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syst
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Always carefully follow the manufacturer's
instructions provided with the child seat or
carr ier.
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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 signal 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 actually
sitting on the seat. The presence of addi-
tional objects could cause
t
he passenger
front a irbag 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 without 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. 128
Location of d river airbag: in steeri ng wheel
Fig. 129
Location of fro nt passenge r's airbag: in the inst
ru-
ment pane
l
Your vehicle is equipped with an "Advanced Air-
bag System" in compliance with United States
152
Federa
l
Moto
r
Vehicle Safety Standard
(FMVSS) 208 as applicable at the time your vehi-
cle was manufactured. The safety be lts for the
seats have "pretensioners" that help to take slack
out of the belt system. The pretensioners are also
activated by the electronic 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. 128
and the airbag for the front pas-
senger is in the instrument panel
¢
fig.
129.
The
genera
l
location of the airbags is marked
''AIR-
BAG
".
There is a lot you need to know about the a irbags
in your vehicle. We urge you to read the detailed
information about airbags, safety belts 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
a
nd the safety of your passengers,
especially infants and small children
.
A
WARNING
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Never rely on airbags a lone for protection.
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Even when they deploy, airbags provide only
supp lemental protection.
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Airbag wor
k
most effective ly when used
wit
h
properly worn safety belts.
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Therefore, always wea
r
your safe ty belts and
ma ke sure that everybody in your vehicle is
properly rest rained.
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Always hold the
st
eer ing whee
l
with
bot
h
hands on the outside of the steer ing whee
l
rim at the 9:00 o'clock and 3:00 o'clock
po-
sitions to help reduce the risk of persona
l
in-
jury if the driver's airbag inflates.
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Never hold the steering wheel at the 12
o'clock position or with your hands any-
where inside the steering wheel or on the
steer ing whee
l
hub. Hold ing the steer ing
wheel the wrong way increases the risk of
severe
inj
ury to the arms, hands
,
and head if
the dr iver airbag deploys
.
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