2011 Toyota Prius Owners Manual - Page 437

3-6. Other interior features Safety information for Safety Connect Important! Read this information before using Safety Connect. n Exposure to radio frequency signals The Safety Connect system installed in your vehicle is a low-power radio transmitter and receiver. It receives and also sends out radio frequency (RF) signals. In August 1996, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted RF exposure guidelines with safety levels for mobile wireless phones. Those guidelines are consistent with the safety standards previously set by the following U.S. and international standards bodies. l ANSI (American National Standards Institute) C95.1 [1992] Interior features 3 l NCRP (National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement) Report 86 [1986] l ICNIRP (International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection) [1996] Those standards were based on comprehensive and periodic evaluations of the relevant scientific literature. Over 120 scientists, engineers, and physicians from universities, and government health agencies and industries reviewed the available body of research to develop the ANSI Standard (C95.1). The design of Safety Connect complies with the FCC guidelines in addition to those standards. 413 PRIUS_U (OM47685U) DVD