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Airbag
syst em
prevent them from providing any
protection.
- An improperly installed child restraint
can interfere with the airbag as it de-
ploys and serious ly injure or even kill the
child - even with an Advanced Airbag
System .
- Always carefully follow the manufactur-
er's instructions provided with the child
safety seat or carrier.
- Never place additional items on the seat
that can increase the total weight regis-
tered by the weight-se ns ing mat and can
cause injury in a crash.
Front
airbags
Description of front airbags
The
airbag system can provide supplemental
protection to properly restrained front seat
occupants.
Fig. 208 Locat ion of dr iver a irbag : in stee ring wheel
Fig. 209 Location of front passenger's airbag: in the in-
st rument panel
Your veh icle is equipped with an "Advanced
Airbag System" in complia nce with United
States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
(FMVSS) 208 as app licab le at the time your
veh icle was manufactured. The safety belts
for the seats have "pretensioners"
that help
to take slack out of t he belt system . The pre-
tens ioners are also act ivated by the electronic
control unit for the airbag system.
The front safety be lts also have load limiters
to help reduce the forces applied to the body
in a crash .
The airbag for the drive r is in t he stee ring
whee l hub ¢
fig. 208
and the airbag for the
front passenger is in the instr ument panel
~
fig. 209 .
The general locat ion of the a irbags
is marked "AIRBAG".
There is a lot you nee d to know about the air-
bags in your vehicle . We urge you to read the
detailed information about airbags, safety
belts and child safety in this and the other
chapters that make up the owner's literature.
Please be sure to heed the WARNINGS - they
are extremely importa nt for your safety and
the safety of you r passengers, especially in-
fants and small chi ldren.
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WARNING
Never rely on airbags alo ne for protection.
- Even w hen they deploy, airbags provide
only su pplement al pro t ectio n.
- Airbag work most effect ive ly when used
with properly wor n safety bel t s.
- Therefore, always wea r you r safety belts
a nd make sure tha t eve rybody in your ve-
hicle is pro perly res t rained.
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WARNING
A pe rso n on t he fron t passenger seat, es-
pe cial ly infa nt s and sm all children, will re-
ceive
serio us inju ries and can even be kil-
led by being too close to the airbag when
it inflates .
- Although t he Advanced Airbag System in
your veh icle is des igned to tur n off the
front passenge r airbag if an infant or a
small child is on the front passenger
seat, nobody can absolutely guarantee
-
that deployme nt under these special
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