TOYOTA YARIS 2019 (in English) Manual PDF

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Essential Safety Equipment
◆Front Passenger Air Bag
The front passenger air bag is mounted in the front passenger
dashboard.
The inflation mechanism for the
front passenger air bag is the
same as the driver’s air bag, as
mentioned above.
For more details about air bag
deployment, refer to “SRS Air
Bag Deployment Criteria”
(  P. 74).
In addition, the front passenger air bag is designed to only de ploy in
accordance with the total seated weight on the front passenger
seat. For details, refer to the front passenger occupant classi fica-
tion system ( P. 7 8 ) .
◆Side Air Bags
The side air bags are mounted in the outboard sides of the fron t
seatbacks.
When the air bag crash sensors
detect a side impact of greater
than moderate force, the sys-
tem inflates the side air bag
only on the side in which the
vehicle was hit. The side air
bag inflates quickly to reduce
injury to the driver or front pas-
senger’s chest caused by
directly hitting interior parts
such as a door or window.
For more details about air bag deployment, refer to “SRS Air Ba g
Deployment Criteria” ( P. 7 4 ) .
In addition, the front passenger side air bag is designed to on ly
deploy when the front passenger occupant classification sensor
detects a passenger sitting on the front passenger’s seat. For
details, refer to the front pas senger occupant classification s ystem
(  P. 78).

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◆Curtain Air Bags
The curtain air bags are mounted in the front and rear window pil-
lars, and the roof edge along both sides.
When the air bag crash sensors detect a side impact of greater
than moderate force, the curtain air bag inflates quickly and h elps to
reduce injury mainly to the rear outboard passenger’s head caus ed
by directly hitting interior p arts such as a door or window.
For more details about air bag deployment, refer to “SRS Air Ba g
Deployment Criteria” ( P. 7 4 ) .
In a side impact
Greater than moderate impact to one side of the vehicle will ca use
the curtain air bag on that side only to inflate.
Only one side curtain air bag
will deploy on the side of the
vehicle that receives the force
of an impact.
In a roll-over
In response to a vehicle roll-over , both curtain air bags inflate.
Both curtain air bags will deploy
after the roll-over accident is
detected.

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Essential Safety Equipment
◆Warning Light/Beep
A system malfunction or operation conditions are indicated by a
warning.
Refer to Warning/Indi cator Lights on P. 162.
Refer to Warning Sound i s Activated on P. 535.

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SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria
This chart indicates the applicable SRS equipment that will dep loy
depending on the type of collision.
(The illustrations are the repres entative cases of collisions.)
SRS
equipment
Types of collision
A severe frontal/near
frontal collisionA severe
side colli- sion
*2
A roll-over/near roll- over
*3
A rear colli-
sion
Front seat belt pre-
tensioner
X*1X*1X*1
No air bag and front seat belt
preten-
sioner will
be activated
in a rear
collision.Driver air bagX
Front pas-senger air bag
X*1
Side air bagX*1 (impact
side only)
Curtain air bagX (impact
side only)X (both sides)

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Essential Safety Equipment
X: The SRS air bag equipment is designed to deploy in a collision.
*1:The front passenger front and side air bags and the seat belt p retensioner
are designed to deploy when the front passenger occupant classi fication
sensor detects a passenger sitting on the front passenger’s sea t.
*2:In a side collision, the seat belt pretensioners and the side/curtain air bags
deploy.
*3:In a roll-over accident, the seat belt pretensioners and the cu rtain air bags
deploy.
In a frontal offset collision, the equipped air bags and preten sioners may all
deploy depending on the direction, angle, and rate of impact.

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Limitations to SRS Air Bag
The following illustrations are examples of front/near front collisions
that may not be detected as severe enough to deploy the SRS air bag
equipment.
Impacts involvi ng trees or poles
Frontal offset impact to the vehicle
Rear-ending or running under a
truck’s tail gate
In severe collisions such as those described previously in “SRS
Air Bag Deployment Criteria”, th e applicable SRS air bag equip-
ment will deploy. However, in some accidents, the equipment
may not deploy depending on the t ype of collision and its sever -
ity.
Limitations to front/near fr ont collision detection
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Essential Safety Equipment
The following illustrations are examples of side collisions that may not
be detected as severe enough to deploy the SRS air bag equipmen t.
Side impacts involving trees or
poles
Side impacts with two-wheeled
vehicles
The following illu stration is an example of an accident that ma y not be
detected as a roll-over accident. Therefore, the front seat bel t preten-
sioners and curtain air bags may not deploy.
Pitch end over end
Limitations to side c ollision detection
Limitations to roll-over detection

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Front Passenger Occupant Classification
System
Your vehicle is equipped with a f ront passenger occupant classifica-
tion sensor as a part of the supplemental restraint system. Thi s sen-
sor is equipped in the front pas senger’s seat cushion. This sensor
measures the electrostatic capacity of the front passenger’s se at. The
SAS unit is designed to prevent the front passenger front and side air
bags and seat belt pretensioner system from deploying if the front
passenger air bag deactivation indicator light turns on.
To reduce the chance of injuries caused by deployment of the front
passenger air bag, the system deactivates the front passenger f ront
and side air bags and also the seat belt pretensioner system wh en the
front passenger air bag deactivat ion indicator light turns on. Refer to
the following table for the front passenger air bag deactivatio n indica-
tor light illumination conditions.
This system shuts off the front p assenger front and side air bags and
seat belt pretensioner system, s o make sure the front passenger air
bag deactivation indicator light turns on according to the foll owing
table.
The air bag/front seat belt pretensioner system warning light f lashes
and the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light il luminates
if the sensors have a possible ma lfunction. If this happens, the front
passenger front and side air bags and seat belt pretensioner sy stem
will not deploy.
First, please read “Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Pre-
cautions” ( P. 62) carefully.
Front Passenger Occupant Classification Sensor

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Essential Safety Equipment
■Front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light
This indicator light turns on to
remind you that the front pas-
senger front and side air bags
and seat belt pretensioner will
not deploy duri ng a collision.
If the front passenger occupant cl assification sensor is normal, the
indicator light turns on when the ignition is switched ON. The light
turns off after a few seconds. Then, the indicator light turns on or is
off under the following conditions:
■Front passenger air bag deactivat ion indicator light on/off con-
dition chart
*1: The occupant classification sensor may not detect a child seat ed on the
seat, in a child-restraint system, or a junior seat depending o n the child’s
physical size and seated posture.
*2: If a smaller adult sits on the front passenger seat, the senso rs might detect
the person as being a child depending on the person’s physique.
The curtain air bag is ready for inflating regardless of what t he front
passenger air bag deactivation in dicator light on/off condition chart
indicates.
Condition detected
by the front passen-
ger occupant classi-
fication systemFront passen-ger air bag
deactivation
indicator lightFront passen- ger front and
side air bagsFront passen- ger seat belt
pretensioner
system
Empty (Not occu-
pied)OnDeactivatedDeactivated
A child less than 1
year old is seated in
a child-restraint sys-
tem
OnDeactivatedDeactivated
Child*1On or offDeactivated or readyDeactivated or ready
Adult*2OffReadyReady

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If the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light does not
turn on when the ignition is swi tched ON and does not turn on a s
indicated in the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light
on/off condition chart, do not allow an occupant to sit in the front
passenger seat and consult your Toyota dealer as soon as possi-
ble. The system may not wor k properly in an accident.
●The system requires about 10 seconds to alternate between turning the
front passenger front and side air bags and seat belt pretensio ner system on
or off.
● The front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light may tu rn on repeat-
edly if luggage or other items are put on the front passenger s eat, or if the
temperature of the vehicle’s interior changes suddenly.
● The front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light may tu rn on for 10
seconds if the electrostatic capacity on the front passenger se at changes.
● The air bag/front seat belt pretensioner system warning light might turn on if
the front passenger seat receives a severe impact.
● If the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light doe s not turn on
after installing a child-restraint system on the front passenge r seat, first, re-
install your child-restraint system according to the procedure in this owner’s
manual. Then, if the front passenger air bag deactivation indic ator light still
does not turn on, install the child-restraint system on the rea r seat and con-
sult your Toyota dealer as soon as possible.
● If the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light tur ns on when an
occupant is seated directly in the front passenger seat, have the passenger
re-adjust their posture by sitting with their feet on the floor , and then re-fas-
tening the seat belt. If the front passenger air bag deactivati on indicator light
remains turned on, move the passenger to the rear seat. If sitt ing in the rear
seat is not possible, slide the front passenger seat as far bac k as possible.
Consult your Toyota dealer as soon as possible.