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Airb a g syste m
- An improper ly installed ch ild restraint can
interfere with the airbag as it deploys and
seriously injure or even kill the child - even
with an Advanced Airbag System .
- Always carefully follow the manufacture r's
instructions provided with the ch ild seat or
carr ier .
- Always make sure that there is nothing on
the front passenger seat that will cause the
capacit ive passenger detection system in
the seat to signa l to the Airbag System that
the seat is occupied by a person when it is
not, or to signa l that it is occupied by some·
one who is heav ier than the person actua lly
sitting on the seat. The presence of addi ·
tiona l objects could ca use the passenger
front airbag to be turned on when it should
be off, or could cause the airbag to work in a
way that is different from the way it would
have worked witho ut the object on the seat .
Front
airbags
Description of front airbags
The airbag system can provide supplemental
protection to properly restrained front seat occu·
pants.
Fig. 15 5
Location of dri ver airbag : in steerin g wheel
152
Fig. 156
Location of fro nt passenger's airbag : in t he in-
st rumen t panel
Your vehicle is equipped with an "Advanced Air·
bag System" in compliance with United States
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
(FMVSS) 208, as well as Canada Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard (CMVSS) 208 as applicable at
the time your veh icle was manufactured . The
safe t y belts fo r the seats have "pretensioners"
that help to take slack out of the belt system.
The pretensioners
are also activated by the e lec·
tronic control unit for the airbag system .
The front safety belts also have load limiters to
help reduce the forces applied to the body in a
crash .
The airbag for the driver is in the steering wheel
hub ~
fig. 155
and t he airbag for the front pas·
senger is in the instr ument pane l ~
fig. 156.
The
general locat io n of the a irbags is marked "AIR·
BAG".
There is a lot you need to know abo ut the a irbags
in your vehicle. We urge you to read the deta iled
informa t ion abo ut airbags, safety be lts and child
safety in this and the other chapte rs that make
up the owner's literature. Please be sure to heed
the WARNINGS· they are extremely important
for your safety and the safety of your passengers,
especially infants and small children.
A
WARNING
-
Never rely on airbags alone for protect ion.
- Even when they deploy, airbags provide only
supp lemental protection.
- Airbag work most effectively when used
wit h proper ly worn safety belts.
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