D Srs Side Airbags And Curtain Shield Airbags - Toyota RAV4 EE Owner's Manual

SRS side airbags and curtain
shield airbags
The SRS (Supplemental Restraint Sys-
tem) side airbags and curtain shield air-
bags are designed to provide further
protection for the driver, front passen-
ger and rear outside passengers in
addition to the primary safety protec-
tion provided by the seat belts.
In response to a severe side impact, the
SRS side airbags and curtain shield air-
bags work with the seat belts to help
reduce injury by inflating. The SRS side
airbags help reduce injuries mainly to the
driver's or front passenger's chest and the
SRS curtain shield airbags help reduce
injuries mainly to the driver's, front pas-
senger's or rear outside passenger's head.
The SRS side airbag and curtain shield
airbag 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 acti-
vated.
Always wear your seat belt properly.
The front passenger airbag and SRS side
airbag on passenger seat can be disabled
only when installing a rear−facing child
restraint system on the front passenger
seat.
See "Passenger airbag manual on−off
switch" on page 134 in this Section for
detail.
RAV4_EE
OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
CAUTION
The SRS side airbag and curtain
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shield airbag system is designed
only as a supplement to the prima-
ry protection of the driver, and
front passenger and rear outside
passenger side seat belt systems.
To ensure maximum protection in
an accident, the driver and all pas-
sengers in the vehicle must wear
their seat belts properly. Wearing a
seat belt properly during an acci-
dent reduces the chances of death
or serious injury or being thrown
out of the vehicle. For instructions
and precautions concerning the seat
belt system, see "Seat belts" on
page 99 in this Section.
Do not allow anyone to lean his/her
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head or any part of his/her body
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 even if he/she is a child
seated in the child restraint system.
It is dangerous if the SRS side air-
bag and curtain shield airbag in-
flate, and the impact of the deploy-
ing airbag could cause death or se-
rious injury to the child. For in-
structions concerning the installa-
tion of a child restraint system, see
"Child restraint" on page 137 in
this Section.
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