Toyota 2005 4Runner Owner's Manual page 90

—SRS side airbags and
curtain shield airbags
The SRS (Supplemental Restraint Sys-
tem) side airbags and curtain shield air-
bags are designed to provide further
protection for the driver, front passen-
∗ 1
ger and rear seat passengers
∗ 2
seat passengers in addition to the pri-
mary safety protection provided by the
seat belts.
∗ 1
: Without third seats
∗ 2
: With third seats
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In response to a severe side impact, the
SRS side airbag and curtain shield airbags
in the impacted side work with the seat
belts to help reduce injury by inflating.
The SRS side airbags help reduce injuries
mainly to the driver's or front passenger's
chest. The SRS curtain shield airbags
help reduce injuries mainly to the driver's,
front passenger's or rear/second passen-
ger's head and help prevent them from
being thrown out of the vehicle.
The SRS side airbag on the passenger
seat will not activate if there is no pas-
senger sitting in the front passenger seat.
However, the side airbag on the passen-
ger seat may deploy if luggage is put in
the seat, or the seat belt is buckled up
regardless of the presence of the occu-
/second
pant in the seat. (As for the front passen-
ger occupant classification system, see
"—Front passenger occupant classification
system" on page 90 in this Section.)
The SRS curtain shield airbag on the pas-
senger side are activated even with no
passenger in the front seat or rear/second
outside seat.
'05 4Runner_U (L/O 0504)
Roll sensing function:
In response to a vehicle rollover, the cur-
tain shield airbags on both sides work
with the seat belts to help reduce injury
by inflating. The curtain shield airbags
help reduce injuries mainly to the driver's,
front passenger's or rear/second passen-
ger's head and help prevent them from
being thrown out of the vehicle. (This
function can be turned off if inflation is
not desired. See "Roll sensing of curtain
shield airbags off switch" on page 94 in
this Section.)
The SRS curtain shield airbags may acti-
vate even when the side airbags are not
activated.
Always wear your seat belt properly.