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Additional Information About Your Airbags
Automatic front seat belt
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tensioners (see page 22).
Sensors that can detect a moderate
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to severe front impact, side impact,
or if your vehicle is about to
rollover.
Sensors that can detect whether a
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child is in the passenger's side
airbag path and signal the control
unit to turn the airbag off (see
page 31).
Sensors that can detect whether
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the driver's seat belt and the front
passenger's seat belt are latched or
unlatched (see page 20).
A driver's seat position sensor that
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monitors the distance of the seat
from the front airbag. If the seat is
too far forward, the airbag will
inflate with less force (see page
29).
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Weight sensors that monitor the
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weight on the front passenger's
seat. If the weight is about 65 lbs
(29 kg) or less (the weight of an
infant or small child), the
passenger's front airbag will be
turned off (see page 29).
A rollover sensor that can detect if
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your vehicle is about to roll over
and signal the control unit to
deploy both side curtain airbags
and front seat belt tensioners (see
page 32).
A sophisticated electronic system
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that continually monitors and
records information about the
sensors, the control unit, the
airbag activators, the seat belt
tensioners, and driver and front
passenger seat belt use when the
ignition switch is in the ON (II)
position.
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An indicator on the instrument
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panel that alerts you to a possible
problem with your airbags,
sensors, or seat belt tensioners
(see page 33).
An indicator on the instrument
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panel that alerts you that the
passenger's side airbag has been
turned off (see page 33).
An indicator on the dashboard that
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alerts you that the passenger's
front airbag has been turned off
(see page 34).
Emergency backup power in case
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your vehicle's electrical system is
disconnected in a crash.
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