Toyota Corolla 1998, Owner'S Manual

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1998 COROLLA(U)
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CAUTION
SRS side airbags inflate with consid-
erable force. To avoid potential death
or serious injury during inflation of a
side airbag, Toyota strongly recom-
mends that the driver and front pas-
senger;
D
Wear their seat belt
D
Remain properly seated with their
back against the seat at all times.
This indicator comes on when the igni-
tion key is turned to the ”ACC” or
”ON” position. It goes off after about
6 seconds. This means the SRS side
airbags are operating properly.
The warning light system monitors the air-
bag sensor assembly, inflators, warning
light, interconnecting wiring and power
sources. (For details, see ”Service remind-
er indicators and warning buzzers” in
chapter 1
− 5.)
The SRS side airbag system may not
inflate if the vehicle is subjected to a
collision from the side at an angle, or
a collision to the side of the vehicle
body other than the passenger compart-
ment shown in the illustration, which
impact is not severe enough for the
passenger compartment.
There may be the case that the SRS side
airbags will not activate with such an impact
in which the occupant wearing the seat belt
correctly would not get serious injury.
The SRS side airbags are designed to
inflate when the passenger compartment
gets a severe impact from the side.
For the safety of all occupants, be sure
to always wear your seat belt.