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WARN
I NG (cont inued
)
•
Imprope
r
install ation of child restraints can redu ce their effec·
tiveness or even prevent them from providing any protection.
•
An improperl
y
installed
child restraint can interfere with the
airbag
as
it deploy
s
and seriously injure or even kill the child - even
with an Advanced Airbag System.
•
Always carefully follow the manufacturer 's instruct ions
provided with the child safety seat or carrier.
•
Never place additional items on the seat that can increase the
total weight regi stered by the weight-sen sing mat and can cause
injury in a crash
.
•
Front
airbags
Description
of front
airbags
The airbag system can provide supplementa
l
protection
to properly restrained front seat occupants
.
Safety first
Fig. 136 Location
of
driver airbag:
in
steering whee
l
Vehicle OP-eration
'
l
-- -
Airbag
system
Fig.
1
37
Location of
front
passenger's
airbag: in the
instru-
ment panel
Your vehicle is equi pped with an "Advanced Airbag Syst
e
m" in compli
-
ance with Unite
d
States
Fed
era
l
Moto
r
Vehicle Safety Sta ndard
(FMVSS) 2
0
8 as a pplicable at t he time your vehi cle was manufac-
t ured
.
The safety belts fo
r
t he front seats have "p retensioners" t hat
help to
t ake
slack out of the bel
t
syst em.
The
pretension ers are also
act ivated by the electronic control unit for the airbag system
.
The front safety bel
ts
also have load
limit
ers to help red uce
th
e fo rces
applied to the body in a crash.
The airbag for the
d
river is in t he steering whee
l
hub
~
fig
.
136 and
t he
airbag for th
e
front pass
en
ger is
in t
he inst rum ent pa
nel
~
fig. 13 7
.
The general locat ion of the airbags is marked "AIRBAG".
The re
is
a
lot you
nee
d t
o know abo
ut th
e
air
bags in your vehicle. We
urge yo
u
to read the detai led information about airbags
,
safety be lts
and child safety in this and the other chap
t
ers
th at
make up
t
he
own
e
r's literature. Please be sure to heed
t
he WARNI NGS· they are
extremely importan
t
for your safety an
d t
he sa fety of your passe
n-
gers, es pecially infants a nd sma
ll
childre
n.
&
WARNING
Never rely
on airbags alone for protection.
•
Even when they deploy, airbags provide only supplemental
protection.
Vehicle care
Do-it-yourselt service
iTechnical data
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