How do I know if a Gen II Prius has rear curtain airbags

Hello again,

Thanks for the help on my question about warranties.

Sorry to bother you all once again: I have another newbie question.

My search for a nice, cheap Prius continues: from what I've seen on this forum, they're a lot more expensive here than they are in America.

Given that, I'm probably looking at a 2004-2006 model. I may be able to get a 2007 at an auction if I'm lucky.

One of the things I particularly want is rear curtain airbags. I know these were standard in the i-Tech model, and that they were available as part of an optional safety pack on the base model. That's certainly the case for pre-2006 ones: do any of you know whether they became standard across the range on the MY 2006 upgrade? I'm getting conflicting information on that.

The question is, how do I tell if a car has them? If I phone a vendor when I see one online, or if I look at a car myself, how can we identify whether it has the airbags? Where should I look, and will I see the word "airbag" or a sign or a bulge or something? Or do I just have to hit the side of the car with a big truck and see what happens?

Thanks again,

hkmb

 

That's exactly what I needed to know. Thank you very much for your help.