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The seat belt pretensioner system mainly
consists of the following components and
their locations are shown in the illustra-
tion.
1. SRS airbag warning light
2. Airbag sensor assembly
3. Seat belt pretensioner assembly
The seat belt pretensioner is controlled by
the airbag sensor assembly. The airbag
sensor assembly consists of a safing sen-
sor and airbag sensor.
When a seat belt pretensioner is acti-
vated, an operating noise may be heard
and a small amount of smoke- like gas
may be released. This gas is harmless
and does not indicate that a fire is occur-
ring.
Once the seat belt pretensioner has been
activated, the seat belt retractor remains
locked.
CAUTION
Do not modify, remove, strike or open
the front seat belt pretensioner as-
semblies, airbag sensor or surround-
ing area or wiring. Doing any of
these may cause sudden operation of
the front seat belt pretensioners or
disable the system, which could re-
sult in serious injury.
Failure to follow these instructions
can result in serious injuries.
'98 AVALON (USA/CANADA)- U
NOTICE
Do not perform any of the following
changes
without
consulting
Toyota
dealer.
Such
changes
interfere with proper operation of the
seat
belt
pretensioners
cases.
z Installation of electronic items such
as a mobile two- way radio, cassette
tape player or compact disc player
z Repairs on or near the front seat
belt retractor assemblies
z Modification of the suspension sys-
tem
z Modification of the front end struc-
ture
z Attachment of a grille guard (bull
bar, kangaroo bar, etc.), snowplow,
winches or any other equipment to
the front end
z Repairs made on or near the front
end structure or console
your
can
in
some
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