1998 Toyota Corolla Owners Manual - Page 42

1998 COROLLA(U) CAUTION SRS side airbags inflate with considerable force. To avoid potential death or serious injury during inflation of a side airbag, Toyota strongly recommends that the driver and front passenger; D Wear their seat belt D Remain properly seated with their back against the seat at all times. 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 side airbags are operating properly. The warning light system monitors the airbag sensor assembly, inflators, warning light, interconnecting wiring and power sources. (For details, see "Service reminder indicators and warning buzzers" in chapter 1−5.) 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. 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 your seat belt. 42