- Airbag system
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& WARNING (continued )
• Improper installation of child restraints can reduce their effec-
tiveness or even prevent them from providing 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 instruction s
provided with the child 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. •
Front airbags
Description of front airbags
The air bag system can p rovide supp leme nta l pro tecti on
to prop erl y restra ined fr ont seat occu pant s.
Fig. 230 Location of
driver airbag: in
steering wheel
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Fig. 231 Locat ion of
front passenger's
airbag : in the instru -
ment panel
Your vehicle is equipped with an "Advanced Airbag System" in
complia nce with United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Sta n-
dard (FMVSS) 208 as applicable at t he time your vehicle was manu -
factured. The safe ty belt s for t he fr ont seat s have "pretensione rs"
t hat help to ta ke slack out of t he belt system . The pretensio ners are
also activated by the electronic control unit for the airbag system .
The fron t safety belts also have loa d limiters to hel p red uce t he
forces applied to the body in a crash.
The airbag for the d river is in the stee ring wheel hub ~ fig. 230 and
th e airbag for the front passenger is in the instr ument panel
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fig. 231. The genera l location of the airbags is marked "A IRBAG".
There is a lot yo u need to know about the airb ags in you r vehicle. We
urge you to read the detailed informa t ion about airbags, safety belts
and child safety in this and the other cha pters t hat make up the
owner's literature . Please be sure to heed the WARNINGS - the y are
extr emely im port ant for you r safety and t he safety of your passen -
gers , especia lly infants and small children .
& WARNING
Never rely on airbags alone for protection .
• Even when they deploy, airbags provide only supplemental
protection .
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