TOYOTA AYGO 2011 Manual Online

OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS71
MS13081b
The SRS side airbag and curtain shield
airbag system consists mainly of the fol-
lowing components, and their locations are
shown in the illustration.
1. Airbag manual on−off switch
2. SRS warning light
3. Airbag sensor assembly
4. Curtain shield airbag modules
(airbag and inflator)
5. Side and curtain shield airbag sensors
(5−door models)
6. Side airbag modules
(airbag and inflator)
7. Side and curtain shield airbag sensors
(3−door models)
The SRS side airbag and curtain shield
airbag system is controlled by the airbag
sensor assembly. The airbag sensor as-
sembly consists of a safing sensor and
airbag sensor.
In a severe side impact, the side and
curtain shield airbag sensor triggers the
side airbag and curtain shield airbag inflat-
ors. At this time a chemical reaction in
the inflators quickly fills the airbags with
non−toxic gas to help restrain the lateral
motion of the occupants.When the airbags inflate, they produce a
fairly loud noise and release some smoke
and residue along with non−toxic gas. This
does not indicate a fire. This smoke may
remain inside the vehicle for some time,
and may cause some minor irritation to
the eyes, skin or breathing. Be sure to
wash off any residue as soon as possible
to prevent any potential skin irritation with
soap and water. If you can safely exit
from the vehicle, you should do so imme-
diately.
Deployment of the airbags happens in a
fraction of a second, so the airbags must
inflate with considerable force. While the
system is designed to reduce serious inju-
ries, it may also cause minor burns or
abrasions and swelling.
Front seats as well as parts of the front,
center and rear pillars, roof side rail and
roof headlining may be hot for several
minutes, but the airbags themselves will
not be hot. The airbags are designed to
inflate only once.
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CAUTION
SRS side airbags and curtain shield
airbags inflate with considerable
force. To reduce the possibility of
death or serious injury when they in-
flate, the driver, front passenger and
rear passengers must:
DWear their seat belts properly.
DRemain properly seated with their
backs upright and against the seats
at all times.
MS13034
DDo not allow anyone to lean against
the side door when the vehicle is
in use, since the side airbag and
curtain shield airbag could inflate
with considerable speed and force.
Otherwise, he/she may be killed or
seriously injured. Special care
should be taken especially when
you have a small child in the ve-
hicle.
DSit up straight and well back in the
seat, distributing your weight evenly
in the seat. Do not apply excessive
weight to the outer side of the
seats with a side airbag, and to the
front pillar, rear pillar and roof side
rail with a curtain shield airbag.
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DDo not allow anyone to get his/her
head closer to the area where the
side airbag and curtain shield air-
bag inflate, since these airbags
could inflate with considerable
speed and force. Otherwise, he/she
may be killed or seriously injured.
Special care should be taken espe-
cially when you have a small child
in the vehicle.
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DDo not allow anyone to kneel on
the passenger seat, facing the pas-
senger ’s side door, since the side
airbag and curtain shield airbag
could inflate with considerable
speed and force. Otherwise, he/she
may be killed or seriously injured.
Special care should be taken espe-
cially when you have a small child
in the vehicle.
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DDo not allow anyone to get his/her
head or hands out of windows
since the curtain shield airbags
could inflate with considerable
speed and force. Otherwise, he/she
may be killed or seriously injured.
Special care should be taken espe-
cially when you have a small child
in the vehicle.
MS13035
DDo not attach a cup holder or any
other device or object on or around
thedoor.Whenthesideairbagin-
flates, the cup holder or any other
device or object will be thrown with
great force or the side airbag may
not activate correctly, resulting in
death or serious injury. Likewise,
the driver and front passenger
should not hold objects in their
arms or on their knees.
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DDo not attach a microphone or any
other device or object around the
area where the curtain shield airbag
activates such as on the windshield
glass, side door glass, front, center
and rear pillars, roof side rail and
roof headlining. When the curtain
shield airbag inflates, the micro-
phone or other device or object will
be thrown away with great force or
the curtain shield airbag may not
activate correctly, resulting in death
or serious injury.
DDo not use seat accessories which
cover the parts where the side air-
bags inflate. Such accessories may
prevent the side airbags from acti-
vating correctly, causing death or
serious injury.
DDo not modify or replace the seats
or upholstery of the seats with side
airbags. Such changes may prevent
the side airbag system from activat-
ing correctly, disable the system or
cause the side airbags to inflate ac-
cidentally, resulting in death or seri-
ous injury.
DDo not disassemble or repair the
front, center and rear pillars, roof
side rail and roof headlining con-
taining the curtain shield airbags.
Such changes may disable the sys-
tem or cause the curtain shield air-
bags to inflate accidentally, result-
ing in death or serious injury.
Failure to follow these instructions
can result in death or serious injury.
Consult any authorized Toyota dealer
or repairer, or another duly qualified
and equipped professional, about any
repair and modification.
NOTICE
Do not perform any of the following
changes without consulting any autho-
rized Toyota dealer or repairer, or
another duly qualified and equipped
professional. Such changes can inter-
fere with proper operation of the SRS
side airbag and curtain shield airbag
system in some cases.
zInstallation of electronic devices
such as an RF−transmitter, cassette
tape player or compact disc player
zModification of the suspension sys-
tem
zModification of the side structure of
the passenger compartment
zRepairsmadeonornearthecon-
sole or front seat
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MS13089
This indicator comes on when the en-
gine switch is turned to the “ON” posi-
tion. It goes off after about 6 seconds.
This means the SRS side airbags and
curtain shield airbags are operating
properly.
This warning light system monitors the
airbag sensor assembly, side airbag
sensors, side and curtain shield airbag
sensors, airbag manual on−off switch, seat
belt pretensioner assemblies, inflators,
warning light, interconnecting wiring and
power sources. (For details, see “Service
reminder indicators and warning buzzers”
on page 127 in Section 1−6.)
If any of the following conditions occurs,
this indicates a malfunction of the airbags
or seat belt pretensioners. Contact any
authorized Toyota dealer or repairer, or
another duly qualified and equipped pro-
fessional, as soon as possible.
The airbag manual on−offswitchisinthe
“ON” position:
DWhen the engine switch is turned to
the “ON” position, the light comes on
for more than 6 seconds and then
flashes.
DWhen the engine switch is turned to
the “ON” position, the light either re-
mains off or flashes.
DWhile driving the vehicle, the light
flashes.The airbag manual on−offswitchisinthe
“OFF” position:
DWhen the engine switch is turned to
the “ON” position, the light comes on
for more than 6 seconds and then goes
off or flashes.
DWhen the engine switch is turned to
the “ON” position, the light remains off
or flashes without illuminating for more
than 6 seconds.
DWhile driving the vehicle, the light goes
off or flashes.
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In the following cases, contact any autho-
rized Toyota dealer or repairer, or another
duly qualified and equipped professional,
as soon as possible:
DAny of the SRS side airbags and cur-
tain shield airbags have been inflated.
DThe portion of the doors (shaded in the
illustration) was involved in an accident
that was not severe enough to cause
the SRS side airbags and curtain
shield airbags to inflate.
DThe surface of the seats with the side
airbag (shaded in the illustration) is
scratched, cracked, or otherwise dam-
aged.
DThe portion of the front pillars, center
pillars, rear pillars, roof side rail or
roof headlining containing the curtain
shield airbags inside (shaded in the
illustration) is scratched, cracked, or
otherwise damaged.
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MS13026
The airbag manual on−off system con-
sists of an airbag manual on−off switch
and SRS warning light. The switch can
disable the front airbag on the front
passenger side only. The SRS warning
light comes on when the airbag is dis-
abled. Disable the airbag only when
installing a rear−facing child restraint
system on the front passenger seat is
unavoidable.
The airbag manual on−off switch is lo-
cated on the driver side instrument panel
and the SRS warning light is located on
the instrument cluster panel.
Before operating the airbag manual on−off
switch, stop the vehicle and turn the en-
gine off. Insert the key into the key cylin-
der and turn it. To disable the airbag, turn
the key to the “OFF” position. The SRS
warning light will come on to tell you that
the airbag is off when the engine is turned
on. (For details about the indicator light,
see the following descriptions.) Be sure to
remove the key from the key cylinder.
Vehicles with side and curtain shield air-
bags—Thissystem cannot turn off the
side airbags and curtain shield airbags.
MS13043
SRS warning light
This light comes on when the engine
switch is turned to the “ON” position. It
goes off after about 6 seconds or remains
on when the airbag manual on−off switch
is in the “OFF” position. This means the
airbag manual on−off system isoperating
properly.
Contact any authorized Toyota dealer or
repairer, or another duly qualified and
equipped professional if any of the follow-
ing occur.
DThe key cylinder cannot be turned.
The airbag manual on−offswitchisinthe
“ON” position:
DWhen the engine switch is turned to
the “ON” position, the light comes on
for more than 6 seconds and then
flashes.
DWhen the engine switch is turned to
the “ON” position, the light either re-
mains off or flashes.
DWhile driving the vehicle, the light
flashes.
The airbag manual on−offswitchisinthe
“OFF” position:
DWhen the engine switch is turned to
the “ON” position, the light comes on
for more than 6 seconds and then goes
off or flashes.
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DWhen the engine switch is turned to
the “ON” position, the light remains off
or flashes without illuminating for more
than 6 seconds.
DWhile driving the vehicle, the light goes
off or flashes.
CAUTION
DYou must turn off the front airbag
on the front passenger side when it
is unavoidable to install the rear−
facing child restraint system on the
front passenger seat.
DNever install a rear−facing child re-
straint system on the front passen-
ger seat with the airbag turned on.
Otherwise, the force of the rapid
inflation of the airbag could cause
death or serious injury to the child.
DUnless the rear−facing child re-
straint system is installed on the
front passenger seat, the airbag
should be turned on to avoid death
or serious injuries to the front pas-
senger. Make sure that the SRS
warning light is off.
DTurning off the airbag can reduce
the performance of the SRS system
in certain accidents and increase
the likelihood of death or serious
injuries to the front passenger.
For details, see “SRS driver airbag
and front passenger airbag” on page
55 in this Section.
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Toyota strongly urges the use of ap-
propriate child restraint systems for
children.
If a child is too large for a child restraint
system, the child should sit in the rear
seat and must be restrained using the
vehicle’s seat belt. See “Seat belts” on
page 48 in this Section for details.
CAUTION
DFor effective protection in automo-
bile accidents and sudden stops, a
child must be properly restrained,
using a seat belt or child restraint
system depending on the age and
size of the child. Holding a child in
your arms is not a substitute for a
child restraint system. In an acci-
dent, the child can be crushed
against the windshield, or between
you and the vehicle’s interior.
DToyota strongly urges use of a
proper child restraint system which
conforms to the size of the child,
installed on the rear seat. Accord-
ing to accident statistics, the child
is safer when properly restrained in
the rear seat than in the front seat.
DNever install a rear−facing child re-
straint system on the front passen-
ger seat with the airbag manual on−
off switch in the “ON” position. In
the event of an accident, the force
of the rapid inflation of the front
passenger airbag can cause death
or serious injury to the child if the
rear−facing child restraint system is
installed on the front passenger
seat.
DAforward−facing child restraint sys-
tem should be allowed to be
installed on the front passenger
seat only when it is unavoidable.
Always move the seat as far back
as possible, because the front pas-
senger airbag could inflate with
considerable speed and force.
Otherwise, the child may be killed
or seriously injured.
DOn vehicles with side airbags or
both side and curtain shield air-
bags, do not allow the child to lean
his/her head or any part of his/her
body against the side door or the
area of the seat, front, center or
rear pillar or roof side rail from
which the side airbags or curtain
shield airbags deploy even if the
child is seated in the child restraint
system. It is dangerous if the side
airbag and/or curtain shield airbag
inflate, and the impact could cause
death or serious injury to the child.
DMake sure you have complied with
all installation instructions provided
by the child restraint manufacturer
and that the system is properly se-
cured. If it is not secured properly,
it may cause death or serious injury
to the child in the event of a sud-
den stop, sudden swerve or acci-
dent.
DDo not allow children to play with
the seat belt. If the seat belt be-
comes twisted around a child’s
neck, it may lead to choking or oth-
er serious injuries that could result
in death. If this occurs and the
buckle cannot be unfastened, scis-
sors should be used to cut the belt.
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