Curtain Shield Airbags - Toyota 2008 4Runner Owner's Manual

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NOTICE
Do not disconnect the battery cables
before contacting your Toyota dealer.
—SRS side airbags and

curtain shield airbags

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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
In response to a severe side impact, the
SRS side airbag and curtain shield airbag
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 91 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.
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