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.
SRS front airbags
- SRS driver airbag/front passenger airbag
Can help protect the head and chest of the driver and front passenger
from impact with interior components
- SRS knee airbags
Can help provide driver and front passenger protection
SRS side and curtain shield airbags
- SRS front side airbags
Can help protect the torso of the front seat occupants
- SRS rear side airbags
Can help protect the torso of occupants in the rear outer seats
- SRS curtain shield airbags
- Can help protect primarily the head of occupants in the outer
seats
- Can help prevent the occupants from being thrown from the
vehicle in the event of vehicle rollover
SRS airbag system components
- Front impact sensors
- Front passenger occupant
classification system (ECU
and sensors)
- Knee airbags
- Side impact sensors (front
doors)
- Side impact sensors (front)
- Front passenger airbag
- Front side airbags
- Curtain shield airbags
- Rear side airbags
- "AIR BAG ON" and "AIR BAG
OFF" indicator lights
- SRS warning light
- Airbag sensor assembly
- Side impact sensors (rear)
- Driver airbag
- Driver's seat belt buckle
switch
- Seat belt pretensioners and
force limiters
- Driver's seat position sensor
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 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.
| WARNING ■SRS airbag precautions
Observe the following precautions regarding the SRS airbags.
Failure to do so may cause death or serious injury.
- 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.
- 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 provides
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
several
ways:
- Move your seat to the rear as far as you can while still
reaching the pedals
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 airbag
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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| WARNING ■SRS airbag precautions
- If the seat belt extender has been connected
to the driver's seat belt buckle
but the seat belt extender has not also
been fastened to the latch plate of the
driver's seat belt, the SRS front airbags
for the driver will judge that the driver is
wearing the seat belt even though the
seat belt has not been connected. In
this case, the SRS front airbags for the
driver 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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| WARNING ■SRS airbag precautions
- Do not sit on the edge of the seat or
lean against the dashboard.
- 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.
- Do not allow the front seat occupants to
hold items on their knees.
- Do not lean against the door, the roof
side rail or the front, side and rear pillars.
- 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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| WARNING ■SRS airbag precautions
- Do not attach anything to areas such as
a door, windshield, the windows, front or
rear pillar, roof side rail and assist grip.
- 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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| WARNING ■SRS airbag precautions
- If a vinyl cover is put on the area where the SRS knee
airbag will deploy,
be sure to remove it.
- Do not use seat accessories which cover the parts where the
SRS side
airbags inflate as they may interfere with inflation of the SRS
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.
- Do not strike or apply significant levels of force to the
area of the SRS airbag
components or the front doors.
Doing so can cause the SRS airbags to malfunction.
- Do not touch any of the component parts immediately after
the SRS airbags
have deployed (inflated) as they may be hot.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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| WARNING ■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.
- Installation, removal, disassembly and repair of the SRS
airbags
- Repairs, modifications, removal or replacement of the
steering wheel,
instrument panel, dashboard, seats or seat upholstery, front,
side and rear
pillars, roof side rails, front door panels, front door trims or
front door
speakers
- Modifications to the front door panel (such as making a hole
in it)
- Repairs or modifications of the front fender, front bumper,
or side of the
occupant compartment
- Installation of a grille guard (bull bars, kangaroo bar,
etc.), snow plows,
winches, or roof luggage carrier
- Modifications to the vehicle's suspension system
- Installation of electronic devices such as mobile two-way
radios and CD
players
- Modifications to your vehicle for a person with a physical
disability
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■If the SRS airbags deploy (inflate)
- Slight abrasions, burns, bruising etc., may be sustained from SRS
airbags,
due to the extremely high speed deployment (inflation) by hot gases.
- A loud noise and white powder will be emitted.
- 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.
- The windshield may crack.
- The interior lights will turn on automatically.
- The emergency flashers will turn on automatically.
- 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 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.
- An SRS airbag is deployed.
- A seat belt pretensioner is activated.
- The vehicle is involved in a severe rear-end collision.
■SRS airbag deployment conditions (SRS front airbags)
■SRS airbag deployment conditions (SRS side and curtain shield
airbags)
- 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]).
- Both SRS curtain shield airbags may deploy in the event of a severe
side
collision.
- Both SRS curtain shield airbags will deploy in the event of vehicle
rollover.
- Both SRS curtain shield airbags may also deploy in the event of a
severe
frontal collision.
■Conditions under which the SRS airbags may deploy (inflate), other
than
a collision The SRS front airbags and SRS curtain shield airbags may
also deploy if a
serious impact occurs to the underside of your vehicle.
Some examples are shown in the illustration.
- Hitting a curb, edge of pavement or hard
surface
- Falling into or jumping over a deep hole
- Landing hard or falling
The SRS curtain shield airbags may also deploy under the situations shown
in the illustration.
- The angle of vehicle tip-up is marginal.
- The vehicle skids and hits a curb stone.
■Types of collisions that may not deploy the SRS airbags (SRS front
airbags)
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.
- Collision from the side
- Collision from the rear
- Vehicle rollover
■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.
- Collision from the side to the vehicle
body other than the passenger compartment
- Collision from the side at an angle
The SRS side airbags do not generally inflate if the vehicle is involved in a
frontal or rear collision, if it rolls over, or if it is involved in a low-speed
side
collision.
- Collision from the front
- Collision from the rear
- Vehicle rollover
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.
- Collision from the rear
- Pitching end over end
■When to contact your Toyota dealer
In the following cases, the vehicle will require inspection and/or repair.
Contact
your Toyota dealer as soon as possible.
- Any of the SRS airbags have been inflated.
- The front of the vehicle is damaged or
deformed, or was involved in an accident
that was not severe enough to
cause the SRS front airbags to inflate.
- A portion of a door or its surrounding
area is damaged, deformed or has had a
hole made in it, or the vehicle was
involved in an accident that was not
severe enough to cause the SRS side
and curtain shield airbags to inflate.
- The pad section of the steering wheel,
dashboard near the front passenger airbag
or lower portion of the instrument
panel is scratched, cracked, or otherwise
damaged.
- The surface of the seats with the SRS
side airbag is scratched, cracked, or otherwise
damaged.
- The portion of the front pillars, rear pillars
or roof side rail garnishes (padding)
containing the SRS curtain shield airbags
inside is scratched, cracked, or
otherwise damaged.
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