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Airb a g syste m
Front
airbags
Description of front airbags
The airbag system can provide supplemental
protection to properly restrained front seat occu-
pants.
Fig. 164 Location of driver airbag: in steering whee l
Fig. 165 Location of front passenger's airbag: in the in-
strument panel
Your veh icle is equipped with an "Advanced Air-
bag System" in compliance with United States
Federa l Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
(FMVSS) 208, as well as Canada Motor Vehicle
Safety Sta ndard (CMVSS) 208 as app licable at
the time your vehicle was manufactured.
The
safety belts for the seats have "pretensioners"
that help to take slack out of the belt system.
The pretensioners
are also activated by the elec-
tronic control unit for the airbag system.
The front safety be lts also have load limiters to
help reduce the forces applied to the body in a
crash.
The airbag for the driver is in the steering wheel
hub<=> fig . 164 and the airbag for the front pas-
senger is in the instrument
panel <=> fig. 165. The
general location of the airbags is marked "AIR-
BAG".
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There is a lot you need to know about the airbags
in your vehicle . We urge you to read the detai led
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 .
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WARNING
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Never rely on airbags alone for prote ct ion.
- Even when they deploy, airbags provide only
supp lemental protection.
- Airbag work most effectively when used
with properly worn safety be lts.
- Therefore, always wear your safety belts and
make sure that everybody in your veh icle is
properly restrained .
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WARNING
A person on the front passenger seat, espe-
cially infants and small ch ildren, will receive
serious injuries and can even be killed by be-
ing too close to the airbag when it inf lates.
- Although the Advanced Airbag System in
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your vehicle is designed to turn off the front
passenger airbag if an infant or a small child
is on the front passenger seat, nobody can
absolutely guarantee that deployment un-
der these special conditions is impossible in
all conceivable situations that may happen
during the useful life of your vehicle.
- The Advanced Airbag System can deploy in
accordance with the "low risk" option under
the U.S. Federal Standard if a child that is
heav ier than the typical one-year old ch ild is
on the front passenger seat and the other
conditions for airbag deployment are met.
- Accident statistics have shown that children
are generally safer in the rear seat area than
in the front seat ing pos ition.
- For their own safety, all chi ld ren, especially
12 years and younger, should always ride in
the back proper ly restrained for their age
and size .
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