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• If driver brakes the vehicle heavi-
ly in an urgent situations, occu-
pants will be thrown forward. If
front passengers are not wearing
the seat belts, they will be direct-
ly in front of the air bags when
inflation occurs. In that situation,
severe injury or death is possi-
ble.
• Never allow front passenger to
put their hands or feet on the
instrument panel or put their face
close to the instrument panel. The
air bag will impact the front pas-
senger when it inflates.
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• Never allow children/old
and feeble persons/pregnant
women to sit on the front passen-
ger's seat. Do not put child
restraint system on the front pas-
senger's seat either. They may be
seriously injured by the air bag
inflation when air bag deploys.
• Do not put objects or stickers on
the instrument panel. Do not
apply any accessory on the front
windshield glass or do not install
aftermarket mirrors or acces-
sories on the factory installed
rearview mirror. These may inter-
fere with the deployment of air
bag inflation or could hit your
body at high speed and cause
severe bodily injury and even
death.
Safety features of your vehicle
OUN026110/OUN026109
OUN026141
C040600AUN
Side air bag (if equipped)
Your vehicle is equipped with a side air
bag in each front seat. The purpose of
the air bag is to provide the vehicle's driv-
er and/or the front passenger with addi-
tional protection than that offered by the
seat belt alone.
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