Toyota Echo (2005 year). Instruction — part 4

CAUTION

Take up

D Both high−positioned lap belts and

slack

loose−fitting belts could cause seri-

ous injuries due to sliding under

Too high

the lap belt during a collision or

other unintended event. Keep the

lap belt positioned as low on hips

as possible.

Keep as low on

D Do not place the shoulder belt un-

hips as possible

der your arm.

Adjust the position of the lap and

Seat belts with an adjustable shoulder

shoulder belts.

anchor (4−door models)—

Position the lap belt as low as possible

Adjust the shoulder anchor position to

on your hips—not on your waist, then ad-

your size.

just it to a snug fit by pulling the shoulder

To raise: Slide the anchor up.

portion upward through the latch plate.

To lower: Push in the lock release button

and slide the anchor down.

After adjustment make sure the anchor is

locked in position.

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CAUTION

Always make sure the shoulder belt

is positioned across the center of

your shoulder. The belt should be

kept away from your neck, but not

falling off your shoulder. Failure to

do so could reduce the amount of

protection in an accident and cause

serious injuries in a collision.

To release the belt, press the buckle

REAR CENTER SEAT BELT

(WITH

release button and allow the belt to

FOLD−DOWN SEAT)

retract.

The rear center seat belt is a 3−point type

If the belt does not retract smoothly, pull

restraint with

2 buckles. Both seat belt

it out and check for kinks or twists. Then

buckles must be correctly located and se-

make sure it remains untwisted as it re-

curely latched for proper operation

tracts.

Make sure buckle

(with light gray

buckle−release button) is securely latched

CAUTION

for ready use of the center seat belt.

Buckle

1 should be separated when the

Do not separate the buckle with light

rear left seatback is folded down. Other-

gray buckle release button. Otherwise,

wise, the luggage loaded in the enlarged

the seat belt may not work properly.

trunk will damage the webbing of the rear

See the information in the following

center seat belt.

(See

“Fold−down rear

columns.

seat” in this Section for the instruction of

how to correctly connect the seat belt.)

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CAUTION

Make sure the both buckles are cor-

rectly located and securely latched.

Failure to properly match the buckle

and tab may cause severe injury in

case of an accident or a collision.

Two buckles and tabs for rear center

seat belt

CAUTION

The two buckles for the rear center seat

Do not use the rear center seat belt

belt are distinguished with colors of the

with either buckle released. Fastening

buckle release button. Also the two tabs

only the shoulder belt or lap belt may

have different shape for its end so that

cause severe personal injury in case

the belt is not buckled in the wrong place.

of sudden braking or a collision.

Buckle

1—Properly matches with light

gray tab

Buckle 2—Properly matches with interi-

or color tab

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—Seat belt extender

If your seat belts cannot be fastened se-

curely because they are not long enough,

D Be sure to wear the seat belt with-

out the seat belt extender if you

a personalized seat belt extender is avail-

can fasten the seat belt without the

able from your Toyota dealer free of

extender.

charge.

Please contact your local Toyota dealer so

D Do not use the seat belt extender

when installing a child restraint

that the dealer can order the proper re-

system on the front or rear passen-

quired length for the extender. Bring the

ger seat. If installing a child re-

heaviest coat you expect to wear for prop-

er measurement and selection of length.

straint system with the seat belt

Additional ordering information is available

extender connected to the seat belt,

at your Toyota dealer.

the seat belt will not securely hold

the child restraint system, which

could cause death or serious injury

CAUTION

to the child or other passengers in

To connect the extender to the seat

the event of collision.

belt, insert the tab into the seat belt

When using the seat belt extender,

buckle so that the

“PRESS” signs on

observe the following precautions.

the buckle release buttons of the ex-

Failure to follow these instructions

tender and the seat belt are both facing

could reduce the effectiveness of the

outward as shown.

seat belt restraint system in case of

an accident, increasing the chance of

You will hear a click when the tab locks

personal injury.

into the buckle.

D Remember that the extender pro-

When releasing the seat belt, press on

vided for you may not be safe when

the buckle release button on the extender,

used on a different vehicle, for

not on the seat belt. This helps prevent

another person, or at a different

damage to the vehicle interior and extend-

seating position than the one origi-

er itself.

nally intended.

When not in use, remove the extender

and store in the vehicle for future use.

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—Seat belt pretensioners

CAUTION

D After inserting the tab, make sure

the tab and buckle are locked and

that the lap and shoulder portions

of the belt and the seat belt extend-

er are not twisted.

D Do not insert coins, clips, etc. in

the buckle as this may prevent you

from properly latching the tab and

buckle.

D If the seat belt does not function

normally, immediately contact your

The driver and front passenger seat

The seat belt pretensioner system con-

Toyota dealer. Do not use the seat

belt pretensioners are designed to be

sists mainly of the following components

until the seat belt is fixed, because

activated in response to a severe fron-

and their locations are shown in the il-

it cannot protect an adult occupant

tal impact.

lustration.

or your child from injury.

When the sensor detects a severe frontal

1. Front airbag sensors

impact, the front seat belts are quickly

2. SRS warning light

drawn back by the retractors so that the

belts snugly restrain the occupants.

3. Airbag sensor assembly

The seat belt pretensioners are activated

4. Seat belt pretensioner assemblies

even with no passenger in the front seat.

The seat belt pretensioners are controlled

The seat belt pretensioners and SRS air-

by the airbag sensor assembly. The airbag

bags may not operate together in all colli-

sensor assembly consists of a safing sen-

sions.

sor and airbag sensor.

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When the seat belt pretensioners are acti-

NOTICE

vated, an operating noise may be heard

and a small amount of non−toxic gas may

Do not perform any of the following

be released. This does not indicate that

changes without consulting your

a fire is occurring. This gas is normally

Toyota dealer. Such changes can

harmless.

interfere with proper operation of the

Once the seat belt pretensioners have

seat belt pretensioners in some

been activated, the seat belt retractors

cases.

remain locked.

z Installation of electronic devices

such as a mobile two−way radio,

CAUTION

cassette tape player or compact

disc player

Do not modify, remove, strike or open

z Repairs on or near the front seat

the seat belt pretensioner assemblies,

belt retractor assemblies

This indicator comes on when the igni-

airbag sensor or surrounding area or

z Modification of the suspension sys-

tion key is turned to the “ON” position.

wiring. Failure to follow these instruc-

tem

It goes off after about

6 seconds. This

tions may prevent the seat belt pre-

means the seat belt pretensioners are

tensioners from activating correctly,

z Modification of the front end struc-

operating properly.

cause sudden operation of the system

ture

or disable the system, which could

This warning light system monitors the

z Attachment of a grille guard

(bull

result in death or serious injury. Con-

airbag sensor assembly, front airbag sen-

bar, kangaroo bar, etc.), snowplow,

sult your Toyota dealer about any re-

winches or any other equipment to

sors, side airbag sensors, door side air-

pair and modification.

the front end

bag sensors, seat belt pretensioner as-

semblies,

inflators,

warning

light,

z Repairs made on or near the front

interconnecting wiring and power sources.

fenders, front end structure or con-

(For details, see

“Service reminder indica-

sole

tors and warning buzzers” on page 90.)

If any of the following conditions occurs,

this indicates a malfunction of the airbags

or seat belt pretensioners. Contact your

Toyota dealer as soon as possible.

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SRS driver and front

passenger airbags

D The light does not come on when the

ignition key is turned to the

“ON” posi-

tion or remains on for more than

seconds or flashes.

D The light comes on or flashes while

driving.

D If any seat belt does not retract or

cannot be pulled out due to a malfunc-

tion or activation of the relevant seat

belt pretensioner.

D The seat belt pretensioner assembly or

surrounding area has been damaged.

In the following cases, contact your Toyota

The SRS (Supplemental Restraint Sys-

dealer as soon as possible:

tem) front airbags are designed to pro-

vide further protection for the driver

D The front part of the vehicle

(shaded

and front passenger in addition to the

in the illustration) was involved in an

primary safety protection provided by

accident that was not severe enough to

the seat belts.

cause the seat belt pretensioners to

operate.

In response to a severe frontal impact,

the SRS front airbags work together with

D Either seat belt pretensioner assembly

the seat belts to help reduce injury by

or surrounding area is scratched,

inflating. The SRS front airbags help re-

cracked, or otherwise damaged.

duce injuries mainly to the driver’s or front

passenger’s head or chest caused by hit-

ting the vehicle interior. The SRS front

passenger airbag is activated even with

no passenger in the front seat.

Always wear your seat belt properly.

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Your vehicle is equipped with a crash

sensing and diagnostic module, which will

CAUTION

D Improperly seated and/or restrained

infants and children can be killed

record the use of the seat belt restraint

D The SRS front airbag system is de-

or seriously injured by the deploy-

system by the driver and front passenger

signed only as a supplement to the

ing airbags. An infant or child who

when the SRS front airbags are inflated.

primary protection of the driver and

is too small to use a seat belt

front passenger seat belt systems.

should be properly secured using a

The driver and front passenger can

child

restraint

system. Toyota

be killed or seriously injured by the

strongly recommends that all in-

inflating airbags if they do not wear

fants and children be placed in the

the available seat belts properly.

rear seat of the vehicle and proper-

During sudden braking just before

ly restrained. The rear seat is the

a collision, an unrestrained driver

safest for infants and children. For

or front passenger can move for-

instructions concerning the installa-

ward into direct contact with or

tion of a child restraint system, see

close proximity to the airbag which

“Child restraint” on page 56.

may then deploy during the colli-

sion. To ensure maximum protection

in an accident, the driver and all

passengers in the vehicle must

wear their seat belts properly. Wear-

ing 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 con-

cerning the seat belt system, see

“Seat belts” on page 35.

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The SRS front airbags are designed to

deploy in severe (usually frontal) colli-

sions where the magnitude and duration

of the forward deceleration of the ve-

hicle exceeds the designed threshold

Hitting a curb,

Falling into or

level.

edge of pavement

jumping over a

Collision from the rear

or hard surface

deep hole

The SRS front airbags will deploy if the

severity of the impact is above the de-

signed threshold level, comparable to an

approximate 25 km/h (15 mph) collision in

Collision from the side

the U.S.A. and 30 km/h (18 mph) collision

in Canada when the vehicle has the im-

Vehicle rollover

Landing hard or vehicle falling

pact straight into a fixed barrier that does

not move or deform.

The SRS front airbags are generally not

The SRS front airbags may also deploy

However, this threshold velocity will be

designed to inflate if the vehicle is in-

if a serious impact occurs to the under-

considerably higher if the vehicle strikes

volved in a side or rear collision, if it

side of your vehicle. Some examples

an object, such as a parked vehicle or

rolls over, or if it is involved in a low−

are shown in the illustration.

sign pole, which can move or deform on

speed frontal collision. But, whenever a

impact, or if the vehicle is involved in an

collision of any type causes sufficient

underride collision

(e.g. a collision in

forward deceleration of the vehicle, de-

which the front of the vehicle “underrides”,

ployment of the SRS front airbags may

or goes under, the bed of a truck, etc.).

occur.

is possible that in some collisions

where the forward deceleration of the ve-

hicle is very close to the designed thresh-

old level, the SRS front airbags and the

seat belt pretensioners may not activate

together.

Always wear your seat belts properly.

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The front airbag sensors constantly moni-

Deployment of the airbags happens in a

tor the forward deceleration of the vehicle.

fraction of a second, so the airbags must

If an impact results in a forward decelera-

inflate with considerable force. While the

tion beyond the designed threshold level,

system is designed to reduce serious inju-

the system triggers the airbag inflators. At

ries, primarily to the head and chest, it

this time a chemical reaction in the inflat-

may also cause other, less severe injuries

ors very quickly fills the airbags with non−

to the face, chest, arms and hands. These

toxic gas to help restrain the forward mo-

are usually in the nature of minor burns

tion of the occupants. The front airbags

or abrasions and swelling, but the force of

then quickly deflate, so that there is no

a deploying airbag can cause more seri-

obstruction of the driver’s vision should it

ous injuries, especially if an occupant’s

be necessary to continue driving.

hands, arms, chest or head is in close

proximity to the airbag module at the time

When the airbags inflate, they produce a

of deployment. This is why it is important

loud noise and release some smoke and

The SRS front airbag system consists

for the occupant to: avoid placing any

residue along with non−toxic gas. This

mainly of the following components, and

object or part of the body between the

does not indicate a fire. This smoke may

their locations are shown in the illustra-

occupant and the airbag module; sit

remain inside the vehicle for some time,

tion.

straight and well back into the seat; wear

and may cause some minor irritation to

the available seat belt properly; and sit as

1. Front airbag sensors

the eyes, skin or breathing. Be sure to

far as possible from the airbag module,

wash off any residue as soon as possible

2. SRS warning light

while still maintaining control of the ve-

to prevent any potential skin irritation with

3. Airbag module for driver

(airbag and

hicle.

soap and water. If you can safely exit

inflator)

from the vehicle, you should do so imme-

Parts of the airbag module (steering wheel

4. Airbag module for front passenger (air-

diately.

hub, airbag cover and inflator) may be hot

bag and inflator)

for several minutes after deployment, so

do not touch! The airbags inflate only

5. Airbag sensor assembly

once. The windshield may be damaged by

The airbag sensor assembly consists of a

absorbing some of the force of the inflat-

safing sensor and airbag sensor.

ing airbag.

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CAUTION

The driver or front passenger who is

too close to the steering wheel or

dashboard during airbag deployment

can be killed or seriously injured.

Toyota strongly recommends that:

D The driver sit as far back as pos-

sible from the steering wheel while

still maintaining control of the ve-

hicle.

D The front passenger sit as far back

as possible from the dashboard.

D All vehicle occupants be properly

D Do not sit on the edge of the seat

D Toyota strongly recommends that all

restrained using the available seat

or lean against the dashboard when

infants and children be placed in

belts.

the vehicle is in use, since the

the rear seat of the vehicle and be

front passenger airbag could inflate

properly restrained.

For instructions and precautions con-

cerning the seating position, see

with considerable speed and force.

D Do not allow a child to stand up or

“—Front seat precautions” on page

Anyone who is up against, or very

kneel on the front passenger seat,

close to, an airbag when it inflates,

28.

since the front passenger airbag

can be killed or seriously injured.

could inflate with considerable

Sit up straight and well back in the

speed and force. Otherwise, the

seat, and always use your seat belt

child may be killed or seriously in-

properly.

jured.

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D Do not hold a child on your lap or

D Do not modify or remove any wir-

in your arms. Use a child restraint

ing. Do not modify, remove, strike

system in the rear seat. For instruc-

or open any components such as

tions concerning the installation of

the steering wheel pad, steering

a child restraint system, see “Child

wheel, column cover, dashboard

restraint” on page 56.

near the front passenger airbag,

front passenger airbag cover, front

passenger airbag or airbag sensor

assembly. Doing so may prevent the

front airbag system from activating

correctly, cause sudden activation

of the system or disable the sys-

tem, which could result in death or

serious injury.

D Do not put anything or any part of

Failure to follow these instructions

your body on or in front of the

can result in death or serious injury.

dashboard or steering wheel pad

Consult your Toyota dealer about any

that houses the front airbag sys-

repair and modification.

tem. They might restrict inflation or

cause death or serious injury as

they are projected rearward by the

force of deploying airbags. Like-

wise, the driver and front passenger

should not hold objects in their

arms or on their knees.

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If any of the following conditions occurs,

NOTICE

this indicates a malfunction of the airbags

Do not perform any of the following

or seat belt pretensioners. Contact your

changes without consulting your

Toyota dealer as soon as possible.

Toyota dealer. Such changes can

D The light does not come on when the

interfere with proper operation of the

ignition key is turned to the

“ON” posi-

SRS front airbag system in some

tion or remains on for more than

cases.

seconds or flashes.

z Installation of electronic devices

D The light comes on or flashes while

such as a mobile two−way radio,

driving.

cassette tape player or compact

disc player

z Modification of the suspension sys-

tem

This indicator comes on when the igni-

z Modification of the front end struc-

tion key is turned to the “ON” position.

ture

It goes off after about

6 seconds. This

means the SRS front airbags are oper-

z Attachment of a grille guard

(bull

ating properly.

bar, kangaroo bar, etc.), snowplow,

winches or any other equipment to

This warning light system monitors the

the front end

airbag sensor assembly, front airbag

sensors, side airbag sensors, door side

z Repairs made on or near the front

airbag sensors, seat belt pretensioner

fenders, front end structure, con-

assemblies,

inflators,

warning

light,

sole, steering column, steering

interconnecting wiring and power sources.

wheel or dashboard near the front

(For details, see

“Service reminder

passenger airbag

indicators and warning buzzers” on page

90.)

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SRS side airbags

NOTICE

Do not disconnect the battery cables

before contacting your Toyota dealer.

In the following cases, contact your Toyota

The SRS (Supplemental Restraint Sys-

dealer as soon as possible:

tem) side airbags are designed to pro-

vide further protection for the driver

D The SRS front airbags have been in-

and front passenger in addition to the

flated.

primary safety protection provided by

D The front of the vehicle (shaded in the

the seat belts.

illustration) was involved in an accident

In response to a severe side impact, the

that was not severe enough to cause

SRS side airbags work together with the

the SRS front airbags to inflate.

seat belts to help reduce injury by inflat-

D The pad part of the steering wheel or

ing. The SRS side airbags help reduce

front passenger airbag cover

(shaded

injuries mainly to the driver’s or front pas-

the illustration)

scratched,

senger’s chest.

cracked, or otherwise damaged.

The SRS side airbag on the passenger

seat is activated even with no passenger

in the front seat.

Always wear your seat belt properly.

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Your vehicle is equipped with a crash

sensing and diagnostic module, which will

CAUTION

D Do not allow anyone to lean his/her

record the use of the seat belt restraint

head or any part of his/her body

system by the driver and front passenger

D The SRS side airbag system is de-

against the door or the area of the

when the SRS side airbags are inflated.

signed only as a supplement to the

seat from which the SRS side air-

primary protection of the driver and

bag deploys even if he/she is a

front passenger seat belt systems.

child seated in the child restraint

To ensure maximum protection in

system. It is dangerous if the SRS

an accident, the driver and all pas-

side airbag inflates, and the impact

sengers in the vehicle must wear

of the deploying airbag

could

their seat belts properly. Wearing a

cause death or serious injury to the

seat belt properly during an acci-

occupant.

dent reduces the chances of death

D Improperly seated and/or restrained

or serious injury or being thrown

infants and children can be killed

out of the vehicle. For instructions

or seriously injured by the deploy-

and precautions concerning the seat

ing airbags. An infant or child who

belt system, see

“Seat belts—” on

is too small to use a seat belt

page 35.

should be properly secured using a

child

restraint

system. Toyota

strongly recommends that all in-

fants and children be placed in the

rear seats of the vehicle and prop-

erly restrained. The rear seats are

the safest for infants and children.

For instructions concerning the

installation of a child restraint sys-

tem, see “Child restraint—” on page

56.

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