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Airb a g syste m
Important safety instructions on the knee
airbag system
Applies to veh icles: with knee a irbags
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 .
A
WARNING
An inflating knee airbag can cause serious in-
jury . Wearing safety belts incorrect ly and im-
proper seating posit ions 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 locations. When adjusting their
seat positions, it is important that both the
dr iver 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 personal 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.
- Always make sure that the knee airbag can
inflate without interference. Objects be-
tween you and the airbag can increase the
risk of injury in an accident by interfer ing
with the way the airbag deploys or by being
pushed into you as the airbag deploys.
- Never let anybody, especially children or
animals ride in the footwell in front of the
passenger seat . If the airbag deploys, this
can result in serious or fatal injuries.
- Never carry objects of any kind in the foot-
well area in front of the driver's or pas-
senger's seat . Bulky objects (shopping
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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 other damage in the area of the i nstru-
ment panel where the knee airbags are lo-
cated .
- If
children are incorrectly seated, their risk
of injury increases in a coll ision
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page 166, Child safety.
Side airbags
Description of side airbags
The airbag system can provide supplemental
protection to properly restrained occupants.
Fig. 162 Side airbag locatio n in the driver"s seat
The side airbags are located in the sides of the
front seat backrests
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fig. 162
and the rear back-
rest fac ing the doors . They are identified by the
word "AIRBAG".
The side airbags installed for the front seating
positions have been designed and certified to
help reduce the risk of injury that can be caused
by airbags when they inflate, particu larly when
the occupant sitting next to it is not seated prop-
erly. The side airbag for the front passenger seat
can be used with properly installed child re-
straints . Please be sure to read the important in-
formation and warnings whenever using a child
restraint in a vehicle: Safety belts
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page 134,
Airbag system
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page 142,
Child safety
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page 166 .
The s ide airbag system basically consist s of:
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