Toyota 2001 Prius Owner's Manual page 132

CAUTION
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The SRS side airbag system is de-
signed only as a supplement to the
primary protection of the
side and front passenger side seat
belt systems. To ensure maximum
protection in an accident, the driver
and all passengers in the vehicle
must wear their seat belts properly.
Wearing a seat belt properly during
an accident reduces the chances of
death or serious injury or being
thrown out of the vehicle. For in-
structions and precautions concern-
ing the seat belt system, see "Seat
belts" on page 40 in this section.
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Improperly seated and/or restrained
infants and children can be killed
or seriously injured by the deploy-
ing airbags. An infant or child who
driver is too small to use a seat belt
should be properly secured using a
child restraint
strongly recommends that all in-
fants and children be placed in the
rear seat of the vehicle and proper-
ly restrained. The rear seat is the
safest for infants and children. For
instructions concerning the installa-
tion of a child restraint system, see
"Child restraint" on page 61 in this
section.
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Do not allow a child to lean his/her
head or any part of his/her body
against the front door or the area
of the seat from which the side air-
bag deploys even
seated in the child restraint system.
It is dangerous if the side airbag
inflates, and the impact could cause
death or serious injury to the child.
For instructions
installation of a child restraint sys-
tem, see "Child restraint" on page
61 in this section.
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Do not lean against the front door
when the vehicle is in use. The side
airbag
speed and force; you may be killed
or seriously injured.
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Do not apply excessive weight to
if he/she is
the outer side of the front seats on
vehicles with side airbags.
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