Toyota 2003 ECHO Owner's Manual page 40

When the front seat belt pretensioners are
activated, an operating noise may be
heard and a small amount of smoke–like
gas may be released. This gas is harm-
less and does not indicate that a fire is
occurring.
Once the front seat belt pretensioners
have been activated, the seat belt retrac-
tors remain 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 death or serious injury.
Failure to follow these instruction can
result in death or serious injuries.
Consult your Toyota dealer about any
repairs and modifications.
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NOTICE
Do not perform any of the following
changes without consulting
Toyota dealer. Such changes
interfere with proper operation of the
front seat belt pretensioners in some
cases.
_ Installation
of electronic
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
your
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devices
This front seat belt pretensioner system
has a service reminder indicator to inform
the driver of operating problems. If either
of the following conditions occurs, this
indicates a malfunction of the airbags or
pretensioners. Contact your Toyota dealer
as soon as possible
vehicle.
D
The light does not come on when the
ignition key is turned to the "ON" posi-
tion, or the light remains on.
D
The light comes on or flashes while
driving.
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If either front seat belt does not retract
or can not be pulled out due to a
malfunction or activation of the relevant
front seat belt pretensioner.
2003 ECHO from Aug. '02 Prod. (OM52481U)
to service the