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Do Not Install a Child Restraint in the 
Front Passenger’s Seat
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Even though your vehicle is equipped 
with the OCS, never install a child 
restraint in the front passenger’s seat. 
An inflating air bag can forcefully strike a 
child or child restraint resulting in serious 
or fatal injury.
 WARNING
ś NEVER place a rear-facing or front-
facing child restraint in the front 
passenger’s seat of the vehicle.
ś An inflating frontal air bag could 
forcefully strike a child resulting in 
serious injury or death.
ś Always properly restrain children in 
an appropriate child restraint in the 
rear seat of the vehicle.
Why Didn’t My Air Bag Go Off in 
a Collision?
Air bags are not designed to inflate in 
every collision. There are certain types 
of accidents in which the air bag would 
not be expected to provide additional 
protection. These include rear impacts, 
second or third collisions in multiple 
impact accidents, as well as low speed 
impacts. Damage to the vehicle indicates 
a collision energy absorption, and is not 
an indicator of whether or not an air bag 
should have inflated.
 WARNING
To reduce the risk of an air bag 
deploying unexpectedly and causing 
serious injury or death:
ś Do not hit or allow any objects to 
impact the locations where air bags 
or sensors are installed.
ś Do not perform maintenance on or 
around the air bag sensors. If the 
location or angle of the sensors is 
altered, the air bags may deploy 
when they should not or may not 
deploy when they should.
ś Do not install bumper guards or 
replace the bumper with a non-
genuine part. This may adversely 
affect the collision and air bag 
deployment performance.
ś Press the Engine Start/Stop button 
to the OFF or ACC position, when the 
vehicle is being towed to prevent 
inadvertent air bag deployment.
ś Have all air bag repairs conducted 
by an authorized retailer of Genesis 
Branded products.