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- Never place or attach accessories or ot h-
er objects (such as cup holders, tele-
phone brackets, large, heavy or bulky ob-
jects) on the doors, over or near the area
marked ''AIRBAG" on the steering wheel,
instrument panel, seat backrests or be-
tween those a reas and yourself. These
objects could cause injury in a crash, es-
pecially when t he airbags inflate .
- Never recline the front passenger's seat
to transport objec t s. Items can also
move into the area of the side airbag or
the front airbag during braking or in a
sudden maneuver . Objects near the air-
bags can become project iles and cause
injury, part icularly when the seat is re-
clined .
- Never place or transport obj ects on the
front passenger seat. Objects on the
front passenger seat could cause the ca-
pacitive senso r in the seat to s ignal to
airbag system that the seat is occupied
by a person when it in fa ct is not, o r that
the person on the se at is he avier than he
or she actually is. The change in electric
capacitance beca use of such objects can
cause the passenger front airbag to be
turned on when it sho uld be off, or can
cause the airbag to work in a way that is
different from the way it wou ld have
worked without objects on the seat.
- Always make sure that there is nothing
on the front passenger seat that will
cause the capacitive passenge r detection
system in the seat to s ignal to the Airbag
System that the seat is occupied by a
pers o n when it is not, or to sign a l t hat it
is occupied by someone who is heavier
than the pe rson actually s itting on the
seat . The presence of an object could
cause the passenger front a irbag to be
turned on when it sho uld be off, or could
cause the airbag to work in a way that is
different from the way it wou ld have
worked without the object on the seat.
A irbag sys tem
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A
WARNING
The fine dust created when airbags deploy
can cause breathing prob lems fo r people
with a history of as t hma or other breath-
ing cond itions.
- To reduce the risk of breath ing problems,
those wit h asthma or other respiratory
conditions s hou ld get fresh air right
away by get t ing o ut of the veh icle or
open ing windows or do ors.
- If you are in a collision in which airbags
deploy, was h your ha nds a nd fa ce with
mild soap and wate r before eating.
- Be ca reful not to get the dust int o your
eyes, o r into any cuts or scratches.
- If the resid ue should get into your eyes,
f lus h t hem with wa t e r.
Monitoring
the
Advanced
Airbag
System
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Airbag monitoring indicator light
Two separate indicators monitor the function
of the Advan ced Airbag System: the airbag
monitoring indicator light and the
PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG OFF
light.
The Advanced Airbag System (includ ing the
electron ic co ntro l unit, sensor circu its and sys-
tem wiring) is monitored con t inuously to
make sure that it is functio ning properly
whenever the ignition is on. Each time you
switch on the ignition, the airbag monitor ing
indicator light
fl
will come on for a few sec-
onds (self diagnost ics).
The system must be inspected when the
indicator light
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- does not come on when the ignition is
sw itched on,
- does not go out a few seconds after you
have switched on the ignit ion, or
- comes on while driving.
If an airbag system malfunc t ion is detec t ed,
the indicator light will first start flashing to
catch the driver's attention and then stay on
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