1997 Toyota Tercel Owners Manual - Page 40

SRS airbag (for Canada) In the following cases, contact your Toyota dealer as soon as possible: S The SRS airbags have been inflated. S The front part of the vehicle (shaded in the illustration) was involved in an accident not of the extent to cause the SRS airbags to inflate. S The pad section of the steering wheel or front passenger airbag cover (shaded in the illustration) is scratch-ed, cracked, or otherwise damaged. The SRS (Supplemental Restraint System) airbag is designed to provide further protection to the driver when added to the primary protection provided by the seat belt. In response to a severe frontal impact, the SRS airbag works together with the seat belt to help preventing or reduce injury by inflating, in order to decrease the likelihood of the driver's head or chest directly hitting the steering wheel. This indicator comes on when the ignition key is turned to the "ACC" or "ON" position. It goes off after about 6 seconds. This means the SRS airbag is operating properly. The SRS airbag warning light system monitors the airbag sensor assembly, inflators, warning light, interconnecting wiring and power sources. 34