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1-1. For safe use
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For safety and secu
rity
Front impact sensors
Airbag sensor assembly
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
information obtained from the sensors etc. shown in the system
components diagram above. This information includes crash sever-
ity 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.
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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 (steer-
ing 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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The brakes and stop lights will be
controlled automatically. (
P.243)
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The interior lights will turn on auto-
matically. (
P.266)
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The emergency flashers will turn
on automatically. (
P.342)
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Fuel supply to the engine will be
stopped. (
P.349)
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For Safety Connect subscribers, if
any of the following situations
occur, 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 assis-
tance required. If the occupants
are unable to communicate, the
agent automatically treats the call
as an emergency and helps to dis-
patch the necessary emergency
services. (
P.66)
• An SRS airbag is deployed.
• A seat belt pretensioner is acti-
vated.
• The vehicle is involved in a severe
rear-end collision.
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SRS airbag deployment condi-
tions (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 follow-
ing 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 colli-
sion in which the front of the vehi-
cle “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
pretensioners 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 airbags for the front
passenger may deploy if luggage
is put in the seat, even if the seat
is unoccupied.
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The SRS seat cushion airbag on
the front passenger seat will not
operate if the occupant is not
wearing a seat belt.
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SRS airbag deployment condi-
tions (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 approxi-
mate speed of 12 - 18 mph [20 -
30 km/h]).
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Both SRS curtain shield airbags
will deploy in the event of a side
collision on either side.
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Both SRS curtain shield airbags
will deploy in the event of vehicle
rollover.
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Both SRS curtain shield airbags
may also 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 vehi-
cle. Some examples are 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 falling
The SRS curtain shield airbags may
also deploy under the situations
shown in the illustration.
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The angle of vehicle tip-up is mar-
ginal.
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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 airbags)
The SRS front airbags do not gener-
ally 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 decelera-
tion of the vehicle, deployment of
the SRS front airbags may occur.
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Collision from the side
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Collision from the rear
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Vehicle rollover