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Airbag system
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& WARNING (cont inue d)
• Imp rope r installati on of child rest raint s can reduc e their effec-
tiveness or even prevent them from providing any protection .
• An improperly installed child restraint can interfere with the
airbag as it deploy s and serious ly injure or even kill the child -even
with an Advanced Airbag System .
• Always carefully follow the manu facturer '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.
Fig. 10 8 Location of
driver airbag: in
steering wheel
Fig. 109 Location of
front passenger's
airbag: in the instru·
ment panel
Your vehicle is equ ipped with an "Advanced Airbag System" in compli-
ance with United States Federal Moto r Vehicle Safety Standard
(FMVSS) 208 as applicable at the time you r veh icle was ma nufac-
t ured . The safety be lts for the front seats have "pr etensioners" that
help to take s lack out of the be lt system. The pret ensioners are a lso
activated by the electronic control unit for the airbag system.
The front safe ty be lts also have load limit ers to help red uce t he forces
applied to the body in a crash.
The airbag for the dr iver is in the steering whee l hub => fig . 108 and
the airbag fo r the front passenger is in the instrument panel
=> fig. 109 . The general location of the airbags is marked "AIRBAG".
There is a lot you need t o know abou t t he air bags in your vehicle. We
urge you to read the deta iled information about airbags, safety be lts
and child safety in this and t he ot her chapters that make up the
owner's literature . Please be sure to heed the WARNINGS - they are
extremely importa nt fo r your safety a nd the safety of your passen -
gers, especially infants a nd small children .
& WARNING
Never rely on airbags alone for protection.
• Even when they deploy, airbags provide only s upplementa l
protection .
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