WARNING
Consider undeployed air bags to be dangerous
and capable of deploying at any time. Do not at-
tempt to service the air bag system unless
trained to do so. Damaged air bag systems
should be examined by qualified personnel be-
fore any attempt is made to remove or to deploy
the air bag. All intentional deployments and test-
ing of the system should be performed by trained
personnel. Unintentional or improper air bag de-
ployment could cause severe bodily injury or
death.
Do not attempt to disassemble the air bag inflator
unit or breach the integrity of the sealed metallic
inflator case. Doing so could cause severe bodily
injury or death.
Do not allow system chemicals to contact other
liquids, combustibles, and flammable materials.
Doing so could cause chemical burns or per-
sonal injury.
The surface of the deployed air bag may contain
small amounts of sodium hydroxide (which is a
by-product of the gas generant combustion) and
metallic sodium. Sodium hydroxide may be irri-
tating to the skin and eyes. Always wear rubber
gloves and safety glasses when handling a de-
ployed air bag. Immediately wash your hands and
exposed skin areas with a mild soap and water.
Flush your eyes immediately if exposed to so-
dium hydroxide.
Review and comply with the following list of
warnings. Failure to do so could result in severe
injury or death.
•
Keep all liquids, acids, halogens, heavy
metals, and heavy salts away from the air
bag system.
•
Do not cut, drill, braze, solder, weld, strike,
or probe any part of the air bag system.
•
Do not expose the air bag module to elec-
tricity. Never probe a circuit.
•
Do not attempt to adapt, reuse, or install an
air bag system in any vehicle other than the
specific vehicle for which it is designed.
•
Do not cut wires or tamper with the connec-
tor between the vehicle wiring harness and
the air bag module. Cutting or removing the
connector from the system will disable the
safety shunt and could cause unintentional
deployment.
•
Allow deployed air bag systems to cool
after deployment.
•
Wear rubber gloves and safety glasses
when handling a deployed air bag.
•
Wash your hands and exposed skin surface
areas immediately after handling a de-
ployed system.
•
Store, transport, dispose of, and recycle
deployed air bag system components in
accordance with all applicable federal,
state, and local regulations.
•
The air bag module may contain perchlor-
ate material: special handling may apply,
see www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/
perchlorate.
•
Keep all heavy objects in the cab secured.
SPACE System, Optional
The Seat Pretensioner Activation for Crash survival
Enhancement (SPACE) system, when used with seat
belts, provides additional protection to the driver
and/or passenger in severe frontal collisions.
The SPACE system provides a significant increase in
seat stability during a severe, frontal collision. When
the SPACE module senses a severe, life-threatening
frontal impact, the module triggers two gas-cylinders
mounted at the base of the seat. See Fig. 5.13. The
gas cylinders activate the power cinches that then
tighten the lap and shoulder belts against the occu-
pant of the seat and lower the seat suspension, mov-
ing the occupant down and away from the steering
wheel and ceiling. See Fig. 5.14. The air bag is acti-
vated simultaneously. This sequence of actions oc-
curs in about a tenth of a second.
WARNING
The SPACE system will activate during a severe,
frontal collision even if the seat belts are not fas-
tened, but the SPACE system only provides pro-
tection to the occupant when the seat belts are
fastened. Always use the seat belts when operat-
ing the vehicle. Failure to do so can result in se-
vere personal injury or death.
Seats and Seat Belts
5.9
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