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Your vehicle has a switch
on
the instrument panel
that you can use to turn off the passenger's air bag.
But use this switch only when
you
want to secure a
rear-facing child restraint at the right front
passenger's position. See "Securing a Child Restraint
in the Right Front Seat Position" in the Index for
more on this, including important safety information.
If the right front passenger's air bag is turned
off, the person sitting there won't have the extra
protection of
an
air bag. In a crash, the air bag
wouldn't be able to inflate and help protect the
person sitting there. Make sure the air bag
is
turned on unless you are using a rear-facing child
restraint in the right front seat position.
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Let only qualified technicians work on your air bag
system. Improper service can mean that your air
bag system won't work properly. See your dealer
for service.
NOTICE:
If you damage the covering for the driver's or the
right front passenger's air bag, the bag may not
work properly. You may have to replace the air
bag module in the steering wheel or both the air
bag module and the instrument panel for the
right front passenger's air bag.
Do
not open or
break the air bag coverings.
If your vehicle ever gets into a lot of water -- such as
water up to the carpeting or higher -- or if water enters
your vehicle and soaks the carpet, the air bag controller
can be soaked and ruined.
If
this ever happens, and then
you start your vehicle, the damage could make the air
bags inflate, even if there's
no
crash. You would have to
replace the air bags as well as the sensors and related
parts. If your vehicle is ever in a flood, or if it's exposed
to water that soaks the carpet, you can avoid needless
repair costs by turning off the vehicle immediately.
Don't let anyone start the vehicle, even to tow it, unless
the battery cables are first disconnected.
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