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SAFETY AND EMERGENCY FEATURES
•
The SRS side and side curtain airbags (optional) are
designed to deploy in certain types of severe side
impact collisions. In all other collisions, the side and
side curtain airbags will not deploy. For instructions
and precautions, see your Owner’s Manual.
•Do
not lean against the side doors when the vehicle
is in use. The side and side curtain airbags inflate
with considerable speed and force.
Death
or serious
injury could result.
•Do
not modify, cover or replace the surface of the
front seats. Such changes could disable the system or
prevent the airbags from activating correctly,
resulting in death or serious injury.
•The
driver and front passenger airbag Supplemental
Restraint System (SRS) is designed only as a
supplement to the primary protection of the seat
belt systems of the driver and front passenger. The
front seat occupants are particularly susceptible to
injury if they do not wear their seat belts; when
sudden braking or a collision occurs, they may be
thrown forward. To obtain maximum protection in an
accident, the driver and all passengers in the vehicle
should always wear their seat belts when driving
because serious injuries or death can result to
unrestrained occupants. For instructions and
precautions concerning the seat belt system, see
“Seat belts” in the Owner’s Manual.
•Scion
strongly urges the use of a proper child
restraint system on the rear seat that conforms to
the size of the child. According to accident statistics,
a child is safer when properly restrained in the rear
seat than in the front seat.
•Never
use a rear-facing child restraint system in the
front seat. The force of the rapid inflation of the
passenger airbag can cause severe injury or death to
a child.
•Unless
it is unavoidable, do not install a forward-
facing child restraint system on the front seat. If you
must install a forward-facing child restraint system
on the front seat, move the seat as far back as
possible.
•Make
sure you have complied with all installation
instructions provided by the child restraint
manufacturer and the system is properly secured.
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