This
SRS
side airbag
system has
service reminder indicator to inform the
driver of operating problems. If either of
the
following
conditions
occurs,
indicates a malfunction of the airbags.
Contact your Toyota dealer as soon as
possible to service the vehicle.
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The light does not come on when the
ignition key is turned to the "ACC" or
"ON" position, or remains on.
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The light comes on or flashes while
driving.
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In the following cases, contact your Toyota
dealer as soon as possible:
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The SRS side airbags have been in-
this
flated.
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The portion of the doors (shaded in the
illustration) were involved in an acci-
dent that did not cause the SRS side
airbags to inflate.
"
The surface of the seats with the side
airbag
(shaded
in
the
scratched, cracked, or otherwise damaged.
NOTICE
Do not disconnect the battery cables
before contacting your Toyota dealer.
Child restraint—
—Child restraint precautions
Toyota strongly urges the use of child
restraint
systems
enough to use them.
The laws of all fifty states in the U.S.A.
and Canada now require the use of a
child restraint system.
Your vehicle conforms to SAE J1819.
If a child is too large for a child restraint
system, the child should sit in the rear
seat and must be restrained using the
vehicle's seat belt. See "Seat belts" for
details.
CAUTION
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For effective protection in automo-
bile accidents and sudden stops,
children
must
strained using a seat belt or child
restraint system depending on the
age and size of the child. Holding
a child in your arms is not a sub-
stitute for a child restraint system.
illustration)
is
In an accident, the child can be
crushed against the windshield, or
between you and the vehicle's inte-
rior.
for
children
small
be
properly
re-