AIRBAG SYSTEM


  1. OUTLINE


    1. The Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) driver and front passenger airbags are used as supplements to the seat belts to help to reduce the shocks to the head and chest of the driver or front passenger in the event of a frontal impact collision.

    2. The SRS knee airbag is used as a supplement to the seat belt to help to reduce the shock to the knees of the driver in the event of a frontal impact collision.

    3. The SRS front seat side and curtain shield airbags are used to help reduce the shocks to the heads and chests of the driver, front passenger and outer rear passengers in the event of a side collision.

    4. The center airbag sensor assembly uses a fuel cut control that stops the fuel pump if any airbag is deployed.*


      • *: Models with gasoline engine

    5. An airbag cut off switch cylinder which disables the deployment of the front passenger airbag assembly as deemed necessary.

      A002K0EE02
      Text in Illustration (for 5-passnger Models:)
      *A Models with SRS Curtain Shield Airbag - -
      *1 SRS Driver Airbag *2 SRS Front Passenger Airbag
      *3 SRS Curtain Shield Airbag RH/LH *4 SRS Knee Airbag
      *5 SRS Side Airbag LH *6 SRS Side Airbag RH
      A002K7DE02
      Text in Illustration (for 7-passenger Models:)
      *A Models with SRS Curtain Shield Airbag - -
      *1 SRS Driver Airbag *2 SRS Front Passenger Airbag
      *3 SRS Curtain Shield Airbag RH/LH *4 SRS Knee Airbag
      *5 SRS Side Airbag LH *6 SRS Side Airbag RH

  2. PRECAUTION


    1. Event Data Recorder


      1. This vehicle is equipped with an Event Data Recorder (EDR). The main purpose of an EDR is to record data that will assist in understanding how a vehicle's systems have performed in certain crash or near-crash situations (for example, situations involving airbag deployment or collisions with a road obstacle). The EDR is designed to record data related to vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a short period of time, typically 30 seconds or less.

      2. The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record such data as:


        • How various systems were operating

        • How far (if at all) the driver was depressing the accelerator and/or brake pedal

        • The vehicle speed

      3. These data can be used to gain a better understanding of the circumstances in which crashes and injuries occur.

        Note

        Data are only recorded by the EDR in serious crash situations. No data are recorded by the EDR under normal driving conditions and no personal data (for example, name, gender, age and crash location) are recorded. However, other parties, such as law enforcement, may be able to combine the EDR data with the type of personally identifying data routinely acquired during a crash investigation.

        To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment is required, and access to the vehicle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the vehicle manufacturer, other parties which have the necessary special equipment, such as law enforcement agencies, will be able to read the information if they have access to the vehicle or the EDR.

      4. Toyota will not disclose the data recorded in an EDR to a third party except when:


        • An agreement from the vehicle's owner (or the lessee for a leased vehicle) is obtained

        • Officially requested by the police or other authorities

        • For use by Toyota in a law suit

        • Ordered by a court of law

      5. However, if necessary, Toyota will:


        • Use the data for research on vehicle safety performance

        • Disclose the data to a third party for research purposes without disclosing information about the specific vehicle or vehicle owner