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WARNING!
• Do not put anything on or around the front airbag covers
or attempt to manually open them. You may damage the
airbags and you could be injured because the airbags are
no longer functional. These protective covers for the
airbag cushions are designed to open only when the
airbags are inflating.
• If your vehicle is equipped with side airbags, do not use
accessory seat covers or place objects between you and
the side airbags; the performance could be adversely
affected and/or objects could be pushed into you, caus-
ing serious injury.
• If your vehicle is equipped with side airbags, do not
attach cup holders or any other objects on or around the
door. The inflating side airbag could drive the objects
into occupants, causing serious injury.
• Do not cover or place items on the airbag covers. These
items may cause serious injury during inflation.
• Do not store or place items under the front seats. You
may damage the airbag wiring harnesses.
THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 49
The front airbags have a multi stage inflator design. This
allows the airbag to have different rates of inflation that
are based on collision severity. Along with the seat belts,
front airbags work with the instrument panel knee bol-
sters to provide improved protection for the driver and
front passenger. Side airbags also work with seat belts to
improve occupant protection.
The seat belts are designed to protect you in many types
of collisions. The front airbags deploy in moderate to
severe frontal collisions.
NOTE: The passenger front airbag may not deploy even
when the driver front airbag has if the Occupant Classi-
fication System (refer to Occupant Classification System
in this section) has determined the passenger seat is
empty or is occupied by someone that is classified in the
small child category.
If your vehicle is so equipped, the side airbag on the
crash side of the vehicle is triggered in moderate to
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