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All of this takes place in the blink of an eye, so
fast that many peopl
e
don't even realize that the
airbags have deployed
.
The airbags also inflate
with a great deal of force and it is important for
occupant safety that nothing should be in their
way when they deploy
.
Fully inflated airbags in comb ination with proper-
ly worn safety belts slow down and limit the
oc-
cupant 's forward movement and help to reduce
the risk of injury
.
Important safety instructions on the knee
airbag system
Applies
to
vehicles: with
knee
airbags
Airbags are only supplemental restraints
.
Always
wear safety belts correctly and ride in a proper
seating position.
There is a lot that you and your passengers must
know and do to help the safety belts and airbags
to provide supplemental protection
.
&
WARNING
An inflating knee airbag can cause serious in-
jury. Wearing safety
belt
s
incorrect
ly and im-
proper seating positions increase the risk
of
serious personal injury and death whenever a
vehicle is being used.
- The knee airbag system cannot protect you
properly if you are seated too close to any of
the airbag locat ions. When adj usting their
seat positions, it is important that both the
driver and the front passenger keep their
upper bodies and knees at the following
min imum safe distances
:
-
at least 10 inches (25 cm) between the
chest and the steering wheel/instrument
panel.
- at least 4 inches (10 cm) between the
knees and the lower part of the instru-
ment panel.
-
The risk of persona
l
injury increases if you
lean forward or to the side, or if the seat is
improperly positioned and you are not wear
-
ing your safety belt. The risk increases even
more should the airbag deploy.
-
Airb
a
g
sys
tem
-
Always make sure that the knee airbag can
inflate w ithout interference. Objects be-
tween you and the airbag can increase the
risk of injury in an accident by interfering
with the way the airbag deploys or by being
pushed into
you
as the airbag deploys
.
- Never let anybody, especially children or
anima ls ride in the footwell in front of the
passenger seat. If the airbag deploys, this
can result in serious or fatal
inj
uries.
-
Never carry objects of any kind in the foot-
well area in front of the driver's or pas-
senger's seat. Bulky objects (shopp ing
bags,
for example) can interfere with or
prevent proper deployment of the airbag
.
Small objects can be thrown through the
vehicle if the airbag deploys and injure you
or
your passengers.
-
Make sure there are no cracks, deep scratch-
es
or
othe
r
damage in the area of
t
he
i
nst ru-
ment
panel where the knee airbags are lo-
cat
ed.
- If
children are incorrectly seated,
t
heir
risk
of injury increases in a coll
ision
~
page 151, Child safety.
Side airbags
Description of side airbags
The airbag system can provide supplemental
protection to properly restrained occupan
ts.
Fig.
1
37
Side airbag locat
ion
in the dr iver's seat
The side airbags are located in
t
he sides of the
front seat backrests
~
fig.
13
7. They are identi-
fied by t he word "AIR BAG".
The side airbag system basically
cons ists
of:
.,._
145
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