Toyota Yaris: How the SRS Air Bags Work / Front Seat Belt Pretensioners

Toyota Yaris XP210 (2020-2026) Owner's Manual / Essential Safety Equipment / SRS Air Bags / How the SRS Air Bags Work / Front Seat Belt Pretensioners

The front seat belt pretensioners are designed to deploy in moderate or severe frontal, near frontal collisions.

In addition, the pretensioners operate when a side collision or a rollover accident is detected. The pretensioners operate differently depending on what types of air bags are equipped. For more details about the seat belt pretensioner operation, refer to the SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria.

How the SRS Air Bags Work

Your Toyota is equipped with the following types of SRS air bags. SRS air bags are designed to work together with the seat belts to help to reduce injuries during an accident...

Driver Air Bag

The driver’s air bag is mounted in the steering wheel. When air bag crash sensors detect a frontal impact of greater than moderate force, the driver’s air bag inflates quickly helping to reduce injury mainly to the driver’s head or chest caused by directly hitting the steering wheel...

Other information:

Toyota Yaris XP210 (2020-2026) Reapir and Service Manual: Lost Communication with ECM/PCM "A" Missing Message (U010087,U012687,U012987,U013187,U014087,U015187,U015587,U016487,U117087)

DESCRIPTION The engine stop and start ECU communicates with the SFI system, electronically controlled brake system, power steering system, air conditioning system, airbag system and main body ECU (multiplex network body ECU) via CAN communication. If there is a communication error between the engine stop and start ECU and any of the systems, the engine stop and start ECU stores DTCs and illuminates the stop and start cancel indicator except when there is a communication error with the meter / gauge system...

Toyota Yaris XP210 (2020-2026) Reapir and Service Manual: Precaution

PRECAUTION CAUTION: Failure to carry out service procedures in the correct sequence could cause SRS parts to unexpectedly deploy and possibly lead to serious injuries. Furthermore, if a mistake is made when servicing SRS parts, they may fail to operate when required...