Toyota 2003 RAV4 - Controls

’03 Rav4_U (L/O 0208)
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2003 RAV4 from Aug. ’02 Prod. (OM42517U)
In the following cases, contact your Toyota
dealer as soon as possible:
 The front of the vehicle (shaded in the
illustration) was involved in an accident
that was not severe enough to cause
the front seat belt pretensioners to op-
erate.
 Either front seat belt pretensioner as-
sembly or surrounding area is
scratched, cracked, or otherwise dam-
aged.
The SRS (Supplemental Restraint Sys-
tem) airbags are designed to provide
further protection for the driver and
front passenger in addition to the pri-
mary safety protection provided by the
seat belts.
In response to a severe frontal impact,
the SRS airbags work together with the
seat belts to help reduce injury by inflat-
ing. The SRS airbags help to reduce inju-
ries mainly to the driver’s or front passen-
ger’s head or chest caused by directly
hitting the steering wheel or dashboard.
The front passenger airbag is activated
even with no passenger in the front seat.
Be sure to wear your seat belt properly.
Your vehicle is equipped with a crash
sensing and diagnostic module, which will
record the use of the seat belt restraint
system by the driver and front passenger
when the SRS airbags are inflated.
CAUTION
The driver or front passenger who is
too close to the steering wheel or
dashboard during airbag deployment
can be killed or seriously injured.
Toyota strongly recommends that:
 The driver sit as far back as pos-
sible from the steering wheel while
still maintaining control of the ve-
hicle.
 The front passenger sit as far back
as possible from the dashboard.
 All vehicle occupants be properly
restrained using the available seat
belts.
SRS driver airbag and front
passenger airbag