Toyota COROLLA Owner's Manual page 40

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1-1. For safe use
WARNING
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Modification and disposal of SRS airbag system components
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Installation of grille guard (bull bars, kangaroo bar, etc.), snow plows or
winches
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Modifications to the vehicle's suspension system
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Installation of electronic devices such as mobile two-way radio (RF-trans-
mitter) and CD players
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Modifications to your vehicle for a person with a physical disability
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If the SRS airbags deploy (inflate)
●Slight abrasions, burns, bruising etc., may be sustained from SRS airbags,
due to the extremely high speed deployment (inflation) by hot gases.
●A loud noise and white powder will be emitted.
●Parts of the airbag module (steering wheel hub, airbag cover and inflator) as
well as the front seats, and parts of the front and rear pillars and roof side
rail, may be hot for several minutes. The airbag itself may also be hot.
●The windshield may crack.
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SRS airbag deployment conditions (SRS front airbags)
●The SRS front airbags will deploy in the event of an impact that exceeds the
set threshold level (the level of force corresponding to an approximately 20 -
30 km/h [12 - 18 mph] frontal collision with a fixed wall that does not move or
deform).
However, this threshold velocity will be considerably higher in the following
situations:
• If the vehicle strikes an object, such as a parked vehicle or sign pole,
which can move or deform on impact
• If the vehicle is involved in an underride collision, such as a collision in
which the front of the vehicle "underrides", or goes under, the bed of a
truck
●Depending on the type of collision, it is possible that only the seat belt
pretensioners will activate.