2004 Toyota Avalon Navigation Manual - Page 191

'04 AVALON U (L/O 0408) SRS side airbags NOTICE Do not disconnect the battery cables before contacting your Toyota dealer. In response to a severe side impact, the SRS side airbags work together with the seat belts to help reduce injury by inflating. The SRS side airbags help to reduce injuries mainly to the driver's or front outside passenger's chest. The SRS side airbag on the passenger seat is activated even with no passenger in the front outside seat. Always wear your seat belt properly. CAUTION The SRS (Supplemental Restraint System) side airbags are designed to provide further protection for occupants in the following seats in addition to the primary safety protection provided by the seat belts. D The SRS side airbag system is designed only as a supplement to the primary protection of the driver and front passenger seat belt systems. To ensure maximum protection in an accident, the driver and all passengers in the vehicle must wear their seat belts properly. Wearing a seat belt properly during an accident reduces the chances of death or serious injury or being thrown out of the vehicle. For instructions and precautions concerning the seat belt system, see "Seat belts" in this Section. D Vehicles with bucket front seats-The SRS side airbags are designed to protect the driver and front passenger. D Vehicles with bench type front seats- The SRS side airbags are designed to protect the driver and front outside passenger. They are not designed to protect occupant in the center position. 68 2004 AVALON from Aug. '04 Prod. (OM41412U)