mode is turned on
Cargo and luggage
Take notice of the following  
information about storage pre- 
cautions, 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 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 lug-gage compartment whenever pos- 
sible.
●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