Toyota HIACE 2006 Owner's Manual page 56

When the seat belt pretensioners are acti-
vated, an operating noise may be heard
and a small amount of non-toxic gas may
be released. This does not indicate that
a fire is occurring. This gas in normally
harmless.
Once the seat belt pretensioners have
been activated, the seat belt retractors
remain locked.
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CAUTION
Do not modify, remove, strike or open
the seat belt pretensioner assemblies,
airbag sensor or surrounding area or
wiring. Failure to follow these instruc-
tions may prevent the seat belt pre-
tensioners from activating correctly,
cause sudden operation of the system
or disable the system, which could
result in death or serious injury. Con-
sult your Toyota dealer about any re-
pair and modification.
NOTICE
Do not perform any of the following
changes without consulting your
Toyota dealer. Such changes can
interfere with proper operation of the
seat belt pretensioners in some
cases.
.Installation of electronic devices
such as a mobile two-way radio,
cassette tape player or compact
disc player
• Repairs on or near the front seat
belt retractor assemblies
• Modification of the suspension sys-
tem
• Modification of the front end struc-
ture
• Attachment of
a
grille guard (bull
bar, kangaroo bar, etc.), snowplow,
winches or any other equipment to
the front end
• Repairs made on or near the front
fenders, front end structure or con-
sole
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This indicator comes on when the igni-
tion key is turned to the "ON" position.
It goes off after about 6 seconds. This
means the seat belt pretensioners are
operating properly.
This warning light system monitors the
airbag sensor assembly, front airbag sen-
sors, seat belt pretensioner assemblies,
inflators, interconnecting wiring and power
sources. (For details, see "Service remind-
er indicators and warning buzzers" on
page 89 in Section 1-6.)
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