Jeep 2015 Cherokee Operating Information Manual page 47

WARNING! (Continued)
collision. A modified vehicle may not comply
with required Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards (FMVSS) and/or Canadian Motor
Vehicle Safety Standards (CMVSS).
Knee Impact Bolsters
The Knee Impact Bolsters help protect the
knees of the driver and front passenger, and
position the front occupants for improved inter-
action with the Advanced Front Air Bags.
WARNING!
• Do not drill, cut, or tamper with the knee
impact bolsters in any way.
• Do not mount any accessories to the knee
impact bolsters such as alarm lights, ste-
reos, citizen band radios, etc.
Supplemental Knee Air Bags
This vehicle is equipped with a Supplemental
Driver Knee Air Bag mounted in the instrument
panel below the steering column. The Supple-
mental Driver Knee Air Bag provides enhanced
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protection during a frontal impact by working
together with the seat belts, pretensioners, and
Advanced Front Air Bags.
Supplemental Side Air Bags
Your vehicle is equipped with two types of side
air bags:
1. Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side Air Bags
(SABs): Located in the outboard side of the
front seats. The SABs are marked with a
"SRS AIRBAG" or "AIRBAG" label sewn into
the outboard side of the seats.
Front Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side Air
Bag Label
The SABs may help to reduce the risk of
occupant injury during certain side impact and
certain rollover events, in addition to the injury
reduction potential provided by the seat belts
and body structure.
When the SAB deploys, it opens the seam on
the outboard side of the seatback's trim cover.
The inflating SAB deploys through the seat
seam into the space between the occupant and
the door. The SAB moves at a very high speed
and with such a high force that it could injure
you if you are not seated properly, or if items are
positioned in the area where the SAB inflates.
Children are at an even greater risk of injury
from a deploying air bag.
WARNING!
Do not use accessory seat covers or place
objects between you and the Side Air Bags;
the performance could be adversely affected
and/or objects could be pushed into you,
causing serious injury.