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Occupant protection
PRINCIPLE OF
OPERATION
qSupplementary Restraint Systems
(SRS) Precautions
These systems operate independently
depending on the type of accident
encountered; if you have side and curtain
air bags, the side and curtain air bags are
not likely to deploy on both sides in the
same accident because a vehicle is not
often hit from both sides. The side and
curtain air bags and the frontal air bag
system will not normally deploy during
the same type of accident unless a
combination of frontal and side impacts
occur.
The air bag supplementary restraint
systems are designed to provide
supplementary protection only in the front
seats in certain situations and the rear
outside passenger positions only in same-
side collisions, so seat belts are always
important in the following ways:
Without seat belt usage, the air bags
cannot provide adequate protection during
an accident. Seat belt usage is necessary
to:
Keep the occupant from being thrown
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into an inflating air bag.
Reduce the possibility of injuries
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during an accident that is not designed
for air bag inflation, such as roll-over
or rear impact.
Reduce the possibility of injuries in
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frontal or side collisions that are not
severe enough to activate the air bags.
Reduce the possibility of being thrown
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from your vehicle.
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Reduce the possibility of injuries to
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lower body and legs during an accident
because the air bags provide no
protection to these parts of the body.
Hold the driver in a position which
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allows better control of the vehicle.
A child who is too small to use a seat belt
must be properly secured using a child-
restraint system.
See Child Restraint Precautions (page
9).
Carefully consider which child-restraint
system is necessary for your child and
follow the installation directions in this
Owner's Manual as well as the child-
restraint system manufacturer's
instructions.
WARNING
Seat belts must be worn in air bag
equipped vehicles:
Depending only on the air bags for
protection during an accident is
dangerous. Alone, air bags may not
prevent serious injuries. The
appropriate air bags can be expected
to inflate only in the first collision with
frontal, near frontal or side forces that
are at least moderate. Vehicle
occupants should always wear seat
belts.
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