Seats and Restraints 2-23
Warning
You can be severely injured or killed
in a crash if you are not wearing your
safety belt, even with airbags.
Airbags are designed to work with
safety belts, not replace them. Also,
airbags are not designed to inflate in
every crash. In some crashes safety
belts are the only restraint. See When
Should an Airbag Inflate? on page
2-26.
Wearing your safety belt during a
crash helps reduce the chance of
hitting things inside the vehicle or
being ejected from it. Airbags are
“supplemental restraints” to the
safety belts. Everyone in the vehicle
should wear a safety belt properly,
whether or not there is an airbag for
that person.
Airbags are designed to supplement the
protection provided by safety belts.
Even though today's airbags are also
designed to help reduce the risk of
injury from the force of an inflating
bag, all airbags must inflate very
quickly to do their job.
Here are the most important things to
know about the airbag system:
Warning
Because airbags inflate with great
force and faster than the blink of an
eye, anyone who is up against, or
very close to any airbag when it
inflates can be seriously injured or
killed. Do not sit unnecessarily close
to any airbag, as you would be if
sitting on the edge of the seat or
leaning forward. Safety belts help
keep you in position before and
during a crash. Always wear a safety
belt, even with airbags. The driver
should sit as far back as possible
while still maintaining control of the
vehicle.
Occupants should not lean on or
sleep against the door or side
windows in seating positions with
seat-mounted side impact airbags
and/or roof-rail airbags.
ION
UP-SHIFT LIGHT
The vehicle may have an up-shift light.
When this light comes on, shift to the
next higher gear if weather, road, and
traffic conditions allow.
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