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How Your Side Airbags Work
If you ever have a moderate to
severe side impact, sensors will
detect rapid deceleration and signal
the control unit to instantly inflate
either the driver's or the passenger's
side airbag.
Only one airbag will deploy during a
side impact. If the impact is on the
passenger's side, the passenger's
side airbag will deploy even if there
is no passenger.
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The passenger's side airbag has a
cutoff system designed to turn off
the passenger's side airbag if a child's
head is in the airbag's deployment
path (see page
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If a short adult leans sideways, or a
larger adult slouches and leans
sideways into the side airbag
deployment path, the system may
also shut off the side airbag.
If the side airbag off indicator comes
on (see page
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), have the
passenger sit upright. Once the
passenger is out of the deployment
path of the side airbag, the system
will turn the airbag back on and the
indicator will go out.
Additional Information About Your Airbags
There will be some delay between
the moment the passenger moves
into or out of airbag deployment path
and when the indicator comes on or
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goes off.
To get the best protection from the
side airbags, front seat occupants
should wear their seat belts and sit
upright and well back in their seats.
A front seat passenger should not
use a cushion or other object as a
backrest. It may prevent the cutoff
system from working properly.
When you turn the ignition to ON
(II), the indicator should come on
briefly and go out (see page
doesn't come on, stays on, or comes
on while driving without a passenger
in the front seat, have the system
checked.
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Driver and Passenger Safety
). If it
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