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In the following cases, contact your Toyota
dealer as soon as possible:
Any of the SRS side airbags and cur-
tain shield airbags have been inflated.
The portion of the doors (shaded in the
illustration) was involved in an acci dent
that was not severe enough to cause
the SRS side airbags and curtain
shield airbags to inflate.
The surface of the seats with the side
airbag (shaded in the illustration) is
scratched, cracked, or otherwise dam-
aged.
The portion of the front pillars, rear
pillars or headlining (padding) contain-
ing the curtain shield airbag inside
(shaded in the illustration) is scratched,
cracked, or otherwise damaged.
NOTICE
Do not disconnect the battery cables
before contacting your Toyota dealer.
Your vehicle is equipped with a front
passenger occupant classification sys-
tem. The system detects conditions
1—4 (Shown in the table on page 107)
Based on these conditions, the systems
below are activated or deactivated:
Front passenger airbag
Side airbag on the right front passen-
ger seat
Front passenger ’s seat belt pretension-
er
The system monitors the weight and
load on the right front passenger seat,
and the seat belt buckle switch to de-
termine conditions 1—4.
In order to ensure that the system de-
tects the conditions correctly:
Do not place a heavy load on the right
front passenger seat or the seatback
table, etc.
Do not attach a commercial seatback
table or other heavy item to the back
of the right front passenger seat.
Do not apply pressure to the right front
passenger seat by resting hands or
legs on the seatback.
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The passenger airbag onoff indicator
light indicates the actuation of the front
passenger airbag, side airbag on the
front passenger seat and front passen-
ger seat belt pretensioner.
The passenger airbag onoff indicator
light will indicate “ON” and “OFF”
when the engine switch is turned to the
“ON” position. After about four sec-
onds, it will go off. After that, the front
passenger occupant classification sys-
tem operates and judges whether to in-
dicate “ON” or “OFF”.
—Front passenger occupant
classification system (Regular
cab models)

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Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant classification system
Condition detected bythe front passenger
occupant classification system
∗1
Passenger
airbag off switch
position
Indicator/warning lightDevices
Passenger
airbag
on− off
indicator
light
SRS
warning light
Front
passenger ’s seat belt
reminder
light
Front
passenger airbag
Side airbag
on the right front
passenger
seatCurtainshield
airbag in the front
passenger side
Front
passenger ’s
seat belt
pretensioner
1. Adult∗2“AUTO”“ON”OffFlashing∗5ActivatedActivated“OFF”“OFF”Deactivated
2. Child∗3 or child
restraint system∗ 4
“AUTO”“OFF”∗6OffFlashing∗5Deactivated
Activated
Activated“OFF”
3. Unoccupied“AUTO”Not
illuminated
OffOffDeactivatedDeactivated
“OFF”“OFF”
4. There is a malfunction in the
system“AUTO”
“OFF”OnOffDeactivatedActivated“OFF”
∗1: The right front passenger on the bench seat
∗2: The system judges a person of adult size as an adult. When a smaller adult sits in the front passenger seat, the system may
recognize him/her as a child depending on his/her physique and posture.
∗3: When a larger child who has outgrown a child restraint system sits in the front passenger seat, the system may recognize him/her
as an adult depending on his/her physique or posture.

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Do not modify or remove the front
seats.
Do not kick the front passenger
seat or subject it to severe impact.
Otherwise, the SRS warning light
may come on to indicate a malfunc-
tion of the detection system. In this
case, contact your Toyota dealer im-
mediately.
The passenger airbag on−off indicator light
may indicate “ON” (the front passenger
airbag and side airbag on the front
passenger seat may deploy) even if
observing the above cautions, when a
child sits in, or a forward −facing child
restraint system is installed on the front
passenger seat. Refer to all the cautions
in “—SRS driver airbag and front
passenger airbag” on page 77, “—SRS
side airbags and curtain shield airbags” on
page 95 and “Child restraint” on page 115
in this Section. Your vehicle is equipped with a front
passenger occupant classification sys-
tem. The system detects conditions
1—4 (Shown in the table on page 112)
Based on these conditions, the systems
below are activated or deactivated:
Front passenger airbag
Side airbag on the right front passen-
ger seat
Front passenger ’s seat belt pretension-
er
The system monitors the weight and
load on the right front passenger seat,
and the seat belt buckle switch to de-
termine conditions 1—4.
In order to ensure the system detects
the conditions correctly:
Do not place a heavy load on the right
front passenger seat or the seatback
table, etc.
Do not attach a commercial seatback
table or other heavy item to the back
of the right front passenger seat.
Do not apply pressure to the right front
passenger seat by resting hands or
legs on the seatback.
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The passenger airbag onoff indicator
light indicates the actuation of the front
passenger airbag, side airbag on the
front passenger seat and front passen-
ger seat belt pretensioner.
The passenger airbag onoff indicator
light will indicate “ON” and “OFF”
when the engine switch is turned to the
“ON” position. After about four sec-
onds, it will go off. After that, the front
passenger occupant classification sys-
tem operates and judges whether to in-
dicate “ON” or “OFF”.
—Front passenger occupant
classification system
(Double cab and Crew Max models)

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Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant classification system
Condition detected bythe front passenger
occupant classification system
∗1
Indicator/warning lightDevices
Passenger
airbag on −off
indicator lightSRS warning
light
Front
passenger ’s seat belt
reminder lightFront
passenger airbag
Side airbag
on the right front
passenger
seatCurtain shieldairbag in the front
passenger
sideFront
passenger ’s seat belt
pretensioner
1. Adult∗ 2“ON”OffFlashing∗5Activated
2. Child∗3 or child
restraint system∗ 4“OFF”∗6OffFlashing∗5Deactivated
Activated
Activated
3. UnoccupiedNot
illuminatedOffOffDeactivatedDeactivated
4. There is a malfunction in the
system
“OFF”OnOffDeactivatedActivated
∗1: The right front passenger on the bench seat.
∗2: The system judges a person of adult size as an adult. When a smaller adult sits in the front passenger seat, the system may
recognize him/her as a child depending on his/her physique and posture.
∗3: When a larger child who has outgrown a child restraint system sits in the front passenger seat, the system may recognize him/h er
as an adult depending on his/her physique or posture.
∗ 4: Never install a rear −facing child restraint system on the front passenger seat. A forward −facing child restraint system should only be
installed on the front passenger seat when it is unavoidable. (See “Child restraint” on page 115 in this Section as for install ing the
child restraint system.)
∗ 5: In the event the front passenger does not wear a seat belt.
∗6: In case the indicator is not illuminated, see “Child restraint” on page 115 as for installing the child restraint system prope rly.