Toyota Tacoma (2023 year). Manual in english - page 2

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Emergency locking retractor (ELR)

The retractor will lock the belt during a sudden stop or on impact. It may also
lock if you lean forward too quickly. A slow, easy motion will allow the belt to
extend so that you can move around fully.

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Automatic locking retractor (ALR)

When a passenger’s shoulder belt is completely extended and then retracted
even slightly, the belt is locked in that position and cannot be extended. This
feature is used to hold the child restraint system (CRS) firmly. To free the belt
again, fully retract the belt and then pull the belt out once more. (

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Child seat belt usage

The seat belts of your vehicle were principally designed for persons of adult
size.

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Use a child restraint system appropriate for the child, until the child
becomes large enough to properly wear the vehicle’s seat belt. (

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P. 54)

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When the child becomes large enough to properly wear the vehicle’s seat
belt, follow the instructions regarding seat belt usage. (

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P. 30)

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Replacing the belt after the pretensioner has been activated

If the vehicle is involved in multiple collisions, the pretensioner will activate for
the first collision, but will not activate for the second or subsequent collisions.

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Seat belt extender

If  your  seat  belts  cannot  be  fastened
securely  because  they  are  not  long
enough, a personalized seat belt extender
is  available  from  your Toyota  dealer  free
of charge.

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Observe the following precautions to reduce the risk of injury in the event of
sudden braking, sudden swerving or an accident.
Failure to do so may cause death or serious injury.

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Wearing a seat belt

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Ensure that all passengers wear a seat belt.

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Always wear a seat belt properly.

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Each seat belt should be used by one person only. Do not use a seat belt
for more than one person at once, including children.

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Toyota recommends that children be seated in the rear seat and always
use a seat belt and/or an appropriate child restraint system.

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To achieve a proper seating position, do not recline the seat more than
necessary. The seat belt is most effective when the occupants are sitting
up straight and well back in the seats.

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Do not wear the shoulder belt under your arm.

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Always wear your seat belt low and snug across your hips.

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Pregnant women

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People suffering illness

Obtain medical advice and wear the seat belt in the proper way. (

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P. 30)

Obtain medical advice and wear the seat
belt in the proper way. (

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P. 30)

Women  who  are  pregnant  should  posi-
tion the lap belt as low as possible over
the  hips  in  the  same  manner  as  other
occupants,  extending  the  shoulder  belt
completely over the shoulder and avoid-
ing  belt  contact  with  the  rounding  of  the
abdominal area.
If  the  seat  belt  is  not  worn  properly,  not
only  the  pregnant  woman,  but  also  the
fetus could suffer death or serious injury
as  a  result  of  sudden  braking  or  a  colli-
sion.

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When children are in the vehicle

Do not allow children to play with the seat belt. If the seat belt becomes
twisted around a child’s neck, it may lead to choking or other serious injuries
that could result in death.
If this occurs and the buckle cannot be unfastened, scissors should be used
to cut the belt.

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Seat belt pretensioners (front seats)

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Do not place anything, such as a cushion, on the front passenger’s seat.
Doing so will disperse the passenger’s weight, which prevents the sensor
from detecting the passenger’s weight properly. As a result, the seat belt
pretensioner for the front passenger’s seat may not activate in the event of
a collision.

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If the pretensioner has activated, the SRS warning light will come on. In
that case, the seat belt cannot be used again and must be replaced at
your Toyota dealer.

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Adjustable shoulder anchor (front seats)

Always make sure the shoulder belt is positioned across the center of your
shoulder. The belt should be kept away from your neck, but not falling off
your shoulder. Failure to do so could reduce the amount of protection in an
accident and cause death or serious injuries in the event of a sudden stop,
sudden swerve or an accident. (

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P. 31)

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Seat belt damage and wear

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Do not damage the seat belts by allowing the belt, plate, or buckle to be
jammed in the door.

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Inspect the seat belt system periodically. Check for cuts, fraying, and loose
parts. Do not use a damaged seat belt until it is replaced. Damaged seat
belts cannot protect an occupant from death or serious injury.

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Ensure that the belt and plate are locked and the belt is not twisted.
If the seat belt does not function correctly, immediately contact your Toyota
dealer.

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Replace the seat assembly, including the belts, if your vehicle has been
involved in a serious accident, even if there is no obvious damage.

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Do not attempt to install, remove, modify, disassemble or dispose of the
seat belts. Have any necessary repairs carried out by your Toyota dealer.
Inappropriate handling of the pretensioner may prevent it from operating
properly, resulting in death or serious injury.

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Using a seat belt extender

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Do not wear the seat belt extender if you can fasten the seat belt without
the extender.

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Do not use the seat belt extender when installing a child restraint system
because the belt will not securely hold the child restraint system, increas-
ing the risk of death or serious injury in the event of an accident.

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The personalized extender may not be safe on another vehicle, when
used by another person, or at a different seating position other than the
one originally intended.

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When using a seat belt extender

When releasing the seat belt, press on the buckle release button on the
extender, not on the seat belt.
This helps prevent damage to the vehicle interior and the extender itself.

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SRS airbags

The SRS airbags inflate when the vehicle is subjected to certain
types of severe impacts that may cause significant injury to the
occupants. They work together with the seat belts to help reduce
the risk of death or serious injury.

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SRS front airbags

SRS driver airbag/front passenger airbag
Can help protect the head and chest of the driver and front passen-
ger from impact with interior components
SRS knee airbags
Can help provide driver and front passenger protection

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SRS side and curtain shield airbags

SRS side airbags
Can help protect the torso of the front seat occupants
SRS curtain shield airbags

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Can help protect primarily the head of occupants in the outer
seats

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Can help prevent the occupants from being thrown from the vehi-
cle in the event of vehicle rollover

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Your vehicle is equipped with ADVANCED AIRBAGS designed based
on  the  US  motor  vehicle  safety  standards  (FMVSS208). The  airbag
sensor  assembly  (ECU)  controls  airbag  deployment  based  on  infor-
mation obtained from the sensors, etc., shown in the system compo-
nents  diagram  above.  This  information  includes  crash  severity  and
occupant  information. As  the  airbags  deploy,  a  chemical  reaction  in
the inflators quickly fills the airbags with non-toxic gas to help restrain
the motion of the occupants.

SRS airbag system components

Seat belt pretensioners
Knee airbags
“AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG
OFF” indicator lights
Front passenger airbag
Curtain shield airbags
Side airbags (front seats)
Front passenger occupant
classification system (ECU
and sensors)
SRS warning light

Driver airbag
Driver’s seat position sensor
Side impact sensors (rear)
Side impact sensors (front)
Driver’s seat belt buckle
switch
Front passenger’s seat belt
buckle switch
Front impact sensors
Airbag sensor assembly

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SRS airbag precautions

Observe the following precautions regarding the SRS airbags.
Failure to do so may cause death or serious injury.

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The driver and all passengers in the vehicle must wear their seat belts
properly.
The SRS airbags are supplemental devices to be used with the seat belts.

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The SRS driver airbag deploys with considerable force, and can cause
death or serious injury especially if the driver is very close to the airbag.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) advises:
Since the risk zone for the driver’s airbag is the first 2 - 3 in. (50 - 75 mm)
of inflation, placing yourself 10 in. (250 mm) from your driver airbag pro-
vides you with a clear margin of safety. This distance is measured from
the center of the steering wheel to your breastbone. If you sit less than
10 in. (250 mm) away now, you can change your driving position in sev-
eral ways:
• Move your seat to the rear as far as you can while still reaching the ped-

als comfortably.

• Slightly recline the back of the seat.

Although vehicle designs vary, many drivers can achieve the 10 in.
(250 mm) distance, even with the driver seat all the way forward, simply
by reclining the back of the seat somewhat. If reclining the back of your
seat makes it hard to see the road, raise yourself by using a firm, non-
slippery cushion, or raise the seat if your vehicle has that feature.

• If your steering wheel is adjustable, tilt it downward. This points the air-

bag toward your chest instead of your head and neck.

The seat should be adjusted as recommended by NHTSA above, while
still maintaining control of the foot pedals, steering wheel, and your view
of the instrument panel controls.

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If the seat belt extender has been con-
nected to the front seat belt buckles but
the seat belt extender has not also been
fastened  to  the  latch  plate  of  the  seat
belt,  the  SRS  front  airbags  will  judge
that the driver and front passenger are
wearing  the  seat  belt  even  though  the
seat  belt  has  not  been  connected.  In
this  case,  the  SRS  front  airbags  may
not  activate  correctly  in  a  collision,
resulting in death or serious injury in the
event of a collision. Be sure to wear the
seat belt with the seat belt extender.

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SRS airbag precautions

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The SRS front passenger airbag also deploys with considerable force, and
can cause death or serious injury especially if the front passenger is very
close to the airbag. The front passenger seat should be as far from the air-
bag as possible with the seatback adjusted, so the front passenger sits
upright.

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Improperly seated and/or restrained infants and children can be killed or
seriously injured by a deploying airbag. An infant or child who is too small
to use a seat belt should be properly secured using a child restraint sys-
tem. Toyota strongly recommends that all infants and children be placed in
the rear seats of the vehicle and properly restrained. The rear seats are
safer for infants and children than the front passenger seat. (

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P. 54)

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Do not sit on the edge of the seat or
lean against the dashboard.

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Do not allow a child to stand in front of
the SRS front passenger airbag unit or
sit on the knees of a front passenger.

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Do not allow the front seat occupants to
hold items on their knees.

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Do not lean against the door, the roof
side rail or the front, side and rear pil-
lars.

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SRS airbag precautions

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Do not hang coat hangers or other hard objects on the coat hooks. All of
these items could become projectiles and may cause death or serious
injury, should the SRS curtain shield airbags deploy.

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If a vinyl cover is put on the area where the SRS knee airbag will deploy,
be sure to remove it.

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Do not allow anyone to kneel on the
passenger seats toward the door or put
their head or hands outside the vehicle.

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Do  not  attach  anything  to  or  lean  any-
thing  against  areas  such  as  the  dash-
board,  steering  wheel  pad  and  lower
portion of the instrument panel.
These  items  can  become  projectiles
when  the  SRS  driver,  front  passenger
and knee airbags deploy.

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Do not attach anything to areas such as
a door, windshield, side windows, front
or rear pillar, roof side rail and assist
grip.

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Do not attach any heavy, sharp or hard
objects  such  as  keys  and  accessories
to the key. The objects may restrict the
SRS  knee  airbag  inflation  or  be  thrust
into  the  driver’s  seat  area  by  the  force
of the deploying airbag, thus causing a
danger.

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SRS airbag precautions

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Do  not use  seat accessories  which  cover  the parts where  the  SRS  side
airbags  inflate  as  they  may  interfere  with  inflation  of  the  airbags.  Such
accessories may prevent the side airbags from activating correctly, disable
the  system  or  cause  the  side  airbags  to  inflate  accidentally,  resulting  in
death or serious injury.

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Do not strike or apply significant levels of force to the area of the SRS air-
bag components.
Doing so can cause the SRS airbags to malfunction.

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Do not touch any of the component parts immediately after the SRS air-
bags have deployed (inflated) as they may be hot.

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If breathing becomes difficult after the SRS airbags have deployed, open a
door or window to allow fresh air in, or leave the vehicle if it is safe to do
so. Wash off any residue as soon as possible to prevent skin irritation.

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If the areas where the SRS airbags are stored, such as the steering wheel
pad and front and rear pillar garnishes, are damaged or cracked, have
them replaced by your Toyota dealer.

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Do not place anything, such as a cushion, on the front passenger’s seat.
Doing so will disperse the passenger’s weight, which prevents the sensor
from detecting the passenger’s weight properly. As a result, the SRS front
airbags for the front passenger may not deploy in the event of a collision.

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Modification and disposal of SRS airbag system components

Do not dispose of your vehicle or perform any of the following modifications
without consulting your Toyota dealer. The SRS airbags may malfunction or
deploy (inflate) accidentally, causing death or serious injury.

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Installation, removal, disassembly and repair of the SRS airbags

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Repairs, modifications, removal or replacement of the steering wheel,
instrument panel, dashboard, seats or seat upholstery, front, side and rear
pillars or roof side rails

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Repairs or modifications of the front fender, front bumper, or side of the
occupant compartment

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Installation of a grille guard (bull bars, kangaroo bar, etc.), snow plows,
winches or roof luggage carrier

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Modifications to the vehicle’s suspension system

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Installation of electronic devices such as mobile two-way radios and CD
players

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Modifications to your vehicle for a person with a physical disability

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If the SRS airbags deploy (inflate)

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Slight abrasions, burns, bruising, etc., may be sustained from SRS airbags,
due to the extremely high speed deployment (inflation) by hot gases.

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A loud noise and white powder will be emitted.

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Parts of the airbag module (steering wheel hub, airbag cover and inflator) as
well as the front seats, parts of the front and rear pillars, and roof side rails,
may be hot for several minutes. The airbag itself may also be hot.

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The windshield may crack.

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For Safety Connect subscribers, if the SRS airbags deploy or in the event of
a severe rear-end collision, the system is designed to send an emergency
call to the response center, notifying them of the vehicle’s location (without
needing to push the “SOS” button) and an agent will attempt to speak with
the occupants to ascertain the level of emergency and assistance required.
If the occupants are unable to communicate, the agent automatically treats
the call as an emergency and helps to dispatch the necessary emergency
services. (→P. 72)

• An SRS airbag is deployed.
• A seat belt pretensioner is activated.
• The vehicle is involved in a severe rear-end collision.

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SRS airbag deployment conditions (SRS front airbags)

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The SRS front airbags will deploy in the event of an impact that exceeds the
set threshold level (the level of force corresponding to an approximately
12 - 18 mph [20 - 30 km/h] frontal collision with a fixed wall that does not
move or deform).
However, this threshold velocity will be considerably higher in the following
situations:

• If the vehicle strikes an object, such as a parked vehicle or sign pole, which

can move or deform on impact

• If the vehicle is involved in an underride collision, such as a collision in

which the front of the vehicle “underrides”, or goes under, the bed of a truck

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Depending on the type of collision, it is possible that only the seat belt pre-
tensioners will activate.

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The SRS front airbags for the front passenger will not activate if there is no
passenger sitting in the front passenger seat. However, the SRS front air-
bags for the front passenger may deploy if luggage is put in the seat, even if
the seat is unoccupied. (

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SRS airbag deployment conditions (SRS side and curtain shield airbags)

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The SRS side and curtain shield airbags will deploy in the event of an
impact that exceeds the set threshold level (the level of force corresponding
to the impact force produced by an approximately 3300 lb. [1500 kg] vehicle
colliding with the vehicle cabin from a direction perpendicular to the vehicle
orientation at an approximate speed of 12 - 18 mph [20 - 30 km/h]).

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The SRS curtain shield airbags will deploy in the event of vehicle rollover.

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The SRS side and curtain shield airbags will deploy in the event of a severe
frontal collision.

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Conditions under which the SRS airbags may deploy (inflate), other than
a collision

The SRS front airbags and SRS side and curtain shield airbags may also
deploy if a serious impact occurs to the underside of your vehicle. Some
examples are shown in the illustration.

The SRS curtain shield airbags may also deploy under the situation shown in
the illustration.

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Hitting a curb, edge of pavement or hard
surface

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Falling into or jumping over a deep hole

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Landing hard or vehicle falling

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The angle of vehicle tip-up is marginal.

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The vehicle skids and hits a curb stone.

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Types of collisions that may not deploy the SRS airbags (SRS front air-
bags)

The SRS front airbags do not generally inflate if the vehicle is involved in a
side or rear collision, if it rolls over, or if it is involved in a low-speed frontal
collision. But, whenever a collision of any type causes sufficient forward
deceleration of the vehicle, deployment of the SRS front airbags may occur.

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Types of collisions that may not deploy the SRS airbags
(SRS side and curtain shield airbags)

The SRS side and curtain shield airbags may not activate if the vehicle is
subjected to a collision from the side at certain angles, or a collision to the
side of the vehicle body other than the passenger compartment.

The SRS side airbags do not generally inflate if the vehicle is involved in a
rear collision, if it rolls over, or if it is involved in a low-speed side or low-
speed frontal collision.

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Collision from the side

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Collision from the rear

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Vehicle rollover

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Collision from the side to the vehicle
body other than the passenger compart-
ment

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Collision from the side at an angle

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Collision from the rear

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Vehicle rollover

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The SRS curtain shield airbags do not generally inflate if the vehicle is
involved in a rear collision, if it pitches end over end, or if it is involved in a
low-speed side or low-speed frontal collision.

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When to contact your Toyota dealer

In the following cases, the vehicle will require inspection and/or repair. Con-
tact your Toyota dealer as soon as possible.

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Any of the SRS airbags have been inflated.

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Collision from the rear

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Pitching end over end

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The  front  of  the  vehicle  is  damaged  or
deformed,  or  was  involved  in  an  acci-
dent  that  was  not  severe  enough  to
cause the SRS front airbags to inflate.

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A  portion  of  a  door  or  its  surrounding
area  is  damaged  or  deformed,  or  the
vehicle was involved in an accident that
was  not  severe  enough  to  cause  the
SRS  side  and  curtain  shield  airbags  to
inflate.

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The  pad  section  of  the  steering  wheel,
dashboard near the front passenger air-
bag  or  lower  portion  of  the  instrument
panel  is  scratched,  cracked,  or  other-
wise damaged.

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The surface of the seats with the side
airbag is scratched, cracked, or other-
wise damaged.

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The  portion  of  the  front  pillars,  rear  pil-
lars or roof side rail garnishes (padding)
containing  the  curtain  shield  airbags
inside  is  scratched,  cracked,  or  other-
wise damaged.

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