Toyota 2007 Yaris Sedan Owner's Manual page 59

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Hitting a curb,
Falling into or
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edge of pavement
jumping over a
or hard surface
deep hole
Landing hard or vehicle falling
The SRS airbags may also deploy if a
serious impact occurs to the underside
of your vehicle. Some examples are
shown in the illustration.
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The SRS airbag system consists mainly of
the following components, and their loca-
tions are shown in the illustration.
1. Front airbag sensors
2. Airbag module for driver (airbag and
inflator)
3. SRS warning light
4. "AIRBAG ON" and "AIRBAG OFF" indi-
cator lights
5. Airbag module for front passenger (air-
bag and inflator)
6. Front passenger occupant classification
system (ECU and sensors)
7. Front passenger's seat belt
switch
2007 YARIS SEDAN from Oct. '06 Prod. (OM52736U)
8. Driver's seat belt buckle switch
9. Driver's seat position sensor
10. Airbag sensor assembly
The airbag sensor assembly consists of a
safing sensor and airbag sensor.
The front airbag sensors constantly moni-
tor the forward deceleration of the vehicle.
If an impact results in a forward decelera-
tion beyond the designed threshold level,
the system triggers the airbag inflators. At
this time a chemical reaction in the inflat-
ors very quickly fills the airbags with non−
toxic gas to help restrain the forward mo-
tion of the occupants. The airbags then
quickly deflate, so that there is no ob-
struction of the driver's vision should it be
necessary to continue driving.
When the airbags inflate, they produce a
loud noise and release some smoke and
residue along with non−toxic gas. This
does not indicate a fire. This smoke may
remain inside the vehicle for some time,
and may cause some minor irritation to
the eyes, skin or breathing. Be sure to
wash off any residue as soon as possible
to prevent any potential skin irritation with
soap and water. If you can safely exit
from the vehicle, you should do so imme-
buckle
diately.
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