110 Airbag syst em
- An improperly installed child restraint
can interfere with the airbag as it de -
ploys and seriously injure or even kill the
child - even with an Advanced Airbag
System .
- Always carefully follow the manufactur-
er's instructions provided with the child
safety seat or carrier.
- Never place additional items on the seat
that can increase the total weight regis-
tered by the weight-sensing mat and can
cause injury in a crash .
Front airbags
Description of front airbags
The airbag system con provide supplemental
protection to properly restrained front seat
occupants.
Fig. 103 Location of driver a irbag: in stee ring wheel
Fig. 104 Location of front passenger's airbag : in the in-
st rume nt panel
Your veh icle is equipped with an "Advanced
Airbag System" in compliance with United
States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standa rd
(FMVSS) 208 as applicab le at the time your
vehicle was manufactured. The safety belts
for the front seats have "pretensioners" that
help to take slack out of the belt system. The
pretensioners are a lso activated by the e lec-
tronic contro l unit for the airbag system.
The front safety belts also have load limite rs
to help reduce the fo rces applied to the body
in a crash .
The airbag for the d river is in the steering
wheel hub ~
fig. 103 and the ai rbag for t he
fron t passenger is in the instr ument panel
~ fig. 104 . The general locat ion of the airbags
is marked "AIRBAG".
The re is a lot you need t o know about t he a ir-
bags in you r vehicle. We urge you to read the
detailed information abo ut 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 passengers, especially in-
fants and small children .
A WARNING
Never rely on airbags alo ne for protection .
- Even when they deploy, airbags provide
only supplemental protect ion.
- Airbag work most effective ly when used
with properly worn safety belts.
- Therefore, always wear your safety belts
a nd make sure that eve rybody in your ve-
hicle is properly rest rained.
A WARNING
A person on the front passenger seat, es-
pec ially infants and sma ll children, w ill re-
ceive serio us injuries and can even be kil-
led by be ing too close to the airbag when
it inflates .
- Alt ho ugh the Advanced Airbag System in
your veh icle is designed to tur n
off the
front passenger airbag if an infant or a
small child is on the front passenger
seat, nobody can absolutely guarantee
that deployment under these special
conditions is impossible in all conceiva-
ble situat ions that may happen during
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the useful life of your vehicle .
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