& 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 manufacturer's instructions
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. •
Front airbags
Description of front airbags
The airbag system can provide supplemental protection
to properly restrained front seat occupants.
Safety first
Fig. 171 Location of
driver airbag: in
steering wheel
Airbag system
Fig. 172 Location of
front passenger's
airbag: in the instru-
ment panel
Your vehicle is equipped with an "Advanced Airbag System" in
compliance with United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Stan -
dard (FMVSS) 208 as applicable at the time your vehicle was manu-
factured. The system senses the position of the front seats and
controls front airbag inflation with a valve, depending on the
distance between the respective seat and the steering wheel or
instrument panel. The safety belts for the seats have "preten-
sioners" that help to ta ke slack out of the belt system. The preten -
sioners are also activated by the electronic 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 steering wheel hub => fig . 171 and
the airbag for the front passenger is in the instrument panel
=> fig. 172. The general location of the airbags is marked "A IRBAG".
There is a lot you need to know about the airbags in your vehicle. We
urge you to read the detailed information about airbags, safety belts
and child safety in this and the other chapters that make up the
owner's literature. Please be sure to heed the WARNINGS - they are
extremely important for your safety and the safety of your passen -
gers, especially infants and small children.
& WARNING
Never rely on airbags alone for protection.
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