2008 Toyota RAV4 Owners Manual - Page 90

'08 Rav4_U (L/O 0802) -Seat belt pretensioners Vehicles with curtain shield airbags-When the sensor detects a severe frontal impact or a vehicle roll over, the front seat belts are quickly drawn back by the retractors so that the belts snugly restrain the occupants. The front passenger's seat belt pretensioner will not activate if no passenger is detected in the front passenger seat by the front passenger occupant classification system. However, the front passenger's seat belt pretensioner may activate if luggage is put on the seat, or the seat belt is buckled up regardless of the presence of an occupant in the seat. (As for the front passenger occupant classification system, see "-Front passenger occupant classification system" on page 81 in this Section.) The seat belt pretensioners and SRS airbags may not operate together in all collisions. Vehicles without curtain shield airbags-The driver and front passenger seat belt pretensioners are designed to be activated in response to a severe frontal impact. Vehicles with curtain shield airbags- The driver and front passenger seat belt pretensioners are designed to be activated in response to a severe frontal impact or a vehicle roll over. Vehicles without curtain shield airbags- When the sensor detects a severe frontal impact, the front seat belts are quickly drawn back by the retractors so that the belts snugly restrain the occupants. The seat belt pretensioner system consists mainly of the following components and their locations are shown in the illustration. 1. Front airbag sensors 2. SRS warning light 3. "AIR BAG ON" and "AIR BAG OFF" indicator lights 4. Front passenger occupant classification system (ECU and sensors) 5. Seat belt pretensioner assemblies 6. Front passenger's switch seat belt buckle 7. Airbag sensor assembly 62 2008 RAV4 from Feb. '08 Prod. (OM42726U)