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Airbag
syste m
- An improperly installed child restraint can
interfere with the airbag as it deploys and
seriously injure or even kill the child - even
with an Advanced Airbag System .
- Always carefully follow the manufacture r's
instructions provided with the child seat or
carrier .
- Always make sure that there is nothing on
the front passenger seat that will cause the
capacit ive passenger detection system in
the seat to signal to the Airbag System that
the seat is occupied by a person when it is
not, or to signa l that it is occupied by some-
one who is heav ier than the person actually
sitting on the seat. The presence of addi-
tional objects could cause the passenger
front airbag to be turned on when it should
be off, or could cause the airbag to work in a
way that is different from the way it would
have worked without the object on the seat .
Front
airbags
Description of front airbags
The airbag system can provide supplemental
protection to properly restrained front seat occu-
pants.
Fig. 151 Location of driver airbag : in stee ring wheel
146
Fig. 152 Location of fro nt passenge r's airbag : in the in·
strumen t pan el
Your vehicle is equipped with an "Advanced Air-
bag System" in compliance with United States
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
(FMVSS) 208, as well as Canada Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard (CMVSS) 208 as applicable at
the time your vehicle was manufactured .
The airbag for the driver is in the steering wheel
hub
q
fig. 151
and the airbag for the front pas-
senger is in the instrument panel
q
fig. 152 .
The
general location of the airbags is marked "AIR·
BAG".
There is a lot you need to know about the airbags
in your vehicle . We urge you to read the detailed
information about airbags, safety belts and child
safety in this and the other chapters that make
up the owner's literature. Please be sure to heed
the WARNINGS - they are extremely important
for your safety and the safety of your passengers,
especially infants and small children.
A
WARNING
-
Never rely on airbags alone for protection.
- Even when they deploy, airbags provide only
supplemental
protection.
- Airbag work most effectively when used
with properly worn safety belts.
- Therefore, always wear your safety belts and
make sure that everybody in your veh icle is
properly restrained.
- Always hold the steering wheel with both
hands on the outside of the steering wheel
rim at the 9:00 o'clock and 3:00 o'clock po·
sitions to help reduce the risk of personal in-
jury if the dr iver's airbag inflates.
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