Toyota 2003 Corolla Owner's Manual page 54

CAUTION
The SRS side airbag system is de-
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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.
instructions and precautions con-
cerning the seat belt system, see
"Seat belts" on page 32 in this sec-
tion.
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Improperly seated and/or restrained
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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-
For tion of a child restraint system, see
"Child restraint" on page 53 in this
section.
Do not allow a child to lean his/her
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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
53 in this section.
2003 MY COROLLA_U (OM12744U)
'03 Corolla U (L/O 0201)
system. Toyota
Do not lean against the front door
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when the vehicle is in use, since
the side airbag inflates with consid-
erable speed and force. Otherwise,
you may be killed or be seriously
injured. Spacial care should be tak-
en especially
if he/she is
small child in the vehicle.
Sit up straight and well back in the
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seat, distributing your weight evenly
in the seat. Do not apply excessive
concerning the
weight to the outer side of the front
seats on vehicles with side airbags.
when you have a