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Airb a g syste m
A
WARNING
Objects between you and the airbag will in-
crease the risk of injury in a crash by interfer-
ing with the way the a irbag unfo lds or by be-
ing pushed into you as the a irbag inflates .
- Never hold th ings in your hands or on your
lap when the vehicle is in use .
- Never transport items on or in the area of
the front passenger seat. Objects could
move into the area of the front airbags dur-
ing braking or other sudden maneuvers and
become dangero us projectiles that can
cause serio us pe rsonal injury if the airbags
inflate.
- Never place or attach accessor ies or other
objects (such as cup holde rs, telephone
brackets, large, heavy or bu lky objects) on
the doors, over or near the area marked
"AIRBAG" on the steer ing whee l, instru-
ment pane l, seat backrests or between
those areas and yourse lf. These objects
could cause injury in a crash, especially
when the airbags inflate.
- Never recline the front passenger's seat to
t ransport objects. Items can also move into
the area of the side airbag or the front air-
bag during braking or in a sudden maneu-
ver. Objects near t he airbags can become
project iles and cause injury, part icularly
when the seat is reclined .
- Never place or transpo rt obje cts on the
fron t passenger seat . Objects on the front
passenge r seat could cause the capacitive
sensor in the seat to signal to airbag system
that the seat is occupied by a person when it
in fact is not , or that the person on the seat
is heav ier than he or she actually is . The
change in elect ric capac itance because of
s uch objects can cause the passenger front
airbag to be turned on when it should be off,
or can cause the airbag to work in a way that
is diffe ren t from the way it would have
worked without objects on the sea t .
- Always make sure that there is not hing on
the front passenger sea t that will cause the
capacit ive passenger detection system in
the seat to signa l to the Airbag System that
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the seat is occup ied by a person when it is
not, or to signal that it is occupied by some-
one who is heavier than the person actua lly
sitt ing on the seat . The presence of an ob-
ject could cause the passenger front a irbag
to be turned on when it should be off, or
could cause the airbag to work in a way that
is different from t he way it would have
wo rked witho ut t he obj ect on the seat.
A
WARNING
-
The fine dus t created when airbags d eploy can
cause breathing pro blems for people with a
history of asthma or other breath ing condi-
tions.
- To reduce the risk of breathing problems,
those with asthma o r other respiratory con-
ditions sho uld get fresh air right away by
getting out of the vehicle or opening win-
dows or doors.
- If you are in a collision in which airbags de-
ploy, wash your hands and face with m ild
soap and water before eat ing .
- Be careful not to get the dust into your eyes,
or into any cuts or scratches .
- If the resid ue should get into your eyes,
flush them with water.
Monitoring
the
Advanced
Airbag
System
t!i
Airbag monitoring indicator light
Two separate indicators monitor the function of
the Advanced Airbag System: the airbag moni -
toring indicator light and the
PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF
light.
The Advanced Airbag System as well as the side
airbags and side curtain airbags wit h ejection
mitigation features (incl uding the e lectronic con-
trol unit, sensors and system wiring) are all
monitored continuously to make sure that they
are funct ioning properly whenever the ign ition is
o n. Every t ime you turn on t he ignit io n, the air-
bag system indicato r light
fl
will come on fo r a
few seconds (fun ct ion check).
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