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Front airbags
The airbag
for
the driver is located in the
steering
wheel
hub and
is
marked
"AIR-
BAG." The
airbag
for
the
front passenger's
seat is located in the
instrument panel
above
the
glove
compartment and
is also
marked
wit
h
"AIR BAG." See
illust
ration.
It
is very important
to remember that
front
airbags
only
supplement
the
three
point
safety
belts
in
some
frontal accidents in
which
the
vehicle deceleration is
high
enough
to activate the
airbags.
Front
airbags are
not
activated ...
•
if
the ignition is
switched off
•
in side collisions
•
in
rear-end
col lisions
•
in rollovers.
Front airbags
may
not
inf
late in certain
fron-
tal collisions. Vehicle damage,
repair
costs
or even
the lack
of vehicle
damage is not
necessarily
an
indication
of
proper
airbag
operation.
SAFETY
FIRST
The front airbags
can
only provide
additional
protection for the
chest
and face
of
the
driv-
er
and
the
front
seat passenger
when
...
•
safety
belts are
worn
properly,
•
the
seats
have been positioned
so
that
the occupant
is
properly seated as
far
as
possible
from the
airbag
•
and
the
head
restraints
have
been
prop-
erly adjusted.
Airbags
do
not
protect
t
he
lower part
of
t
he
body.
Safety belts
are important
to help keep
front
seat occupants in
the
proper seated posi-
tion
so that airbags
can
unf
old properly and
provide
added protection as
intended.
For more details see next pages.
AIR BAG SYSTEM
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