Air bags are designed to work only in moderate to
severe crashes where the front of your vehicle hits
-thing.
They aren’t designed to inflate at
all
in
rollover, rear, side or low-speed frontal crashes.
Everyone in your vehicle, including the driver,
should
wear
a
safety belt properly
--
whether or
not there’s an air bag
for
that person.
Air bags inflate with great force, faster than the
blink of an eye.
If
you’re too close to an inflating
air
bag, it could seriously injure you. Safety belts
help keep you in position for
an
air bag inflation
in
a
crash. Always wear your safety belt, even
with an
air
bag. The driver should sit as
far
back as possible while still maintaining control
of
the
vehicle.
A
CAUTION:
An inflating air bag can seriously injure small
children. Always secure children
properly
in your
vehicle.
To
read how, see the part of this manual
called “Children” and the caution label on the
right front passenger’s safety belt.
I
I
AIR
BAG
-
There is
an
air
bag
readiness light on the
instrument
panel, which
show-s
AIR BAG.
-
The system checks the air bag’s electrical system for
malfunctions. The light tells you
if
there is an electrical
problem.
See
“Air
Bag
Readiness Light’’ in the Index
for more information.
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