Toyota Rav4 Manual page 74

The curtain shield airbags may not acti-
vate if the vehicle is subjected to a
collision from the side at certain
angles, or a collision to the side of the
vehicle body other than the passenger
compartment as shown in the illustra-
tion.
The curtain shield airbags are designed to
inflate when the passenger compartment
area suffers a severe impact from the
side or vehicle rollover.
Always wear your seat belts properly.
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'08 Rav4_U (L/O 0802)
The angle of Skidding vehicle
vehicle tip−up hitting a curb
is marginal stone
The curtain shield airbags may inflate
if the angle of vehicle tip−up is margin-
al or if the skidding vehicle's tires hit
a curb stone laterally as shown in the
illustration.
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
Collision from
Collision from
the front
the rear
Pitch end over end
The curtain shield airbags are not gen-
erally designed to inflate if the vehicle
is involved in a front or rear collision,
if it pitches end over end, or if it is
involved in a low−speed side collision.
2008 RAV4 from Feb. '08 Prod. (OM42726U)