Toyota 2008 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 "AIR BAG ON" indi-
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cator light is illuminated when us-
ing the seat belt extender for the
front passenger seat. If the "AIR
BAG OFF" indicator light is illumi-
nated, disconnect the extender
tongue from the seat belt buckle,
then reconnect the seat belt. Recon-
nect the seat belt extender after
making sure the "AIR BAG ON" in-
dicator light is illuminated. If you
use the seat belt extender while the
"AIR BAG OFF" indicator light is
illuminated, the front passenger air-
bag and side airbag on the front
passenger side may not activate
correctly, which could cause death
or serious injury in the event of
collision.
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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 "AIR BAG 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 it does
touches the rear/second seat.
Keep the front passenger seatback
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 "AIR BAG ON" indica-
tor light should be illuminated. If
the "AIR BAG 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 "AIR BAG
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.
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).
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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 seat
contact the front seatbacks.
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