2000 Toyota Avalon Owners Manual - Page 78

'00 AVALON U (L/O 9908) SRS driver and front passenger airbags In response to a severe frontal impact, the SRS airbags work together with the seat belts to help reduce injury by inflating. The SRS airbags help to reduce injuries mainly to the driver's or front passenger's head or chest 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. In the following cases, contact your Toyota dealer as soon as possible: D The front part 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 operate. The SRS (Supplemental Restraint System) airbags are designed to provide further protection for occupants in the following seats in addition to the primary safety protection provided by the seat belts. D Vehicles with bucket front seats-The SRS airbags are designed to protect the driver and front passenger. D Either front seat belt pretensioner assembly or surrounding area is scratched, cracked, or otherwise damaged. D Vehicles with bench type front seats- The SRS airbags are designed to protect the driver and right- front passenger. They are not designed to protect occupant in the center position. 78