2000 Toyota Tacoma Owners Manual - Page 44

'00 Tacoma(U) Passenger airbag manual on- off switch CAUTION Indicator light D Make sure that the indicator light is off. D Do not turn off the passenger airbag manual on- off switch except when a member of a passenger risk group identified in TABLE 1 is occupying the right front passenger seating position. D When the passenger airbag manual In the following cases, contact your Toyota dealer as soon as possible: This on- off switch is designed to disable the passenger airbag in order to allow usage, if necessary, of a member of a passenger risk group identified in TABLE 1 is occupying the right front passenger seating position. (For details, see "SRS driver and front passenger airbags" in this section.) Operate on- off switch as follows: Insert key into the keyhole and turn it. To turn passenger airbag on: Turn the key clockwise to the "ON" position. To turn passenger airbag off: Turn the key counterclockwise to the "OFF" position. The indicator comes on when the passenger airbag system is off. on- off switch is turned off, the passenger airbag will not inflate in a collision and turning off the passenger airbag can reduce the occupant protection which your vehicle safety systems can provide to you in certain accidents and increase the likelihood of serious personal injuries. For details, see "SRS driver and front passenger airbags" in this section. D The SRS airbags have been inflated. D The front part of the vehicle (shaded in the illustration) was involved in an accident that was not severe enough to cause the SRS airbags to inflate. D The pad section of the steering wheel or front passenger airbag cover (shaded in the illustration) is scratched, cracked, or otherwise damaged. NOTICE Do not disconnect the battery cables before contacting your Toyota dealer. 44