Toyota 2007 Yaris Hatchback Owner's Manual page 62

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The seat belt pretensioner system con-
sists mainly of the following components
and their locations are shown in the il-
lustration.
1. Front airbag sensors
2. SRS warning light
3. "AIRBAG ON" and "AIRBAG OFF" indi-
cator lights
4. Front passenger's seat belt
switch
5. Front passenger occupant classification
system (ECU and sensors)
6. Seat belt pretensioner assemblies
7. Airbag sensor assembly
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The seat belt pretensioners are controlled
by the airbag sensor assembly. The airbag
sensor assembly consists of a safing sen-
sor and airbag sensor.
When the seat belt pretensioners are acti-
vated, an operating noise may be heard
and a small amount of non−toxic gas may
be released. This does not indicate that
a fire is occurring. This gas is normally
harmless.
Once the seat belt pretensioners have
been activated, the seat belt retractors
remain locked.
CAUTION
Do not modify, remove, strike or open
the seat belt pretensioner assemblies,
airbag sensor or surrounding area or
wiring. Failure to follow these instruc-
tion may prevent the seat belt preten-
sioners from activating
cause sudden operation of the system
buckle
or disable the system, which could
result in death or serious injury. Con-
sult your Toyota dealer about any re-
pair and modification.
Do not perform any of the following
changes without
Toyota dealer.
interfere with proper operation of the
seat belt pretensioners
cases.
z Installation
such as a mobile two−way radio,
cassette tape player
disc player
z Repairs on or near the front seat
belt retractor assemblies
z Modification of the suspension sys-
tem
z Modification of the front end struc-
ture
z Attachment of a grille guard (bull
bar, kangaroo bar, etc.), snowplow,
winches or any other equipment to
correctly,
the front end
z Repairs made on or near the front
fenders, front end structure or con-
sole
2007 YARIS HATCHBACK from Feb. '07Prod. (OM52754U)
NOTICE
consulting your
Such changes can
in some
of electronic devices
or compact