Toyota 2006 Rav4 Owner's Manual page 94

CAUTION
To avoid potential death or serious
injury when the front passenger occu-
pant classification system does not
detect the conditions correctly, ob-
serve the following.
Make sure the "AIRBAG ON" indica-
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tor light is illuminated when using
the seat belt extender for the front
passenger seat. If the "AIRBAG
OFF" indicator light is illuminated,
disconnect the extender
from the seat belt buckle, then re-
connect the seat belt. Reconnect
the seat belt extender after making
sure the "AIRBAG ON" indicator
light is illuminated. If you use the
seat belt extender while the "AIR-
BAG OFF" indicator light is illumi-
nated, the front passenger airbag
and side airbag on the front pas-
senger side may not activate cor-
rectly, which could cause death or
serious injury in the event of colli-
sion.
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Do not recline the front passenger
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seatback so far that it touches a
rear/second seat. This may cause
the "AIRBAG OFF" indicator to be
illuminated, which indicates that the
passenger's airbags will not deploy
in the event of a severe accident.
If the seatback touches the rear/
second seat, return the seatback to
a position where
touches the rear/second seat.
Keep the front passenger seatback
tongue as upright as possible when the ve-
hicle is moving. Reclining the seat-
back excessively may lessen the ef-
fectiveness of the seat belt system.
If an adult sits in the front passen-
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ger seat, the "AIRBAG ON" indica-
tor light should be illuminated. If
the "AIRBAG OFF" indicator is illu-
minated, ask the passenger to sit
up straight, well back in the seat,
feet on the floor, and with the seat
belt worn correctly. If the "AIRBAG
OFF" indicator still remains illumi-
nated, either ask the passenger to
move to the rear/second seat, or if
that is not possible, move the front
passenger seat fully rearward.
'06 Rav4_U (L/O 0601)
Wear the seat belt properly.
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Make sure the front passenger's
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seat belt tab has not been left in-
serted into the buckle before some-
one sits in the front passenger
seat.
Do not apply a heavy load to the
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front passenger seat or equipment
(e.g. seatback pocket).
it does not
Do not put weight on the front pas-
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senger seat by putting your hands
or feet on the front passenger seat
seatback from the rear/second pas-
senger seat.
Do not let a rear/second passenger
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lift the front passenger seat with
their feet or press on the seatback
with their legs.
Do not put objects under the front
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passenger seat.
Child restraint systems installed on
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the rear/second
contact the front seatbacks.
2005 RAV4 from Jan. '06 Prod. (OM42620U)
seat should not