Toyota Avalon 2004, Owner'S Manual

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’04 AVALON U (L/O 0408)
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2004 AVALON from Aug. ’04 Prod. (OM41412U)
NOTICE
Do not disconnect the battery cables
before contacting your Toyota dealer.
The SRS (Supplemental Restraint Sys-
tem) side airbags are designed to pro-
vide further protection for occupants in
the following seats in addition to the
primary safety protection provided by
the seat belts.
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Vehicles with bucket front seats—The
SRS side airbags are designed to pro-
tect the driver and front passenger.
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Vehicles with bench type front seats—
The SRS side airbags are designed to
protect the driver and front outside
passenger. They are not designed to
protect occupant in the center position.
In response to a severe side impact, the
SRS side airbags work together with the
seat belts to help reduce injury by inflat-
ing. The SRS side airbags help to reduce
injuries mainly to the driver’s or front out-
side passenger’s chest.
The SRS side airbag on the passenger
seat is activated even with no passenger
in the front outside seat.
Always wear your seat belt properly.
CAUTION
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The SRS side airbag system is de-
signed only as a supplement to the
primary protection of the driver and
front passenger seat belt systems.
To ensure maximum protection in
an accident, the driver and all pas-
sengers in the vehicle must wear
their seat belts properly. Wearing a
seat belt properly during an acci-
dent reduces the chances of death
or serious injury or being thrown
out of the vehicle. For instructions
and precautions concerning the seat
belt system, see “Seat belts” in this
Section.
SRS side airbags