2001 Toyota Highlander Owners Manual - Page 53

'01 HIGHLANDER_U (L/O 0106) SRS driver and front passenger airbags 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: In the following cases, contact your Toyota dealer as soon as possible: The SRS (Supplemental Restraint System) front airbags are designed to provide further protection for the driver and front passenger in addition to the primary safety protection provided by the seat belts. In response to a severe frontal impact, the SRS front airbags work together with the seat belts to help reduce injury by inflating. The SRS front airbags help to reduce injuries mainly to the driver's or front passenger'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. 2001 MY HIGHLANDER_U (OM48432U) D The driver sit as far back as possible from the steering wheel while still maintaining control of the vehicle. 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. D The front passenger sit as far back as possible from the dashboard. D All vehicle occupants be properly restrained using the available seat belts. D Either front seat belt pretensioner assembly or surrounding area is scratched, cracked, or otherwise damaged. 53