1998 Toyota Camry Owners Manual - Page 49

There may be the case that the SRS side airbags will not activate with such an impact in which the occupant wearing the seat belt correctly would not get serious injury. The SRS side airbags are designed to inflate when the passenger compartment gets a severe impact from the side. For the safety of all occupants, be sure to always wear seat belts. The SRS side airbag system may not inflate if the vehicle is subjected to a collision from the side at an angle, or a collision to the side of the vehicle body other than the passenger compartment shown in the illustration, which impact is not severe enough for the passenger compartment. The SRS side airbags are not designed to inflate if the vehicle is rolled over. If the impact on the body of the passenger compartment is not strong as illustrated above, the relevant SRS side airbag may not inflate. 49