Toyota GT86 (2016 year). Manual - part 8
1-7. Safety information
WARNING
■ While driving
●Do not adjust the position of the driver's seat.
Doing so could cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle.
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●Do not place a cushion between the driver or passenger and the seatback.
A cushion may prevent correct posture from being achieved, and reduce
the effectiveness of the seat belt and head restraint, increasing the risk of
death or serious injury to the driver or passenger.
●Do not place anything under the front seats.
Objects placed under the front seats may become jammed in the seat
tracks and stop the seat from locking in place. This may lead to an acci-
dent resulting in serious injury or death. The adjustment mechanism may
also be damaged.
■ Adjusting the seat position
● Take care when adjusting the seat position to ensure that other passen-
gers are not injured by the moving seat.
●Do not put your hands under the seat or near the moving parts to avoid
injury.
Fingers or hands may become jammed in the seat mechanism.
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1-7. Safety information
SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag)
The SRS airbags inflate when the vehicle is subjected to certain
types of severe impacts that may cause significant injury to the
occupants. They work together with the seat belts to help reduce the
risk of death or serious injury.
SRS: This stands for supplemental restraint system. This name is
used because the airbag system supplements the vehicle’s seat
belts.
Models with SRS airbags and seat belts for driver, front pas-
senger, and rear passengers
Your vehicle is equipped with a supplemental restraint system to
supplement the seat belts for the front seats and rear seating posi-
tions.
The supplemental restraint system (SRS) consists of seven air-
bags. The configurations are as follows.
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1-7. Safety information
Front airbags for driver and front passenger
Knee airbag for driver
Side airbags for driver and front passenger
Curtain shield airbags for driver, front passenger and rear pas-
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sengers
These SRS airbags are designed only as a supplement to the pri-
mary protection provided by the seat belt.
The system also controls front seat belt pretensioners. For opera-
tion instructions and precautions concerning the seat belt preten-
sioner, refer to “Seat belt pretensioners”. (→P. 74)
■ When you sell your vehicle
When you sell your vehicle, we urge you to explain to the buyer that it is
equipped with SRS airbags by alerting the buyer to the applicable section in
this Owner’s Manual.
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WARNING
■ SRS airbag
● To obtain maximum protection in the event of an accident, the driver and
all passengers in the vehicle should always wear seat belts when the vehi-
cle is moving. The SRS airbag is designed only to be a supplement to the
primary protection provided by the seat belt. It does not eliminate the need
to fasten seat belts. In combination with the seat belts, it offers the best
combined protection in case of a serious accident.
Not wearing a seat belt increases the chance of severe injury or death in a
crash even when the vehicle has the SRS airbag.
For instructions and precautions concerning the seat belt system, refer to
“Seat belts”. (→P. 73)
●Do not sit or lean unnecessarily close to the SRS airbag. Because the
SRS airbag deploys with considerable speed - faster than the blink of an
eye - and force to protect in high speed collisions, the force of an airbag
can injure an occupant whose body is too close to SRS airbag.
It is also important to wear your seat belt to help avoid injuries that can
result when the SRS airbag contacts an occupant not in proper position
such as one thrown forward during pre-accident braking.
Even when properly positioned, there remains a possibility that an occu-
pant may suffer minor injury such as abrasions and bruises to the face or
arms because of the SRS airbag deployment force.
●The SRS airbags deploy with considerable speed and force. Occupants
who are out of proper position when the SRS airbag deploys could suffer
very serious injuries. Because the SRS airbag needs enough space for
deployment, the driver should always sit upright and well back in the seat
as far from the steering wheel as practical while still maintaining full vehi-
cle control and the front passenger should move the seat as far back as
possible and sit upright and well back in the seat.
●Do not place any objects over or near the SRS airbag cover or between
you and the SRS airbag. If the SRS airbag deploys, those objects could
interfere with its proper operation and could be propelled inside the vehicle
and cause injury.
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WARNING
■ SRS airbag
●Put children in the REAR seat properly
restrained at all times in a child restraint
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device or in a seat belt, whichever is
appropriate for the child’s age, height
and weight. The SRS airbag deploys
with considerable speed and force and
can injure or even kill children, espe-
cially if they are not restrained or
improperly restrained. Because chil-
dren are lighter and weaker than adults,
their risk of being injured from deploy-
ment is greater.
Secure ALL types of child restraint
devices (including forward facing child
seats) in the REAR seats at all times.
According to accident statistics, chil-
dren are safer when properly restrained
in the rear seating positions than in the
front seating positions.
For instructions and precautions con-
cerning the child restraint system, refer
to “Child restraint systems”. (→P. 136)
●NEVER INSTALL A REARWARD FACING CHILD SEAT IN THE FRONT
SEAT. DOING SO RISKS SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO THE CHILD
BY PLACING THE CHILD’S HEAD TOO CLOSE TO THE SRS AIRBAG.
●Never allow a child to stand up or kneel on the front passenger’s seat, or
never hold a child on your lap or in your arms. The SRS airbag deploys
with considerable force and can injure or even kill the child.
●A deploying SRS airbag releases hot gas. Occupants could get burned if
they come into direct contact with the hot gas.
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NOTICE
■ When the SRS airbag deploys
When the SRS airbag deploys, some smoke will be released. This smoke
could cause breathing problems for people with a history of asthma or other
breathing trouble. If you or your passengers have breathing problems after
SRS airbag deploys, get fresh air promptly.
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SRS airbag system components
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Front sub sensor (right-hand
Side airbag sensor
(center
side)
pillar right-hand side)
Front airbag module (driver's
Curtain shield airbag sensor
side)
(rear wheel house right-hand
Front passenger’s front air-
side)
bag ON and OFF indicator
Seat belt pretensioner (front
(center of instrument panel)
passenger’s side)
Front airbag module
(front
Satellite
safing
sensor
passenger’s side)
(under the center of the rear
Front passenger’s front air-
seats)
bag cut off switch (passen-
Curtain shield airbag sensor
ger’s side of instrument
(rear wheel house left-hand
panel)
side)
Door impact sensor
(right-
Side airbag module (driver’s
hand side)
side)
Curtain shield airbag mod-
Seat
belt
pretensioner
ule (right-hand side)
(driver’s side)
Airbag wiring
Side airbag sensor
(center
Side airbag module
(front
pillar left-hand side)
passenger’s side)
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Door impact sensor
(left-
Front sub sensor (left-hand
hand side)
side)
Driver’s knee airbag module
Curtain shield airbag mod-
Airbag
control
module
ule (left-hand side)
(including impact sensors)
The main SRS airbag system components are shown above. The
SRS airbag system is controlled by the airbag control module. The
airbag control module consists of an airbag sensor.
In certain types of severe front or side impacts, the SRS airbag sys-
tem triggers the airbag inflators. A chemical reaction in the inflators
quickly fills the airbags with non-toxic gas to help restrain the motion
of the occupants.
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SRS front airbag
The driver’s SRS front airbag is stowed in the center portion of the steering
wheel. The driver’s knee airbag is stowed under the steering column. The
passenger’s SRS front airbag is stowed near the top of the dashboard under
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an “SRS AIRBAG” mark.
In a moderate to severe front collision, the following components deploy.
●SRS front airbag for driver
● SRS front airbag for front passenger
● Knee airbag for driver
These components supplement the seat belts by reducing the impact to the
occupant’s head, chest and knees.
■ If the SRS airbags deploy (inflate)
●Slight abrasions, burns, bruising etc., may be sustained from SRS air-
bags, due to the extremely high speed deployment (inflation) by hot
gases.
●A loud noise and white powder will be emitted.
● Parts of the airbag module (steering wheel hub, airbag cover and inflator)
as well as the front seats, parts of the front and rear pillars, and roof side
rails, may be hot for several minutes. The airbag itself may also be hot.
●The windshield may crack.
■ Front-seat passenger airbag manual cut off switch
The passenger-side front airbag can be deactivated by the cut off switch
located in the instrumental panel side. When the cut off switch is turned to
the deactivation mode the passenger-side front airbag becomes deacti-
vated. When the cutoff switch is turned to the activation mode the passen-
ger-side front airbag becomes active to deploy. While the passenger-side
front airbag is active the A/B ON indicator is illuminated.
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■ Normal operation
Airbag manual on-off
ON
OFF
switch
Airbag system
Front airbag for front passenger
Activated
Deactivated
Seat belt pretensioner for front pas-
senger
Side air bag for front passenger
Activated
Activated
Curtain shield air bag for front pas-
senger
SRS warning light
Not illuminated
Not illuminated
Airbag manual on-off indicator “ON”
Illuminated
Not illuminated
Airbag manual on-off indicator
Not illuminated
Illuminated
“OFF”
■ When the system is malfunctioning
Airbag system
Operation
Front airbag for front passenger
Deactivated
Seat belt pretensioner for front pas-
senger
Side air bag for front passenger
Activated
Curtain shield air bag for front pas-
senger
SRS warning light
Illuminated
Airbag manual on-off indicator “ON”
Not illuminated
Airbag manual on-off indicator
Illuminated
“OFF”
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■ Operation
Driver's side
SRS AIRBAGs deploy as soon as a
collision occurs.
After deployment, SRS AIRBAGs start
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to deflate immediately so that the
driver’s vision is not obstructed.
*: Models with knee airbag
Passenger’s side
SRS AIRBAGs deploy as soon as a
collision occurs.
After deployment, SRS AIRBAGs start
to deflate immediately so that the
driver's vision is not obstructed.
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The SRS airbag can function only when the engine switch is in the “ON”
position
(vehicles without a smart entry & start system) or when the
“ENGINE START STOP” switch is in IGNITION ON mode (vehicles with a
smart entry & start system).
If the front sub sensors located on both the right and left sides at the front of
the vehicle and the impact sensors in the airbag control module detect a cer-
tain predetermined amount of force during a front collision, the control mod-
ule sends signals to the front airbag modules instructing them to inflate the
SRS front airbags. Then both airbag modules produce gas, which instantly
inflates driver’s and passenger’s SRS front airbags. The knee airbag is also
inflated in combination with the SRS front airbags.
After deployment, the SRS airbags immediately start to deflate so that the
driver’s vision is not obstructed. The time required from detecting impact to
the deflation of the SRS airbag after deployment is shorter than the blink of
an eye.
Although it is highly unlikely that the SRS airbag would activate in a non-
accident situation, should it occur, the SRS airbag will deflate quickly, not
obscuring vision and will not interfere with the driver's ability to maintain con-
trol of the vehicle.
When the SRS airbag deploys, a sudden, fairly loud inflation noise will be
heard and some smoke will be released. These occurrences are normal
result of the deployment. This smoke does not indicate a fire in the vehicle.
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The SRS front airbag (and also the knee airbag) is designed to deploy in the
event of an accident involving a moderate to severe front collision. It is not
designed to deploy in most lesser front impacts because the necessary pro-
tection can be achieved by the seat belt alone. Also, it is not designed to
deploy in most side or rear impacts or in most roll-over accidents because
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deployment of the SRS front airbag would not help the occupant in those sit-
uations.
The SRS airbag is designed to function on a one-time-only basis.
SRS airbag deployment depends on the level of force experienced in the
passenger compartment during a collision. That level differs from one type of
collision to another, and it may have no bearing on the visible damage done
to the vehicle itself.
■ When will the SRS front airbag most likely deploy?
A head-on collision against a thick con-
crete wall at a vehicle speeds of 20 to 30
km/h (12 to 19 mph) or higher activates
the SRS front airbag. The SRS front air-
bag will also be activated when the vehi-
cle is exposed to a front impact similar in
fashion and magnitude to the collision
described above.
■ At what other times might the SRS front airbag deploy?
The SRS front airbag may be activated
when the vehicle sustains a hard impact
in the undercarriage area from the road
surface
(such as when the vehicle
plunges into a deep ditch, is severely
impacted or knocked hard against an
obstacle on the road such as a curb).
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■ When is the SRS front airbag unlikely to deploy?
The vehicle strikes an object, such as a
telephone pole or sign pole.
The vehicle slides under the load bed of a
truck.
The vehicle sustains an oblique offset
front impact.
The vehicle sustains an offset front colli-
sion.
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The vehicle strikes an object that can
move or deform, such as a parked vehi-
cle.
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There are many types of collisions which might not necessarily require SRS
front airbag deployment. In the event of accidents like those illustrated, the
SRS front airbag may not deploy depending on the level of accident forces
involved.
■ When will the SRS front airbag not deploy?
The SRS front airbag is not designed to
deploy in most cases if the vehicle is
struck from the side or from behind, or if it
rolls onto its side or roof, or if it is involved
in a low-speed front collision.
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