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Airbag system
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& WARNING (continued )
• Improper installation of child restraints can reduce their effec-
tiveness or even prevent them from p roviding any protection .
• 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 manufa cturer's instru ctions
provided with the child safety seat or carrier .
• Never place additional items on the seat that can increase the
total weight registered by the weight-sensing mat and can cause
injury in a crash .
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Front airbags
Description of front airbags
The air bag system can pr ovi de supp leme nta l pr otect ion
to prope rl y restr ai ned fr ont seat occu pant s.
Fig. 171 Location of
driver airbag: in
steeri ng w heel
Fig. 172 Location of
front passenger's
airbag : in the instru -
ment panel
Your vehicle is equipp ed with an "Advanced Airbag System" in
complia nce wit h United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Stan -
dard (FMVSS) 208 as appl icab le at the time your veh icle was manu -
fact ured. The safety belts for t he fro nt seat s have "pretensi oners"
t hat help to take slack out of th e belt system. The pret ens ioners are
also activated by the electronic control unit for the airbag system.
The fr ont safety belts also have loa d limiters to hel p reduce t he
forces applied to the body in a crash.
The air bag for the driver is in th e steeri ng wheel hu b ~ fig. 171 and
t he airbag for the front passenger is in the i nst rument panel
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fig. 172. The genera l location of the airbags is marked "AIRBAG".
There is a lot you need to know about t he airbags in you r vehicle. We
urge you to read the deta iled information about airbags, safety belts
and child safety in th is and th e other chapt ers that make up the
owner's literature. Please be sure to heed the WARN INGS - they are
ext reme ly im portan t for your safe ty and t he safety of your passen -
gers, especia lly infants and small childr en.
& WARNING
Never rely on airbags alone for protection .
• Even when they deploy, airbags provide only supplemental
protect ion.
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