Airb a g syste m
- Always make sure that there is nothing on
the front passenger seat that will cause the
capacitive passenger detection system in
the seat to signal to the Airbag System that
the seat is occupied by a person when it is
not, or to signa l that it is occupied by some-
one who is heav ier than the person actually
sitting on the seat. The presence of addi-
tional objects could cause t he passenger
front airbag to be turned on when it shou ld
be off, or could cause the airbag to work in a
way that is different from the way it would
have worked without the obj ect on the seat.
Front airbags
Description of front airbags
The airbag system can provide supplemental
protection to properly restrained front seat occu-
pants.
Fig. 156 location of driver airbag: in steer ing whee l
Fig. 157 Location of fro nt passenger's airbag: in the in-
st rument panel
Your veh icle is equipped with an "Advanced Air-
bag System" in comp liance with United States
Federa l Moto r Vehicle Safety Standard
(FMVSS) 208, as well as Canada Motor Vehicle
Safety Sta ndard (CMVSS) 208 as app licab le at
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the time your vehicle was manufactured . The
safety belts for the seats have "pretensioners"
that he lp to take s lack out of the belt system .
The pretensioners are also activated by the e lec-
tronic control unit for the airbag system.
The front safety belts also have load limiters to
help reduce the forces applied to the body in a
crash.
The airbag for the driver is in the stee ring wheel
hub ~
fig. 156 and the airbag for the front pas-
senger is in the instrument pane l
~ fig. 157 . The
general locat ion of the a irbags is marked "AIR-
BAG".
There is a lot you need to know abo ut 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 ow ner's literature . Please be sure to heed
the WARNINGS - they are extremely important
fo r your safety and the safety of your passengers,
especially infants and small children .
.&, WARNING
-
Never rely on a irbags alone for prote ct ion.
- Even when they deploy, airbags provide only
supp lemental protection.
- Airbag work most effec t ively when used
wit h properly worn safety be lts .
- Therefo re, always wear your safety be lts and
make sure that everybody in your veh icle is
properly restrained.
- Always hold the steering wheel with both
hands on the outside of the steer ing whee l
rim at the 9:00 o'clock and 3:00 o'clock po-
sit ions to help reduce the risk of personal in-
jury if the driver's a irbag inflates.
- Never hold the stee ring wheel at t he 12
o'clock posi t ion or with your hands any -
where inside the steering wheel or on the
steer ing whee l hub. Holding the steeri ng
wheel the wrong way increases the risk of
severe injury to the arms, hands, and head if
the driver airbag deploys. ..,_
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