SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria

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This chart indicates the applicable SRS equipment that will deploy depending on the type
of collision.

(The illustrations are the representative cases of collisions.)


(The illustrations are the representative cases of collisions.)

X: The SRS air bag equipment is designed to deploy in a collision.

*1: The passenger front and side air bags and the seat belt pretensioner are designed to
deploy depending on the condition of the total seated weight on the passenger seat or the
status of the passenger air bag deactivation switch.

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