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OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
SRS side airbags and curtain
shield airbags
The SRS (Supplemental Restraint System)
side airbags and curtain shield airbags are
designed to provide further protection for
the driver, front passenger and rear out-
side passengers in addition to the primary
safety protection provided by the seat-
belts.
In response to a severe side impact, the SRS
side airbags and curtain shield airbags work
with the seatbelts. Inflation of the SRS side
airbags help reduce injuries mainly to the
driver's or front passenger's chest. The SRS
curtain shield airbags help reduce injuries
mainly to the driver's, front passenger's or
rear outside passenger's head.
The SRS side airbag and curtain shield air-
bag on the passenger side are activated even
with no passenger in the front seat or rear
outside seat.
The curtain shield airbags may activate even
when the side airbags are not activated.
Always wear your seatbelt properly.
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CAUTION
The SRS side airbag and curtain
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shield airbag system is designed to
supplement the seatbelt systems of
the driver, front passenger and rear
outside passenger.
To reduce the chances of death or
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serious injury or being thrown out of
the vehicle in an accident, the driver
and/or passengers in the vehicle must
wear their seatbelt properly at all
times. For instructions and precau-
tions concerning the seatbelt system,
see "Seatbelts" on page 56 in this
Section.
No part of anyone's head or body
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should be permitted to lean against
the door or the area of the seat, front
pillar, rear pillar or roof side rail from
which the SRS side airbag and curtain
shield airbag deploy, as sudden infla-
tion could cause death or serious in-
jury to the occupant.
Toyota strongly recommends that all
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infants and children be placed in the
rear seats of the vehicle and are prop-
erly restrained.
Improperly seated and/or restrained
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infants and children can be killed or
seriously injured by inflating airbags.
An infant or child who is too small to
use a seatbelt should be properly se-
cured using a child restraint system.
For instructions concerning the in-
stallation of a child restraint system,
see "Child restraint" on page 78 in
this Section.
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